. you heard chris say in arlington. one man sitting with his dog to watch the tree lighting on tv tells us he had quite the surprise. >> all of a sudden i felt the couch kind of shake for about two seconds. >> the u.s. geological survey -- report from people who felt shaking as far away as north carolina and connecticut came in. >>> today a former d.c. teacher will be sentenced. he admitted sexually assaulting six of his students. the abuse happened while he was a teacher at latin american montessori in northwest. he faces eight years in prison and will have to register as a 6:06 your time right now. we turn to new developments in matt lauer's firing from nbc news. six women accuse him of sexual misconduct. >> lauer was abruptly fired from the "today" show earlier this week following a complaint from a colleague. the alleged behavior started in sochi, russia and continued after that. lauer released a statement saying in part he is embarrassed and ashamed. >>> meanwhile, embattled michigan congressman john conyers is in a detroit hospital for a stress-related illness. the entire ho

story in arlington. police are searching for the man you see here. they say he manipulated his way into a bomb's apartment and secti -- a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her. >> molette green has more on the investigation. molette? >> reporter: good morning. arlington county police say he posed as a maintenance worker to gain entry into one of the units here at the eight tatrium condo. they have a good picture of the man they're looking for. arlington police say this man had an on under armour backpack when he went door to door on a single floor inside the condos until a woman opened up her this happened shortly before 10:00 sun morning. in his 20s, 6 feet tall and was wearing a gray sweatshirt. he left on foot. hear now from arlington police. >> this was a brazen attack. he was not only going around knocking on the doors but he was using that ruse knowing somebody would open their doors. it is a clear picture. somebody out there knows who he is and we need them to come forward and report that information. >> reporter: yeah, there are lots of questions remaining about this

another way around. back to you. >> darcy spencer in arlington, thank you. >>> we also have to check our forecast with foggy conditions early this morning. >> chuck and sheena are out in it. tell us what you you see. >> oh, yeah, lots of fog. the rain has left a soupy atmosphere. sheena is complaining her hair is getting frizzy. >> it's falling fla ing flat an some areas of improvement, 66 degrees. very calm wind and that's helping the fog settle. gaithersburg, half-mile visibility but we've seen big improvements so far as we go through the rest of the morning hours. warrington to a mile. was at zero earlier this morning. the relevant of this morning, i think we'll see fluctuations still looking at clouds around 2:00, light showers around hagerstown. we're going to keep the clouds in the forecast. temperatures low 80s. we do have a chance for showers, thunderstorms for the evening commute. keep that in mind. a few around. not as bad as yesterday. you might want to have the umbrella, big changes as we end out the week and head for the weekend. of course, we'll have the details and forecas

died for our country. >> and one will take place at arlington national cemetery where thousands of soldiers are buried. justin finch is live with more on the >> reporter: good morning. we can tell you large crowds are expected here as well. already we have seen flags and place cards for the fallen here as well as mourners gathering to have a moment of reflection or two here at the wall. and later today, there will be a ceremony here to honor the men and women who have served. a culmination of a week of tributes in our area. we know that on sunday, 300 plus volunteers did place 160,000 flowers on graves of the fallen at arlington national cemetery. and today some 75 volunteers will hand out 30,000 roses to visitors and their families at arlington. they will be based at the welcome section where many iraq and afghanistan service members are now interred. and we know that president trump as well will be visiting arlington national cemetery today. there will also be a national day of remembrance today at 3:00 this where they will have their ceremony today in honor of the vietnam vetera

. joint, thank you. >>> this morning we're keeping you up to date on the search for the man arlington county police say is responsible for a violent sexual assault. take a look. police want him off the streets before he strikes again. new video in the elevator has been released. police believe this is the suspect ase away. take a close look to see if you recognize him. he forced his way into a woman's apartment and sexually assaulted her. >>> 6:07. a live look at capitol hill and the white house where people are still reacting to former acting attorney general sally yates's testimony. the big development that she told the white house that then national security adviser, michael flynn, quote, could be black mailed by the russians. that's because he lied to his bosses about the contacts with the russian ambassador. nbc news learned that the president barack obama warned president trump about hiring flynn two days after the election. >>> georgetown university police are investigating what they're calling a hate crime this morning. >>> they say someone wrote an anti-semetic message in a r

conditions inside a home in arlington made it hard for firefighters to a couple trapped inside. one person died. a fire broke out on south grant street last night. >> we're live outside with more on that difficult rescue effort. justin? >> reporter: aaron, eun, good morning. at this hour restoration crews are working. the fire marshal is circling the scene but when the fire department got here they found heavy smoke conditions and fire on the first level of this home. another obstacle was clutter. there was so much of it that they struggled to open that front door. let's take you now to last night. the clutter again, did delay the official response here, we are told, especially when seconds count the most. inside they had two victims in here. one did die at the scene. another was rushed to the hospital and was seriously hurt. this is on south grant street here in arlington. neighbors say that the family has lived here for several decades and they also tell us too, that the response here was complicated by the conditions take a listen. >> clutter by the front door. units were only ab

. >>> the hunt is on for a man i arlington county that police say is armed and dangerous. jason johnson is accused of killing another man at a house party in arlington yesterday. the two had an argument, neighbors say waking up to a swarm of police cars was scary. >> this is an extremely quiet neighborhood. really family oriented. never a disturbance. just really out of character for the neighborhood. >> again, police say the suspect, jason johnson, is considered armed and dangerous. if you see him, call police. >>> this morning, d.c. police are trying to figure out why a 76-year-old woman beat a man to debt with a bat. tomacine bennett is charged with murder of 63-year-old walter clark. on friday, officers found clark inside a closet. he died at the hospital. according to the police report, bennett told officers she hit clark with a bat. >>> there is growing concern this morning for a missing take a good look at talisha coles. she went missing last thursday and has not been seen since. then there's another young woman, torri marie gibson, she's been missing since saturday morning. she

, thanks so much. >>> breaking news at 6:02 in arlington, virginia. two people were able to escape a massive house fire. this is on north ivy street. one person had to be rescued. >> news 4's kristin wright is there now. kristin, pretty incredible damage there and it happened fast. >> reporter: yes. it looks very, very bad. just found out the past few minutes that the guy firefighters pulled from a window of the house here was to the hospital. he is in critical condition. take a look at the house here. it looks terrible. we pulled up and i thought just, wow. these are members of the fire marshall's office as well as the fire department. they are here. they're cleaning up. they're also trying to figure out exactly how the fire started. so here's what we can tell you. three people were home when the fire began. two of them were able to get out of the house. they told firefighters when they got here that there was a third person, another man inside of the house in a bedroom on the upstairs. firefighters put up a ladder. they were able to climb and go in and rescue, pull out that third p

arlington and your child shows any signs of illness this morning, don't send them to school. that is the message from the arlington county health department. yesterday more than 80 kids at oak home with the stomach flu. school officials suspected maybe norovirus and they're testing for it to be sure. they're also working to disinfect all the surfaces at that school. >>> and cleanup continues in parts of northeast as well after a big snowstorm there. >> folks are digging out from philly to new york but their cleanup could seem minor compared to places like boston and other places of new england. they also made travel just miserable for millions. >> and good morning, everybody. what you need to do to get ready for the day today, layer up. it is a cold start this morning. you'll need your heaviest coat. you can leave the umbrella at home but also maybe a little wool hat and your gloves as well. probably could get away without the sunglasses. we'll bring you the whole forecast coming up. >>> metro riders listen up. there is a new safe track safety surge that will impact you starting this wee

picture. inner loop at 50, arlington boulevard. you can see all of the delays there from that earlier crash as well. we had all lanes blocked at one point now, at least some are getting by. 270 southbound is fine. top of the beltway is looking good. inner loop and outer loop looking good. remember to listen to wtop when you hop in your car today. hi, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. happy friday, everybody. a beautiful way to get your -- hopefully you have a long weekend, maybe today off, monday off. the weather gets increasingly warm and increasingly humid as we go into sun and next week. soak it in while we can. right now in washington 61 at national airport. no chance for rain today. it's 100% dry weather forecast for today and 95% dry for tomorrow, too. 51 highs in your hometown today, 80 degrees by the bay. 83 in fredericksburg. 82 in frederick. good night to go out to the ball game. nationals took one from the orioles last night. tonight the rangers are in town for a weekend series. 78 degrees at first pitch time which is 7:05. perfect night for baseball. a lot of stuff going on

they're going to vote for. here at bob and edith's it's a well-known diner in arlington. people love to dish about politics over their morning breakfast. people are starting to really come in and sit down. we've talked to some people who have come in, ordered their food and left out. one gentleman telling me he is a democrat. but he's leaning towards the candidate for governor who is the more nonpolitician, if you will. that's where we are with what people are talking about. still making up their minds in some cases. a lot their minds. they're still going to watch the debate tonight just in case something changes for them. people want to hear about local issues. what impacts them. one gentleman telling me, health issues are first and foremost. he wants to make sure the candidate for governor has that on his mind before he heads to the ballot booth. that is the latest live in arlington as folks start to sit down. we'll continue to talk to people coming up later on in the hour. back to you guys. >> let me say first, i love bob and edith's. the bacon -- >> it's an institution. been around

minutes. darcy spencer is working for you live in arlington with more on how to prevent this from happening to you. very odd, darcy. >> reporter: good morning. really unbelievable. this happened to a man who lives right here in arlington at this apartment complex. it happened in this parking lot. arlington county police are investigating. the thieves may never get far. this is what his car looked like. he walked out and found two doors gone, windows smashed. even police saying this is unusual. sometimes they steal a car, but they're possibly being hired by someone else to steal and use on someone else's car. here's how he reacted. >> i walked my dog, and i noticed the passenger door, the front and back door were removed. >> reporter: so we are working for you with common sense advice. you want to keep your car doors locked. that can be a deterrent. if you have the money, put put on a car alarm system. if the car alarm goes off, it may scare them away. another good idea, especially in an apartment complex, try to park in a well-lit area. >> darcy spencer in arlington. thanks. >>> a

started a series of shots for possible rabies exposure. arlington county animal control did not find a raccoons. apparently, the community does not allow trash cans. the homeowner's association newsletter says it's going to be discussing that issue. the residents can't leave the trash out at night. they have to put it out in the morning. >>> 6:09 now. evidence planted by police. body cameras putting them in the spotlight again. >>> a possible green light. how it could possibly impact your commute. >>> good morning. we're on facebook live right now. tune in with us. but we're talking about the heat. here are the things you need to know. dealing with the heat this afternoon. we have a heat advisory. you need to stay hydrated. don't stay outside for long periods of time and check on the elderly and your pets, of course. your neighbors as well. never leave pets or children in the car. way too hot for that. coming up, we'll tell you how hot it will feel in ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the c

arlington national cemetery with the effort ahead to make this place even more beautiful. >>> it's a warm and sticky one outside as you start off your monday. even hotter later this week. chuck and i will be back to talk >>> now on "news4 today," chopper 4 isiv you hit the road this monday morning. things are going to heat up, way up, in a hurry out there. >> we are also keeping an eye on chances for storms, storm team meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen are here to explain all that. they're on the weather deck. good morning, guys. >> the weather deck where it is very humid at this hour of the day. >> feels a little bit like florida at this time of the day. >> you would know. you're a florida girl that you are. >> lots of humidity around. the sun is already up before 6:00 a.m. under a mostly cloudy sky for now. there will be more than enough sunshine to get temperatures close to 90 degrees. very typical summer pattern. today's best chances for torms along the i-81 corridor. things will warm up by midweek and we're tracking a chance for raindrops on your coming weekend. for

the president will deliver the address from arlington. you can watch the president address tonight at 9:00 right here on nbc4. >>> protests and violence. the fight over confederate monuments. the future of the historical statues continue to divide. how another maryland monument could being on the chopping block. >>> we have a list of places you want to visit before the sky goes dark zoofrmts for the eclipse today, we have showers in the this afternoon. we had a couple develop in the last it couple sprinkles to the north of the district. coming up, we'll look at the eclipse forecast. what you can (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation to discover who you really are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place filled with adventure. take it in. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. >>> good monday morning as you wake up walking outside. it's mild outside. 75 degrees by 7:00 a.m. we have a few clouds and a couple isolated showers. by 10:00 a.m., mostly sunny, 83. mix of sun and clouds dur

return to the classroom. scott macfarlane has more. >> the long-time arlington county school teacher was never arrested by police, never charged with a crime and denies the allegation toss this day. but arlington county child protective services found the instructor committed sexual misconduct with an elementary school student. an investigation found that same teacher managed to get a new job in a new school district for three years. our investigation shows arlington county human services, the child protective service agency failed to notify the district when that he found. the sexual misconduct and failed to revoke the man's teaching license giving him access to more kids. >> it took three years for anyone to revoke the man's license. is that acceptable? >> i think of that sometimes really serious mistakes occur. i think allowing someone to continue to work and have access to other children is just a very egregious situation because we have the safety of children to consider. >> we investigate how that mistake happened and the broader loophole that could put many more kid at risk. i

there. in arlington, washington boulevard eastbound between columbia pike and 110 have accident activity blocking the right side of the roadway. linden, a vehicle left the roadway off to the left side into the trees. a lot of equipment headed to the scene. back to you. >>> tickets to see the nationals in the first round of the playoffs go on sale today. new want these though, you have to have a season the presale for season ticket holders starts at 10:00 this morning. tickets for the general public will be available on thursday. first game, friday, october 6th. if you're lucky enough to score tickets to playoff games, guess what? you're going to see this guy. bryce harper back on the field. he returned to the nationalities lineup last night. he only played five innings. he didn't want to overdo it. harper hurt his knee back in august and was out for six weeks. >>> four major college basketball programs are in damage control mode this morning. their coaches are facing federal charges for bribery in the ncaa. a federal attorney says the coaches took between 13,000 and $100,000 to

the 40 degree mark. fairfax, 43. arlington, 39. 46 in northwest washington. prince gorges county, 42 in upper marlboro. 37 down in charles county, maryland. forecast for today, nothing to worry about. your jacket here early this morning. jeans and sunglasses. that's it. no heavy sweater required this afternoon at all. a plus weather continues today with a high expected to reach near 65 degrees. that is a baker's dozen above average, melissa. >> baker's dozen. >> that's an old phrase. >> we're going to have a little dance lesson after this. are you ready for that, chuck l >> chopper 4 here, 295 before benny road southbound here. do have some delays because of a crash here this morning. they say it's in the left lane right now, the incident. we'll get information on that. inner loop and outer loop of the beltway, no problems. remember, no trains between silver spring and fort totton. as far as your travel times, looking pretty good in maryland. going at speed. same thing in virginia. little slow 95 north quantico to the beltway. listen to wtop 95 f.m. when you hop m your car. >>> b

95. arlington county police stopped a wanted suspect driving a pickup truck. the driver took off hitting a police officer in the process. that's when officers shooting at the suspect shattering the front window. the suspect was hit. two officers were also hurt but are expected to be okay. >>> and these are live pictures of crews working to patch up a sinkhole on macarthur boulevard in northwest d.c. that's actually a 30 inch water main broke. massive pipe was installed back in 1860. broke around noon yesterday. news 4's megan mcgrath will have the latest on this coming up. >>> it is 6:04. the firing of james comey as fbi director will be the big talk on capitol hill. the entire senate will have a briefing behind closed doors. this comes one day after rosenstein announced the appointment of former fbi director robert mueller. he will be able to conduct the investigation without consulting leadership at the department of justice. >> news 4 is working for you. here are 4 things to k this is a deep dive into his background. mueller ran the fbi for 12 years taking over the agency a we

arlington. high winds took out a power line lighting up a fire at columbia pike and south quin street. those flames sparked in the middle of the street. >> the high winds knocking down trees and branches intooa clean up this mess. this is germantown maryland. it's blocking the entrance to two homes. justin finch is staying on top of the issues in montgomery county. >>> the wind has been so strong it ripped off part of an apartment building in southeast washington. look at the scene here. there's debris, wires down, a transformer also brought down. there was no one injured though. the red cross is helping families now that are displaced. >>> and with so many wires down we're keeping an eye on the power outages. >> angie has the number from the live desk. >> good morning. some good news, more people getting their power back on this hour, but we still have a lot of you in the dark. 14,458 dominion customers still without power. pepco it looks like just a little more than 1,000 as you break down the novec, just 453 in the dark. moving over to maryland, first energy reporting 1,463 without

place today with pentagon ties in the arlington area. several others are planned throughout the day today and back out live. 6:45 this morning, there will be a sunri it will be unfurled from the rooftop and will face the tent gone memorial. back to you. >> justin finch live for us at the pentagon. justin x thank you. >>> there is also a lighting tribute to mark 16 years since the september 11th attacks at the world trade center. >> nbc's chris pollone has more of the team coverage events. chris, good morning. >> good morning aaron and eun. it's been 16 years. hard to believe for some it feels like yesterday for others. a lifetime ago. there will be another memorial service here on the site of the 9/11 memorial just behind me starting a little bit before 9:00 this morning as they have for the past decade and a half or so. we're expecting that to get under way with a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the time the first plane hit. in all, about six moments of silence being observed during the course of commemorating the four plane crashes and also the time that the two towers of the worl

. arlington police say jason allen johnson was caught in new york. we're still working to see how police tracked him down there. they shot and killed michael gray. that shooting stems from a dispute at a house party. >> lunchtime chaos at prince gorges county after a car plowed into a restaurant. it happened at babes and boys tavern at the top of the hill in upper marlboro. dozens of customers were inside eating lunch. several of them had to be treated at the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay. the driver spoke to news 4 about how she says it all happened. >> i panicked. i ended up over there. >> still no word this morning on any possible charges for the driver. keep an eye on the nbc washington app. we'll post an update once we learn more information. >>> following new developments at 6:06 in the controversial collection of documents about president trump. this morning we're learning more about who paid for it. news 4's chris lawrence in the newsroom with more about what we know. hi, chris. >> new information is definitely already going to light a fire under a controversial subje

the arlington man shot and killed at his job. warm welcome on the campaign trail. how president barack obama is trying to get out the vote in virginia. >>> team coverage in first 4 traffic to get you around it. >> checking in jack taylor and darcy spencer in a minute. this is what happens on friday. everybody trying to get everything done to enjoy your week yebd. >> puts a lot of pressure on the meteorologist as well. >> the meteorologist. >> to deliver on a good weekend forecast. >>> we can talk about the weather. >> i will do the weather. >> oh, no, no, no, no. >> meteorologist here. >> you are not doing the weather. >> that's not going to happen. >> but it is nice outside. chuck said we're not allowed to use the word cold this morning. >> no. >> i will say it is cool. i think you can get away with the long sleeves. especially in areas like warrenton. 42 degrees. gaithersburg at 48. leesburg at 50, 56 washington. 46 lorton. 53 in clinton. it's comfortable this morning but comfortably cool i would say. as you wake up and walk outside by 7:00 a.m. clear skies. 54 degrees. 8:00 a

an arlington jail. erika, what happened? >> we're getting information about a death that happened inside an arlington county detention center. bernie is 40 years old. he was given a short leave. time, by 2:00, 2:30 in the afternoon and a couple of hours later he was found dead. so now there's an investigation into his death. again, we're just getting this information about this. it happened yesterday inside the arlington county detention facility. so as soon as we hear a few more details before this broadcast ends. >> erica, 6:30. a falls church woman is back in the u.s. after being detained by egypt for three years. >> now she's headed to the white house this afternoon after the trump administration helped bring her home. she is going to meet with the president today. the robert f. kennedy human rights center thanked president trump for helping negotiate her release. she was accused of abusing children through an organization she founded to help kids. she was found not guilty. the acc zbruls this morning we're monitoring a report at the president's estate. the meeting happened la

morning, 77 warrenton. 78 in arlington. heat indexes today could be as much as 100 to 105 degrees. so the weather service morning until 8:00 tonight. basically along the urbanized high along the corridor. your high today 90. don't be fooled by the fact that 90 isn't hot. dangerously high heat indexes. storms to the west. we do, indeed have a slight risk for severe thunderstorms later on today. here's the five-day forecast. stormier to finish your week. then nice weather over the weekend. let go to dave dildine at wtop. >>> quick update. northwest washington, chuck. southbound 16th street. it was blocked south military road crash. that has just been cleared we understand. scratch that off the list. 16th street back open. let's go to baltimore. northbound on 95. traffic jam. you can see this is the southbound rubber necking delay and little traffic getting by northbound on the bottom of the picture. overturned car by 895. only one right lane is getting by. that's where land. back to you. >> dave, thank you, sir. are you ready for a party? millions of americans getting ready for the

doing, jack? >> sheena, good morning. we had an early crash on 50. arlington boulevard westbound near route 7, leesburg pike. this crash may be on south street at arlington boulevard. same area. the westbound lanes south street may be blocked. you may be under police direction through the stretch. be careful police. going northbound after route 32. we had a crash along the left side of the roadway. heard of a crash southbound on new hampshire avenue near powder mill. authorities should be responding we of capitol heights. >> one woman died. justin finch is live with an update. >> reporter: we're still watching developments at this home behind us here. take a look now. it is charred black on the upper level. firefighters are inside. still working on the hotspots and get a sense of where the fire sparked in this home overnight. i want to take you to video that we have at this time that shows the intensity of these flames. they found here at this two-story house on the 6800 block of wilborn drive just after 3:00 this morning. inside were two people. a woman in her 70s and her son. i am t

amon been closed. now those places will be own at 6:00 this evening. and arlington national cemetery and off to for the make america grade agren confort f. squam and he and then mr. trump and mr. pence aattend private dinnerer at the union station and shot him. >>> we're live in freedom plaza, back into >>> 6:47. to deal with those events, crews are shutting down inhad and around the city. the arlington memorial bridge, pennsylvania avenue, west of the capital and the roads around lincoln memorial. alportion of rockway pass way. all parking restrictioness at 7:00 a.m. constitution will close at 10:00 and everything starts shutting down at 5:00 p.m. >>> the inauguration isn't the only major event. hundreds of thousands are expected to be here for the women's march on saturday. the system will open at thrive p.m. and they will atsds more than dozen extra trains to accommodate those crowds. ♪ >>> and you're looking at a dance party protest near the temporary home of vice president elect mike pence. the group "work for peace" held what it called a dance party protest against nohomophob

about it. >> starts to the today on the iwo jima at arlington, work starts on the rehabilitation project. it will cost $35 million and last several months. paying for the upgrades will include better lighting and roads around the plaza. if you plan to visit, take public transportation to access the area from mead street. >> tiffany is beautiful. i don't know intimately. >> that guy there, it's fake. it may be glass. >> that's not fake. it's real. >>> teachers in the district are back in class getting ready for the school year. that's a class ring, by the way. for the first time -- >> just graduated? >> i'm so young. >> for the first time in years, theea this new contract gives them a 9% raise and improved benefit over the next three years. it also creates a way for teachers ab the district to deal with issues. d.c. public schools says first-year teachers get paid the highest in the nation at $53,000. all teachers can eventually earn a six-figure salary. >>> someday your kids could be looking for a lucrative job in alternative energy. they're looking to make the concept a reality. they la

thunder ride for freedom is on sunday. you can the story is avoid the national mall and arlington memorial bridge. >>> she's been banned from her graduation. now she's speaking up. coming up, hear from the teen who says she's being punished for getting pregnant. >>> we are tracking roads on this busy travel weekend. live look at the bay bridge. coming up, we'll tell you t he republican leaders are to affordable health care. i'm tom perriello and in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that a million virginians weren't covered while insurance companies held all the power. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together, we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy that works for everyone. and we'll make sure this never happens in virginia. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >>> memorial day weekend is here. first big weekend down at t be a chance of rain each day at the coast line. the best likelihood or the highest likelihood of getting rained on will be saturday. some of those storm

, unfortunately, an issue in arlington. down near the pentagon. wires down across the roadway. unclear if this is power lines or if they're communication lines. if they're communication, they can quickly reopen this. we'll keep an ear to it. southbound on the baltimore washington parkway after route 100. accident activities along the left side of the roadway. good news, chopper 4 found our crash after 212 headed toward the beltway. but all of the activity is safely to the right shoulder. back to you. >>> thank you, jack. 6:01 right now. now back to our coverage of the las vegas massacre. this has left the country stne sadly -- >> we're looking for congress to enact gun control legislation. meanwhile, local and federal investigators are working around the clock to figure out why this happened. take a look. this is new video of the fbi searching the room of stephen paddock. it is on the 32nd floor of the manned day bay resort along the las vegas strip. hundreds of feet above the music festival where he opened fire. it is so hard to imagine what they were going through. so terrifying. one

chance for rain until early next week. >>> all right, chuck. thank you. >>> the arlington middle school teacher who was amazing fans and his students is back on the voice tonight. >> ♪ ♪ >> so exciting. you might remember brandon shell audition. he had three of the judges turn around for him. in the end, he picked team adam. tonight, he's going head to head in the battleground against the teammate. someone will be eliminated. there's nothing holding back. >> i remembered why i came. i wanted to come to be a better overall musician, maybe dabble in things i'm not so good at. >> also in the battle round tonight, this man from baltimore, going up from team jennifer. she was standing up for him. that's a good sign. you can catchall the action when the voice airs stont on nbc4. >> we want brandon to move forward. he's a teacher, too. we have to root for him. >> he has a choose -- he wanted to help with stage presence. >> adam pushed the button. >> this little girl is adorable. from gainesville, really, really wants a public i. she's bringing in members of the new 4 team an helped

your house too. >> aimee cho is live at the goodwill in arlington with more on how to donate this holiday season. good morning. >> reporter: as you can see the donations are pouring in here at the arlington goodwill. not only does it do good for the community, it helps you get a tax deduction. a win-win situation. the clock is ticking for you to get that tax deduction in 2017. you've only got about a week left. i'm joined by denise sleuth cleeb inhere. >> as folks are going through to donate, whether they want to donate, where does the money go and what does it do for the community? >> wonderful question. one of the challenges we have is people don't know. everything stays right here. we're in the business of transformation. we transform the goods that people no longer need to things that people need and want. the profits along with that and the financial investment from businesses, foundations, individuals, you can invest it in people right here and transforming lives of people with disabilities and disadvantages. helping them achieve a financial self-sufficiency through employme

3,000, mostly in arlington. know vek has 2,000 people. all in loudoun county. >> pepco, they have thousands without electricity in the district now. we checked with bge, reporting several hundred in our and watch ford dark and traffic lights and be safe out there this morning. stay with us for continuing coverage on this weather alert morning. you can monitor the live radar you're seeing and we will keep you updated by sending alerts on the nbc washington app. >>> four minutes after the hour. a family is mourning the loss of a young woman killed in an unthinkable accident on the highway. marisa harris was a grad student ought marymount university. she was driving down i-66 when a 12-year-old boy jumped off the overpass. the boyfriend steered the car off the road but paris died instantly. the boy is in the hospital with critical hop. >>> it is now of:04. the former head of security at richard montgomery high school in montgomery high school will be sentenced. sexual abuse of a minor. he bought a student gifts, including a cell phone, that he used to text with her before, during and

arlington woman's homecoming up. >>> i am storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, off to a beautiful start in the 50s and 60s. humidity in the comfy zone for as we get towards thursday and friday, a little more annoying levels, but rain chances going way up for friday, lingering into saturday. by sunday, sunshine is back and humidity again on vacation. sheena has the forecast coming up. >>> musical chickens from maryland. stay with us. anchts deadly crash on route 50. we will i need the phone that's where i happen to be... to be the one that rings. i need not to be missed phone calls... to not be missed. i need seamless handoff... canyon software. from reception, to landline, to mobile. i need one number... not two. i'm always moving forward... because i can't afford to get stuck in the past. comcast business. built for business. >>> one of the most notorious figures in the catholic sex abuse scandal will walk free. paul shanld lee expected to released from prison friday. 2005 he was sentenced for raping a sunday school student in the 1980s in boston. he is accused of abusing two doz

all of this rain impacting things as well. inner loop at 50. arlington boulevard, the inner loop before old georgetown road, we have a crash blocking two left lanes. headed outside, the rain on the roadways, with sheena and a meal wra. >> hey, melissa, we've been telling you to grab your umbrella all morning long. we forgot ours. >> we ran outside and said oh, no, we don't have the umbrella. it's raining on us a little bit. the problem is getting back inside. don't be surprised if our hair looks crazy when we get back inside. here's a look at the radar. more moderate to heavier rain in res ton, bethesda. all the rain will move into 95 woodbridge. seeing that more moderate rain north of quantico. there is a back edge of it. to the west, we're seeing the clouds there. we will be seeing this end in the next hour, hour and a half or so. temperatures, though, are mostly in the mid to upper 70 low 70s west of the district. it is warm and humid. temperatures in the upper 80s. humid, windy today. the chance of a shower tomorrow night. more rain in the forecast, though. we'll be back in a

. they veeld that an arlington school teacher was found to have engaged in section abuse of a third grader managed to find a new teaching job after that in prince george's county. that's because arlington child protective services failed to ensure his teaching license was revoked. because of our report the virginia commission on youth will review rules at a hearing next wednesday. >>> record payout in australia. that is more than pitch perfect. angie goff at the live desk here. just getting word that actress rebel wilson was just awarded 3.6 enveloped a defamation lawsuit over magazine articles that wilson said cost her movie roles. her reputation was damaged. the actor's best known for "pitch perfect" and a really good one some of the money to charity. >> getting stuff done right there, boy. you put on some work gloves and wrap an apron around that habit, a nun revving up a chain saw. that is sister an margaret with bishop marshal high school. catholic schools are closed. this is normally discouraged. it's a little dangerous to get out there on your own after a storm and start doin

that. >> chris, thanks so much. it's 6:03. three arlington county elementary school teachers are accused of smoking marijuana on school property. someone told police it happened on a regular basis at taylor elementary school. p.e. teachers luke lloyd and michael diaddigo were arrested and charged with possession. they've been suspended. diaddigo is also accused of selling marijuana to other teachers on school property. a third teacher is on administrative leave. the school's principal told parents the investigation is focusing on the adults only, not their interactions with children. >>> developing this morning, students at one principal. willie jackson is replacing there reeves as the principal at ballou high school. an investigation revealed dozens of students graduated last june when they shouldn't have. only 57 out of the 164 students who received diplomas were on track to graduate. d.c. public schools chancellor released a statement saying in part, "we take this issue very seriously. ? investigation will restore integrity to the process by providing students, parents and the

wood. we'll fill you in on what happened and how he's doing now. ♪ ♪ >> plus, an arlington teacher had his chance at fame. how he fared in the first battle round in "the voice." >>> 6:10 on a wednesday morning. if you're wondering about the weather, the next couple of days, today, let the sunshine in. no doubt about it. loving the 70s tomorrow. flawless on friday and stupendous on saturday. all the highs and ws of thelo >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> your time is 6:14. 88 people are still missing this morning in california following those massive wildfires in wine country. the national guard is now on the ground helping sift through all of this rubble of the burned down homes. 41 people have died and nearly 6,000 homes destroyed. 34,000 people are still under an evacuation order this morning. firefighters say they are making progress putting out these wildfires. >>> the head of amazon studios resigns after being accused of sexual harassment. last week a producer told the hollywood reporter lloyd price repeatedly propositioned her for she reported that incident to amazon exe

, montgomery or prince george's county, arlington county, all those are on a two-hour delay today. frederick county, charles, howard, anne arundel and washington counties all on a two-hour delay as well. >> shenandoah, culpepper, warren, today. >> and berkeley, hampshire and hardy and grant counties in west virginia. >> falls church and winchester city schools are all on a two-hour delay today. we'll let you know about any others we find them out. i will post it on social media and the nbc washington app. >> now, we want to get a check on our forecast with the news4 team kicking off your day. >> we'll begin with our meteorologists chuck bell and sheena parveen. oh, it's so cold out there. >> it is very cold. >> i would just say it's painful when you walk outside. it really hurts. >> it will -- the old man jack frost will be nipping at your nose and your ear buds as soon as you go outside this morning. so be ready for it. >> that's right. temperatures are feeling like single digits. look at gaithersburg now down to 1 degree. so if you are waking up in gaithersburg you will feeling

live in arlington or d.c. we have a list of clinics that are available for you. find those on the nbc washington app by searching vaccines. live in upper marlboro, erica gonzales, back to you. >> thank you. >>> we are working for those of you with kids in other districts. erica mentioned this. arlington county is holding free clinics tuesday, wednesday and friday's. alexandria schools saying they're sending letters to families whose children still need immunizations. montgomery county offers free clinics through the summer. n nbc washington app, search vaccines. >>> today you can help give back to kids in our community. nbcsn worki back packs for kids. donate back packs and school supplies at any apple federal credit union. erica will be back at the credit union kingstown branch in alexandria tomorrow. you can donate cash and checks. everything collected will be donated to local kids and schools. always so wonderful in addition to getting donations to meet everybody. >>> working for amazon could be the chance for you to land your dream job. how it could become reality. >>> plus, murde

there. arlington county police say he posed as a maintenance worker and forced his way into a woman's apartment in roslyn and sexually assaulted her. >> as if this case wasn't scary enough, police are now telling us the suspect went back to the scene of the crime. news 4's megan mcgrath is live in roslyn. megan? >> reporter: well, good mornings. lots of cameras in this building, and that's why they have such a detailed time line. police say that the suspect sexually assaulted a woman and then left the building, made his escape. two minutes later he came back and re-entered the building the second time using the front door. take a look at the surveillance video. he gets inside but why return to the scene of the crime just minutes later? ll that he may have been trying to retrieve something he dropped or left behind. next we see him on the elevator. there's a glass wall on the elevator with a view of the street. he seems to panic as he sees police arriving on the scene. he then exits on a different floor, leaves the building undetected. police are also looking into reports if he ever tr

will be added to the police arlington county, corporal harvey snook will be first to be added. snook died from cancer last year. his diagnosis was tied to his rescue work at the pentagon in 9/11. after the attack, snook spent a week collecting said and remains at the site. he skerved on arlington's polic force for 27 years. >>> tonight is one of the biggest nights in d.c. sports we've had in a long time. the nationals playing at orioles, game three. wizards in boston to take on the celtics in game five. and the capitals favori s facin against the pittsburgh penguins. we want to see how you're pumped up for tonight's game. using the hash tag winsday. >> it's so stressful, i can't handle it. we'll get to that, but first, we need to finch at the verizon center. justin, so much excitement. >> reporter: hey there, eun, we could be in for a wave of fan fever. we won't know the effect until several hours here when we could see a game seven win here at the verizon center. time to get your new gear and join fans at the capitals ice plex for the home team. after game six each in conference sem

priest from the arlington diocese admits to targeting people because of their race. two of his victims are seen in this video. this morning we're hearing directly from one of them. we're also learning why the priest came forward when he did. news 4's justin finch is live with what we've learned. justin? >> reporter: aaron, good morning. it turns out timing may have played a role. a reporter was working a story that would have outed his kkk past. but in his essay out this week, he says that he was moved to share his own story after the violence in charlottesville. father william aitcheson is on leave from his duties at st. leo the great -- off old lehigh this all comes to light as his kkk past has come to light here as well. we're also hearing this week from two of his victims. philip and barbara butler who say they found one of aitcheson's burning crosses on their college park lawn. almost 40 years ago. the memory still haunts them, four decades later. >> of what's going on. your family, you know. i can't say that i was mad or i was afraid. all of it was involved. >> reporter: the butl

burning cross on the lawn of the couple. the man is now a priest in arlington. he took a leave of absence from his parish yesterday after writing about his past. today, the couple's attorney will address the fact the couple never received the restitution he was ordered to pay them. >>> working to learn how a man is doing after driving himself to the bladensburg police station. after being shot. look at the video. it turned the police station into a crime scene. police believe the man was shot somewhere else, haven't said where. the man was rushed to the hospital. >>> i have nowhere to go, 24 hours, what is that going to do for me? >> emotions at an all-time high as the clock runs out on neighbors at the condos in temple hill. the condos have more than a dozen code violations and people need to leave homes by noon today. >> justin finch is live now with a look at what's next for people that live there. justin, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. neighbors say they're in a real bind, having paid rent and condo fees for years, hoping things will get better. well, they hav

♪ >>> good morning everybody. 6:41 on a wednesday morning. 45 in arlington. 42 in fred rks berg. and the clear skies will allow those locations to warm up nicely today. your wait for the buses, temperatures 30s and 40s, up near 60 degrees. again just that light morning jacket. the daily grade. a-plus weather in january. sheena's going to team up with jack taylor. for now let's go to jack and check on traffic. >> sounds like a crash and on side. the crash is alounge the left lide of your roadway. on the freeway going westbound just after main avenue, there is blocking the full line. just inside the parj was and cause dg lays off both loops to the beld. >>> local veterans for rap. >> lt. >>> and racing a martyrer kid. amazon is trying to get your attention. >>> a manhunt continues in austin hill for the gunman who creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> shots fired a

arlington, he opened this up about a year and a half ago. we're going to do something we're calling the inauguration cafe and it's going to be kind of just a -- just kind of hanging out today, talking to a bunch of people. we have a a lot of guests coming in who are going to talk to us about, oh, fashion in the next four years, real estate, what kind of impact donald trump and his administration might have on our city after eight years with democrats. what republicans kind of bring to the table. this is the door -- this is called the feed room. this is where we're going to be. hello, hello. >> good morning. >> okay. david, wake up. hon thee, we've got company. wake up. >> rieger unscripted. >> the only filter is for the coffee. and this is david, who is the -- we have david gloss who is the chef here and the guy that s brains behind all this. thank you for letting us invade. . >> welcome. come on in. we can fit more people in here. >> we can and we've got a few of our folks behind us. but we're going to get going here at 7:00. it is going to be unscripted, as you can see. we're miki

morning. derrick ward is traveling along 395 in arlington and tells why traveling too slowly could cost you in virginia. >> reporter: hey, guys, it will, indeed, if you are doing that in the left lane, the passing lane. this is, again, taking effect. it actually took effect on january 1st. this is the first time a lot of drivers will experience it. excuse me, july 1st. if you are driving in the left lane, the passing lane too slowly, they can stop you and give you a ticket from $100 $250. this is about safety. they want to make sure that lane is clear for passing. it will cut down on road rage. we talked to motorists. not all of them are happy about it. >> i'm a slow driver, myself. like, i drive below the drive limit. i think giving a ticket is absurd. >> reporter: now, the exception is, of course, if you are making a turn from the left lane, then you are safe. we are live on 395. derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:51 now. still breaking news in your morning commute. melissa mollet is in first 4 traffic. >> breaking news in prince george's county, where the problem

arlington national cemetery. the fbi says the man you see in this picture turned himself in yesterday. his name has not been released. he's accused of inappropriately touching a child on monday. no word on charges at this time. >>> metro transit police need your help identifying people seen in this video. it was taken on april 29th at the waterfront metro station southwest. a woman was punched from behind and knocked to the ground. if you have any information, contact police. >>> it's 6:36. right now if you are headed to the beach this weekend, we have some information on construction that could impact your trip. it all has to do with route 404 >> crews are widening that road in maryland so that there will be two lanes going in each direction. it's meant to increase capacity and improve safety. while this will likely impact your trip to the beach this summer, things should be much better next year. work is expected to wrap up by thanksgiving. >>> a shakeup. the reversal in the u.s. deal and the fallout is still coming in this morning. >>> check those lottery tickets if you bought one in vi

arlington, 67 though in springfield, virginia. 67 degrees in poolsville. 70 in frederick, maryland. a mix of clouds and sunshine today. afternoon highs up in the low to mid 80s. only a slight chance for a shower today mainly out in the shenandoah valley. if you're wondering about the weekend, saturday and sunday, little warmer, little more humid, storm chances saturday and sunday hot one sunday, 93 degrees. for now let's go to melissa mollet. >> good morning, guys. chopper 4 over the top of the beltway for us looking quite good. outer loop, headlights on new hampshire avenue. just got off the phone with police, southbound at st. mary's, that crash is gone and this one should be gone soon. that's good. southbound 15 after point rocks, i know a lot use that. they are using southbound traffic letting it go in the northbound lanes as well. try and alternate. should be out of the way soon. see a one mile backup. shiplett boulevard at burke lake road. ♪ ♪ alexandria. this church is less than a mile away from where the shots were fired in del ray yesterday morning. the pastor told us the foc

. live look outside this morning. you normally would be able to see into the district from arlington. not so lucky with that this morning. there's a lot of fog across the region. >> we're under a dense fog advisory until 9:00 a.m. we have been telling you this morning about the visibility problems. if you are heading out this morning, you have to be careful. give yourself some time. >> isn't that right, meteorologists? >> it is. low visibility for everybody this morning. lowest of the low out across some rural areas. frederick, maryland down to a half mile, winchester, half mile. third mile in martinsburg. out across northern virginia and suburban areas, that's where fog is thickest this morning. the advisory goes until 9:00 a.m. by the time we get to noon, it will turn into a great day for baseball. nats and angels, 1:05 today. hot and humid for baseball. good morning, jack. >> chuck, good morning. inner loop, barnabus road, causing earlyas road, causing early delay. back to you. >> thank you. 6:16. funerals for two virginia state police officers take place this week. >> their helic