molette green is on the scene now.s molette, whae latest? >> reporter: the huge fire is out. the firefighters are aone. ta look at what's left of this large two-story home on whittier boulevard here in bethesda. we want you to look at what firefighters had toattle. yes, a lot of firefighters. about a hundred of them. in the last few o minut battling the blaze, they were hosing down hotspots concentr e concentrating on the rf area which caved in. one firefighter suffered from no one believed to be inside the home, although there is a car in th driveway. montgomery county police are still here on the what's next is the fire investigators who will come in when theun comes up to determine what caused thise masslaze here in bethesda. to give you a better idea of where we are, we are not very

back tyou. >> good call not to put him around your neck, molette. >> thank you, molette.g our chilly cookoff for the season. thanks. ♪ ♪ >> look, you only have a few more minutes left to vote for this d.c. native. brian king joseph competing for aillion dollars tonight on "america's got talent." voting ends at 7:00 a.m. less than 4 minutes there. you can watch the final tonight at 8:00 on nbc 4. >>> it' now6:56. today the woman convicted of kidnappingma elizabeth will be released from prison. she helped kidnap the girl back in 2002. the smart family has condemned th release saying barsey is still a danger to the public.hi more on coming up on the "today" show. >>> the woman accusing judge kavanaugh of sexual assault may not testify monday. she's asking the fbi to investigate first. kavanaugh has dndied it said he's ready to testify. >>> president trump will be inh nortcarolina to look at the aftermath of florence. the rivers are still rising. >>> right now inner loop at 50, we still have an overturned lhicle. we have somees blocked and backups are really building, guys. >

molette green is showing us how you can enjoy both this weekend. nice combo, molette. >> yeah. doing it all for a good cause. t chocolat center of it all, with williay wonka, right? >> absolutely. >> sing that song. ♪ take a look into a worldf imagination ♪ wu'e you'll see >>> watching "news 4 today." >>> welcome back. here we go. the rosters are finalized. fantasy teams are set. it must be time for football. tonight is kickoff of the 2018 nfl season. football season. the first match is the philadelphia eagles and the lanta falcons. you don't need to change the kham. 8u can keep it here all day. the game starts 0, followed by news at 11:00. >> the redskins go to arizona to take on the cardinals. that will be sunday afternoon. >>> now, here's your cepc business rort. walmart is racing to meet its home delivery in more than 100 cities. it's similar to the one used by amazon, where drivers use their dn cars top off items. waart had mixed success with previous attempts. uber anda program with lyft earlier this year. it stopped a weftest using employees to deliver orders on their wa

whittier boulevard, this is wher molette green will be live for us for a couple of minutes. fire response means we could have potential closures. we'll see how this ismpting things near whitman high school in bethesda. fairfax parkway. inbound on 66 no problems. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway rolling along nice and clear here this morning. and 270 southbound, nothing in your way there. eun? >> it's 4:32. oe second dayschool will be shorter for students and staff in prince george's county. schoolsoucross they will dismiss students two hours early today. >> that is because ofwehe heat. checked with several other school districts in our area. so far prince george's county is the onl county that has decided to dismiss students early because it's going to be so hot. >> hundreds of university of maryland students are really feeling the heat. four dormuiings swr no air conditioning. university leaders blame the age of the dor saying the old wiring cannot handle the ac. they've put o fans. hey students tell us provide literally. many are camping out in common rooms to stay

molette green is t headedt way and will have the latest in the 5:00 hour. we'll stay on top of it. >>> we're in for another day of blazingot temperatures. it feels like it's 200 degrees humidity. h the >> it might as well. >> we're in weather alert >> melissa mollet checking on the commute for us. we'll start with chuck and shna and a look at this forecast. they're still smiling but it's too hot. stopolt. >> it's n here. >> i still don't understand why i came backac fromion in the first place. it's so much cooler at the beach. >> because you had to. >> oh. >> it's okay. you'll get more days off. >> it was very hot and humid. if you go to the beach weekend, you'll be in for a shock. we're talking about cooler temperatures,elieve it or not. today not so much. we're mild and muggy outsidre 79 d in washington, 82. annapolis, low 70s i many suburbs. the humidity is there and patchy fog again. a lot like yesterday morning. warrenton, a half mile visibility. if you're mainly north and west of washington this morning, be careful as you're driving around the kids ar

. >> molett green is at the scene. molette, has there been an update? >> everything is opened bk up. police opened up the intersection about 20 minutes ago. we watched them tow away the striking vehicle, a toyota ca y camry. a woman was struck in the retchf the intersection at the 3:00 a.m. hour. and she was knocked to the other side of the road. a lot of impact for that. she was taken to the hospital. she's in sious ndition. police took their time to investigate exactly what happened. they did have a witness to the accident. of course, they question the driver, who was on the scenend weere told, shaken up by this accident. that's the latest live here. but this stretch here at arlington boulevard and graham road,ack open to traffic thisin morng. back into you. >> thank you so much for the update, molette. >>> today, anrc urgent s will continue for a man from germantown on maryland's eastern shore. george barnes went out on saturday on a boat from the yacht basin, on the norte rn part of stern shore. he was on the boat and they jumped into the sassafras

back into you. >> all right, molette.nk you very much. >>> new this morning, police in howard cesnty are igating an officer-involved shooting. it happened last night in jessup. officers were called to a report of a man in the lobby in needf medical assistance. arrived, theicers man pulled out a gun. he confronted officers with the weapon and was wot. taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. no one else was hurt. >>> cardinal donald wuerl will meet with priests today in d.c. >> h is accused of covering up child sex abuse in pittsburgh for years. during sunday's mass, one rishioner couldn't keep his disappointment bottled up and cardinal. at the >> we go to justin finch with more on that interruption and today's meeting. >> reporter: good morning. let's get you to the outbur here. it was sudden and stirring and loud enough for the cardinal to acknowledge. cardinal wuerl was here to install a new pastor when the mass took a turn. >> considerable animosity. >> sme on you. >> repter: we know that's parishioner

what are you working on for tomorrow, molette? reporter: oh, my goodness. tomorrow we are marking hispanic heritage month. we're celebrating with our friends at telemundo. we have performances, food, and lots ofulre because this is going to be a really good friday sendoff as hispanic heritage month closes out soon. book to y back to you guys. >> looking forward to that as well. that's what makes a neighborhood wh it is. >>6:55, and here are four to know. metro is expected to give the general manager a new contract and his first. pay rai he took the gm job at the height of the 2015 safety crisi created programs such as safe track and changed operating hours. news 4 will be at today'sme ing. look for updates in the nbc washington app. >>> good news for folks in our area. congress passed a bill averting an.her government shutdo president trump agreed to sign the bill even though it does not address his border wall with ilmexico. the will keep the government running through december 7th. more on "today. >>> and take a look at this. people are already lining up

. >> all right, molette. thank you. >>> 5:08 now. now details about the supreme court confirmation heari f. the lawye the woman accusing brett kavanaugh of sexual assault wants awiitional esses to testify. right now only two people are set for mond's hearing, judge calf gnaw a a kavanaug his accuser, dr. christine blasey ford. but dr. ford's lawyer says witnesses who have been named publicly should be included in the hearing. ford has also asked for an fbi investigation into the alleged assault before she will testify. missouri democratic senator clare mccaskill says shela to vote no on judge kavanaugh. >>> president trump promises federal help as the carolinas struggle to bounce back from hurricane florence. in north carolina, the president thanked volunteers a helped pass out meals at a food distribution center. he then toured one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in new bern. >> we're going to be with you, you know that. f're with you already. >> the death tolm the storm is now at 37. that includes two women who drowned wn a sherif

our molette green is live. what's going on there? gi>> reporter: we're out with tease young people from the layc career acady. latin them representing american countries. as you can see, they'rirholding up tflag. when you talk aboutheispanic heritage, you're talking about a multi-facetted community of people. food is a big part of it, guys?, oh, the peruvian brothers are he, we're have giuseppe and mario. did you get that right? >> you got thatright. >> you're going to tell me what mario is going to be cooking up heres you talk about the food as being an important part of the culture and bringing it here to america, right? >> absolutely once weome from our country, one of the things we miss the most is the food. so that's why we started our peruvianrothers food truck five years ago. we want to recreate and share our food from peru with everybody in the u.s. or lives in the u.s. or maybe from other countries. >> what are we looking at here? >> right now my brother is making a sauce, which our sandwich is a layer of sweet potatoes ande

molette thank you. >>> 6:09 right now. new details this morning about t the supreme c confirmation controversy. the lawyer for the woman accusing nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault wants additional witnesses to tesfy. right nnly two people are set for monday's hearing on the hill, judge kavanaugh and his accuser, professor christine blasey ford. dr. ford's lawyer says multiple witnesses, whose names appeared publicly, should bey included in oceeding and that the rush to a hearing is understand necessary. dr. ford has also asked for afb i investigation into the alleged assault before she will stify. missouri democratic senator clare mccaskill says she plans to vote no on judges kavanaug confirmation. >>> president trump promises federal help as the carolin struggle to bounce back from hurricane florence. in north carolina, the president thanked volunteers and helped pass out meals at a food distribution center. he then toured one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in new bern. >> we're going to be with you. you know th

i'm molette green. >> and i'm eyang. nbc news is reporting deputy attorney general rod rosenstein white house o th and is expected to be fired. we are waiting for a special report and we'll bring it to yow liven it happens. right now, though, we have breaking news in the district. police are investigating aciad nt involving a cyclist. >>> news 4's justin finch is live on constitution avenue, justin, as a point of rerence r people, this is near the smithsonian museum of natural history. >> reporter: molette, that's ussolutely right. a very area, right now. police are looking for the driver of a car they say did not stop when it struck a cyclist here this morning. we can tell you right now, the traffic bind us just reopened about a few minutes ago, about a half hourgo or so, but it was closed for hours, as police investigated this crash. let's take you now to video from early, setting the scene for you here. weri d, that bike was lying at the northeast corner ofco 12 antitution, right by the irs building. we are told alert

now.s molette, whae latest? >> reporter: the huge fire is out. the firefighters are aone. ta look at what's left of this large two-story home on whittier boulevard here in bethesda. we want you to look at what firefighters had toattle. yes, a lot of firefighters. about a hundred of them. in the last few o minut battling the blaze, they were hosing down hotspots concentr e concentrating on the rf area which caved in. one firefighter suffered from no one believed to be inside the home, although there is a car in th driveway. montgomery county police are still here on the what's next is the fire investigators who will come in when theun comes up to determine what caused thise masslaze here in bethesda. to give you a better idea of where we are, we are not verym far f walt whitman high school. that is the latest from the scen b here inhesda. back to you. >> molette, thank you. >>> we are i for another day of azing hot temperatures. i mean, it definitely feels like it's in the 100 degrees, right? >> yeah. >> i'm dripping. weather alert mode today. >> it will be later on. >> lik

molette green is catching up with theat their high school.ng good out there. >> reporter: i c't try any of the moves myself. they're fresh off their "world of danc perience, making it through the qualifying and duel rounds. they're local superstars in this up to. we're at eleanor roosevelt high school where they are attending classes. cedric ello is going talk to us about -- you didn't see jennifer lopez up close-close. but you did have an encounter with derek hough. what happened? >> derek hough came out of the wrong door. and we were standing right there. we were lucky enough to get up and clo with him and give him a hug. >> what has this done for you as a young man growinup? >> drb has given my high school experience a lot ofhysical and social development. where people have not found lssion in high school, it's taken me aot of places and meeting amazing people. >> dem raider boyz from eleanor roosevelt high school. ♪ >> reporter: wow. okay, they did it. aaron, don't try this at home. we're going to send it back in to you. this is an amazin

molette green has details on the fatherhood initiative. >> look.'m walking down this radiow of men. elected officials. i have clergy from first bapti church and from other locations withoute pri george's county before school kicks off, these fatherhood ing the pledge, right? [ applause ] and franklin has spearheaded this effort. i want to read thege pl i plan to be a fatherhood example to the children academic achievement by doing what? >> we know that academic achievement is more that eun's chang will be, too. these dads are doing their job, right? [ applause ] >> going to the2th grade, you are a part of this group and you have benefited because you don't necessarily have a father as the impact now? >> it's quilled ee eed i would lot of the opportunities have m give the opportunities along the way. >> we're taking the fatherhood pledge coming up. we have more comin up throughout the hour on news 4 today. >> looks great. glad to see allhose men up there standing up. >>> colin kaepernick is one ofe newest faces of mikey. it has a simple message. bel

molette, pat, bac to you. >> thank you. >> all right. thanks, nicole. >>> now to a weather alert. flash flood watches have been posted for the area. >> let's get the latest now from meteorologist chuck bell. uck, is this finally the remnants of hurricane florence? >> absolutely. what's left of florence will put some rain in for us today and for thievening and for about half of the day tomorrow. flash flood watches have beenre issued fory much everywhere along and to the west and north of the i-95 corridor. heavy rain earlier this morning, now have some active flood warnings, just north of the charlottesville area. so hea, ra localized amounts could easily be in theinultiple range. areawide, i think probably close to half an inch or an ch. buboy, where it's coming dougdougwn, it's coming down hard. here's richmond, notice this heavy line of thunderstorms, the direction it's filing will take it an to follow right up the i-95 corridor. so where we've already head the heavy rain near charlottesville, there's more to come. and wre we've already seen our first wave of rain showers aroun

but you're right, molette, it's nice and comfortable out there this morning. we have a marathon downtown, the navy air force marathon looking great forthat. also the 5k associated with that going to be prettye. comforta 6:50 is what time that sun rises and we will have paty fog you'll see out there, ehecially nort where we've had clear skies. not looking at much in terms of rain. we're dry out there, say shower can't be ruled out as we continue into the remainder of the day. here's florence tropical depression, winds down to 35 miles an hour. it will continue to travel up through charlotte. w ad columbia, south carolina, and take a turn to the north and tomorrow night take a turn to the northeast but we are going to get h that raine in our area, but you can see how it just scoots to the north of our area and outotowards the new england region tuesday night into wednesday and that's when we'll see florencese l her grip on us. until then, expect breezy conditions for monday and tuesday showers today. an uptick in the rain chance tonight. even a few thunderstorms

. >>> our molette green has been all over thety commuhong us the good on some segments and cool updates. >> some of these segments have. they're justm backnother red carpet event. check out the pictures from the creative arts ems. they paid for the flight and the hotel. we profiled elliott hyde. coming up in about 30 minutes, we have shoutouts fm city leaders for these bright students and we've g updates on otherha segments t you'll want to hear about. >> thank you, molette. still ahead on "news 4 today" continues. it's raging in e atlantic as millions tried desperately to get ahead. >> more people are streaming on the phones and devices and the kids have access too, but could what they're watching have an impact? we have expert advice. >>> packing up, gassing up and ecgetting the out of dodge. hurricane florence continues to churn in the atlantic, and it's heading towards the east coast. millions are in the path of the storm and it's bringing strong winds a heavy rains which could cause widespread flooding. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to your wednesday. i'm eun yang. >> i'm ang

thank you, molette.ad a on news 4 today, we're working with you for ways on can keep your child safe. a self-service instructor shows us how to protect yourselves and our children. >>> and we're live in herndon, as we continue an investigation into a horrifygdiscovery. a woman andwo childre tn >>> news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> and that weather alert, all about the soaring temperatures, showing no signs of cooling down. we're in for another day of this. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. that's approaching 6:00 a.m. and this could be the hottest day of the wee yet. melissa looking at the commute for us.t but let's stth chuck bell and how hot it's going to get today. >> your nbc washington app from the app store and get your storm team 4 forecast. that's a mouthful. four things you need to kouw the weather. another steamy start to the day today. today, likely to be the hottest day of the week. we were 94 twice and 93 once already this week. forecasting 95 today. this will be the to

. >> molette and adam, when joe casano, our photograer, came t here at 8:00, it was calm. we h ce seen therent pick up on the tar river. th is the big concern, folks, the higher elevations areur wwater into days of flooding at least until wednesday. the big y are road closures,e we gotten a new figure, 488 water rescues in the state of north carolina so far.ro a lot roadways, we want to hear from a woman who cd st in the middle of a washed out road. here's what she had to say. >> water keeps building up on some "titanic" stuff. you could see the water coming up. window out andhe as i did that, i t ed to swim out. >> when she hit that water she literally flew into the ditch and the cardiss appeared into the lake. we have no idea her until911 got here. >> reporte o this is playi all over. we showed you the video from harnett county. for power outages, we are down here in thetate of north carolina from 850 to about 680,000up now. that wi 50,000 in south carolina. those numbers could go back up seeing the le are power poles on the saturated ground comeow crashing after veees c

all right, back in to you guys. >> you heard molette mention rain or shine. i think she was listening to your forecast this mornin >> i think lot of people will like the weekend actually. maybe not the rain part of it u but waitil you see how cool we're going to be. aaron will like it. >>ouch of fall? no, i'm ready for fall. i love fall in this o area. >> completely honest with you, it's going to feel like we're going from summer to very much fall as we go into the weekend. temperatures right now feeling like the dog days of summer. it feels like 100 degrees in leesburg. these are the els-like temperatures when you factor in the humidity. 100 in annapoli 97 in washington, it feels like9 in lorton right now. these are the actual air temperatures but we're only in the 8 but feeling like 100. annapolis is at 90 degrees. so we're going to stay very hot day. we'reatching this area of storms moving into parts of pesylvania. that's also with a cold front. we're still under there high pressuo we'll stay mostly sunny. little to no rain relief this afternoon. if you se

molette green is on to the scene. good morning, i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald.nd aaron have labor day off. we're going toaboror them. >>> if you have stepped outside, it is hot as beep. >> i know. my windows were fogging up. >> that's when you know humid when the humidity fogs up your windows. >>hen you get the condensat

molette green is on to the scene. good morning, i'm chris lawrence. >> i'm meagan fitzgerald. eun and aaron have labor day off. we're going toaboror them. >>> if you have stepped outside, it is hot as beep. >> i know. my windows were fogging up. >> that's when you know humid when the humidity fogs up your windows. >>hen you get the condensation on your window, too, that's when it's a little cool inside your house. anyways, that happens to me because i have their cranking in the house. it has been hot around here lately. it will still be hot for your labor day. for everyone wanting to head to the pool, it will be good weathe for at. it's warm and humid. again, we're used to this. but as we go past your labor da monday, it wel like the dog days of summer this week. it's 80 in annapolis. 58 in leesburg, but muggy. if you'r grilling today, this is decent weather to grill. whoever is manning the grill, it will be hot for you. by no, we'll be around 90 degrees. mostly sunny. heat inx, close to 100 with the humidity. 2:00 p.m., 90 degrees. 94 at 4:00ke p.m. your eye to the sky and st

molette, good morningou. this is so fun. >> reporter: i know.e've got the family standing out here this morning along with members of the community. even councilman robert white, who lives in in necohborhood, of se, is out here. say hello. they've figured it out here ins herd park. this multigenerational living, it's not unique to this they know how to have a good neighborhood. we're going to talk about that in t 6:00 hour o news 4 today. and their newsletter is jus t. the lead story says shepherd park is more than just a neighborhood. nation good neighbor day is coming up tomorrow. and we're celebrating in shepherd park, right? [ cheers and applause ] we're going to be live in the 6: hour with tips on creating a good neighborhood in your community. on can be we'll see you then throughout the 6:00 a.m. hour of news 4 today. >> shepherd park is such a wonderful part of d.c. >> people rave about that part rof d.c. >> illy is true. it's the people who live there, who work to make their neighborhood a family atmosphere which makes it so special. of

molette green will introduce us to them in our 5:00 hour. >> you canatch"world of dance" every wednesdayight at 9:00. hard to see any of troups being eliminated because they're so talented and diverse. >>> history is made at the u.s. open. naomi osaka is the first japanese woman i a grand slam final. she's 20 years old. she's going to face off against serena williams who is back in the finals after one year from a difficult childbirth. she's one match away from tying th career grand slam singles title record. th women's championship is tomorrow afternoon. i don't know if youatched this match yesterday. just. dominat depo demolished her opponent. just crushed. >>> still ahead on "news 4 today," joining forces, leaders from maryland, virginia and d.c. are coming together to make a play foramazon's new headquarters. >>> why some of the biggest hotel chains in the country are giving their staff ♪ when was the last time you felt... it's time to uncovert feeling again. with the compassion and strength of a name... most accepted by top doctors and specialists. and the power of a card... that op

molette green is t headedt way and will have the latest in the 5:00 hour.on top of it. >>> we're in for another day of blazingot temperatures. it feels like it's 200 degrees humidity. h the >> it might as well. >> we're in weather alert >> melissa mollet checking on the commute for us. we'll start with chuck and shna and a look at this

letting you know before you can send us your storyideas, molette is out in the community looking for something. it was such a beautiful video and rear' going to have this. this it is, look tat that. now from one green to anoth 'll head over to sheena parveen. new advisory that came in. >> there it is now. we can see it in view. at's going to be a big influe mer when florencees inland. it's still a category 4 as it t continueards the carolinas. it's going to stall a bit because of that front. high pressure will be keeping tt dothe south. the carolinas bracing for the storm. pecting heavy rainfall. as it moves inland it will be a little bit farther south of us from what we were looking at that means heavy rain from the storm, they're going to be delayed until about t middle of next week once the remnants finally do pass tough and move off shore. >> visibility mild.ic as you head towards baltimore. be very careful on the roads. s.mperatures in the 60s and 70 a couple of showers passed through early. right now looking at mostly oudy skies. walking the dog, that's max. you can find him at

if a is just around that -- whoa, that's not molette. what that?>> you have to warn us when you're going to start out with something like that. >> sylvia. >> good morning, sylvia. sh >> reporter: e's really nice. she's a beautiful sloth. we're in her home. rise and shine, everybody.we e at the leesburg animal. park it's pumpkin village time here. they have all kinds of animals. they have a whole big plan for you. this is one of the biggest fall festiva festival. weave pablo and tegu. we have kids who have just arrived to enjoy this fantastic expegoence. we're g to tell you all about it in the 6:00 hour of "news 4 today." quite a tongue on this lizard too, guys. come on, pablo. >> pig, chickens, sometimes more farm animals. but a sloth? >> got to bring o the wow for the kids these days. >> yeah, wow. >>> still ahead, we a working for you. what you need to know about a nationwide categ >>> "news 4 today" starts now. >>> good morning, everybody. just shy of 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. for the fir time in days

we want to checkack in wit molett kicking off the celebration in northwest d.c. >> how is it going? >> i just want to say, these dancers are really doingt up this morning. we're going to talk to them in just a second bute are with our lendo colleague this morning. we're trying to get as many cultures in as possible as we celebrate this amazing culture. >> there's many different cultures all together. that's why it's so important for us to be here and celebrate anything that we have to offer. >> all right. and mrs. fiesta dc. i want to bring over carlos rodriguez from thi group. you guys are performing tomorrow in the parade. >> we invited people to come and we are closer. >> i love it. >> her traditional dress from el salvador. let's talk about the this that u need to know. what's going on for this weekend. >> just as a reminder it will be morrow, the parade on competition avenue and on sunday we're havin theestival from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. >> all right. and then you got film festival throughout the month and then of course activities going on. frit activies at the national m

molette green live with dem raider boyz. >> we're going to talk toac the and some of the team members who were on that show, coming up next on news 4 today. >> looking >>> still ahead on "news today " kw" joining forces. ewking a play for amazon's headquarters. >>> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news coming out of baltimore this morning. chopper 4 now over t scene of that fire that's been burning in the fells point neighborhood. this is a 150-year-old business on south broadway. it's east of the inner harborar . much more from the live december income a moment. comingp on 6:00 a.m. >> the weekend is fast approaching. but can we expect a break fro the heat? we need this, right? >> yes. >> melissa mollet is standing by with the commute for us. >>> chuck bell is here with thet forecast and tngs we want to hear. >> our september heat wave is coming to an end, after today. kind of sort of today. but you'll really nice the end of it tomorrow. we'll be up close to 90 degrees yiday. but probably s in the upper 80s. nonetheless, a very warm and humid friday in front

judge molette on my court and i have both written about it several times and made clear our concern about the use of a quilted conduct and how it affects the sentencing system. why i've said congress might need to look at it, although i've also pointed out individual district judges can look at it, is because under the current system sentencing judges have wide discretion in picking sentences so it's hard for an appeals court to say that you've infringed your discretion given some of the case law the supreme court which grants that discretion. but i don't like the practice and i've made that clear in my opinions because. unfairness or perceived unfairness of it. >> this country has been chasing an elusive deal for quite some time. one has been adequate rea reform. a person has to know their conduct is unlawful. everyday citizens can be held liable for an act they don't know is wrong. they claim the effort is a ploy to get corporations and white collar defendants off the hook but stronger mens rea requirements work in the criminal justice system. you've written about the importance of mens

i'm molette green. here's a look at the tri s we're following this morning.n screening being offered to children at theve pion of blindness society in the district on ma venue in northeast. these screenings last until about 5:00 this afternoon. >> the maryland civil air patrol is in north carolina to help storm victims. ey will be handing out supplies. 25 members left colle park yesterday. >>> storm team 4's lauryn richts is -- ricketts is tracking florence and she'll have the latest after the bre. >>> got a foggy start to this sunday morning ahead of the redskins home opener. , uryn ricketat's going on? >> i know, girlfriend. we got a lot of fog, lot of cloud cover and sprinkles. frederick county and hagerstown, hat's where we're seeing sunshine. as somebody put it on my facebook page, brilliant sunshine. florence is going west at about eight miles an hour and we will continue to see her go right around west virginia monday, tuesday, and that is when we could have a good amount of rain in our aa so we will have to watch monday and tuesday for some showers an

melissa molett is keeping an eye on the roads. >> good morning. alexandria, a new crash.morning. a look at the rest of the beltway, inbound 395 is very slow. >> melissa, thank you. >> we will take a quick break and check your forecast when we come b. >> good morning. still off to a soggy start. we have a dense fog advise d.c. metro area to 10:00 a.m. cloudy, afternoon passing showers, high temperatures locle to 80 degrees. we will be stuck in unsettled weather pattern to friday. early next week we will be tracking hurricane florenc and weather any time in the nbc washington app. . day. [ applause ] >>> good morning, everyone. good morning, everyone. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. today, as you know, is a somber day. it has been 17 years -- 17 years since the september 11th attacks. right now, ceremonies are taking place here in new york and washington and in shanksville, penne lvania. and mes of the nearly 3,000 victims are being read aloury as they are e year at this time. it was a morning that shocked the nation, indeed the world. it changed our wayn of life this