>> eun, good morning. changing your name and changing the world, you are not going to believe what one couple is willing to change their name to all for charity. >> we're going to change our last name. >> that's jeff and jessica. and, folks, this is not a joke. they say they will change their last name to vansquigglebottoms if they raise $1 million. they have a goal to make that $1 million by the end of the year and as of a few minutes ago they banked a little more than $4,000. so far the real name is safe but they do say that they are already preparing to change their social security cards, passports, everything just in case. >> that is dedication. >> remember, it's for a good cause before we judge. >> you're right. it would be. i wonder if the government would allow that, though. >> to change your name? >> if it's something off the wall. van vig squigglebougttoms may n be that off the wall. >> tom, i hope the weather keeps going. >> we've had this wonderful run. we're going to keep it going. starting off

>> reporter: good morning, eun. that ceremony takes place in about two hours at the fire and training academy in southwest. the ceremony will honor more than 30 from the fire and ems department who were among the first medical responders to the september 16 hootings. the gunman be and 12 others were killed. 8 to 14 were injured. the firehouses in the immediate area were the first to respond along with federal fire and ems units from the naval district of washington. of course in the aftermath there has been word or talk, at least, of investigations looking into allegations some of the communications didn't work and some of the firehouses may have been understaffed. that is for folks who do that sort of thing to sort out later today is about honoring those who responded regardless of any adversity they had to deal with. live from the navy yard, derrick ward, news 4. back to you. >>> the navy will update us on how they're helping employees and families cope with the shooting. william frieench will hold a roundtable wi

aaron and eun? >>> thank you, danella. it is now 6:23. two northern virginia counties are being recognized as the fastest fwrofast est growing counties in america. eight of the ten fastest growing counties are in the suburbs. loudoun county took the second spot and williamson county, texas, came in first. prince william county tied for the eighth spot. >>> parents, listen up. we have a consumer alert to tell you about this morning the take a look at this journey girl travel trunk. it holds dolls. the company is recalling almost 13,000 of these because the handle is too sharp apparently. there have been about six reports of incidents including one that required stitches. you can return this trunk to toys 'r' us for a full refund. >>> apparently companies with female bosses make more money. according to a new report firms where women make up a third of board members make on average 42% more profit. the study says the companies that did the best have multiple female managers. >>> well, this morning we

eun, back to you. melissa l mollet is at the live desk. >>> one person dead, dozens trapped because of a building that collapsed in mumbai, india. this video just in. you can see the huge amount of concrete just tumbled. 20 people have been pulled from the rubble from the five-story apartment building that collapsed around 6:00 a.m. mumbai time. the latest building collapse at least 2 people killed in april when an illegally constructed building fell down then. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> we will keep a close eye on the shutdown showdown today on capitol hill. we're expecting the senate to vote to remove a provision interest a government funding bill that would defund the affordable care act. house speaker john boehner say he and his colleagues won't accept any legislation that doesn't take money away from the controversial health care law. congress must reach a deal by the end of monday or part of the government will shut down. >>> the head of the nsa is downplaying employees are abu

aaron and eun? >>> danella, thank you. a new chapter in the amanda knox saga. what we can expect as her new trial gets under way. >> the special honor in store for the late pope john paul ii and how local catholics are mom? did nana ever give you cheerios when you were a little kid? yeah, she did. were cheerios the same back then? cheerios has pretty much been the same forever. so...when we have cheerios, it's kind of like we are having breakfast with nana... yeah... ♪ yeah. you're so smart. >>> good morning, i'm molette green at the live desk. reports say this morning one hit north waziristan. the first hit a compound also in north waziristan on sunday. i'm molette green at the live desk. >>> any minute now amanda knox will go back on trial in italy for the murder of her british roommate. the american student was acquitted and released back in 2011 but italy's highest court decided to overturn the case citing inconsistencies including question of a motive and dna evidence as reasons to retry the case. knox will not travel to italy for the trial. she may test

arp and eun? >>> danella, thank you. a view inside the navy yard showing the shooter on the day of the attack. the chilling moments caught on video. >>> plus, a glitch in a map application on the iphone. the dangerous place it's sending drivers. >>> welcome back at 6:15. navy yard myees still trying to deal with the mass shoot iing wl find a unique source of comfort when they arrive at work this morning the hope dogs will be greeting workers in parking lots around the yard. these are from a visit they nad to the navy yard yesterday after a prayer service for employees. hope is an animal assisted crisis service to help with traumatic events. the heartache of the shooting has people of all faiths coming together to remember the lives of those lost at the navy yard. >> in my heart i needed to do something. i put my jacket on, come on out and be a part of the service. >> your heart goes out to the people who became a sacrifice as a result of this. >> dozens turned out for an interfaith prayer vigil at the mt. carmel baptist

nice to see you this morning, eun. that's right, we have about 20 hours at this point, a little less than 20 hours until this shutdown could actually happen at midnight tonight. we also note the senate will convene at 2:00 this afternoon to begin once again talking about this situation. now the house plan to delay key parts of the affordable act by one year. democrats will kill that proposal today, though, if they blow the deadline about 800,000 federal workers will be forced off the job without any pay. they would have it to report to work tomorrow, on taus unless that your considered eseng. they would work no more than four hours and then be furloughed. obama, of course, said he will not let this law be gutted. the exchanges are set to open tuesday morning. so tomorrow morning, early, 6:00 a.m., we'll just have to kind of see what happens today. we'll have much more information, of course, throughout the morning for you. live on capitol hill, melissa mollet, news 4. melissa, thank you. >>> senate majority leader harr

aaron and eun? >>> thanks, danella. news 4's male mollet is at the live desk. melis melissa? >>> right now police setting off controlled explosions at that west gate shopping center in nairobi trying to get, of course, all of those bombs plant ed by the terrorists out before they go in had to collect more evidence. we've also just found out the car believed to have been used by the kenyan mall attackers has been found. investigators from britain, canada, and germany all at the scene. kenyan police have given little information since the attack that killed 67 people on saturday. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> 5:02. new this morning, a long night for prince george's county police. officers there trying to figure out who was behind the violent home invasion that left a man shot and in the hospital. news 4's megan mcgrath is there now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. that's right. police are looking for two suspects, two men that were seen running from the home a

aaron and eun back over to you. >> i'll join her. >>> thanks, danella. a new reason to watch how you drive in the district. driving mistakes. >>> also ahead, what the man >>> i'm angie goff at the live desk. reaction from korea a day after reports that north korea is mastering the art of making nuclear arms. the south core reason min n-- k government said there is no proof that they know how to build nuclear weapons. the u.n. has called on the north not to start a reactor. also, new response this morning from china. officials posted online a list of items that they won't export to its ally. it includes materials in the nuclear and chemical fields. that's the latest from the live desk. aaron, over to you. >>> 15 minutes before the hour. there is reason to be optimistic that we could avoid a shutdown. they say they will not vote to block legislation that will prevent a shutdown. the house passed the bill last week. texas senator ted cruz has said he's prepared to filibuster even if it means a government shutdown. >>> president obama will defend his health

aaron and eun over to you. >>> thanks, danella. today news 4 is driving through a loudon county roundabout to show you what vh dot says need to be changed. the alarming jump in wrecks after this new roundabout was built. >>> the possible reason part of the garage fell. >>> the powerball winner just revealed, and he never intended to buy a ticket. the coincid >>> welcome back. a victim who survived the mass shooting at the navy yard is spending her first morning at home. a woman who suffered gunshot wounds was released from washington med star hospital yesterday. these are pictures of the emergency room as patients began to arrive a little more than a week ago. the d.c. officer remains in the hospital. med star treated a woman whose head was grazed by a bullet. she was released last week. several other victims' families will continue mourning today. >> two more victims of the shooting will be laid to rest. a funeral service for john roger johnston is being held at 11:00 this morning. tonight at 5:30 a viewing is scheduled in honor o

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aaron and eun, over to you. >>> parking in some d.c. neighborhoods is a few days away from changing. last month we told you how vdot is planning to simplify the process in neighborhoods where nonr nonresidents can only park on the streets for a few hours. instead of getting a visitor's pass from the police station, every household would get its own pass instead. vdot says current passes will still be honored through the end of the year. the plan goes into effect on tuesday. >>> we are getting our first look at the design for a proposed casino at national har are bore. it's an $800 million design developed by mgm. spired by d.c.'s monuments. the entire complex more than 1 million square feet features an 18 story 400 room hotel. mgm is competing with penn national and greenwood racing are for the right to build. the state hopes to pick a winning design by the end of the year. national harbor could be home to a new had metro station. the attorney general made that pledge in a campaign speech in prince george's county according to "the wash

aaron and eun? >>> danella, thank you. if you're the parent of a newborn, you probably know it's natural for babies to cry. coming up, though, how those cries could soon help a child avoid future health problem. >> the role former president george h.w. bush played in the marriage of a same sex couple. >>> i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. police in l.a. are searching for the arsonist who lit multiple fires overnight. this is just into the newsroom. take a look at smoke and flames he here. several businesses burned to the ground. the suspect, they say, lit as many as six fires. this happened along the popular ventura boulevard. they are still searching for that person this morning. they think the person might have initially tried lighting fires in trash cans and then ended up spreading again as many as six fires in los angeles overnight. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. >>> 5:15 now. a team of investigators is inside the nairobi mall where militants waged a deadly four-day attack. this comes as al shabaab, the g

i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today" on this wednesday, september 25. 54 degrees outside our studios. still chilly around much of the region this morning. let's get an update on the forecast. here is tom kierein. >>> a calm wind, a few high clouds from the west and also some patchy, dense fog forming rapidly over the last half hour or so in parts of the shenandoah valley, around the blue ridge. watch out for that fog. watch out for deer, watch out for pedestrians. temperatures right now are generally in the 40s across most of virginia, wf of wf and maryland that includes our nearby suburbs but closer to washington right around 50 degrees, mid-50s near the waters as well as the tidal potomac. we'll have high clouds with us here through the morning hours, by 8:00 should be around 50 degrees. by 10:00 the low to mid-60s. by noontime 70 degrees and partly sunny. a partly sunny noontime, too, for lanham. temperatures by noon in the upper 60s. a look at the rest of your wednesday, that's in ten minute

aaron and eun, back over to you. >> danella, thank you. tonight is your chance to see how terry mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli plan to boost virginia's economy. the candidates the for governor will face off in a debate in mclean, virginia, focus on the economy and issues facing the commonwealth. you can see it live here on nbc 4 and nbcwashington.com starting at 7:00. our northern virginia bureau chief and i will be on the panel. mitt romney had will try to help ken cuccinelli's campaign this afternoon. terry mcauliffe has been well ahead in raising money so far this race. mcauliffe has twice as much money as the republican attorney general. >> there was a square off during a debate in arlington. listen to what they say we should do to grow virginia's economy. >> we have gotten further and further behind each year with our transportation and infrastructure. we now have funding, we can put people to work, make sure people get from point "a" to point "b," take care of the transportation infrastructure so we can lure and attract new businesses.

aaron and eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. ou tom sherwood will be at the wilson building today when mayor vincent twra introduces his pick to be d.c.'s newest cfo. the mayor is choosing this man, jeff dewitt, the cfo of phoenix right now. if the council confirms him, dewitt will succeed natwar gandhi who has held the post more than a decade. the cfo is in charge of overseeing the $11 million budget. >>> mbs news has learned the subcontractor that aaron alex had is worked for has been fired by hewlett-packard. they hired alexis to work on a job to refresh and replace computers at the navy yard. hp says in part it has, quote, lost all confidence in the experts abilities to serve hp as a subcontract thor. they cite the failure to respond appropriately to aaron alexis' mental health issues. a spokesperson for the experts says the company is disappointed in hp's decision. he also says hp had its own manager of alexis who was with alexis when he thought he heard voices in his rhode island hotel room last month. >>> we are also seei

i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilcrist. welcome back to news 4 on this tuesday. 50 degrees outside our studios. a chill definitely in the air. >> let's check in with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> septemberrrrr 24th and starting off chilly. west virginia closer to washington, the nearby suburbs are in the mid 40s. d.c. is in the 50 degree area. much of southern maryland, northern neck, down to the mid 40s there as well. just near 40 as well. many of the rural areas and for the morning we will stay bright and sunny and chilly through 8:00. only going to be in the 40s through around 50. then a 10 degree jump between 8 and 10:00. then near 60. by noontime should be making it into the mid to upper 60s. hometown forecasts for frederick maryland by noontime there. look at the rest of the day in ten minutes. >>> tom, in our area, first 4 traffic center, still checking local cameras. head up to i-270. that's where i'm starting to see delays so far. normal volume. as you make your way towards urbana. that's where you're

i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. a live look outside at 5:00 a.m. 50 degrees in some places. a chilly start

aaron and eun? >>> thanks, danella. a first look at the designs for a proposed casino at national harbor today. mgm resorts will show off the plans and get an update on the bid to develop what it has called an $800 million facility. the company's ceo has said that he envisions an elegant building featuring glass, brick and stone. mgm is competing with penn national and greenwood racing to build a gaming center in prince george's county. >>> and this morning a change in the financial status of howard university. moody's investor service downgraded the credit rating and cite add drop in revenue and patient volume at the hospital. mood moody's also says fund-raising is weak. howard is a private university but it relies heavily on government support. moody's says federal cuts will impact the school in the next year. >>> virginia commonwealth university will notify about 300 students they may have been exposed to tuberculosis. a vcu spokesman says the extent of the exposure is considered insignificant but screenings will be

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people work until they drop. 72-year-old eun ah kow is a taxi driver. he spends eight hours a day at the wheel of his car. he can't stop working because he has neither a pension nor savings. >> i have two sons. but they only make enough money for themselves. they can't spare anything for me. i don't want to be a burden. i would rather earn my own living as long as i can. >> all the state can offer is a somewhat pitiful-looking pilot project, a sort of daycare center for the elderly. relatives can drop off their aging family members for a few hours a day. but not all old people take to it. today, azizah and siti are visiting 88-year-old zahara hassan. her children moved away long ago, and she lives on her own. >> i'm staying here. it's my home. i'm not going anywhere. >> in many developing countries, ensuring the elderly can enjoy their old age in dignity against a backdrop of rapid social change is a new challenge. it's no longer a private duty. it's now a public one. >> now, what to do when a glacier is one your main tourist attractions and you see it

aaron and eun? >>> thank you. in the day ahead there will be a wake for popular softball coach and die hard ravens fan killed at the navy yard. a viewing is being held for him from 3:00 until 5:00 and 7:00 until 9:00 in glen burnie. he was the security guard that aaron alexis encountered. ridgell's funeral is tomorrow. >>> the d.c. medical examiner says that an autopsy has been completed and his body has been released. they won't say who claimed the body or what they discovered in the autopsy. police say the 34-year-old government contractor who was shot to death while exchanging gunfire with officers, the fbi says alexis believed electromagnetic waves had been controlling him for months before the rampage. >>> some of the first responders that worked to save the lives of alexis' victims will be honored today. d.c. fire chief kenneth ellerbe will present the medal of excellence to more than 30 paramedics. the medal established to recognize firefighters and paramedics who displayed extraordinary courage. the parame

eun? eun? >> thanks, i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest. ... even to protect a woman's health. i want a governor who's focused on schools and creating jobs, not someone who wants to do my job. who's ken cuccinelli to interfere in the lives of women across virginia? >>> good morning. sunny and chilly. still in the 40s. low 50s most of the region but we should quickly warm into the 60s by noon. low to mid-70s by mid-afternoon. lots of sunshine. a little bit warmer for the next few days after that. all the way into the weekend. each day should be dry with mild afternoons and cool mornings, and then the next chance of rain not until monday. not until monday. just a sm[ taps baton ] [ dings ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and synchronized. ♪ performing together with

eunice eun, cnbc, shanghai. >>> joining us from shanghai is michael kobain. thank you for your patience. you've been waiting a while. thank you for that. you say at the moment this free trade zone is rather a symbolic gesture. why? >> yeah, i think that's right, because what we saw announced yesterday was really about the future. there will be things to come. what was actually announced is not significant in terms of an activity that a company can conduct today that they couldn't do yesterday. >> michael, you know, ten pages long and you see the words limited and only show up quite often. it's always been a matter of the future for china, slow and steady reforms. this is about the government giving up some control. do you think that's residential realistic in the next few years or will it take longer than that? >> this is an important point. we believe very strongly that there is urgency to financial market reforms in china. interestingly enough, the rebalancing towards a consumption-led economy has everything to do with financial market reforms because a lot

eun yang, news 4. >>> right now at 6:00, the president pleaded with congress to get a last minute deal done to avoid government shutdown. we have your covered on how the shutdown will impact millions of people here in our area and all over the country. >>> from museums to monuments, a long list of closings. >>> the president's health care law will take effect tomorrow. what it means for tens of millions of americans. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. a shutdown show down. bills have been going back and forth between the senate and the house. 800,000 federal employees will not be working tomorrow. here is a look at what's happening on capitol hill. harry reid says house republicans need to, quote, get a life and accept obama care will not be defunded or delayed. house republicans aren't making a move. president obama wrapped up a news conference outlining all the agencies affected. the president says the shutdown doesn't have to happen. it's something he repeated several times during the news conference. steve handelsman is on capitol hill monitoring the

i'm eun yang. let's go straight to danella sealock keeping an eye on back yps in your first 4 traffic. >> an earlier delay on the orange line is now gone. still seeing delays in both directions. over to the roadways around the area, pretty slow this morning. it is slow heading up i-70. steady and stop and go as you make your way between frederick, maryland, all the way to the capital beltway. hey on the brakes in germantown. hey on the brakes in germantown. back over to you, i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of making progress. terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad

he said no matter what happens, united states is going to maintain its eun last real ability, force in syria. so he gets to say that, the union gets to sidestep that and that's how it got done. >> are we okay with trusting even ice going to do. >> the devil lies in the details. one interesting now is the uft government says assad the dictate hearse to go. he's mored too many of his own people. they have to go. >> but now they made a weapons deal with him. how long does it take to get the deal done. >> you heard them say they were disappointed. it doesn't have that enforcement resolution. he said the rebels who are tries to deget him, they feel abandoned. did kerry say anything about that, that this whole idea is shifted to chemical weapons and not the rebels? >> one of the things they hope to to is make this chemical weapons deal larger and get everyone to sit around. how are you going to possibly get all these factions around the table and talk peace. kerry said tu first thing he has do is announce he will not run for office again. once that happens you can get people to talk about pe

i'm eun yang. let's check the commute with danella sealock and your first 4 traffic. danella, good morning to you. >> good morning. still delays on i-270 because of an earlier crash at west montgomery avenue. it was blocking the entire left side of the roadway. now just down to the left shoulder lane. at west montgomery avenue still seeing delays, from german town 43 minutes to reach the capital beltway. crossing over the 14th street bridge, watch out. broken down car off to the right. shoulder lane, delays on 395, slow from the beltway to the 49 14th street bridge. >> thanks. tonight is your chance to see how terry mcauliffe and ken couple nelly plan to boost virginia's economy. they will face in a debate in mcclean, focusing on the economy and issues facing virginia. see it live right here on nbc 4 and on nbcwashington.com starting at 7:00. our northern bureau virginia chief will be on the panel. >>> a look for a cass anothino harbor. the resort official said he features an elegant building featu

i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. still watching the earlier accident that was affecting 301 near chadsford drive. for folks traveling southbound, they are still dealing with most of their lanes blocked, right now, just one right lane will get you by the earlier crash. traveling northbound, seeing heavy delays >>> >>> happening today, president obama makes a big speech at a local college. he heads to prince george's county set to talk about the affordable care act at prince george's community college in largo. it goes into effect next week. he is expected to talk about what the new law means for the middle class. >>> near vincent gray is expected to introduce his pick for who will be the next cfo. he is choosing jeff dewitt, the cfo of phoenix. if he confirms him, he will succeed. he has held the post for over a decade now. decade now. we'll take a quick break and i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way

i'm eun yang. new this morning, police are trying to find two men seen running from a house after a home invasion and shooting in prince george's county. this happened a little after midnight on 100th avenue in glendale. a man and woman were inside the home at the time. the man was shot in the chest and is in critical condition this morning. this morning. we'll take a q i was honored to serve as governor of virginia. we brought folks together in richmond to focus on creating jobs and getting results. that's the virginia way. and that's why i'm backing terry mcauliffe for governor. terry won't let ideological battles get in the way of making progress. terry will work with democrats, republicans, and independents to create jobs and move virginia forward. it's important for virginia that we elect terry mcauliffe as our governor. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. >>> happy friday from the first 4 traffic center. disabled victim northbound 395. delays closer to the th