the armies would face each other across the creek at the bethesda church. finally, through fighting on the outskirts of the army between the calvary both armies would turn their attention towards the crossroads of cold harbor. through may 31 and june 1 both sides will rush to get to this vital crossroads. however there is nothing impressive about cold harbor itself. one union officers said sarcastically that but with some seriousness of all of the ways i've seen the first site was the most dreary. a rigid house and open claim in the fine white dust on the sides and in the distance. it was the sahara intensified and it was called the cool arbor. but strategically it was very important. for one road led to the white house landing to the east. the union army's main supply and the other to the west ran towards the confederate capital of richmond. it's why it encapsulates the offense and defense of characteristics of this campaign and we begin to see the emergence of the fortification and the trench warfare by the confederate army of northern virginia. the trench

how the agency pls to make the bethesda n what it calls the stn of th future. and how those repairs could af your commute. > plus, fans rs skrir and kirk cousins' winning >>> griff iii not out for the season, but it will be sel wee before we even kn whether he'll return or dislocated his ankle yest as you know, during th game against the jaguars. he had to do was stay g3 t heal that's an understate. but tha injury has opened up the door for kirk cousins. and as tracee wilkins reports, the quarterba controvers it alrea heating up for the fans. >> and now griffin looks like he hurt. >> i was like, not again. >> poor baby. poor baby. >> he lay there for a while, so it was like dejavu in. for washington football fans. >> we all hope it's going to be li rg3 or some version of it just as the feelingagain. of hopelessns began to take over, kirk couss led the team d some fans desperate for a wig seaso quickly moved on. k cousins is doing a better i job. if you look at the tape, he's been pla better the w. so fan favorite. but the other guy playing win is a win, but you

but fighting victory is at the bethesda church, the issue was added to gramm's optimism. and that optimism you have universal success is what led grant to watch the assault today's later. then he would famously rights i have always -- regretted the the assault was made and it did not compare to the heavy loss we sustained. this statement continued to cast the pall over of grand prairie and casualty's suffered on june 3rd at around 7,000. many even said these men fell in the first 10 or 20 minutes. every hour you'll never know how many. but 7,000 figure more closely resembles the june 1st and june 30th attacks and has suffered somewhere around 4,000 casualties. this number is part of the favorite assaults of the war. property these rings around those that had the battle of franklin in november 1864. but still the image of cree and the butcher has endured. they argue that it was a mistake the federalist were exhausted and of the confederates were well entrenched. grant has been come to be viewed through the lens of cold harbor but we forget about his triumphs early 1860's y

to worry. >> there's minimum if any risk at all to people in the hospital as well as people in the bethesda area. we have an extraordinary capability at the nih and a special unit designated to this type of infection containment. >> reporter: in fact, nih doctors say ebola patients can be safely cared for at any hospital that follows cdc recommendations, and can isolate a patient in a private room. >> we're working closely with the united states state department, who takes a major responsibility in making sure that american citizens who are in that situation are able to come to the united states and get either the observation and or care that they need. >> reporter: back out live, we don't know again at this point whether the doctor does in fact have the ebola virus. they say within 21 days they should know after the observation period if the doctor has the virus. the doctor will be treated right here. reporting live from bethesda, dars why spencer, news 4. >>> coming up, it's an incident that has thousands of travelers stranded days later. whether they could impact you as you return to wor

the doctor arrived this afternoon. tom roussey is live in bethesda with what we are learning about the patient. tonight, the american doctor who nih is not releasing information about is at the clinical center behind me. nih says he is being added in an isolation unit. they say he was exposed to ebola, not that he is actually sick with it. check out this video from the saffron in. this is frederick human soul -- frederick municipal airport. he got off the airplane walking under his own power, taken by ambulance to bethesda. nih at abouted to 4:00 this afternoon. although there is some controversy to bring folks exposed to ebola to the u.s., he is in a special isolation unit and they say the risk to fellow patients and staff at nih is "minimal." word on howt, no long he could potentially be here. nih not giving much information, not releasing his name, but they say he was an american doctor helping in the fight against the spread of ebola in sierra leone when he was exposed. live in bethesda, tom roussey, abc 7 news. >> thank you, tom. jury selection

the parking lot. >>> a patient with ebola is in bethesda, what that means for you. >> plus a former d.c. private schoolteacher convicted of child porn, tonight you'll hear for the first time from eric toth about his dangerous obsession with young children and how he eluded capture for so long. >> reporter: normally that's where first base sits, on the field. we might want to go tell the miami marlins that because no one can seem to find it today, details of a no hitter. >> hello. i'm bruce johnson. thanks for joining us. >>> fight fest turns into fight night in the parking lot at six flags amusement park in largo. there were injuries and a traffic nightmare outside last night as police were arriving and parents frantically tried to reunite with their children. surae chinn has more from six flags tonight. >> reporter: there was increased security sunday night, a day after witnesses say several fights broke out at the popular theme park. several people suffered minor injuries including two people who had to be transported to the hospital. >> it was mayhem. it was frantic. >> reporter: katri

especially in the bethesda and potomac areas, where crews responded to a couple water rescues. hank silverberg is at the intersection of bradley boulevard. >> reporter: the water trapped two people in one car. they had to be rescued. necessity had to be pulled out by the fire department swift rescue boats. the water came close to overflowing a bridge and knocking down some power li nes. they had to move in and shorr up the lines and that means power outages. the potomac area appears to have been hit the hardest. trees were knocked down, blocking roadways. lygh water is an e issuin low ing areas. if you are traveling the roadways tonight, slow down, watch for emergency vehicles, and downed trees. fortunately, the two people in the car were rescued and not seriously injury, in bethesda, hank silverberg. >>> is the worst of the weather over? erica grow is here with the latest on the yellow alert. >> in a word, bruce, yes. the worst is definitely behind us. you can see here on doppler 9000 this is a three hour loop and the heavy thunderstorms are in extreme southern maryland and the

the bethesda and medical stations are closed. everything should be back to normal by tuesday morning. a lot of people, we had storms tonight, i guess now people are starting to look at those temperatures and go whoa. >> we got through the thunderstorms tonight. now we're talking about a heat wave. it's likely to be the longest heat wave so far this year. the high temperature today was 96 degrees. a lot of people saying, it feels muggy outside. and when you factor in that mugginess, temperatures in the afternoon felt like they were around 100. that's how it's going to feel tomorrow, september 1, as we're starting to think about more fall-like weather. the weather's not going to agree with the calendar. as we continue on into tuesday, it will feel warmer outside. tomorrow, because of the heat, because of the humidity and the chance that you're dealing with a shower or thunderstorm, the weather having a low to moderate impact on your day. now here's how hot it's going to feel tomorrow, just over 100 degrees. tuesday, many students b

an american doctor exposed to the ebola virus is being treated at nih in bethesda. it is still not clear if he actually contracted the disease. right now he is being kept isolati e has ebola, people should not be alarmed. > there is minimal to any risk at all to people in the hospital and the bethesda hospital. we have a special unit designated for this type of infection containment. >> four other american aid workers sicken while volunteering overseas. one remains hospitalized. the other recovered. >>> what travel can expect in the day ahead as airlines struggle to put problems in chicago behind them and get flights back on schedule. >> clear skies. watching live showers as they roll into the washington area. the impact they could have on your plans. with your neighborhood forecast at 4:41. >> paying the price. the fees you can expect if you use the wrong >>> welcome bag at 4:36. crews are getting the d.c. street car ready ready for its first real ride. you will see it running on h3 northeast but without any passengers inside. megan, good morning. >> reporter: well,

in three weeks they will start to replace three of the stations in the bethesda station. the massive project is expected to take two years to complete. in the meantime, only one escalator going up and one going down will be working. for safety reasons, most of the work will be done overnight. >>> in the day ahead, we expect to get a progress report on the troubled silver spring transit center. the montgomery county council will talk about the up specter general's report on the project management. just last week news4 took an inside look at the transit center and the fixes being made. we learned some parts of the building that were supposed to be strengthened were not. we still do not know when the building will open. >>> it is now time to take a look at the forecast. much more fall-like weather settling in. a touch warmer today. how about the rest of the day? storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein, what do you say in weather and traffic on the 1s at 4:41? >>> we have some clouds passing over the metro area producing light rain just moving into the eastern shore near easton

. >> we're live at the bethesda station. this is one that will be part of the pilot program. you know the smart trip cards, it looks like they are becoming a thing of the past. the future, paying with your smart phone. >> running a metro fair card could be confusing if you're new to the system. now metro is looking to make the way you pay easier and quicker using some smart phones and chip-embedded debit cards. >> sounds like a good idea. a lot more convenient for everybody. everybody got a phone. >> a pilot program to use next generation smart phones, credit and federal id cards, even the apple watch. the stations be across the system. >> i have a paper card right now and if i can pay with my phone, that will be nice. >> a new one will be installed at east ch of the ten stations. if successful, paper fair cards will go away. >> it's based on new technology. even smart trip is 1990s technology that is becoming quickly outmod. >> while the process is expected to be faster and more reliable, riders see some pit falls. >> the less of my personal information i provide, the better

the bethesda medical center is closed today. allpeak fares are in effect day long. parking is free today at all parking facilities. starting today, you can get a ticket for littering in the district. it can cost you up to $75. police officers also have the option of asking you to pick up your trash and if you do that you probably won't have to pay anything. it is part of a pilot for a gram to enforce violations that are not traffic related in the city. -- pilot program to enforce violations that are not traffic city.ng -- related in the police are attempting to figure out how a popeye's employee wound up dead in the back of a popeye's resident -- restaurant. she had significant trauma to her body. she worked at the restaurant on saturday night, but police don't know exactly when she was killed. police are asking for the public's help in this investigation. ais afternoon we are getting chance to see and hear from three americans being held hostage in north korea as they plead for the obama administration to rescue them. john gonzalez has the latest. the north korean g

the bethesda medical center stations remain closed on the red line. buses will operate between friendship heights as well as grovener strathmore. the stations reopen tomorrow morning. metro is operating on a sunday schedule. stations will stay open until midnight. off peak fares are in effect all day and parking is free at all metro garages. >>> underground cables have been causing some big headaches this morning along missouri avenue in northwest. the westbound lanes on the street have been shut down for hours while pepco works away on the problem. the turn lane on georgia avenue is also closed. you can see right here where crews had to drill into the street to get down to those wires. we're going to keep you posted about when things reopen. >>> the president is spending his labor day in the midwest. he is in wisconsin to speak at the milwaukee laborfest. the event is an annual gathering of union workers and their families. union membership in wisconsin has plummeted since 2011 when a law ending collective bargaining for most public workers went into

metro has actually larger plans for the bethesda station. wants to make it a station of the future. lots of bells and whistles. show y some of that coming up next hour at 6:00. reportg le in bethesda, adam tuss, news4. >> adam, thanks. > metro's plan to develop the stra stati has taken a big step forward. today metro selected a team to devep the site. it's led by the group street scape partners. e proposing a green buil with about 550 resil units and some 6,000 square feet of ground floor e development would also reple commuter spaceta with a n exteio to the current parking is expected to begin in 2019. for a limited time, you can now comme the marine corps mara with a smart trip card. metro partnered with the mara to celebrate its 39th year. the special card prominently feat the u.s. marine corps batt cry set in mosaic-like design a logo. this year's run is set for octor 26th. news4 is a sponsor of the marine corps marathon. >>> loudoun county's first wawa store cou coming to sterli. the convenience store chain wants to build at old ox road and oak grove road. but the roads are curr

. >> there's minimum, if any, risk at all to people in the hospital as well as people in the bethesda an extraordinary capability at the nih and a special unit designated for this type of infection containment. >> we don't know much about the patient, but health officials tell us the doctor was volunteering in sere ierra leon. >> a new report surfaced about how they handled a shooting at the white house. now washington post article claims the agency mishandled the 2011 shooting in which oscar ortega hernandez fired multiple shots a the white house. the agency is denying claims that agents didn't know it was a shooti for several days, saying that because the shooting was fired from so far away it wasn't immediately clear what happened. and the disputes claims the agency did nothing the night of the shooting. now the secret service did say, though, that a review of the incident brought personnel and security enhancements. >>> it's been 16 days since anyone has seen hannah graham. now the search for the missing uva student has stretched into a rural and wooded countryside. rescue workers

rain tottle patches of just west of the district and into the bethesda area. i think that will be the pattern night, cloudy, damp, cool. end.the drizzle will these cool temperatures will drop into the 50's overnight. tomorrow we'll start to make a comeback. after a chilly wake-up, skies will brighten. that with you in a couple minutes. >> eric holder says that serving as the head of the u.s. department of justice has been hisgreatest honor of professional life, as he steps down as attorney general today. president obama says the bittersweet and that he's proud of his tireless government service. >> he comes with a big portfolio, from counterterrorism to civil rights, public corruption, white collar crime, and alongside the incredible men and women of the justice department, men and women that i you he is brow proud of and will deeply miss. has done a superb job. >> no word on exactly why holder position as u.s. attorney general. but we are learning more about in our footprint he had region here, far before he became the nation's top prosecutor. sam is outside t

on the red line, bethesda and medical stations will remain closed. a former district heights officer who shot a handcuffed suspect will be sentenced. the suspect was in handcuffs and apparently trying to get away. on $100,000 bond. on tuesday, more students head back to school. the city of alexandria, arlington, fairfax, loudoun, a willington counties are just some of the jurisdictions kicking off classes. we'll have complete coverage tuesday morning at the crack of predawn at 4:30 a.m.. is not your typical school, it is in an old office building that has been empty. rebecca cooper- shows how bailey's upper elementary school -- >> it's like walking into a high-end apartment building. one filled with all the tools you need for teaching. is so above and beyond and unexpected. i think the kids will be over the moon, the teachers already are. >> in this case, serious overcrowding was the mother of invention. there were 19 trailers outside the original building. now the former office building will serve as a campus for grades three through five. the superi

coach who lost his battle with latter ascer last month will stop the bethesda chevy chase parents took the field against the wall vikings, a special kind of energy filled the air. >> i have had dreams about this night. game, butams about a .hen i to honor the coach >> it's hard for him not to be here but tonight is dedicated to him. >> he died on august 9 after battling bladder cancer for three years. i think he recognized ultimately his time might come and he wanted to have an enduring legacy. he envisions this particular night. >> he wanted his family, his law firm and the butter cancer network to raise awareness about the disease which kills 15,000 people year. know the signsto and symptoms of the disease will stop if you blood in your urine, you need to see a doctor. it is not normal. coach's passionate spirit surrounded the field. he brought a lot of energy to the field and to practice and a lot of excitement every time he was here. night, the community came together to make his final wish come true. make tonightto special. it was his idea and we were prou

the bethesda and medical center stations remain closed today on the red line.es will operate between friendship heights and grovener trath more. the stations reopen tomorrow morning. and metro is operating on a sunday schedule. stations open at 7:00 a.m. and close at midnight. off peak fares are in effect and parking is free. >>> today is the last day gamblers will get to place their bets at revel casino in atlantic city. gambling ends at this time tomorrow. revel is the costliest failure in atlantic city's history. it cost more than 2 bui$2 billi build and only stayed open for about two years. experts say a smoking ban and lack of loyalty programs hampered their success. and another casino is closed, too, show boat shut its doors yesterday afternoon after 27 years in which is. between revel and show boat, more than 5,000 people are now out of jobs. another 1,000 will be laid off when trump plaza closes on september 16th. state of new jersey working to help laid off workers find new jobs. >>> plants may start showing up at your desk after this story. a new stud

>>> if you live in white flint on the red line you probably know the area has a built of identity area. is it white flint, north bethesda, rockville? today you can let your voices be heard. two developers in that area will hold a public hearing to settle the name issue once and for all. weigh in from 6:00 to 9:00 at street sense on the bethesda offices there. >>> it is a storm team 4 weather alert day, meaning we could get strong storms this afternoon. be sure to tune in to nbc 4 news 4 at 4:00 with veronica johnson and news 4t 5:00 and 6 with doug kammerer. >>> 270 at montrose, early crash out of the way. t broadcast this gr morning. thank you for spending time with us. >> the "today" show is next with more on the remembrances for 9/11. see you in 25 . >>> good morning. no safe haven the president announces a broad expansion in the battle against isis, including for the first time, airstrikes to syria. >> we will hunt down terrorists to our country wherever they are. the former head of the fbi will lead an independent investigation of the nfl tableing of the ray rice scandal. this after a bomb shell report that someone

maryland, a sprawling campus close to the capital and bethesda maryland. it's a budget overall for 2013 was $29.2 billion. in 2014 they got about $30.2 billion in the white house request is $30.4 billion. the institute founded in 1887 comprised of 27 separate institutes and centers. one of those institutes is the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. we are joined by its director dr. griffin rodgers. dr. rodgers teleour our viewers was sort of research you do. >> guest: the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney institute are have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders thyroid disease and other metabolic conditions. we fund studies and digestive diseases, nutrition, liver disease as well as in kidney disease, benign neurologic diseases and hematologic diseases so you can see that the vast spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. >> host: your budget, $1.7 million. how is that money allocated out and for what? >> guest: there are two components to our funding stream. we have an intramural progra

. >> you can catch a special premiere of "take me to the river" tomorrow night at the bethesda blues re you can talk to some of the musicians and hear them perform. live concert tickets, $25. >>> students are back in the classroom and so a are -- mm-mmm -- head lice. the easiest and cheapest way to get rid of those pesky, are they critters? >> they're critters. >> it's 2,000 feet straight down. would you put your baby up here? would you put your baby up here? the so i get invited to quite a few family gatherings. heck, i saved judith here a fortune with discounts like safe driver, multi-car, paperless. you make a mighty fine missus, m'lady. i'm not saying mark's thrifty. let's just say, i saved him $519, and it certainly didn't go toward that ring. am i right? [ laughs ] [ dance music playing ] so visit progressive.com today. i call this one "the robox." >>> good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. new at 4:30 now. a new threat from isis. the terrorist group releasing a propaganda today threatening u.s. troops day after the pentagon's top general opened the door to the

an american doctor is being treated for the ebola virus at the national institute of health in bethesda. the doctor arrived sunday after being exposed to ebola in west africa. nih officials say the physician has been admitted to an isolation unit. the cause of a deadly monster truck a crash on sunday is under investigation. chilling video you see right here shows the tck with a tractor-trailer size tires falling over a row of cars and slamming right into spectators. officials say three people were killed, including a child. five others are in critical condition. police are questioning the driver and show organizers speculate the gas pedal got stuck or the brakes failed. the federal aviation administration says travelers in chicago should part ways today. >> investigators are learning more about the worker who started a fire that grounded thousands of flights. >> chaos and confusion in the air. anding the chicago airspace grounding 4000 flights around the country over the weekend. >> very crazy. we made it. theow an information about 36-year-old contractor technician who reportedly a key

the bullet. when i questioned him at bethesda the friday before his testimony, he told about how he looked at the bullet hole in the back of the president's head and put his finger in. the bullet hit nothing solid. it passed between two large trap muscles. did not know what happened. there was speculation the bullet found on the stretcher was thought to be the one that went through -- speculation it may have lodged in the president's neck and with the external heart massage been pushed out onto the stretcher. it was later determined the best we could tell it was on connally's stretcher. very confusing testimony given by a fellow named jemison as i recall it. dr. humes speculated a hole in the president's throat might have come in from the front and struck a vertebrae, glanced up, and caused tremendous damage to the top of the president's head. it was practically blown off. 13 centimeters across, five and a half inches. what humes told me, testified, told me in that interview friday afternoon and later testified that the next day he called up malcolm perry, the surgeon who did the tracheotomy and

new business in maryland is offering a unique relief for people that suffer from allergies think the bethesda cave covered in crystals, salt crystals are used to treat asthma and other conditions since world war ii, people leave feeling better but it shouldn't just be a doctor patient approach. >> i would not replace it with seeing a regular physician or your regular allergist. breathing and meditation classes are also offered here and they hope to offer yoga as well. >>> karen rogers is here now and the forecast is picture perfect out there. >> i like lounging around, but a day like this, you may as well be outside. looking at stormtracker 6 live double scan, looking around the region, we are dry today and really a beautiful day, lets go outside. i'll show what you it looks like, sky 6 looking live, wall-to-wall sunshine and we have the fair weather cumulous clouds popping up on the skyline, a very nice day, how about those temperatures at 71 degrees, we start of on the cool side and temperatures in the 40s, recovering a bit. 68 in allentown and 68 in trenton and 68 in millville as well as t

to the ebola virus is now the first patient, working in that area to be transported to the clinical center in bethesda today. they will enroll in the clinical study, the director of their national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. >> this is an epidemic that will be raging. we do not have the kind of control that will be necessary to put an end to it right now. >> the locations are a part of the latest push under president obama to increase their role in combating the desert virus that has now killed close to 3,000 people in just a few months. here at the nih, earlier in the month they plan to test some of the first human patient and candidates with possible cures. the hospital acquired the infection that killed six people and weakened several others. the nih spokesperson tells me over the phone to compare the two, it would be like comparing apples to oranges with the hospital outbreak who they say here the ebola exposed doctor, that they would be transported carefully to the specialized containment unit with some of the photos that the spokesperson sent to that unit. when i asked her what

and i was part of the new group to transfer to the walter reed hospital at bethesda and i wrote the book. and so before i turned this ministered into my publisher, i ran it up the chain of command and i had some of my coworkers read it and then i had to give it to the department head area and in this is a guy whose management style is not here. i would classify it as being highly unpredictable. and not slightly insane. i was really nervous about giving it to him and i thought that he is going to blow his top. and i thought, well, i will wait until friday and give it to them at the end of the day in that way he will have the weekend to hopefully cool off. so friday came and i gave it to him and i just took a step back and he got really sentimental and he said that he had this new hospital in this nice facility and that most of the staff had stayed on. but he said that he always felt that something was missing and he couldn't put his finger on it. one day he realized what it was and he said it was a spirit and a ghost that you could actually feel at the old walter reed and i think of my co

in three weeks metro plans to replace three of the 106-foot long escalators in the bethesda station. ve project is expected to take two years to complete. metro says there will be one escalator running up and one running down at all times. for safety reasons, most of the work will be done overnight. one of the longest escalators in the western hemisphere. >>> melissa mollet is following breaking news in your first 4 traffic. what's going on? >> we have a new crash at briggs chaney road at fairdale. watch out for this if you're headed there any time soon. and taking a look at the beltway, otherwise we are looking pretty good. a little slow at the top of the beltway outer loop approaching colesville road. d.c. 295 just as you pass 50. now we'll take a look at the travel times for you. 270 southbound from germantown road to the beltway running at 20 minutes. 66 east from fairfax county parkway to the beltway, 17 minutes. not too bad for this time of the day. the gw parkway southbound from the beltway, 15 minutes. 95 northbound from quantico to 495 is running at 37 minutes. maybe a couple

our richard jordan live at the bethesda station which is one of those test sites. richard, good morning. >> reporter: hi, aaron. good morning. metro says it is trying to keep up with technology. so the goal here is to eventually replace your smart trip card with your smartphone. but it's going to have to be the next-generation smartphone like the iphone that was just announced yesterday. some other devices you can use, the new apple watch. also a chip-embedded credit card. or if you're a federal worker, eventually your i.d. badge would allow you to get in through the fare gate. so the plan here is starting next month, metro will start installing one new fare gate at ten different stations across the system. these will be for testing. so in january, metro volunteers will be able to use that fare gate and their device to get onto the platform without having to use their smart trip card or to buy one of those paper cards. so this will start being tested over the next few months into the next couple of years because it will likely be until 2017 when systemwide all rider

the apex in bethesda appears to be staying point. they have dropped plans to demolish to make way for a bigger purple line station. county executive ike leggett said developers were not keane on the idea of waiting for the new structure to be constructed to build on top of it. instead, it will be built in a tunnel. >>> senator mark warner and ed gillespie will take part in a forum in h. it is sponsored by s of chambers of commerce. it will be held at the center for innovative technology at 11:30 this morning. 5:49 now. >>> if you're not going to be around for the november 4th election, absentee voting begins today. you can go to the county government centers monday, tuesday, wednesday, friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and thursdays from 8:00 to 7:00 p.m. there will be extended hours and more voting locations a we get closer to the election. you can apply for an absentee ballot by mail. the deadline to do that is october 28th. >>> d.c. boundary plans created anxiety for some parents. but the majority of you are okay with it. it propo

. >>> an american doctor who was exposed to the ebola virus is on his way to nih in bethesda. the unidentified physician will be admitted to the special observation unit. he stopped by our newsroom today. he cannot tell us details about the patients, but he told me exposure to ebola doesn't necessarily mean that somebody will acquire the virus or become sick. >> if a patient were infected and in our unit, we have a very state of the art containment capability manned by highly trained physicians and other ancillary personnel, nurses who are quite experienced, and individuals who are experts in infectious diseases and critical care. so we have a special unit that we developed several years ago up at the nih clinical center. >> reporter: the patient is being brought to nih to enroll in a clinical study. four other american aid workers who were infected have already been treated in hospitals in georgia and nebraska. only one re hospitalized while the rest have recovered. >>> president obama was the keynote speaker at tonight's congressional black caucus foundation dinner. he descri

since 1978, he served as faculty at the bethesda school of law. professor christopher jenks is a graduate of west point, the arizona law school, and has earned two degrees so far from the u.s. army judge advocate general school and georgetown inversity law school, served army line positions and a jagged posts.- and jag he was awarded the bronze star. he is on the faculty of the desmond school of law and the director of the criminal justice clinic. professor dennis simon is a graduate of wittenberg university, went to michigan state university. he is the distinguished teaching professor in local science and is a member of the tower centerboard. his main research focus right now is the popular and legislative leadership of the american presidency. he also was engaged in some research on southerners serving in the u.s. house of representatives and has served as a faculty leader at the smu civil rights pilgrimage. he teaches a course on jfk with professor stone. professor tom stone is a senior lecturer in the english department, has won numerous teachi

. >>> from the redskins over to the rails, metro will continue it track work. bethesda and medical center stations rye main closed on the red line, buses will operate. the stations reopen tomorrow morning. and metro is on a sunday schedule. stations open up at 7:00 a.m. and close at midnight. off peak fares are in effect all day and parking is free at all metro garages. >>> if you're still looking for something to do for the labor day holiday, some options here for you. there is a parade for the family in gaithersburg. you will see that along east diamond and russell avenue. in herndon, you can head to the annual labor day festival at noon. there will be a craft show, wine tasting and food vendors. in kensington, the 47th annual parade there begins at 10:00. that will step off from st. paul street and plyers mill road. >> a lot of people going on around town and everybody wants to know what is going on with the weather. >> tom, what are you seeing? >> see something clouding some producing a few scattered sprinkles around the region. now getting those across northern vir

we were not told exactly where the bethesda fund-raiser will be. >>> well, to for the first time in morers, a congressional l wi hold a hearing on d.c. statehood. district delegate eleanor holmes norton along with members of d.c. council will testify before a senate committee. the hearing will happen tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 in the dirksen senate office building. mayor gray is among those who will testify in support of the new columbia admissions act. that will make the district the 51st state. >> an opporti for us to once again make th case on behalf of bringing ame values to the district ofumriin democracye ct columbi >> supporters say more than 600,000 d.c. residents should see the samrind representa i congrs as the rest of the country. however, oppos say the country's founders did not intend to make the nation's capital a state. >>> the "today" show is next on nbc4. let's find what they're working on. >> erica and lester joining us live from new york. good morning >> coming up on sunday morning on "today," reaction from around the world hbeheading of a british journalist. in this c

you can see it hanging in the distance in bethesda. patchy fog in the morning and rural a areas. during the afternoon, mild and comfy weather. are you or for summer-like temperatures over the weekend? it looks like it will be moving in for your morning drive. the morning commute. we'll have a little bit of that patchy fog until 8:00, 9:00. watch out for that. temperatures in the 50s. partly cloudy through the the rest of the morning. you'll need your sunglasses as the subpoena will break out quite rightly. by mid to late morning. by then we'll be in the mid-60s. for the rest of the day, a beautiful afternoon. up near 70 by noon time. lots of sunshine. temperatures reaching mid-70s by midafternoon. next weather and traffic on the 1s at 6:11, amelia siegel live in georgetown. let's take a look at traffic this friday morning. a couple of crashes. alexis davies reported on that. what's going on? >> no major crashes or incidents reported. just volume. elsewhere, we still have accident in maryland involving a fatality. off-ramp of branch avenue is blocked due to the accident investigat

and in this case, a good citizen did the right thing and really drew attention to that little house in bethesdaland. >> the neighbors said they hadn't seen the family in a week, and the papers and mail were backing up. normally the family would actually tell the neighbors that they were going out of town, they were going somewhere. >> i received a call on the police radio, i was working that beat, and they told me to go to the residence on williston drive in bethesda. as soon as i got in there, the whole thing was just, you know, awful to even look at. just blood dripping down and pooling up on the floor. it was like a horror house. >> montgomery county authorities picked up the flyer that we had left at poch hardware, and the neighbors identified it as the bishop family. >> the whole family was described repeatedly by a number of people as being the perfect foreign service family. brad bishop, rising star in the state department, trophy children, beautiful wife, talented. bishop's mother living with them. >> the victims of the crime were bishop's mother, lobelia bishop, who was 68 years old. a

those in the district, bethesda, gaithersburg, annapolis, towards columbia, the potential for some flooding with 1-2 inches of rainfall across the area. everybody sees rain but the haven't activity in the metro d.c. region. it's breezy throughout the day and remember never drive through flooded roadways. we're tracking not just showers but heavier rain moving into parts of southern maryland as well. this rain continue s s to sprea through the region. for the national's game, rain delay is possible. it's hit-or-miss. maybe dry at the first pitch. by the last out, rain is likely, pat. >> thanks, amelia. >>> first at 4:30, we are continuing to follow developments for a missing uva student. she went missing nine days ago and manhunt is under way for the last man seen with her. >> a manhunt is under way for jesse matthew, the last person known to be with hannah graham a week ago. we know the results have come back from the evidence taken from his car. they got all the information back yesterday from the state crime lab. it enabled them to essentially go ahead to the commonwealth attorney who in

the country club in bethesda, 1.5 inches of rain. close to 1.5 inches in st. francis school. e same in manassas. there was a lot of rain that fell in a short. of time. unfortunately some of those storms have left folks in montgomery county without power. probably not good without the ac. 96 degrees downtown, 92 at bwi. feels so soupy outside. b's dewpoint temperatures are high. in the lower 70's, so really uncomfortable. overnight, mostly cloudy. morning, partly sunny skies, maybe a little bit of patchy clouds but we will see that southwestern wind pumping in the heat and humidity. it will probably take until the middle of the week until this cold front in the middle of the country flies through. that will bring a little relief. i want to zoom in to show you futurecast. this picks up and a few showers. that too much in the way of rain, but for the most part we will be dried to the afternoon. a few thunderstorms cells may develop with the heat. then we will dry out again tuesday morning when a lot of us are getting back to work and school. it will be hot and humid again with a

outer loop, no major problems but we do have this construction into the newsroom with wisconsin avenue southbound at dorset at bethesda, the right lane is blocked. see you in ten minutes. >>> breaking news, a new youtube video showing several explosions reported to be u.s. air strikes on isis militant targets in syria. staff agency news posted this video. nbc news cannot verify authenticity. we do know a u.s.-led coalition launched air strikes in syria for the first time overnight. angie goff is live with the latest developments. >> reporter: we have a lot of information coming in, but i want to start with the coalition you just mentioned. for the first time, we are getting the names of the nations in on the air strikes with the u.s. they include saudi arabia, jordan and cutteqatar. these are some of the jet planes taking off, reportedly. we'll talk about where this happened. the bombing of raqqah is very significant because this is an area that is controlled by isis and considered to be the group's headquarters. we are hearing so far from the chairman of the house armed services committee releasing a statement saying

no issues on the top stretch of the beltway between 95, new hampshire avenue and 270 in bethesda. way across the american legion bridge. here's a live picture over on missouri avenue westbound at georgia avenue. work continues. pepco is there fixing some damaged power lines underground and it's going to be there i'm going to say through whatever we have of the rush hour. if this was a typical monday morning, it would whole different story. i'd be talking about it a lot. right now volumes are very, very light through this area. we'll see if we can end on the northbound side of 395. a beauty shot as i like to call it here at the 14th street bridge into the downtown area. you're going to be fine along 395, 66 to the roosevelt bridge and 295 to the 11th street bridge inside the beltway as well. back to you guys. >> thanks, monika. >>> michael sam's n.f.l. dream has been delayed at least for now. as you know sam made history as the first openly gay player to be drafted in the league. >> but he failed to make the final roster for the st. louis rams. this may not be the last we've seen of

all of this making its way slowly to the north-northeast so rain in the back door. bethesda and areas around woodbridge and right down quantico, so some wet roads for the evening for anyone going out. there's a snapshot of areas around frederick, maryland to warrington in virginia, mostly dry. but in terms of what's going on, we've got some showers across southern maryland. there's the front. area of high pressure to the north so it's that east-northerly fetch that allows us to stay locked in for another 24 hours and thunderstorms. that front will make its way northward tomorrow. so there might be an isolated thunderstorm across southern maryland tomorrow. 76 degrees now. we drop to 70 by 11:00. yes, still a few more light scattered showers around. in terms of what we're going to be seeing by tomorrow morning, we're going to introduce fog into everything going on. and that fog will be rather patchy, mainly down to the south and off to the west. so here we are, 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. again, areas of some wet weather, roads wet. might want to get an early start out the do

look at the nice sky across bethesda this morning. a mix of sun and clouds out there. ere in arlington. it is the kind of day where you want to open up the windows. temperatures in the low to mid 60's out there and the dew points or 70's and they are now down in the 50's. how much rainfall yesterday, very little. three quarters of an inch out in columbia. a little over an inch in bethesda. the big picture, down to the southeast, high-pressure. it is a beautiful day. yesterday, 95 degrees. barely 80 degrees. 77-80 two. cooler, less humid. breezy out there. tomorrow, clouds coming in. >> thank you. thank you for watching. >> business news from the capital region. this is "washington business report" with abc7 national correspondent rebecca cooper. >> welcome to this weeks look at business and finance in the shington region. what lessons the business community should learn from the mcdonnell verdict. and tax tips for small busins. advice that could save you time and moy. t, our one-on-one intervw with a washington native who hasas been all over e world. excelling at challe

close to the capital in bethesda, maryland. the budget overall for 2013 was $29.2 billion. about 30.2ey got billion. the white house requested 30.4 billion. this institute founded in 1887 and comprised of 27 separate institutes and centers. theof those institutes is national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases. we are joined by its director, dr. griffin rodgers. just tell our viewers what sort of research you do at the institute. >> the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases is responsible for some of the most common and chronic, costly, and consequent so diseases affecting americans today. we have research in diabetes and related endocrine disorders and metabolic diseases. we funded studies of digestive diseases, liver disease, as well as in kidney disease. the nine neurologic diseases. a vast see it is spectrum of disorders we are responsible for. your budget is 1.7 billion dollars. how is that money allocated out and for what? componentse are two of our funding scheme. inter-more

the outbreak will likely spread to more countries. more treatment centers are hoping, and this week, they're beginning vaccine trials in bethesda. the world health organization says more than $600 million is needed to fight the outbreak. >>> joan rivers is out of intensive care and into a private room. her daughter melissa rivers says her mom is being kept comfortable. she is still on life support though. the comedian stopped breathing during an outpatient surgery on her vocal cords last week. >>> jury deliberations will resume tomorrow in the trial of bob mcdonald and his wife. the jury began deliberations tuesday and continue through today. they're accused of taking $177,000 in loans and gifts from businessman johnny williams in exchange for prestige from the governor's office. >>> the local seven-year-old's video who went viral for shaping a pop tart into a gun. the suspension was handed out more than a year ago to the second grader. it's a case of political correctness run amuck, but the school system says that pop tart incident was only the last straw after months of documented, threatening and disruptive behavior. >> the on

. >>> today you can tell folks about the changing area in bethesda. the company that owns property near westbard avenue is considering putting a mixed center there. if you wanting to the meeting tonight, it's at walt whit man high school at 7:00. >>> if you have health insurance turned affordable care act, you could pay extra for it. as part of the program, you could get a tax credit insurance policy, but if your information changes the i.r.s. will charge you for it. getting married or having children can also change how you qualify. to prevent surprises this tax season, update all your information on healthcare.gov. >>> right now it's wet in the west part of texas. take a look here. the last of hurricane odile dumping 14 inches of rain on the state. at least one person drowned. a lot of other people had to be rescued including this woman trapped against a wall while the water surged by her. >>> and we are tracking about some showers here. and we need them, it's been pretty dry. >> nothing that significant, but we'll get you up-to-date on that and the

spring, and over the past few days, some areas picked up some big rainfall. bethesdagot almost two inches. 84 in quantico, 86 at reagan national. we couldot hit 90, but tomorrow and friday and saturday. this is the rain and the moisture in the air. partly cloudy skies, 66 to 72 then we will see back to the 90 degree mark. showers and thunderstorms possible, with possibly a stronger cold front on saturday, and then a delightful string of days. back to you. >> thank you. >> it is a great time of the year. >> j j watts got that contract, and they will try to get after robert griffin iii. about theke situation. as he prepares for game one, he is once again the subject of scrutiny. >> it is just the nature of the business, the nature of human beings. on.s going to move >> robert griffin iii, perhaps a little defensive as he enters his third nfl season. he is coming off of a subpar preseason, and even joe theismann said that if there was a true quarterback competition, kirk cousins should be the starter. is the biggest thing you feel you need to prove to yourself at this po

hours ago, an american doctor exposed to the ebola virus in africa arrived at the national institutes of health in bethesda for treatment. nih has released few details about the doctor volunteering at the time of the exposure. they say they are taking every precaution to ensure the safety of agents, staff and the public. that situation is of minimal risk. the search continues for a missing uva student, hannah graham. she disappeared about two weeks ago in charlottesville. jesse matthew has been charged with her abduction all stop he was arrested in texas last week and brought back to virginia friday night. he is being held without on debt is due in court on others day. volunteers gathered at seneca valley high school in germantown to search for two missing children. hoggle andold sarah her brother have been missing for about three weeks. their mother was arrested days after the children disappeared. she has not told police where the children are located. tellingfighter was hurt a restaurant fire in gaithersburg this morning. a photo taken by firefighters shows flames shooting through the roof of the restau

the analytical power to a new level. it's mission to unravel, analyze undiagnosed diseases. undiagnosed disease network made up of six centers including stanford, it's an expansion of a program launched in bethesda. the stanford center will employ testing and more. >> so we have other chances here that are strong because this is one of the causes of the symptoms he believes networks will have power to bring answers to patients. >> idea to bring everything we have into these difficult cases and familie families >> let's update the forecast. cooler. >> yes. >> a bit cooler today. lots of low clouds and fog pushing across the bay. let's talk about september weather. conditions here in san francisco, average high temperatures in san francisco, first of september is 70 degrees. average high temperatures increased amount means an interesting weather month sunny skies, warm conditions here in the bay area, a warm up from today's conditions mid-60s tomorrow, mid to upper 70s around the bay. and 80s around the bay. >> like to see this continue. when does summer end? >> august, last part of september. >> thank you. >> okay. >> now, larry beil here with sports. >> what should 49ers do? options into sunday'

the analytical power to a new level. it's mission to unravel, analyze undiagnosed diseases. undiagnosed disease network made up of six centers including stanford, it's an expansion of a program launched in bethesdaford center will employ testing and more. >> so we have other chances here that are strong because this is one of the causes of the symptoms he believes networks will have power to bring answers to patients. >> idea to bring everything we have into these difficult cases and familie families >> let's update the forecast. cooler. >> yes. >> a bit cooler today. lots of low clouds and fog pushing across the bay. let's talk about september weather. conditions here in san francisco, average high temperatures in san francisco, first of september is 70 degrees. average high temperatures increased and greatest rainfall amount means an interesting weather month sunny skies, warm conditions here in the bay area, a warm up from today's conditions mid-60s tomorrow, mid to upper 70s around the bay. and 80s around the bay. >> like to see this continue. when does summer end? >> august, last part of september. >> thank you. >> okay. >> now, larry beil here with sports. >> what should 49ers do? options