virginia would do with regard to reducing non-marital births and mentioned larcs and so forth. it was a very nice column. and i thought wow, who is this guy. by coincidence, the next week i met him because we were meeting about preschoolers. this is one of his focuses. since he's been an elected official has been preschool. it turned out well, and they were able to clear his schedule, so he came. so he is a doctor. he's pied yeah trick neurologist, he has an undergraduate degree from virginia military institute and a medical degree from eastern virginia medical school and he's not only lieutenant governor but active in practice, plus he teaches. so, you know, he doesn't get a good night's sleep very often. and, as i said, his political career began in 2008 when he was elected to the virginia state senate and he's been lieutenant govern since 2013. i want to tell you that i know for sure that he's a very open-minded individual. and the reason i know that is that his son is a, doing his residen residency, thank you for that complicated term. residency, at the university of north carolina,

planning featuring virginia's lieutenant governor, ralph northam. with policy change by planned parenthood that they will no longer accept payment for fetal tissue. this is being held at brookings institution in washington. >> i will make some dictions. then we'll have belle review volume of future children to hear primarily about the volume i think is the best, if you want to go to one place to know about the status of research and thinking about marriage, this is it. it is extremely good volume. eight chapters or seven chapters of various aspects of marriage, including several chapters on folks on birth control. given our interest in birth control we decided to focus this event on birth control so that is what we're here to talk about. when belle finishes reviewing volume, i will review the policy brief. then we're very fortunate to have lieutenant governor that many here. i will talk -- northam here. we'll give you a chance to ask him questions after we ask him some questions. we'll have a panel, magnificent panel of people experts on this great issue. i will ask them questions and hope

governor of virginia, doug wilder, he lays out some of that criticism, son of virginia life in america's political arena. why he thinks obama could have done better for blacks in america. >> you were the first black governor since the civil war. >> first elected ever. >> that's right. during reconstruction they weren't elected. you have some interesting words in your book about president obama. let me just quote from 159. you say during the president's first term, organizations representing african americans were particularly side lined and even directly insulted. president obama in his administration seemed utterly tone deaf to the voice of the african american community. tell me what you meant by that. >> well, there were any numbers of things that people would thought would take place. the neighborhoods, the communities. schools. crime. many of them thought that there might be a rebuilding of the cities. he said one of the best speeches i've heard him make is at the u.s. conference of mayors, i was a mayor for a period of time. and he said that cities were not the obstacles

winding through richmond virginia tonight. that's where trump is expected to speak to an eager crowd. garret is there with a preview. >> reporter: i'm at the richmond international raceway where any minute now we expect trump to take the stage for his first campaign rally in the commonwealth of virginia. he was supposed to have a rally in virginia beach that got washed out by fear of the approaching hurricane. now he is back, ready to bring his brand of politics here to virginia. we don't know what he will say at this event. hetends to ramble through a list of topics he knows people want to hear about and some of the topics of the day in the headline. we expect to hear about immigration, the military, many i talked to really want to hear about that subpoena vet -- and veterans and be expect a steady stream of insults and attacks for his challengers. already today he is leveling new attacks at bernie sanders. we don't know if he will stay focused on sanders or train some of his fire on hillary clinton after her strong performance in the debate but as soon as he takes the stage weishly

-- ofbureau -- friedmans the freedmen's bureau. and abandon land headquartered in petersburg, virginia issued a circular, which highlights the challenges that face the bureau in the postwar years. , theirnt superintendents respective counties, their plantations, and made themselves acquainted with the working of the new system of free labor. was the many extravagant ideas and impressions among them as to their status as friedman men. freed the property of their former masters is to be divided above -- divided among them. if they hired themselves for another year in implied servitude for five years. or that the government will feed them in idleness. by careful advice endeavor to remove any prejudices or lack of confidence that may exist between the two classes, assure them that the government will protect them in person, property, and all their rights and privileges, but they alone are responsible for the .aintenance urged them all to make contract for another year either for wages or a share in the crops and be prepared to ratify such contracts on the spot. disturbed them that and deso

county. dark green. western washington county. panhandle of west virginia down 81 from hagerstown,/jjw winches laray. metro area, light rain around the beltway and 50 between washington and annapolis. the beltway north of washington and up to 70 is wet with light rain. light rain around the beltway from bethesda to fairfax county, 66 and route 7 to that pavement is wet as this rain continues to track on through. temperatures are milder this morning. in the 50s to near 60 degrees. been holding steady that way all overnight. prepare for a wet morning commute. midday showers and then storms moving through this evening. melissa, what's happening on the roads. >> right now looks like the crash we've been talking about, 395 at boundary channel drive having just cleared out of the way. tow truck on the way a couple of minutes ago. it makes sense that that is moving along and not going to cause a problem any longer. taking a look at 66. again, overall pretty green on 66 and 95. we're quite green here looking at the radar. moving through the area most of 66 and 95 here you're going to see some

why we could see more like this as the storm moves in. >>> virginia executes its first inmate in three years. tonight, the last minute appeals that did not hold up. >>> powerful words from president obama about gun violence. >> somehow, this has become routine. >>> witnesses describing terri y terrifying moments at a community college in oregon. we just learned the name of the gunman. >> first, tonight, folks, this is just the beginning. our nor'easter is here, heavy rain, flash flooding all coming our way the next 36 hours. >> virginia's national guard mobilized 800 troops tonight to be ready to respond to flood damage. tomorrow, another alert day and our team coverage starts once again in the storm center with doug. what can we expect overnight? >> i tell you, this is one nasty raw 24-36 hour period and extend that to saturday night. we have rain and wind coming in. this is towards union station and winds gusting at 24-25 miles an hour at the airport and notice a few rain gusts. the radar, all lit up with rain. most on the light side in montgomery county, fairfax, loudolou loud

first speaker this morning comes to us from the macarthur memorial in a norfolk, virginia. when i was there visiting this spring. it was my first opportunity to get it down and visit. he said the only thing that is equitable for the type of thing he is overseeing would be a presidential library. that stunned me a little bit. that is a significant thing. if you think about what douglas macarthur did during world war ii, afterwards in korea, he really shaped the face of the pacific in a way that no one else has. that repository of documents and memorabilia and artifacts is really a significant component of the 20th-century. chris kolakowski is the caretaker of that. it was really quite a remarkable shift for me, as i understood what chris is up to down there. but that's his day job. by night, he is still in love with the american civil war. he got started in fredericksburg in spotsylvania. he has since gone on to perryville, where he was in charge of the battlefield out there. he has gone on to the george patton museum, that got him into world war ii, which led him at norfolk at the mac

editorial about what he hoped virginia would do with regard to reducing non-martial births, and mentioned larcs and so forth. it was really a very nice column. i thought, "wow, who is this guy?" by coincidence, the next week i meant him. so it turned out well and they were able to clear his schedule and so he came. so he is a doctor. he's a pediatric neurologist. he has an undergraduate degree from virginia military institute and then a medical degree from eastern virginia medical school. and he's not only lieutenant governor, but he's active in practice, plus he teaches. so he doesn't get a good night's sleep very often. as i said, his political career began in 2008 when he was elected to the virginia state senate, and then he's been lieutenant governor since 2013. i want to tell you that i know for sure that he's a very open-minded individual. and the reason i know that, is that his son is doing his residency. residency, at the university of north carolina at chapel hill, which is not overly popular in virginia. so you can tell he's a very open-minded gentleman. so, lieutenant

-- 202 to merge on to kenilworth. virginia 95 the volume for you has been northbound heading into quantico. then out of dale city into woodbridge. complicating matters a crash on the shoulder on 123 that slows things down. industrial road and industrial drive, police are out with an accident off of backlick road. route 9 near harpers ferry road, loud down county word of a -- loudoun county word of a crash that had police responding. andrea, nick, back you to. >>> we have the latest some breaking news out of the district. the search is on for suspectses in a stabbing in northeast. police say a woman was stabbed repeatedly at 53rd and dick streets around 1:00 this morning. she was conscious when she was taken to the hospital. no word on her condition right now and also no word on a motive in this case. >>> new tensions between the u.s. and china. a u.s. navy destroyer has entered the water around the south sea. china crepes the island chain is within its borders -- claims the island chain is within its borders. >>> house republican leaders have struck a budget deal with the white ho

. leon: what a scene. thank you. a startling statistic out of virginia tonight. more people in the commonwealth are dying after overdosing on heroin than in car accidents. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg in the newsroom tonight with a closer look at the numbers. what a wake ul call. jeff: this -- wake-up call. jeff: this is a trend we have seen. decrease in fatalities on virginia highways, a positive trend. but what is troubling is the increase from the death of drug overdose fueled in large part by a heroin and prescription drug problem only getting worse. there is simply no other way to put it. heroin use in virginia has become an epidemic. >> 25 years. i have never seen something this dramatic. jeff: jane is a clinical director at phoenix house, drug treatment facility in arlington and she is not surprised that fatal drug overdoses in virginia exceed deaths from highway crashes. according to the office of the attorney general in 2014, 728 people died because of overdoses compared with 700 died on the virginia highways. >> it does not seem to be getting better. it se

agreement and public opinion on the u.s. and europe. virginia lieutenant governor spoke earlier this week about improving access to birth control for women in his state and finding common ground in refusing the number of abortions regardless of one's party affiliation. this happened at the brookings institution and including other speakers with experience in family planning programs. it runs almost two hours. >> welcomes to brookings. center and my former codirector is here to watch me carefully and correct my errors. i'm glad the you were able to come this morning. if we start at 9:30, everyone comes at 9:40. it's amazing how that works out, but that is how it is. here is the plan for the event today. i will make some introductions. if you want to go to one place to know about the status of research and thinking about marriage, this volume is it. it includes several chapters on birth control, and given our interest on birth control here, we decided we would focus this event on birth control. that is what we are here to talk about. when bell finishes reviewing the volume, i will review th

technology being tested now in virginia, cars that can alert emergency vehicles and police stopped on the side of the road and cars that will gradually slow you down if they detect something behind you while you're backing up. >>> get ready for another frigid morning, cold one out there, with most of you waking up in the 30s and 40s. look at the flag flapping in the wind there outside union station. will the cooler temperatures stick around? that's the big question. 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. straight to tom kierein to find out what kind of weather we're going to have today. >> the flags flapping from the south, that brings in warmer weather by later today. there is capitol hill. chilly morning, milder weather moves in during the afternoon. we're continuing our drive pattern all the way into the weekend. temperatures now not as cold as yesterday. but down into the mid to upper 30s, nearby suburbs. around the beltway, low to mid-40s. mid-40s to upper 40s around the bay. most locations above freezing there, shenandoah valley in the 30s and low to mid-4

so far. this including all of virginia, the nearby suburbs, the eastern bay and the eastern shore. this is in effect until 9:00. any potted plants, bring them in. frosted car windows, you'll be scraping this off as the temperatures are below freezing for another hour or two. melissa checking on a couple of issues this morning. >> had a couple of issues, tom. we sent a chopper to look at what's going on. looks nice and clear and vacuum looks light. don't have to worry about that any more. 270 southbound, we had a crash. they're going 23 miles an hour as you're approaching bucky's town pike there. so folks probably normal vacuum and then they're looking to the left at this accident. route 1 at groveton street still have the road closed because of wires down. >> melissa, thank you. 6:01. we're staying on on the of breaking news. west virginia in the northeast is shut down for a police investigation. let's get to "news4" with more on how the sunrise might affect this investigation. derrick. >> reporter: well, we expect as more of the morning commuting traffic starts to come through th

the gentleman from west virginia, mr. mooney, for five minutes. mr. oney: thank you, speaker. my state of west virginia is experiencing a crisis. west virginia is leading the country in a rather grim category, drug overdoses. this issue goes beyond party lines and it is ripping our state apart. president obama is bringing national attention to our drug crisis by coming to my district today this afternoon to discuss the prescription drug and heroin epidemic. the statistics are disturbing. overdoses in west virginia increased by 134% between 2012 and 2013, which accounts for about 34 drug overdose deaths per 100,000 west virginia residents. this overdose rate is more than double the national average. there is no magical solution to this epidemic. we need local, state and federal officials to work together to effectively fight back. one of the ways we can do this is to have the federal government's support, the high intensity drug trafficking area .rogram, also known as hida it provides needed funds to law enforcement to combat drug trafficking while also helping local treatment and

, virginia, issued a circular which highlights the challenges that face the bureau in the postwar era. wrote, assistant superintendents will at once commence -- commence a tour of the different counties, visit different plantations, and make themselves acquainted with the system of free labor, disabuse the minds of the friedman -- freed men of the many misconceptions as to their status. if the government is to give them land, the plantation property of their former masters is to be up -- divided among them. if they remain in their old homes they are not free, or if they hire themselves for another year in implied servitude for five years. or that the government will feed them in idleness. by careful plane advice we will endeavor to remove any prejudices or lack of confidence that may exist between the two classes, we will protect them in person and property in all their rights and privileges, but they alone are responsible for the .aintenance of themselves urge them all to make contracts , and befor another year prepared to ratify such contracts on-site. explain to them the distur

virginia, moving their way toward the virginia line here. so luray, winchester, hagerstown and martinsburg, the best chance for seeing rain over the next hour or two. in and around metro, our best chances for rain come in after 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. even that is not much. temperatures right now are in the upper 50s and low 60s. montgomery county, near 54 with risk of a shower after 7:00 a.m. cloudy skies at noon time. temperatures near 65 and about 70 when you come home from work and school. impact the rain drops will have on your commute. for now, trouble on 270. >>> big backups on 270. chopper 4 over the scene. looks worse than we were expecting. you can see disabled semitrucks there blocking two central plainplain lanes. very slow as you're headed southboundme me southbound. another problem, baltimore road at wellington, a crash, that crash is in the intersection there. beltway at st. barnabas moving along fine. battery lane, tow truck on the way there. more on the crash at 270 slowing things down in a couple of minutes. >>> breaking news, officials release details of a

update on the commute in virginia along 95 in 10 minutes. over to you. >>> a quick check on what is in the news right now. people in oregon and around the country are coming to grips with yet another mass shooting. at least nine people killed and several others injure when had a gunman opened fire on the campus of umpqua community college. >> the 26-year-old suspect died in a gun battle with police. >>> and hurricane joaquin continues its path toward the united states. the category four storm is slowly moving off the bahamas after dumping nearly 2 feet of water there. some projections show it going way east and others have it making land fall many the new york city area. >>> right now, states of emergency have been declared in virginia and maryland in anticipation of the weekend event. >> reporter: folks here in prince georges county and the city not telecommute today. we are see a stream of commuters with umbrellas inhand preparedded to begin their day. and who knows. there are a lot of cars in the parking lot. who knows what they'll come home to because this area here on main street

. allow extra time. big area under a freeze warning. eastern shore, most of maryland and virginia, this is in effect until 9:00 this morning. we'll have frosty cold conditions. temperatures right now are at or below freezing. upper 20s. dulles down to 29. manassas, warrenton, 28 degrees. gaithersburg and frederick. right at reagan national, it's in the upper 30s, near 40s. your weather headline, a cold morning, chilly afternoon we can look forward to a warmer pattern coming later this week. now, melissa, good morning. what's going on now? >> good morning we have a problem at g.w. parkway. we have an issue off to the right side of the roadway with the right lane blocked there this morning. right now in alexandria route 1 at groveton street, we're shut down on route 1 there in both directions because of an issue with a power line that is down across the roadway there this morning. west virginia avenue northeast shut down between mt. olivet and fenwick there this morning because of a police investigation. 66 and 95, no major problems. eun? >> thank you, melissa. expect a bit of a sho

ago, maryland and virginia both in a state of emergency. >> out of an abundance of caution, moments ago i signed an executive order to clear a state of emergency in anticipation of hurricane joaquin. this is a proactive measure to ensure that all necessary resources are mobilized and areas of our state with the greatest potential need. >> we have live team coverage. meteorologistveronica johnson and we'll start with doug kammerer and amelia segal. >> the nor'easter will be the one that will continue to impact our region as we move on through the afternoon here. we will see winds begin to pick up here later on, but it's friday into saturday and then we look towards joaquin. >> our eyes are really focused especially later in the day tomorrow and that's when we think the most rain will fall. >> that's when we had the flash flood watch that's in effect across the region and storm team 4 radar tracking the rain and we've seen a lot of rain in places like prince george's county and almost none down to the south and down towards southern maryland and you have not seen much in the way of ra

central virginia. nothing in our area just yet. but the umbrella ready for today. 35 now in martinsburg. 36 gaithersburg. 44 in washington. hometown forecast, halfway, virginia, fauquier county, 36 this morning. maybe a sliver of sunshine. cloudy by noon and chances for rain by 6:00 or 7:00 this evening. what to wear forecast in ten minutes. check on traffic instantaneously. >> here i am. whenever you call for me, here i am. earlier crash that we were not even seeing on camera, i should mention, it is now, we believe, out of the way. not seeing it here at all this morning. we're not getting any reports of it either. 66 looking good coming into town there. inner loop and outer loop don't have any major issues there. top of the beltway, live picture for you, no problem. same thing looking at prince george's county here, don't have any major issues to speak of right now. we'll keep an eye on things for you and be back here at 5:11. >>> cleaning out the barn, that's how john boehner describes reaching a budget deal last night. government spending levels through 2017, extending t

people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad. >>> incredible. it's basketball season already? >> it's basketball season. >> i can only handle so much. football has me wired up. >> everything is going on now. the wizards make their debut against the knicks. they may be without their head coach. several executives are in minnesota attending a memorial for flip saunders. wizards, 2-0 to start the season for the first time in ten years. and for the bunch, it hasn't been that pretty. they came down from 10 in the fourth. bradley automobibeals. they know there's much to improve on. >> a team that can go through adversity early on is good. we haven't played great basketball yet. we won in close games. it's good and great to get off to a 2-o start. we have to play better. >> we have a ways to go to be where we want to be, but it's better that way, being 2-0 and still have things to work on. >> capitals in action tonight down in florida to take on the panthers coming off a win last night. plenty of co

37, winchester. 46 in washington now. hometown forecast, halfway, virginia, cold start in the 30s and have your umbrella ready to go. >>> right now, news 4 cri's kri wright just arrived on the scene. what are you seeing right now? >> we're on south maple avenue between wallace and tenor hill. this is where the pipe -- there is nothing happening on the scene now because fairfax water is waiting for the you tilt company to give the all clear before they can actually start repairs. i'm told that's should be within the hour. the break you're looking at is below the ground here. it is a six inch water main. we're told about ten customers don't have water. fairfax water has shut off the water and they're telling us about ten customers are without water. that doesn't mean ten people. let me five you an idea of what that means. there are homes down this way and then if you go back behind us here, there is a business, a pizza shop and office space above that. and then right there on the corner down there is an apartment or condo complex. that could be considered one customer, for example, but

of virginia tonight. police in prince william county are trying to figure out how a dead body ended up in a car in dale city. the body spotted earlier today, news4's dars an expenser is live in dale city with the latest. >> reporter: >> and ericka, we can say that this is a death investigation. that's pretty much all that prince william county police are confirm. we found out about this investigation from a viewer phone call, not from police themselves. they are confirming a couple details tonight. let's show you what's going on at the scene. as you said, a viewer had called in because their streets have been blocked off here since earlier this afternoon. some folks not able to get out. this is where the investigation is taking place. police have confirmed that a body was found in a vehicle here this afternoon on hamilton drive. we have no information about the victim. in fact, police are not saying if there is more than one victim involved in this investigation. we simply don't know at this point. police do say that there's no public safety threat here in dale city tonight. police

republican presidential andidate donald trump held a campaign rally in virginia. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the next president of the united states, donald j. trump! >> i do love virginia. what a place. i have a lot of people who work really hard. i pay them a lot of money. probably too much money but that's ork. and i have the vineyards in virginia. you know about that. in louden county i have trump national which is a lot of success, along the potomac river. probably no place like it. e have tremendous success in virginia. the truth is, they're so good that i actually need them more than they need me. does that make sense? it's one of those things. where is carrie? get up here. come on. she's so incredible. she runs the vineyards. trump vineyards. you know what it is. a lot of people go -- in fact, one of the drivers was telling me he goes there back and forth ll the time bringing people. but carrie willard runs it and she has done such an incredible job. we took it over about four years ago. it was to put it mildly, in serious trouble. it is close to 2,000 acres

. president? the presiding officer: the senator from west virginia. a senator: thank you, mr. president. today i rise on behalf of west virginian families and communities and all hardworking americans who will bear the burden of these onerous carbon mandates. mrs. capito: the bipartisan resolution of disapproval that i have introduced with my colleagues, senator heidi heitkamp and 47 other cosponsors, will block greenhouse gas regulations targeting existing power sources. i also very longly support leader mcconnell's companion resolution to block the regulations targeting new power plants. as i was thinking about this teach spoad and as i rise to give this speech, i realize i've said many of these same words so many times before. expressed the same frustrations and spouted off similar statistics. so what's the difference this time? well, the difference is we've already seen the devastating effects and the callous nature of regulatory overreach. and so we know what the new reality would be. the new reality would be what we're facing with these new carbon regulations. the reality of the f

little bit of wet rain. the pavement is wet around the region. pulling out of west virginia coming out of virginia these patches of green, light rain, charles county into prince william, fauquier over into culpeper. this is moving a bit off to the north and east. here's the hour-by-hour times on that. by 9:00, a few more light showers coming through between 9:00 and noon. a few light showers and then it crosses the bay during the afternoon and we get some sunshine breaking out as temperatures jump into the 60s. change is on the way. that's coming right up. >> in other news, they're surveying the damage left from hurricane patricia. the storm did not have the impact that was feared and bypassed the major cities. so more than 300,000 homes have been heavily damaged. more than 200,000 have lost power. here at home a development out of prince williams county where we're trying to work out the name of the person found dead insi inside of a car. police are now calling it a death investigation and are not releasing any other details. people told "news4" their street was taped off for hour

virginia, upper 60s near 70 through loudoun, prince william, fauquier and to culpepper. a gorgeous autumn day. southern maryland should be beautiful as well. calvert, charles, st. mary's, southern prince george's and king george looking great with highs in the upper 60s to near 70. counties along the pennsylvania border, frederick, washington, gorgeous autumn day. shenandoah, warmer there, to the low 70s, near 70 out in the valleys of eastern west virginia. beautiful autumn day coming up. let's check on our traffic this morning. construction going on around the region. >> we do have road work here and there, not a ton everywhere. enough worth mentioning here this morning. inner loop at 95, two lanes blocked, sounds like that's something -- we talked about it last night on the 11:00 p.m. show. this sounds like something that will get out of the way here in just a couple of minutes. 370 at 270, still have that road work happening as you're headed to 270 this morning. that is something you may have to contend with some lanes blocked near 270. 95 southbound at lorton. we have vehicles

was unsuccessful blueprint for the government. washington agreed to take part as the virginia delegate and it presided, taking an active role in shaping the constitution as we know it today. for me, this lecture, beginning with the last one and concluding a month from now, concludes an amazing year that began a year ago, last september, with the opening of the fred w smith library for the studying of george washington. during that year, as a library fellow, i finished my book on washington which came out this week and i was able to give a copy away. during that time, while i was here, i learned what a rich treasure, we all have, especially those of you who live near it, here at mount vernon. the staff here is extraordinarily dedicated, loyal and collegial. years, the mount vernon ladies association has kept this place special. with the new library that i got to enjoy and the orientation center and the education center, i would say that no group of women have done so better, at least since martha did it alone, and among those more -- remarkable women, you are able i want toem s

now it's below or near freezing across much of maryland and west virginia and virginia this morning except right near the waters. it's right in the low 40s there. it has dipped a little below freezing. maryland, virginia, shenandoah valley valley where it dose down into the upper 20s this morning. at the bus stop this morning it will be cold. just in the upper 20s to around 30. then between 8:00 and 9:00 into the mid-30s. so layer up this morning. you'll need a coat. you'll need your sunglasses. umbrella, warm hat and pants, too, as you'll have a chill with us for the day ahead. melissa, any problems on the road? >> taking a look at the road, no issue outbound. you're looking good here this morning. 270 at montrose road, northbound and southbound, everything is roll ag long nicely here. top of the beltway, no major problems. b.w. parkway looks nice and clean. much of the earlier roadwork looking nice. from quantico to virginia, 18 minutes. you can't go any faster. southbound as you head through wood bridge because of roadwork. we'll take a live look at 270 kojing up. >> melissa, tha

of emergency have been declared in virginia and maryland as we noted and also in north carolina and new jersey. officials in those states are telling residents to be ready for anything. >> we will have flooding. we will see trees down. we will see power lost. our message to everybody in the commonwealth is be prepared. >>> have water, batteries and flashlights at the ready in case of power outages. be prepared to look after family members and neighbors who might need assistance. several roads have already washed away in virginia. a total of 57 roads are still closed all over that state. >>> the coming rain means an extra load for public works crews, and it will dampen the weekend plans for many people. bureau chief julie carey joins us live from alexandria where residents might be spending their weekend fending off flooding. >> thanks to city workers, alexandria businesses and residents will have access to sandbags tomorrow if they think they need to hold back the water. there are stacks and stacks ready to go. a scene repeated over and over in alexandria and other virginia communit

minutes. >> states of emergency are in effect for both virginia and maryland ahead of hurricane joaquin and the heavy rain expected in virginia. flooding has washed away a handful of roads and the declaration is a precaution to ensure resources are available for the areas that are susceptible to flooding. >> we are going to see flooding throughout the commonwealth over the next 36 hours. we already have flooding in the commonwealth. be prepared and have flashlights in case of power outages. be prepared to look after family members and neighbors who might need assistance. >> northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is live in alexandria where both are getting ready for heavy rain and alexandria is used to that in low-lying areas. jules? >> reporter: who knew sandbags would be comfortable to sit on. this small stack of sandbags will go very quickly when alexandria starts passing them out, but there are many, many more to take their place. look at this assembly line that is going at this hour. public works crews filling bag after bag today. they'll have between 8,000 and 10,000 ready to

passage, of course, on a ship bound to virginia, you had the right to receive 50 acres of land for free. so that was an enticement for many of the second and third sons. >>> my name is jerry kester and i'm a costumed interpreter on the scotch irish farm. the time period here is between 1720 and 1740 and the farm comes from ulster, from the northern province of ireland. and this is the home of a farmer as well as a weaver. and 1720s, 40s, that is what the people start leaving ireland to come to america because they want a better life. and part of the reasons they are leaving is there has been a big depression in the linen market because there is a whole series of doubts and you are having foot shortage and famine and the flaxseed is low so there is a depression of the quality. and when the leases run out, the land lord doubles and triples the rents. so if you want a better life for yourself and your family, you sell everything you have and off you go to america. daily life, oh, you could get up early, the women or girls who go out and start milking cows and cook breakfast and then w

. this looks like a winter wonderland in virginia virginia. some areas got up to nine inches of snow up to the weekend. it wreaked havoc on drivers. they were blamed for 50 wrecks in upstate new york alone. meteorologist brian van de graaff is tracking the weather for us. which fall should we expect around here tomorrow? brian: the warm autumn day. live from the belfort furniture weather center. the temperatureses only got to the 50 today. 55 degrees right now. 55 downtown. south 9-mile-per-hour. humidity is low. crisp for some. 55 in waldorf. there are 60's to the west. the temperatures won't be as cold. it's closer to town and the upper 30's at college park. we have more in a few minutes. >> a dozen families are without a home after a fast-moving apartment fire. it happened at the staple chase apartments not far from 95. live with how families are coping. >> no one got hurt. check out the damage to the upper floor of the apartment complex. they do not believe it's related to the cold snap. the fire consumed the upper flow apartments. >> on the bushes and the back of the buildings.

days a year. we would love to see you so please come and visit us in stanton, virginia. >>> this is the first of a two part series on the frontier culture museum. part two explores life on the early american frontier. can you watch this and other american artifacts programs any time by visiting our website at c-span.org/history. >>> you're watching american history tv in prime time. you can find american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. located in stanton, virginia, the frontier culture museum tells the story of the early american frontier. we visit original 19th century houses have the shenandoah valley relocated to the museum and hear interpreters. we visit two farm house an a schoolhouse to learn how life changes for members ore the course of a century and how politics impacted this area before the civil war. this is the second of a two-part series. >>> my name is joe herget, i'm the director of marketing here at the museum in stanton, virginia. we

plot to murder students and faculty at a fredericksburg, virginia high school and tonight, the 15 and 17-year-old male students are being held without bond at a juvenile detention center. their names have not been released but we're told they're both students at river bend high school. both teens have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. >> police investigation did reveal that these youths had access to firearms. okay? i'm not going to say more than that. and they apparently -- as i understand it -- that their threat -- or their plot was to phone in a bomb threat and then shoot people as they came out of school. >> there's no other way to say this through the dogmatic efforts of that school resource officer and the training and experience that he's had, in working in the school environment, we were able to catch this thing long before it became a different kind of story. >> we've also learned the plot was discovered when authorities reviewed social media accounts belonging to those two suspects. >>> tragedy struck oklahoma state university today. when an alleged drunk dr

popular in end virginia. thank you very much for coming. [applause] >> good morning. thank you for that kind introduction. i have two children he is doing neurosurgery trading in chapel hill that was not his first race by he is enjoying it down there to work hard having a good experience. they give for your comments and i appreciate the opportunity to be here this morning to take me away from where i practice medicine in the city of richmond is ever capital in virginia it is nice to get a day in the nation's capital her also to thank them of breaking his institution fall of the great work there will be doing. i will try to go through the next 10 or 50 minutes to explain that that as a practitioner is a pediatric neurologist and as a policy maker the concept of contraception as of way to decrease unplanned pregnancy or the number of abortions not only in virginia but in this country and our society but also to increase the health and well-being of our children and their families. it is an important concept for a practitioner and policy maker. a lot of people don't realize the of lieutena

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seen these brutal police killings. we've seen the particularly violent shootings of two virginia reporters killed on air last week. last month, members of our military targeted in tennessee, moviegoers in louisiana, and of course in june, church parishioners in charleston. and of course many of our cities are seeing an increase in violence that we're looking at very closely. this violence against all of us, of us wear, has to end. our dialogue has to be focused on preventing violent crime as it touches all of us. and that is what the justice department's violence reduction network will address at its summit in detroit later this month. we'll be convening a meeting with law enforcement officers from around the country to discuss, along with representatives from doj, to discuss these strategies to end this uptick if violent crime, and to help prevent this from occurring. this is just one of a number of efforts we are taking to reduce violent crime. we take this very seriously. again, i just want to say that the department of justice stands ready to support law enforcement around th

german farm site here at frontier culture museum of virginia. daily life was pretty much hard work. you are always working the farm. there is always work to do, no matter what time of the year. and so there is definitely gardening to be done, field work, animal care, cooking, food preservation, cleaning. there is always something to do. it is very busy life. not a lot of leisure time. spinning pretty much is just twisting. and it is flax fiber. it comes from the stock of the flax plant. it is the type of fiber that makes linen. and all of the clothing that i'm actually wearing is linen. so it actually is nothing more than the fiber that is here. so when you spin it, you feed it into the spinning wheel and you let the spinning wheel twist it and you smooth it over with water as it is twisting it will go across the hooks and wrap right on the to the spool. and once the thread is made, you have to hand it to a weaver. the weaver will use a loom and make a fabric. and that can be made into clothing. so the spinning wheel just makes the thread. they probably did more spinning in the win

where residents can be present instead of virginia beach. vdot is considering a commuter lot. the prince william county board of supervisors says it did not support the proposed location, which is near 66 and route 15 in haymarket. some people worry that putting the lot there could destroy a cattle farm. vdot wants the lot in the general area and says it will look at other options. >>> heads up for parents this morning. spring ridge middle school in saint mary's county is closed. water at the school tested positive for coliform. school officials say it doesn't look like there is bacteria in the water and they're closing the school today as a precaution. they expect to reopen tomorrow. spring ridge middle school in saint mary's county is closed today. >>> in the day ahead, d.c. police chief will speak with neighbors in the hill east neighborhood. that's the area east of capitol hill. people living there have dealt with home invasion, rape, several street robberies and a murder in the last two weeks. tonight's meeting begins at 7:00 at friendship chamberlain charter school in southe

people on the other side of the aisle, the chair of the gop here in virginia -- they talked a lot about why it will not be smooth sailing. we will have that, highlights, and some important fact-checking from yesterday's testimony all coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. jummy: thanks so much. another blow for republican presidential candidate jeb bush to tell you about. he has ordered across-the-board pay cuts to his campaign. staffers learned about the cuts in a conference call today. they were told some of their job functions will be changing as well. also changing this friday, some cooler air settling in in the forecast. meteorologist eileen whelan is here with a look at the weekend forecast for us. eileen: looking pretty good. i have to say, what great weather for a friday. it is cooler than yesterday, but still so nice. any of those morning clouds are now out of here. breakthroughs blue skies. 67 at reagan national. if you look closely, look at how red the trees are turning. we are getting close to peak. if you have chance to check out the fully today or a

nurses attempted to revive strong before fire department rescue units brought him to the virginia hospital center. there, he was pronounced dead. the medical examiner's office will conduct an autopsy. strong's death is under investigation by the arlington county police. andrea mccarren, wusa9. >> and this is the second death at the county's detention facility this year. the first occurred august 22nd when a 48-year-old inmate was a history of medical issues was discovered unconscious in his cell and later died. >>> well, a trench collapse in howard county left one person trapped that collapse happened around 7:30 tonight in the 6400 block of barching place in columbia. workers reportedly digging a water line just before the collapse. fire and rescue crews say that a man was buried up to his chest in the trench that was nearly 11 feet deep. he was able to help rescue workers free him we're told he's expected to be okay. >>> well, thousands of people gathered on the national mall today for the 20th anniversary of the million man march. called justice or elf including the families of

the middle of next month. >> open enrollment begins in less than a week. in virginia, many of you who want coverage through the health care exchange will see premiums go up. rates will rise about 4% for 2016 coverage that is still 3% less than most other states. government is also offering plans. >> i'm going deeper. >> how much more do you have to go? >> 45 to 50. >> the department of education is looking to change the pay as you earn. it would limit the interest if your loan is modified down based on income. married couples who face hardship is looking to change rules. >>> now your storm team 4 forecast. >> well, don't say we didn't warn you. take a live look at storm team 4 radar this morning as the rain continues to move through this morning. don't expect to stop any time soon. good morning, everyone. i'm eun yang. i'm aaron gilchrist. we have complete team coverage for you. let's get started with meteorologist tom kierein. >> around the region we do have wet pavement from some overnight light rain. we don't have any of the heavy rain yet. that will be arriving later today. st

cars in virginia. how it could ease jonathan: if you filled up lately you know this. low gas prices holding steady. $2 a gallon in virginia. the average price is $2.03. that is 90 cents lower than a year ago. lower than the national average which is $2.26. the metro average is $2.20. alison: round one in alexandria now open after an accident that caused a major road closure there. the downed live wires forced officials to shut down route one. repair crews fixed the problem. jonathan: i guess it's called an old movie. time to check out the traffic situation. that is just not moving much. >> you said it. it's a tough ride today. several delays. 495 in virginia. both directions. the inner loop is solid on the left side of the screen. you can see directed the traffic to the right side heading to the legion bridge. the oner loop has it continue past connecticut as well. it has been cleared and you can see the impact it's had as you head this way. in virginia, 66 eastbound on the rightside of the screen. there is a shoulder. extra volume westbound at 23. a lot of vol out from the capital

then. thank you, melissa. here's the latest on this weather alert day. maryland and virginia declared states of emergency because of expected rain. check any weekend events you have because many are rescheduled or canceled. crews spent the last 24 hours to protect businesses in old town alexandria. the threat of flooding is real this morning. the rain system could drop as much as 6 irns of rain over the next 24 to 36 hour. "news4's" megan mcgrath is live in d.c. where officials are taking precautions. megan? >> reporter: we're talking an awful lot of rain and certainly that raises the risk of flooding in the area. that's white this 17th street levee was built. i'm standing by one end of the wall here. what they're going to do is decide whether or not the federal flooding in the federal try age area is imminent. if they decide that, then bha they're going to start snapping in walls. little panel are going to fit in here and then those panels are going go all the way across 17th street. you'll no longer be able to use 17th street. that will be closed to traffic. the wall will go all the

. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond? you may think all people who run for office are pretty much the same... but not jill mccabe. she's a doctor... who's a pediatric emergency room physician at inova loudoun hospital. she's a mom... who knows the value of a quality education. she's a community leader... who will work in the state senate to reduce traffic and use some common sense. jill mccabe. she's not a politician... and in richmond, she'll work for us. >>> i'm molette green at the live desk new this hour. police are saying a kentucky fuj tish got close to residents before police tracked him dunld shot him dead just hours ago. kentucky police ended a news conference a little while ago about how they captured him. they say just before 3:00 a.m. he went to a home to ask for a ride but the couple rye fusefus called