eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath porting live. thanks very much, megan. >>> plan some extra time if you are taking metro this weekend. trains on the orange line will be sile tracking between vienna and west falls church station. blue and yellow, you'll be facing delays between pentagon city and braddock. blue line delays between franonia springfield and largo. green, add 20 minutes to your commute if you're traveling mailer road and branch road stations. >>> this morning chancellor michelle rhee's future is still not clear. she and d.c. mayor vincent gray met yesterday. both acknowledged their strong differences on education reform. there have been reports that arne duncan wants her to stay in th district. gray, though, is giving few clues about his plans. >> we did not talk about the state of education in the city. and i think we'll just leave it there. >> rhee is giving fewer clues. she said nothing yesterday. they will meet sometime before november's general elections. >>> a u.s. delegation walked out when iranian president mah

joe, eun? >> jerry, thanks so much. more now on that breaking news we've been following all morning long. a violent collision between an suv and an ambulance killed three people. this happened overnight on marlboro pike in district heights. this was meg mcgrath live on the scene. she has the latest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, joe. you can see behind me here that the tow trucks are on the scene, trying ttow both ofhe vehicles out of here so they can reopen the road. this was a violent crash involving these two vehicles. ree people are now dead. the side of the ambulance is ripped wide open, an indication of just how violent the collision was. fortunately paramedics had not yet picked up their patient. >> the right-hand side ofhat ambulance is totally obliterated. the patient compartment area, that whole wall is removed and exposed to the exterior. >> reporter: it happened at around midnight. investigators say the ambulance had just left the station on an emergency call, lights and sirens were annivea

eun, back to you. >> megan mcgrath reporting live. thanks very much, megan. >>> well, for the first time in almost 100 years, virginia has put a woman to death. 41-year-old teresa lewis was convicted in 2002 of hirg the two men who killed her husband and stepson in an elaborate scam to collect insurance money. last night she was put to death. >> death was pronounced at 9:13 p.m. there were no complications. ms. lewis did make a last statement. she said i just want cathy to know i love her and i'm very sorry. >> the cathy she referd to is the daughter of lewis's husband. the lawyers for teresa lewis says she was borderline mentally disabled. more than 7,300 appeals were made to stop that execution. the two killerswho actually did the killing got life. one of the shooters committed suicide in prison. >>> the national icident commander of the bp oil spill will in the district. retired coast guard admiral thad all will return to his alma matter at george washington to address students. his topic is unprecedented events, unprecedented lead

joe, eun. >> thanks very much kimberly. the week long focus of easy, called education nation, zeros in on school dropout rates. later this morning, former secretary of state general colin powell will talk about his two-year dropout preventionest, call america's promise alliance. he co-founded it with his wife alma. the government estimates every year 1.3 million students, 7,000 a day, drop out of school. >> reporter: parents from around the country submitted questions. they were read allowed by members of a live audience. >> as the father of two delightful and seemingly very bright daughters, i wanted to know whether or not you think that malia and sasha would get the same high quality rigorous education in a d.c. public school as compared to their elite private academy they're attending now. >> i'll be blunt with you. the answer is no right now. d.c. public schools systems are struggling. >> reporter: president obama's children attend the prestigious and private sidwell school. >> i did hear the comme. and of course we wis

joe, eun? >> jerry, thanks. >>> 68 degrees. ahead on news 4, driving through tie sons corner, frustrating ride. details of a new traffic pattern. >>> and the american freed from iran breaks her silence. iran [ male announcer ]. the rn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the worls fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere new. introducing the new 2011 cts-v coupe. from cadillac. the new standard of the world. 5:14. here's the top stories in the ws this morning. after an explosion five months ago today, the deaths of 11 workers and 206 million gallons of oil gushed into the gulf of mexico, the broken well is finally sealed off forever. the cleanup does continue but crews are clearing out. some residents fear bp will leave before all the oil is removed. >>> a law student and green party candidate is hospitalized this morning the

eun? >> joe, thank you. howard county police are asking for your help in identifying a man they're calling the preppy burglar. the well-dressed thief was caught on camera breaking into a home in the 76 block of browns ridge road ten daysago. the thief stole small electronics and other property. if you have any information on this preppy burglar, police are offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to s arrest. you can call the tipine at 410-313-7867. >>> today we're going to get a better look at the new purple line. this afternoon montgomery county leaders will see the first designs for a new entrance to the bethesda metro station. the new southern entrance would also lead to that purple line. that line would run 16 miles east and west and would connect the bethesda and new carrollton metrorail stations. leaders will also see new designs for the capital trail in downtown bethesda. >>> did you notice his? hundreds of millions of dollars of your o money was missing? i guess if you had hundreds of

eun? >> jerry, thank you. this morning the search is on for what happened to a man found dead blocks from the u.s. capitol. csx workers found a man's body on the tracks near second street and east street late last night. police say the body may have been on the tracks for a few days. it is described as that of a black man in his 40s or 50s. at this point police do not ow if he was killed or died of natural causes. >>> this morning another break in the string of rob are list in college park. police arrested a second man wanted in the attacks near the university of maryland. megan has more on this arrest. good morning, megan. >> reporter: well, good morning, joe. there have actually been several robberies surrounding the university of maryland the last couple weeks. police are making progress. in a case that occurred august 8th, two people, one of them a university of maryland student, were robbed at gunpoint back on august 8th. they were in the parking lot at the quality inn. following that crime, police say th

eun? >> jerry, thank you so much. this morning anoth break in a string of robberies that has the university of maryland community on alert. police have arrested a second man wanted in connection with one of thosettacks in college park. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live with more on this story. >> reporter: well, good morng. they have arrested a second individual in connection with a robbery that took place on august the 8th. but there have been several robberies in the aea in recent weeks. police are sti trying to crack those cases. this surveillance video was taken at a convenience store folwing the robbery of two people near the camp of the university of maryland. one of the victims was a student. the pictures have helped police make another arrest in the case. yesterday officers picked up 21-year-old andrew hillox. investigators say he is seen in the vid towards the back of the store wearing a blue shirt. police say the men used one of their victim's credit cards to buy items in the store. last week, police arre

eun and joe? >> tom, thank you. >> thanks very much. >> of course the biggest story we are covering at the moment. flooding as jerry has been showing us,s there are problems all across the area. many low lying spots in montgomery county arealready covered by rising water. >> megan mcgrath is live now with flooding conditions. you're at beach drive and connecticut, is that right, megan? >> yeah. beach drive and connecticut, and beach drive is closed. this, of course, is a low-lying area that's prone to flooding. and we are seeing low-lying areas start to become trouble spots. that's been a situation all morning long. we are also starting to see a lot of pooling and ponding water out there on the roadways. of course the timing of the storm is just terrible. right during rush hour. people trying to head out to work. kids trying to get off to school. and this is going to stick around for sveral more hours. let's look at some of the trffic cameras. maybe the beltway and 270, can you see the traffic sit

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joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> as jerry has been showing us this morning the flooding is causing problems on the roads. many of the trouble spots in montgomery county are already covered by rising water. news 4's megan mcgrath is livee conditions. how's it oking, megan? >> well, we're starting to s water down around roadways throught the area. we have a flood warning in effec so that's a change. earlier it was a flood watch. we now have a flood wning which means low-lying areas are beginning to flood. we're here along beach drive right here at connecticut avenue. you can see that they have closed off this roadway. the creek has left its banks and flooded parts of this roadway. this of course a very low-lying area that is prone to flooding. we're starting to see standing water on even major roads. there's an arean bethesda, montgomery avenue that we get a report -- we have a report of standing water about a foot high, in a section there. right on wisconsin avenue. an this is connecticut avenu

joe, eun? >> tnks very much, jerry. >>> seems americans are becoming less and less confident in our school systems. 77% of people give the nation's public schools a c grade or lower. only 2% give public schools an a grade. 58% also believe major changes or a complete overhaul is needed to make things better. >>> one leader who pushed for dramatic changes in the way public schools operate is chancellor michelle rhee. some believe that's why s may soon be out of a job. a week long summit by nbc news. and she voiced her opinion on meet the press. she has more. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: she is seen as the face of urban school reform. it's been very long road in washinon. she has supporters and other folks who are anxious to see the possibility of her being let go here. yesterday she discussed all this and more on meet the press. she addressed why hundreds of teach. he asked arne duncan why he didn't support fenty's reelection. >> there are thousands of local primaries around the countrimen

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is wednesday, september 22nd, 2010. a live look outside at 6:31. 67 degrees. nice, mild start to the morning. beautiful blue sky out there. things are going to fe like summer today. >> yes, indeed. time to go back to the pool. oops, the pool is closed. >> do you remember where you put your shorts and t-shirt? >> fliplops. >> you'll need it later today. up to around 90 degrees. right now a mild morning. in the 60s throughout most of e region. right now 68 at national airport. and out of the mountains, though, it's cool. feeling like autumn in west virginia, maryland, where there is autumn color showing up. bay, eastern shore region, upper 60s. waters, low to md-60s. vw from space showing a few showers in eastern kentucky, eastern tennessee. they mayrift your way late this evening. a small chance of a passing thundershower. probably no rain. up arond 90 on friday. how is the traffic? >> we continue to follow breaking news in howard county, maryland. chper 4 over the scene of the accident. overturned tractor trailer. now t

eun? >> thank you so much, jerry. >>> well, you may want to avoid parts of t street in northwest washington right now. crews are working to repair a broken water main in the 1300 block of t street. the street is closed between 13th streets and 14th streets. it's not clear when it will be fixed or when the street will be reopened. >>> family and friends are grieving the loss of a soldier killed in afghanistan. the u.s. military says it was an accident, but the taliban is claiming responsibility. he graduated in 1999, his family lives in silver spring. ni's football coach says he wanted to be a navy seal and he became one. >> in my eyes, and i think in the eyes of our whole community, you know, he's more than just a hero. we look at him as a superhero. >> luni went to the naval academy and graduated in 2004. he leaves behind a wife. hisamily went to dover yesterday to pick up their loved one's flag-dred casket. >>> aoman accused of hiring to get her son and ex-husband execueto be murdered wi

eun and joe, back to you. >> thank you. you may be able to breathe a little easier the next time you take metro. debbie says the transit agency made major progress since last june's deadly crash. megan mcgrath has more on the story. megan, goodorning to you. >> as you can remember, there was a deadly crash on the red line. nine people were killed in that crash and metro came unde fire. and criticism for some of the safety matters that it was failing to take. since then metro has met with several officials. again, ntsb chaeps chair or spokesperson says some of the improvements have been made. >>> well, you may want to plan to take extra time if you're taking metro this weekend. half-hour delays on the orange, blue, yellow and green. trains on the orange will be single tracking between vienna and west falls. blue, pentagon city and braddock road. and blue line delays between the fran cone ya springfield and largo town center stations. green line, add 20 minutes. if you're traveling between branch a mailer road stations. >>> w

eun? >> jerry, thank you. this is happening right now on 16th street in e columbia heights neighborhood. tracee wilkins is on the scene with the latest. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. i'm told by witnesses this was an incredibly graphic scene, violent scene for folks who saw whahappened to the people involved in the fire. i'm told before firefighters arrived on the scene people were out in front of the building who had been burned trying to escape the fire as well. so we're joined live now. fire chief here for district of columbia. tell me what happened. >> first of all, good morning. 3:45 d.c. fire department received a call for a building fire on 16th street nortest. first unit arrived within one minute. upon arrival, they had heavy fire conditions from the fifth floor at which point they had numerous ladder rescues, people hanging from the windows. they went into rescue mo as well as going in to attack the fire. on the fifth floor, they found they had a fire out in the common area of

hi, pat. >> hi, eun. coming up this afternoon, the latest on lindsay lohan in court where a judge may throw her in the slammer. we'll have t latest there. plus we're barely into the flu shot season and all right officials are worried about flu shot fa teak. then at 5:00. we're going to talk with david gregory about d.c.'s school chancellor michelle rhee. how d.c.'s strides in education could serve as a teaching tool for other states. those stories plus your first word on weather and breaking news as it happens. coming up tonight on news 4 starting at 4:00, eun. >> pat, thanks so much. >>> time for a tine check of your forecast. >> there's the sky over washington, kind of filled with a bright smer-like haze here on this autumn september morning. temperatures are approaching 90 in many locations. it's going to continue to climb into the mid 90s as we have a weak area of high pressure giving us this sunshine, but then relief on the way, a front cing in from the midwest arriving tomorrow. we'll have a few clo

eun. >> jerry, thank you. did you take time off with a much needed vacation a new study from the westin hotel group shows half of the workers aren't taking their vacation days. workers say they don't take all their vacation days because they know how much work they'll have to do when they get back. even when they take a vacation they bring along laptops or are always checking their e-mail. >> they're too busy. they're often doing jobs ofwo or three people in the aftermath of cutbacks. they're too stressed out to take timeaway. >> that doesn't make sense. the one piece of good news when people do go on vacation, they eat and sleep better. you've got to take time off to unfog, unwind and stop stressing, at least for a week. >> good advice. our time right now is 4:54. alert for metro riders. daytime alert that could slow you down. >>> david versus goliath. what the pastor facing sex al gagdzs told his congregation. >>>nd sparks fly when a plane [ male announcer ] it's sunday afternoon. time for football on verizo

joe, eun? >> thank you, jerry. >> it's n 5:13. ahead on "news 4 today," a popular diet drug gets a closer look. why a health panel is concerned this morning. >> plus the end of a murder case that prosecutors say started on an adult chat line. >> police arrested one man in connection with armed robberies in college park. we're live with what you need to know. >>> 5:16 is your time now. time for a check of the top stories. three people are dead after their suv collided with an ambulance in prince george's county. investigators say the suv was headed the wrong way down marlboro pike in district heights when it side-swiped the ambulance. all three men in the suv were killed. two ambulance workers were taken to the hospital, butre expected to be okay. >>> prince george's county police say they're investigating a string of robberies in the college park area. officers have raesed one man and they're now searching for two others. police say that 19-year-old churner was one person who robbed a student near the university omaryland campus o

joe, eun. >>> 5:11 is your time. redskins cut ties with a former pro bowler. >>> why investigators have seized $30 million in a vatican bank account. >>> no paris in japan. why the country told the cialite s is not welcome. >>> why a d.c. police officer spent the night guarding a >>> good morning. i'm kimberly suiters. police in prince george's county have a murder mystery on their ands. a woman was killed yesterday in the middle of the afternoon along the 8500 block of greenbelt road. she was found in the stairwell of an artment complex with potentially a bunch of witnesses to help out that investigation. >>> debate over the military's don't ask, don't tell policy is dead for now. senate republics blocked an appeal to lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military yesterday. president obama had pledged to repeal this law. majority leader harry reid said he will raise the issue again after the november election. >>> today in congress, tough questions forwo owners of iowa egg farmsinked to a massive salmonella ou

eun, back to you in the studio. >>> apparently america is also slipping when it comes sending to college. only 38% of adults hold college degrees. 44% of marylanders holdollege degrees. however, that number varies greatly by county. 64% of people some montgomery county hold degrees. in virginia, about 44% of adults have college deees. this study did not break out separate numbers, though, for the district. the number of college degrees would need to grow by a quarr million each year to beat 60% of the u.s. adult population having degrees by 2025. >>> and education continues this morning on the "today" show with matt lauer. the exclusive live interview begins here on nbc 4.

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this wednesday, sepmber 22nd, 2010. a live lookoutside at 5:00 a.m. it is 66 degrees. still a cool, refreshing morning. things are heating up. meteorologist tom kierein tells us more about ur forecast. beautiful day yesterday, tom. >> autumn equinox arrives at 11:09 this evening. it will feel more like summertime as we get start odd this wednesday morning, as well as into thursday it will be on the mild side. same thing tomorrow morning. it will be in the 60s. at national airport. and under this sky on wednesday morning we have temperatures in the western regions in the 50s in western maryland, west virginia. on the bay, on the eastern shore, around 60 degrees. right near the waters i's in the mid and upper 60s. he view from space showing a mostly clear sky. a few clouds producing showers in eastern kentucky. that is a little bitf a disturbance that may be drifting up into the shenandoah valley. east of the blue ridge, sunset,

off to a fine start. >> joe, eun. >> thank you, jerry. coming up the so-called pledge republicans plan to make to america today. >> also the pan that could just solve some of those traffic troubles on a notoriously jam-packed sprech of road. >> and next what started as a facebook movement is growing into a majorevent. how many people are expected at those dueling mock rallies hosted by stephen colbert and jon ste right here in this neighborhood, i grew up learning strong families and hard work means opportunity. and that starts with good schools. it's a tradition here in maryland-- and why in these tough times i've put education first. 've made record investments in our classrooms... doubled thnumber of charter schools... and we've fren college tuition for four years in a row. and it's working. experts say we now he the number one schools in the nation. when it comes to expanding opportunity in every neighborhood, i know that we must do even better. china, they're busy building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in a

i'm joekrebs. >> i'm eun yang. it is today, tuesday, september 28th, 2010. 71 degrees out there. 6:31. interesting looking sky. clouds up there. looks like it's going to rain or has rained a little bit already, tom. >> somewhat serious clouds. >> they mean some harm. >> it looks like it. >> gusty winds. we saw that scene, the cloud level, winds whipping along at 40 yarp. right now gale warnings, special marine wnings on the bay with rong winds crossing the bay with showers moving there. elsewhere, we are getting rain advancing soh and north. heavierains just to our south. we have another band that's beginning to develop. right now there is a band of moderate to heavy rain right now whipping across the panhandle of west virginia. closer to washington, no rain right now. a band about to move in from fairfax to montgomery county. that's perhaps accompanied by gusts of wind as well. southern maryland, northern neck of virginia. all this rain coming from low pressure rotating over west virginia into eastern ohiothis mor

eun an joe. >>> flames engulfed t livestock exchange on john marshall highway in marshall. fire crews were able to get many of the animals out of the burning tructure. however, at least 50 died. firefighters on the scene describe the damage as significant. right now the cause of the fire is still under

eun? >> thank you, tom. >>> it's also been a very busy morning on the roads, as you can imagine. wearing shirts ♪ ♪ which caused a trend alert ♪ and everyone ♪ saw everybody ♪ tell'em all ♪ tell'em something, where to go and what it's all about ♪ ♪ ll them how to feel when they shout it out ♪ ♪ tell everybody else ♪ and everyone ♪ tell everybody else joom good morning,ive. taking a look at the virginia side not too far from tysons corner, good example of howt is. maryland, a little bit of improvement. >> stake with "news 4" all morning long as we watch and follow all of this rain >>> bless them in their work and companionship, in share sleeping and waking, in the joys and sorr, in theiriving and dying, may you constantly be at their side to guide and protect them along the way. in the name of christ, we pray, amen. you may kiss. >> we're back now with more on "today," a thursday morning. that was a couple minutes ago on the rockefeller plaza when melissa and jeremy

. >> reporter: coming up at 5:30 eun yangtakes a look at education reform, what's worked and what's next. log onto our website to learn more about education nation. >>> more than 100 people were arrested outside the white house protesting against mountain top removing mining. >>> they were part of a large group rallying to president oba and congress to end what they call an environmentally unsafe practice. during mountain top removal forests are cleared, explosives used and machines scoop out the exposed coal. sometimes they cover upstreams and pollute the water supply. >>> now to the washington wizards. gilbert arenas is speaking out for the first time since being reinstated from his felony gun conviction. >> reporter: ndsay czarniak has more. >> the answer is not much. arenas seemed like a different person when he spoke. he didn't crack a mile. it wasn't just that he seemed sullen but he looked sad. he didn't talk about 30 days in a halfway house or the gun incident. he's been ordered not to. the message he wanted to get across is he just wants to play basketball. arenas sported a bear

joe, eun. >>> coming up, lady gaga getting ready to take thestage. >>> one of the biggest mysteries of the fall tv season is about to be answered tonight. a sneak peek at nbc's [ male announcer ] it's sunday afternoon. time for football on verizon fios. the nfl in 100% fiber-optic hd quality. that's a good start. but what's this? i can check my fantasy stats without changing the channel. and get an alert any time my team enters the red ne. and then watch every red zone play on nfl redzone. watch out couch, you've got competition as day's favorite. it's time for fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v visit verizon.com/getfios. >>> today pop singer lady ga will join a rally to repeal a ban or gays and lesbians. lady gaga is expect to join a legal networ rally. they are trying to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy. lady gaga highlighted the controversi controversial. she said they should not be discharged for whom they love. she said they were born that way. >>> a question a lot of people are askin what is "the event"? >> it appears tonigh

eun. >> jerry, thank you. vre is testing two new ten-car trains today. fredericksburg left at 5:13 this morning. the second will depart union station at 4:40 p.m. according to the "washington post" the rail system is seeing whether they can handle ten-car trains. >>> this is happening in the 3100 block of 16th street northwest in columbia heights. tracee wilkins is on the scene there and she has the latest. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning. we have new information about the folks injured here. let me show you what the apartme building is oking like. now that we have sunlight take a better look at all the windows broken out of this apartment building. they made seval rescues when this fire started at 4:00 a.m. 40 people evaluated on the scene. one person who made it out is in grave condition there maybe more than one person still in critical condition. eight people were traps ported from this building by ambulance. five to the burn center, two to george washington hospital, one child taken to children's hospital. there were several people w

here is what we know about kim jong-eun. easy round 27-years-old. he spent time at a private school in switzerland. he loves u.s. basketball, a big fan of michael jordan and some say he's a tough chip off his father's block, that is kim jong-il. we know he's on his way to the talk, named as a four-star general even though he hasn't spent a day in the military. another analyst notes there is a sense of urgency about all this. kim jong-il might be more sick than we believe and the son might be taking over sooner than we think. jenna: it's hard to know what is going on inside that country that keeps all the information so tight and confidential. what can we say about the change in leadership. what does it mean for the rest of us. >> reporter: that's tricky too, jenna. despite or maybe because of his youth maybe we won't see too much change over the next several years. also named today as a general is kim jong-il sister the aunt of kim jong-eun. it's thought that she and her husband who is the number two in north korea might be running things behind the

eun yang shows us why. >>> three, two, one, zero. >> reporter: these kindergartners in southeast are in the class of 2023. that's the first lesson students learn when they enter the high performing charter school system,he year they will go to college. >> who can it tell me what our first rule in this classroom is? elijah? >> no hitting. >> we keep our hands to ourselves. >> reporter: right now the children enjoy singing songs -- ♪ and learning their numbs. >> now i need a friend who can come up and roll the number and figure out what number you have. >> reporte college seems a lifetime away. but their teacher says it's not too early to start working toward that goal. >> when they get to our school, the bar is set higher. >> reporter: students at kipp spend 40% more time in the classroom than students in other d.c. public schools. the day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. students also go to school two to three saturdays each month. on top of that, they attend mandatory summer school to learn rules and procedures like how to ask to go to the bathroom withut disrupting the c

eun? >> thank you. we'll have more news, weather, afterrack. >>> thursday morning, the 23rd day of september, 2010. it's another beautiful morning here in the northeast. we have temperatures in the 80s today, even though it's the first full day of fall. >>> out on the plaza with these nice people, i'm matt lauer with meredith vieira, al roker and ann curry on the end, coming up with important information for women and ovarian cancer. >> this month is ovarian areness month and connie needham opens up about her battle with the disease and how to recognize the symptoms and what you can do to reduce your risk. >>> also comin up this morning, talking to bobbie brow she has a new book out targeting teens and involves also a survey that found that a lotf teenagers when asked where beauty really comes from, had the right answers, that it comes from the inside. we'll get to some of that coming up. >>> you know what happens in one week. >> at? >> right here on the plaza, melissa and jeremy getting m

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 27th day of september, 2010. live look outside. you can see the rain falling this morning. and we need it. so that's a good thing. temperatures are cooler as well compared with last week. >> nice change, tom. >> yeah. also combined with the hot tears of espair. and we certainly do need the rain. continuing to see showers coming through. look at the radar over the last three hours or so. showers moving rather quickly. marching across virginia, west virginia, d.c. fom the south. areas of blue and green are generally lighter showers moving south to north. we have wet pavement around the region. that's fender-bender weather. leave early. 50s in the mountains. east of the blue ridge to the bay, 60s. bay east, low 70s. more rain on top from the southland all the way from the southeastern atlantic and the gulf of mexico. this moisture will come on through today and tomorrow. things settling down tomorrow afternoon. >> we are loading up rapidly along i-95. now we're getting the initial reports of an accident near 123 in

eun? >> all right, tom. thank you. we'll have more local news, weather, and traffic in just 25 minutes and be sure to join us tomorrow morning for "news 4 today." we begin at 4:30. we hope >>> 8:39d -- 8:30 now on this wednesday morning, great day to be up and out this morning. we have a great crowd here rockefeller plaza. we're going to announce the bridesmaid's dsses for melissa and jeremy's wedding. >> mark pittman is in the kitchen right now and he's making some recipes this morning where he's concentrating on dishes that make you use less meat. >>> there are possibly some things your doctor is not telling you which could aect your results when you go into the office. we'll look at some of those tests and tell you what you should be asking. >>> and "newsweek" recently asked the question, why are his and hers spiking impossiblily good looking? >> the new tv show undercover, 1/2 of that crime fighting couple. i've been reading all the rev w reviews the paper, i don't know if you're looki

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. >> i'm eun yang. this morning marks the begning of education nation. a week long focus by nbc news on the nation's school systems. the event kicks off with a two-day summit in rockefeller center. national and local leaders will meet with parents and students to dcuss the problems facing school systems pros the country. d.c. has been at the forefront of this debate. michelle rhee has already voiced her opinion on meet the press. tracee wilkins is live with more. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. michelle rhee is becoming the face of urban school reform. she was featured yesterday on meet the press's panel. during the show we addressedhy she fired hundreds of teachers. moderator david gregory brought fenty's loss and e d.c. primary up. suggesting that a lack of national support may keep other mayors and governors from risking political capital lost through education refm effort. when gregory asked rhee wl she stay on as chancellor, she had this to say. >> i think that's something we still have to determine and i have

i'm eun yang. >> good morning. i'm joe krebs. it is the 24th day of ptember, 2010. the fire described three homes in the 8300 block of tillup loop in manassas. jane has more. >> reporter: eight homes were damaged or destroyed as strong winds whipped the massive blaze through a row of single-family homes. yann upscale neighborhood turns into a fiery infern as strong winds cause fles to jump from roof to roof. amateur video shows a fast-moving blaze as firefighters struggle to get control and neighbors start to panic. >> it was only ten minutes before all of these went up. it was really, reallyhorrific. i knew how close we were and seeing how close they were. it was pretty bad. >> reporter: witnesses say the fire broke out in the back of 8355 tillup loop. the heat from the fire caused vinyl sding on three homes to melt. one neighbor ran door to door to make sure everyone made it out okay. >> i ran to the guy's house. and he was in the house. like a teenager of some sort. he was in a panic. i told him, you have to get out of the house. i went through the garage, the wh

. >> i'm eun yang. in the news it is a case raising more questions than answers. a woman murdered in the middle of the afternoon at an apartment complex en there are a bunch of peoplearound. jackie benson has more on the disturng and baffling crime. >> repoer: autos crime scene technicians fingerprinted the doorway leading to the stirwell, investigators tried to piece together a brutal crime. two separate 911 calls sent police officers to the gates of sip an know gard apartments in green belt at 2:00 p.m. one said there was a woman in the stairwell and she appeared to be very badly injured. >> they located the woman who was suffering trauma to her body. they transported her at that point to a local hospital where a doctor pronounced her dead at approximately 3:20 this afternoon. >> reporter: anher 911 call reported a shooting. but it's not clear whether that calleheard gunshots or assumed she had been shot based on her appearance. tree trimmers who were working 50 feet away from the doorway when the crime occued. it's not clear whether they were able to provide a

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this wednesday, september 29th, a you just mentioned. >>> we re following breaking news out of northwest washington where crews are battling a fire at an eight-story apartment building on 16th street columbia heights neighborhood. we do have a news crew on the scene. we'll bring you an update as sn as we have it. >>> right now form president jimmy carter is still at a cleveland hospital, enclose doctors say it is purely precaution year. president carter began experiencinging stomach pains when he was flying to cleveland to promote his new book yesterday. today he is expected to be here in washington and hold a book signing at politics and pros. >>> police are looking for uspects after deadly shooting yesterday. it left several cars riddled with bullets and one flipped over after a jah. jackie benson reports. >> reporter: detectives investigating served a search warrant in the 1200 block of girard street. a police crane towed a tan-colored sedan. the home is one b

eun? >>> coming up today on nbc 4, an >>> this is not a prison, it's a school and these kids aren't goc to take itnymore. let e revolution begin. the new series school pride. >>> 8:30 now on a tuesday morning, it'the 28th day of september. 2010. it happens to be kind of dreary one her in the northeast. we have had rain over the last 24 hours or so, it's stopped right now, but al says don't get your hopes up, we could be seeing more of it in the near futu. >> that's right. >> are you saving it for your big weather cast coming up? >> rain up and down the easrn seaboard between now and friday. >> out on the plaza. >> thank you, i love this. i love you. >> out on the plaza here during woodstock week. i'm matt lauer along with varejao viera, ann curry and al roker. coming up, you've got one of our favorite teachers. >> tony danza has spent the last year teaching 10th grade english. look at him. >> did you see how good he looks? he's in great shape and he said i could go ten rounds right now, i

. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this september 21st, 120. a developing story from afghanistan. nine serve members with the international coalition are dead in a helicopter crash. nato says two others were injured, including a u.s. citizen. the location of the accident is not being disosed. the cause of the crash is being investigated. there were no reports of any fire in the area the deaths spring the number of international troops killed this month to 32. >>> a man who referees is behind bars after a three-month-long investigation. jack j benson reports. >> reporter: june fire at this town house in virginia, firefighters entered the home next door to determine if the blaze had spread. there they made a disturbing discovery. photos spread out on a table. >> they found what they believed to be suspected child pornography. they notified the police department. >> at fist we thought it might have been hoarding. >> at least one noticed an unusual level of police activity. >> we saw a bunch of lice going in there. a bunch were sitting here, waiting and waiting and waiting and they ca

. >> and i'm eun yang. we're following breaking news out of prince george's county. three people are dead after an suv collidedwith an ambulance in district heights. the acdent happened at around midnight in the 5600 block of marlboro pike. investigators say the ambulance was en route to a call when it swerved to aid the suv, which police say was dring on the wrong side of the road. the suv side swiped the ambulance before hitting a brick wall and a utility pole. all three men inside were killed. two ambulance workers were taken to the hospital. joining us now on e phone is mark bray from prince george's county fire and ems. >> good morning to you. >> tell us what you can about exactly how this accident occurred. i understand the suv looked like a chevy suburban, is that correct, driving on the wrong side of the road? >> that's correct. a full-size suv. and the informationhat we gathered mostly came from the dash cam on board the ambulance, which video documented everything that occurred. it had been dispatched on an overdose call from the district heights area. it w

joe, eun. >>> the change drivers in maryland need to be aware of. >>> jurors reach a verdict in the case of a local pbl standout. >>> also, a confrontatin caught on tape. a store owner goes on the offensive when we ask about something that he is selling. >>> and it coulhave a major impact on air trel inour area. what you need to know about southwest proposed major merger. building wind farms and expanding clean energy manufacturing. but in america, gridlock has held us back. now, the senate can change that - by passing a renewable electricity standard. it will spur development of clean energy and boost manufacturing america, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs. so we can make our own energy future - not just buy it from china. call your senators and urge them to pass a renewable electricity standard today. >>> welcome back. southwest airlines may be coming to reagan national airport. the airline announced it is trying to buy airtran airline. if approved the deal is valued to be $1.4 billion. southwest says it would drop airtran's baggage fees and let bags buy free as it does on it

joe, eun. >> jerry thanks. >>> still to come, from the bedroom to the courtroom, a maryland couple suing over bedbugs. >>> plus, a subject he knows all too well. what mayor fenty says about the political risk reforming schools. >>> who is calling f >>> 4:44. here are some of the top stories. breaking news ou of northwest washington where crews are battling a fire at an eight-story apartment building. live look at the scene right now. seven pele had to be taken to the hospital. they say someone set trash on fire in a stairwell. we have a crew there. we'll bring you an update at once. >>> police still looking for suspects in northwest washington. officers say a group of people we leaving a funeral when someone started firing shots at one of their cars, which then stropd. police believe the shooting may have been gang related. >>> former president jimmy carter is expected to in washington today even after spending the night in a hospital. doctors decided to have him stay overnight and sayt was purely precautiona precautionary. >>> barack obama will wrap up his fo state campaign today. he wi

eun yang reports. >> three. two. one. zero. all eyes on me. >> reporter: these kindergartners at kip d.c.'s campus are in the class of 2023. that's the fir lesson students learn when they enter the high-performing charter school system -- the year they will go to college. >> who canell me what our first rule of dance in the classroom is? elijah? >> no hitting. >> no hitting. we keep our hands to ourselves. >> reporter: right now the chdren enjoy singing songs and learning their numbers. >> now i need a friend who can come up and roll a number, figure out what number you have. >> reporter: college seems a lifetime away. but their teacher says it's not too early to start working tord that goal. >> when they get to our school, the bar is set high. >> reporter: students at kip, which stands for knowledge is power program, spend 40% more time in the classroom than students in other d. public schools. the day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. students also go to school two to three saturdays each month. on top of that, they a

joe, eun. >> jerry, tha you. >>> a death investigation under way after a body was found on the train tracks. csx wkers found a body late last night. police say the body may have been on the tracks for a few days. it is described of that as a black man in his 40s or 50s. >>> two young children are in the hospital with injuries after a car hit them. it happened at about 5:00 yesterday afternoon. witnesses say the two were crossing polk street, ken el worth when they were hit. the driver stayed on the scene. no word whether charges will be filed. both children are 10 years old. >>> u.s. transportation officials will hold a summit on distracted drivers. eir goal to remind everyone the dange of talking and texting on cell phones while driving. nbc's leap an greg reports on the latest study. >> reporter: heather heard died in a carcrash when a driver of a trtor trailer rig lost control, which caused a chain reaction. he was text messaging at the time of the accident. >> everyone has someone they love or adore and they can be taken from you in a maer of second. >> rerter: new deposit statis

eun? >> so far so good. >> 4:42. 66 degrees. >>> a book that clai to shed light on the inner workings of the obama white house. >>> it will be the nex big video game craze. why soldiers are being told they cannot play it. >>> a brutal attack outside a >>> a[ male announcer ]side a antiquecan be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you ill using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 100% fiber optic network it's time for fios. visit verizon.com/getfios. call the verin center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> 4:44 is your time. a prince orge's county woman is dead after someone murdered her in the middle of the day. one witness reported a ooting, but police have not died whether the woman died from a gunshot wound. police have not identified the motive or the shooter. >>> a man dead 8:30 last night, southern avenue, southeast washington. n

i'm eun yang. also, new on midday, it's the last day of summer, but how lg will the warm temperatures last. plus, twitter troubles. those stories and more ♪ light it up like's it's dynamite ♪ >>> answering all the curious questions you have abo all the celebrities that no matter what we do that keep making headlines. >> here with the scoop is one of our favorites robert shuda. "dancing with the stars," big night, you went crazy. >> i love this show. absolutely love it. i look forward to it all year it's back on. last night the big gossip was sarah palin was meant to show up and she didn't. all day long they were expecting her, extra metal detectors, it was really thought she was going to be there. what i was told in the 11th hour, sarah decided this was not her night, it was her daughter's and if she had sat in the audience, no star could compete with sarah palin apparently at this dancing show. o she didn't go. they did tweet a picture. sources tell me she will be there next week. >> nice. the

eun, back to you. >>ig mess. thank you. join us at 11:00 for "news 4 midday" and the latest on the shooting on can clol. we'll see you then. >>> fronbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and we have done it, we made it all the way to dry day, friday to you, september 17th and we have a big show planned today. >> yes, we do. and we're live. we are live. >> live. >> live on a friy. >> we love it on friday. >> we're glad to be alive. a big show last night you went to. >> yes, i did. it is go red for women, which i host that event every year. and it is out women and heart disease and it was such a great event. our own miss sara, by the wa was emcee. >> taking over everything. she's ruling the world >> you got to watch it. it is a little bit all about me thing. >> she was the emcee of th event. it was all -- a lot of women who have either had issues with heart disease or just big supporters. and i promised this is the whole -- >> a lot of red. >> i don't see

i'm eun yg. fresh off the elections, both vincent gray and adrian fenty are expected at a conference today. theyre both scheduled to atte the d.c. democratic party unity breakfast this morning. we'll look for coveragecoming up on "news 4" midday at 11:00. ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> good morning. temperatures near 70 now. increasing clouds with highs reaching the 80s and a chance for some needed rain later on toay, mainly after sunset in the blue ridge east further in the day farther west. finally into the weeke, drier. how's the traffic? >> still plenty of delays. problems along the way have cleared. the outer loop of the beltway have crawlen. broken down vicle in the roadway. dulles toll, look for delays in the road. >>> coming up on "news 4" midday, simple things you can >>> back now with more today on this thursday morning, 16th of september, 2010. we have so many