nicole jacobs is driving through that spot. we'll let you know what you need to know in a couple of minutes. >> the remembnts of florenceit us hard. a tornado touched down in chesterfield, virginia destroying a business. it lifted the roof off of old dominion flooring. you can see debris in an area rnat would be busy at this point in the afn. that roof ended up in a neighboring business's front lawn. one pson died when the business collapsed. the debris destroyed several cars andaused a gas leak. this was one of a number of reported tornadoes in the area last night. the worst of florence may have passed but parts of north carolina are still experiencing serious flooding. thousandsleading to of water rescues. rivers overflowing into neighborods left people scrambling for higher ground. several national guard high water trucks helpedeople get to dry land yesterday. the flooding situation could get more dire since several aren't expected to crest until later in the week. they're unearthing all sorts of creatures. can you guess wha

nicole jacobs, thank you. >> 5:04 right now. this morning people near richnd are cleaning up. a rash of tornadoes hit that area late last night. >> one person killed and serious damage was left behind. >> just a scary sight to see. that w a tornado that destroyed an entire business. the wind lifted the roof and ripped it apart in midair. t you can see debris all over the ple. one person died when the business collapsed and another person was hurt. n the exactumber of tornadoes in the richmond area last night needs to be confirm byhe weather service. >> here's the damage once the tornado moved through chesterfield county, the roof endedld dominion flooring up in the front lawn of a neighboring business. it also destroyed several cars and caused a gas leak. theind took down several power lines too. this morning 8,000 kcustomers ae waking up in the dark. happening now, parts of carolina are experiencing serious flooding even though florence left that area. >> the situation could get worse as several rivers aren't expected to crest until later in the week. entire neighborhoods the

nicolle jacobs has beenut with hers. she continues our live team coverage now. nicolle, good night to be inside watching tv,hu >> reporter: absolutely. you certainly don't want to be out in this mess. it comes as no surprise. we knew this weaer was happening. but it madeyor a v damp and in someases uneasy friday night. friday night lights coming from the skies as storms pushed through the dmv. late afternoon bringing t downpours, mosith umbrellas in hand. othersovering with whatever theyno can. low strolls here but rather a brisk pace trying to escape the drenching rain. thunder in arlington booming as ponding roads slow traffic. proof weather has upper hand for now. in greenbelt, trees hitters the roadway. in alexandri this one mrooted. stoream 4 making the alert known with the anticipation t w weekenl continue to bring a sloppy,pp sy mess. >> well it certainly bearspe ing. if you happen upon the flooded roadways as we talked about the flash flooding, don't drive through that. turn around and don't own. back to you. >> nicolle jacobs, thank you. four years ag on

no, we do the same thing. >> reporter: nicole jacobs, news 4. >> they could be the champs. we should be following the >>> let's get back to hurricane florence now. even if we don't get a big impact here, the storm will effe travel all along the east oast over the next several days. charlotte, north carolina, is the southern hub for american airlines, which means a lot of connecting flights are going to be canceled. their system will be effected there. starting tomorrow, lot of canceled amtrak trips south of d.c. and the planned weekend closure of the arlington memorial bridge, that has been delayed until next weeken that wil help drivers get away from the coast. >> got a couple of hurricane flourns evacuees headed for house right now. >> is that right? >> yes, i do. my brother and nephew are driving up from there. >> a lot of people have aed me about flights, i think d.c. airports, fun, dullesin is to be fine. but the connecting flights, you may have some >>oblems. charlotte, atlanta. big hubs. >> absolutely. >> and you asked me last night at the end of the show, what did y

nicole jacobs live for us. thank you. 5:03.t's developing overnight the all male senate judiciary committee has picked a fale prosecutor from arizona to question brett kavanaugh and his accuser during thursday's hearing. her name is rachael mitchell and she will lead the questioning about dr. christine blasey ford's accusations that when tey were teenagers judge kavanaugh tried assault her. kavanaugh has denied the accusations and say he i eager to answer questions during the hearing. president trump who has been reserved in his comments about this controversy railed against democrats in a visit to the u.n. yesterday. he says they want to derail this nomination. >> the democrats a playing a con game,c-o-n, a con >> is there anything -- >> they know it's a con game. they knowig he's quality. they wink at each other. they're winking. >> president trump also blasted kavanaugh's second accuser debra ramirez. she alleges kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party at memory says she has gaps because she had been dri

nicole jacobs shows us the new panic button plan. >> reporter: hotels throughout are committed to serving their guests, but employees sometimes find thes in need of that same protection. >> you have to aroach it in a holistic way. >> reporter: the marriott hotel releasing this video of new technology at play. alert devices that couignal danger. pressing the button, calls for etlp. >> sng really empowering and self assuring to be able to put your hand in yourpo et, feel a guys and know that you're not alone. >> reporter: it is a device already being tested in chicago, seattle, new york and d.c. just months ago, news 4 reported d.c. investigators ongoing search for a serialapist believed to have attacked hoteln housekeepersilver spring, greenbelt, arlington and the district. >> they don't know what is oe the other sf that door and they are feel really alone. >> reporter: but hotel ceos announced a new five star promise. pointing to a safety initiative they say has always been a priority. >> we don't want the illusion of safety, we want real safety. >> reporter: nicole jacobs, news 4. >>> ma

news 4's nicole jacobs will have a live rept comingp at 5:00. >>> it will be another difficult day foro people get around sixth street in southeast d.c. here's why. the big old sinkhole, cars teetered. tow trucks were called in the cars off the streeteyefore there swallowed up. all of this started when a water main break. crews will be out here. at 5:00 we'll be back with the latest on repair work. >>> to the latest on the controvercosupreme court controversy. the group ultraviolet projected a message onto the courthousen o constitution avenue where brett kavanaugh serves as a u. appeals judge. they don't want him confirmed. tomorrow brett kavanaugh and the first woman accusing him will lead the discussion. >> yesterday president trump praised kavanaug >>> an unexpected moment at the united nations that even caught president a little off guard. as the president boasted about his accomplishments laughter could be heard in the chamber. >> in less than two years my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. america's -- so true didn't

our news 4's nicole jacobs is headed tohe scene rightnow. we will continue to keep you updated here on the air as well as online. back to you, eun. >>an e, thank you. >>> your time is 4:03. developing overnight, t all male senate judiciary committee has picked a female prosecutor from arizona to question brett kavanaugh and his accuser on thursday. her name is rachael mitchell. kavanaugh has denied the accusations and says he is anxious to answer questions during the hearing. president trump, who has been reserved in h the controversy, railed against the democrats during a visit to the u. yesterday. he says they want to derail this nomination. >> the democrats are playing a con gamec-o-n, a con game. >> is there anything -- >> they know it's con game. they know he's high quality.g they're weng at each other. >> president trump also blasted kavanaugh's second accuser, debra ramirez. she alleges kavanaugh exposes himself at a party at yale but says she has memory gapssh becae was drinking. those gaps are not a good enough reason to stop the co

news 4's nicole jacobs just spoke to the larder ofand tosk force one via skype. >> the size of the and the movement of the storm, it's going to take quite awhile for it to pass over this area a then as soon as it doese then we willving in, but it's actually, as you've se in the week leading up to this, the storm's been some what unpredictable. >> fema will decide where the first responders will go. 'll have more coverage of hurricane florence and we'll check back in with jim handly around 11:15. >>> now, we turn to some breaking news coming in tonight, we just learned that someonet died in t series of gas explosions north of boston this afternoon. these explosions sparked fires at more than 70 homes, forcingb entire neioods to evacuate, injuring about ten people. a fire chief who has been working for 40 years in what area says he has never seen anything like it. authorities are blaming overpressurized gas lines for forcing the gas back into these reructures. enommunities had their gas and power shut off as a result. the gas company is saying its crews are performing safety checks right

. >> nicole jacobs is live at north wood high school for us. time.almost >> it's almost time.nd there's a lot of excitement heren another perho is excited, superintendent jack smith, who is joing us this morning. this is your third year with montgomery county schools. and there's new programs on tap for the county. >>absolutely. new programs at every level. particularly excited about new technology programsn aviation science. and law enforcement. in fire science and agricuure, in teaching new duelt enrollmen programs. >> giving kids different avenues to take. one thing you are passionate about is the safety aspect ofol sc and you were speakin about the st arm violations that aret prevalere in montgomery county. >> we have a lot of people who choose to drive around buses.e andave cameras on those buses that will give you a tiet if you pass them. st importantly, you are putting a child's life at risk. it needs to stop. i'm for increa td penaltiest people want to put in place. >> overall, teachersexcited, you're excited. >> absolutely. 900 new teachers. a great day and we love ha

some say people should not be arrested for not paying fares >> nicole jacob joins usith more. >> whi many see this as a minor offense, metro officials really want to stop those skippe in their tracks. in order to get from point a to point b, there is a cost, a cost metro officials say some riders are skipping. >> see it a lot. >> metro h issued thousands of citations. end of august report indicates 5,000 on rails and 3,000 on the buses. >> i've don it accidentally and you get the buzz onth the o end. >> many are not by accident but aunction of sneaky, skipping practices. >> somebody put my fare and they come right behind you when they don't want to pay. >> they want to enforce people paying fares is fair enough to me. it's not a terribly exp ride. >> uniformed and plain-clothed officers are enforcing it and citing offenders for a penalty of the cost of the fare or upwards of $250. >> 250 seems steep but the fare is what you should pay from the kdginning. >> it's a crn to make sure everyone pays their fair share. >> there has actually been a significant drop at dean wood, whichad been

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. >> nicole jacobs e withn more problems on the road. what are you seeing? >> well, a we'reroaching the road right now in laurel if you take a look here we have come upon a area where the road is flooded out. now it has since receded since we had the downpours in the area. th areyo issues want to be careful of throughout the morning. the downpours last night. those this morning making for a lot of ponding and puddling on the roadway so youurant to give lf some extra time and certainly keep a watchful eye of these types of conditions on the roadway. back to you. we're going to turn back to melissa in first four traffic. >> take a look. this one right lane getting by eastbound 66 at 123. this is a fatal cra investigation now. you can see one vehicle here. one o to the right sid of the roadway this morning. it is jammed as you're headed inbound there on 66. so take a look at that slow down. your,lternate here the es dutoll road on route seeing? >> make your way to work and school this morning and as you mention as well we now know one person has died in this cr

. >> reporter: nicole jacob, new 4. >>> the company owned by celebrity chef mike isabella filed for bankruptcy today. he and hisartners settled a sexual harassment harassment earlier this year and several restaurants including their massive food hall at tysons galleria. company officials e about uring will t nine months and so not affecten pen restaurants. the bankruptcy process will help him stabilize the business and in his words stop on the bleeding. >>> he has been hailed at a miro for standing toe to toe with a gunman inside greater mills high school. and now the school resourcr offio authorities say helped prevent even more tragedy is talking toews 4's erika gonzal gonzalez. >> it is the start of a new school year and deputy tells me he is excited to get back to the school and its students. in this one-on-one sberinterviee talks to me about the frigid morning last spring when he encountered 16-year-old austin rollens in a school hallway with a gun. he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and injured another student. t while the deputy says he thinks back on the day with sadness, he is now l

. >> nicole jacobs is near the scene of the shooting in t hills. nicole, what can you tell us?te >> rep well, molette, residents tell us the shootingd happened aro6:45 or 7:00 this morning here at the henson creek apartments on brinkley road. we're being kept at the entrance area of this apartment complex right now. but just a short time ago, we comple walk up into the it appears as if the shooting happened in a back parking lot there. we'll get you to some vid right now, giving you a closer lo of that area. you can see police tape blocking off a large section of building 3410 as well as investigators milling abeet. we did investigators going in and out of that 3410 building. t at this point, prince george's county police are only confirming for us thatar the investigating a police-involved shooting. nothing more thane'that, told, by police. but i did speak with onere sident, who believes he encotered the man who was shot. let's listen. >> walking around, but like said, he rubbed me the wrong way when he asked me for a cigarette and then he asked for phone charger. you can't as

news 4's nicole jacobs spoke with residents grappling wloh th this morning. >> reporter: a look at her apartment unit from the outside --oo > justng at it, it's crazy. >> reporter: -- not knowing what, if anything is salvageable on the inside is heart-wrenching for brittany hopkins. >> i had a baby in april. if anythint i wan to get his things. >> she's the one who spotted the smoke mon y afternoon com from her neighbor's door and balcony. the new mother banged on the door and called for help. >> i called 9-1-1. i stayed on the phone with yem until tll come. >> within minutes, a shortage of water made the firefight difficult. it spread quickly, leaving more than 1t people with a home. >> iwas bad. like flames were everywhere. >> brittany, her boyfriend, hasani crawford and are in that number. >> yesterday was like the heat of the moment. now i can clearly think that it's just material. >> things have cooled off and the investigation is ongoing. y but thisng new family has their lives. they say it's are start and they're approaching it head on. >> it will be sometng to tell a story abou

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