justin finch live for us in rockville. thank you, justin. >>> we know it's not only emergency crews in maryland prepared to help out, additional crews have been called in fm missouri, ohio, as far away as oklahoma. this is dealing with power outages, w assistingh the rescues. the storm is no joke, chuck bell. you have been trackg this all week. i know we were waiting for the latest advisory? >> the strength is pretty close to where it has been, a category 3 to 4 storm. that's going to continue. you can see t very well-defined eye of florence now about 600 miles o the coast of north carolina. the very latest forecast track from the hurricane center follows pretty much the ensemble of these computer models. each one of thesere is a dif line. the hurricane center is right on track with that maintaining a category 3 too 4urricane all the way tofa la. there is new information on the nerun. saturday,. displ thursday night thlandfall. 're saying it will drag south ward before being scooped up and taken farther inland. the center

. >> news 4's justin finch is at their headquarters. more on where they're headed and what they're taking.re these experts. >> reporter: that's right. they've been given the activation to head down to the hurricane florence zone. they got the call close to 11:00 p.m. now as you mentioned, they are heing down. what we're seeing right now are the final momts before the maryland task force one deploys down south?t. >> corr they started their briefing at 6:00 a.m. all of them are here and checked in and the bags are assembled. the vehiclesere last loaded z, getting their final information. we're heading to could he llumb. what is on board? >> it's 80 to 100,000 of rescue equipment. six boats that you see there. the capabilities to deal with heavy collapse structures as e well as l support for 80 rescuers. we are inself-susta rescue suppo support. food, water, gasoline and i'll see if think of it. it's just about a half hour or so for a mission that would last fortwo weeks. >> justin, good luck to all of them. n it only emergency crews in ma

news 4's justin finch is at the latest? >> reporter: aaron, eun, we just sa some crime scene vans pull off a short time ago. as you can see behind us ,he the crime tape is still up. officers with still focused on this building here behind us. as you mentioned, two officers shot. w recovering. their injuries said to be non-life threatening at this time. this happened close to 10:30 last nig. nose two officers part of a nine-member special operations team here at lorring parkap artments to serve a warrant last night at a top floor unit. we're told theyck k on the door, did not get an answer, so they used a device to open that door, andnside of tha unit, they found a man armed with a shotgun. we're td he quickly opened fire, striking one officer in the oulder, the other in his arm and hand area. on scene, there was a medic who was able to respond, get those officers treated before they were taken by helicopter to baltimore for trauma and shock treatment. >> i've got to tell u, the relief that we are feeling righa now isy hard

i'm justin finch, news 4. back to you. > > >> justin, tha you. >>> we have information on the death of an accused kill tyler tessier was found dead just hours before he was going to stand trial for killing his girlfriend. officials from the department of corrections said early yesterday morning, tessier hanged himself using a bedsheet. the state attorney say tessier woke up at 4:00 in the morning to prepare for tal. wa was given breakfast 45 minutes later anfound dead ten minutes after that. this is the second suicide at the jail this year. >> i don't believe there's such a thing as closure.laura, i lov you every day. police found notes in tessier' cell. in them, he contemplated suicide. those notes will be released. >>> breaking news on two, large earthquakes we're learning about. >> one in south america and the othehe in japan, families are recovering from a typhoon. nos japan hit again by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. ght now, rescue workersre trying to find survivors. the quake caused landslides in the north

live here in herndon, i'm justin finch, news 4. back into you. >> thank you. >>> it's 6:49.de loping this morning, a shocking, new "new york times" op-ed paints a vivid picture of chaos within the trump administration. the author is said to be an anonous senior administration official. the piece says, quote, meetings with him veer off-topic, off the rails and engages in repetitive rant and his impulsiveness results io ideas that have walked back. >>> it's going to be a sweltering day around here, chuck. >> absolutely right. the high heat and humidity. the heat index up around 105 this afternoon. more on that in just a second. while you were sleeping, hurricane florence reached category strength. that makes it aajor hurricane. have to watch this carefully over the next couple of days. no threat to land for the next vedays. there's bermuda. this is the end of the five-day foreca track. once it makes it past there, we have to see if it has a chance to threaten the east coast or the u.s. east storms end up making the turn back out to u

news 4's justin finch is live at their facility in fairfax with more on their mission. justin? >> reporter: chris, they're sending down a 12-member crew fr dominio energy as well as three bucket trucks like the ones you are seeing back there behind us, as well as an auger truck as thll. once o ground, they'll work around the clock to restore power in that hurricane florence region in the carolinas. this does stand to be a pretty big job, but this crew does have perience with storm relief just in their own backyard heree getting own customers back online after big storms and small storms as well as others across our region. sce they get down there, once thisrm comes through, the early estimate is that millions of customers down there could be left in the dark. that not only impacts customers but also that first response

coming up, news 4's justin finch wi join us live from rockville as they pack up and prepare to ship out. so it'sme not onlyency crews in maryland that are prepared to help. additional crews were already called in from missouri, ohio, as far away as oklahoma. this is to help out with power n outages, cg up with debris and assisting those who need to be rescued. the storm is no joke. chuck bell, you've been tracking this all week. what is theatest on the path and strength? because i know it's been changing. t sure has. maintaining category 4 strength at this time. the maie threats in short term remain north carolina, south carolina, and southern and southeastern parts of virginia. still looking for a landfall late in the day tomorrow. the one thing that has changed a little bit, the impact locally are more likely now from later on in the day, monday of next week to wednesday and thursday of next week. our main threat will continue to be flooding. there's the very latest satellite imagery from hurricane florence. very strong storm out there. just not too far, aut 0 miles now off of cape fe

. >> news 4's justin finch is at their headquarters. more on where they're headed and what they're taking.re these experts. >> reporter: that's right. they've been given the activation to head down to the hurricane florence zone. they got the call close to 11:00 p.m. now as you mentioned, they are heing down. what we're seeing right now are the final momts before the maryland task force one deploys down south?t. >> corr they started their briefing at 6:00 a.m. all of them are here and checked in and the bags are assembled. the vehiclesere last loaded z, getting their final information. we're heading to could he llumb.

finch is live with how they're preparing toip shout. they are packed up ready to go. i'm going to draw your attention to the shelves in the warehouse where youl notice they are mostly empty. that's because much of the search and rescue gear and other supplies have been packed up in their trucks. their trucksre in here as well. they are ready and this is a mission that this task forceas served before with hurricane maria and harvey that we saw last year. i'm joined now by chief scott goldsteen. as we have just said, this is a taskhis team is up for. >> absolutely. a lot of training. a lot of years of readiness go into being able to go out and help a community in need and

. >> justin finch is live with the latest details. it still busy out there. >> reporter: hey there, ron, eun. you're absolutely right, still busy out here. but a sense of relief those injuries to the officers appear toe non-li threatening. here on the ground, officers are still at work, proof this investigation is continuing at this time. here's a look at what w know so far. we have two officers wounded, the second houlder, officer suffering a wound to his arm and hand areaar they were of a special operations team serving a warrant to a top-level apartment here about 10:30 last night at this apartment complex. we're told they knocked on the door, annnced emselves, but could not get inside, so they used a device to open thatdoor. here's what happened next. >> there is an individual inside the apartment armed with a shotgun. that individual fired that shotgun at our nine-man team of officers. two of our officers are t. >> reporter: so a close call there, as you heard. that shooting suspect has nurrendered, we are told. a second person t

we're live in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. a lot of catholics are demanding more from the church a this point. >>> after a week of emotional farewells, senat john mccain rests at the naval cemetery at annapolis. navy pilots flew in salute. on saturday, mccain was remembered by former presidents and family at the national cathedral in d.c. lindsey graham is defending meghan mccain's fiery eulogy of her father, which was seen as a pointed rebuke about president trump. >> if you say something bad about her dad, you will know it, if you're the janitor or the es ent of the united states. even though president trump hdidn't attend his funera daughter and son-in-law did. senator lindsey graham says he extended the invitatio the blessing of cindy mccain. >> if you missed any of the coverage, go to our website and search mccain. >>> the ashes of one of t victimsilled in "the national gazette" shooting isti at als park. mcnamara covered sports and news. he was one of five staffersk killed b in june. his widow told the baltimore sun, tha

justin finch, news 4. back to you. >> i'm sure the folks in the carolinas are surely appreciating all the help they cannd get. >> count on jim handly and his photographer to bring you inupdates from north car for the rest of the week. you can find their continuing coverage right here on news 4. >> remember, storm team 4 is tracking this hurricane around the clock. you can g updated tracks both on air and on the nbc washington app. >>> 6:51 now. we have breaking news. d.c.olice say an elderly man is in critical condition after being hit by a c. the accident happened late last night at the corr of north dp capitol and channing streets in it northwest. police say the man was crossin the streen he was hit. the driver of the car remained on the scene. anyone who may have seen the accident should call d.c. police. >>> d.c. fire and ems responded ov this bad night crash as well. thisas on 18th and p streets in northwest. officials say they had to rescue one person from inside the car. a teal of four peo are injur

i'm justin finch, news 4. pa back to you in the studio. >>> despite the heat, sdents will stay in class all day. every school in the county released students early because of the weather. apokesperson of the school district says 10 of its 200 school buildingsad major problems with its cooling systems. dozens of other schools had issues with the air conditioning. some fixed the issues. soer parents frustrated they had to pick up their kids early efven if the temperatures in their school wasfine. >> the health comes first. >> and the air conditioning was fine. i didn't think it was a need for l schools. >> prince george's county schools says the overall backlog for school building repairs adds up to $2 billion. >>> prince george's county is rdly alone in dealing with heating and coolingms sys there's millions of repairs planned in montgomery, frederick, arlington and loudon counties. one does acknowledge they are using band-aid approaches. but they prioritize buildings with special needs or elementary students f

justin finch, news 4, backn to you. >> thank you, justin. >> 5:48 now, we turn to dision 2018. maryland governor larry hogan is mpaigning for re-election against former nccap >> both men squared off in the first and only debate before november's election. in that debate, those men ou ined why they would be best for the position. they passionately discuss health care, gun control and the economy. >> my four year record is clear. we lead the nation. we increased jobs. increased wages and y just can't keep making up these s. stor >> governor please, all the reports are there. >> io not going go to ben jealous.com. >> all the facts are there and all of my plans are there. >> a poll released last week shows governor hogan leading by 22%. >> we want to remind you asatell ews 4 is hosting a live debate with the candidates for virginia's s. senate seat tomorrow night. incumbent democrat senator cain will go up against corey stewart. thatebate will be moderated by chuck todd with questions from julie cay from here at news 4 and me. >> a newy hoc mascot is taking the world by storm. >> t

we're live in herndon, i'm justin finch, news 4. back into you in the studio. >>> new details on the deaths of o children and a woman inside a home in herndon this week, sed on what we're learning from neighbors and police dispatch balls, the woman is the boys' mother. the father found his two young sons dead wednesday night. his nephews were around 9nd 11 years old. >>> new information on the death of an accused killer. tyler tessier was found dead hours before he was set to stand trial for killing his girlfriend. official from the department of corrections said earlier yesterday morning he hanged himself using a bedsheet. he said that he woke up at 4:00 in the morning to prepare for trial. he was given breakfast 45 minutes later and was found dead ten minutes after that. wallin's family spoke out about the surprising turn of events. >> i d believe there is such a thing as closure. >> laura, you every day.i miss >> this is the second suicide at the jail this year. nlice foundes in tessier's cell. in them, he contemplated suicide. >

we're live inadelphi, justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. developingnow, one chis dead in florida and thousands of people waking up without power along thulf coast. tropical storm gordon made landfall late last night west of the alabama/mississippi border. you see the storm's track here. news 4's angie goff at the live with the latest video showing some of destruction from th storm. >> you can see how fast the storm is moving. take a look atome of the video that we got in to the newsroom overnight. you can seeb the intensity of the storm and see howoc fus and forceful the wind is here. gordon had sustained winds. remained at 70 miles per ho. the national hurricane center is predicting a life-threorening surge along parts of the central gulf coast. storm surge a big concern. it's being blamed for the death of a little boy in pensacola florida after a tree toppled down on to a mobile home. here's a rare view from above. this was snapp from the international space station. you see how massive it is. s thrm will start to die down, but as of righ

news 4's justin finch is at the scene live this morning. justin, bring us up to speed here. >> reporter: aaron, eun, still here on the ground wating remnants of an active investigation. the yellow tape still up. the crime investigation scene still taking place. detectives on the ground as those two wounded officers are now in a shock trauma hospital recovering from their injuries here. many here on the ground telling us among the rank and file, this was a very, very close call. >> i've got to tell you, the t relit we're feeling right now is really hard to put into words. we have two officers who areet baltimhock trauma, and from what we understand, they have ea non-life ttening injuries at this point. >> reporter: two officers wounded here close to 10:30 last night as they were serving a warrant to a top-level apartment here off the 2700 block. th were part of a nine-member special operations division serving a they knocked on the door, we are told, announced themselves, and no one at the door opened. so they had to use a device to get insi

justin finch is live in sowver springith the latest. justin. they are all now in critical condition. all found upstairs in this home tf the 100 block off amberly drive inside tha home as well. and a 911 call from someone insi h of thee just after midnight and shortly after the investigation began and we have been on s thene here ever since. >> we don't believe there's any to the public or the neighborhood. >> and as you hea there, police do not believe there was a danger to the public at this time. if you look live at this house, esu will see every light is on and authorities igate inside. i can tell you from being outside they looked at four cars in the driveway as well as on the street here trying to glean more about who these people are and why this may have happened. i'm justin finch. news 4, back in to you. >> thank you. and here on nbc 4 we're committedngo hel you stay safe at home. we're helping those in nee find hope and a way out of situations involving domestic violence. we have several resources in the nbc washington app. just search

we're live here in princege geor county, i'm justin finch, news 4. >> thank you, justin. >>> it's 4:31 right now. as you start your thuray, we're also working on the forecast and commute. >>s melis in with a look at the roads, but we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell and a look at theeorecast as inch closer to the weekend. >> yes, indeed. closer and closer with each passing moment to the weekend. i hope wou have some funkend plans. the weather is going to cooperate for the most part with youraturday plans. if you have stuff to do outside sunday, you may want to startre inking that. your thursday morning, though, all is quiet. a little fog ross par of central virginia in the shenandoah valley. no real weather related travele ishis morning. 71 in arlington 64 at dulles airport. temperatures generally in the low 70s across most of prince george's county a southern maryland. the daily grade for today, a-plus for your weather grade today. 82 degrees, a fair amount of sunshine. not much, ifhi an, in the way of a rain chance. what to put the kids in today, well, back to shorts

justin finch is on the scene for us. >> seeing some progress right here. take a look behindme. the far right lane of eastbound 66. there's one lane open there. traffic is moving slowly as you point from our vantage here. virginia state police and at one point they were on scene here to get this area cleared up and secure for this traffic to now move. we are looking at right now a c serioush investigators say i'm seeing at least one car here. very banged up. perhaps the second one back past the right lan here as well. there's multiple serious injuries and as you look back on eastbound 66 you're seeing a long line of trucks and cars that have been waiting for sometime. to see the little progresse are now seeing. this traffic now moving along the highway here but a you can imagine with the roads out here, this crash happening on this area. i know melissa perhaps has a look at potential work arounds for you as well. >> absolutely. good morning. taking a look at this first four traffic alert. so just because we have the oneg laneting by, that's good. that's start. it's not really a

justin finch h more on that interruption and today's meeting. >> reporter: we know in a letter ahead of this meeting the priests that cardinal wuerl asked forrayers and support. he apologized for lapse inme ju that may have caused them shame. we'll center on thisrowingex abuse scandal, as well as the rebuke we saw here, very public and very vocal rebuke from the pews at annunciation on sunday. >> shame on you. >> reporter: that disruption came as cardinal wuerl asked for parishioners to pray for pope francis leading the church through anoth scandal. the outburst came from brian garfield who walked out, as well. he said afterwards, he felt as if he was being lectured to he felt there should be more outrage at what the cardinal had to say. wuerl is now under fire for handling ofla sex abuses against priests. you may roall that report from pennsylvania found that 300 priests were linked to the abuse of thousands of mechildren. are saying the church should bein amore swiftly with these claims. >>ee i like people who have been the evidence of the pennsylvania report, allowed preschoolsre

it will be hard. >> justin finch, live for us. thank you. >>> students from district heights elementaryill go to their buildins closed. it's wolde to six a mold problem. students from district heights, ase mentioned before. >>> now, we're going to talk about a developing story this morning. prop-- hurricane conditions are expected in the central gulf coast by later toy. the wastorm could strengthen by the end of the day. >>> good morning. yes, we're watching our own advisory. a beautul shine is going to quickly soon. 79 degrees feels like83 temperatures will only be going up from here. a little patchy fog this morning. feeling like 105 degrees today. no relief from the temperatures soon.me it's 73 in frederick.t here's the h advisory for most of the area, as we go through the day today. pontially dangerous heat. make sure the kids find some shade. it will be hot this afternoon. it will be that's going to keep us hot and u humidil thursday night. there's that tropical storm in the gulf of mexico. we will watchset c and it will head

live in fairfax, justin finch, news 4. >> wish tm the best. thank you, justin. >>> it's new 5:03. the track and power of the storm is something that continues to change every hour. >> storm team 4's sheena parveen has been tracking it all. what can you tell us about the latest? >> we're not seeing too much o a change in the track of the storm. here's a look at it right now. it's getting closero north carolina. there's wilmington. it's right in the middle of the cone here. that's a liv picture we showed you. some of these rain bands getting closer to the outer banks. our radar is finally picking it up, or at least half i of we'll be able to see a lot more of it today as our radar reaching out into those areas. it's a category 2 still. winds 110 miles an hour. could be makin landfall early tomorrow morning. we're talking about 24 hours fromer now. ths wilmington right under this icon, showing it could still be a category 2 hurricane. weakening very quickly after that. here as we go out in time, this is the updated track. we're looking at very much of a slowdown as it goes through po

i'm justin finch,4.ews back into you. >> thanks for that information on thint very imporday. the first day of school fo hu hundreds of thousands of kids. >>> students are also starting classes inontgomery county. >> reporter: the cheerleaders are set. the marching band is every one excited for the first day of school. the unofficial end of summer is upon us. thatoo means sch bells and homework for more than 150,000 montgomery county students. s it'srting the year with a celebration complete with march band, cheerleaders and dancers.o mory county school superintendent says even if schools get a slow somrtg off of summer fun, the school system is up for the challenge. >> we're up to, as we look for to engage them intellectually, physically and socially. weeally want to dohat every day. >> reporter: the partnership spans beyond the schoobo d. >> many meetings. a lot of trainings. a lot of collaboration throughout the year to make sure the kids have a safe learning environment. >> reporter: assuring the school year is safe and goes off without a oohitch. as s buses pull up into n

news 4's justin finch is live on p street with the suspect police are lking for. justin? >> reporter: eun, that's right. police looking for at least three suspects in connection to this case. it's a very troubling story. a woman stabbed several times making her way he down the 1400 block o 11th street. we are told there was screaming, cries for help and she collapsed inside the restaurant. we can tell you, thiscorner, 11th street and p street and that's what they're doing, combing the area for clues. a man was seen running southbound on 11th street shortly after that stabbing. help for that woman was called and she was taken to the hospital we were abl to speak to the police chief here. >> to have an incidentike this is very scary. we haven't gotten to the bottom to see if this i someone that she knew or exactly what the motive is but it'sdisturbing. it's very unsettling for themm ity. >> reporter: plenty of people work and live and hang out in this area. so troubling to hear that a woman was attacked this way. meantime, we are awaiting an official update from police. at

. >>> news 4's justin finch is live on constitution avenue, justin, as a point of rerence r people, this is near the smithsonian museum of natural history. >> reporter: molette, that's ussolutely right. a very area, right now. police are looking for the driver of a car they say did not stop when it struck a cyclist here this morning. we can tell you right now, the traffic bind us just reopened about a few minutes ago, about a half hourgo or so, but it was closed for hours, as police investigated this crash. let's take you now to video from early, setting the scene for you here. weri d, that bike was lying at the northeast corner ofco 12 antitution, right by the irs building. we are told alerts about this crash came in close to 8:00 this morning. info that a cyclist has been struck at this busy crossing, right in front of the 12th du street tunnel ng the morning rush. we are told that cyclist was taken via ambulance to thend hospitalhat traffic in this area was diverted and that 12th s tunnel traffic was closed off, so that investigation here could get underway. regularspoke with a cyclis

ws 4's justin finch is live with more on how this attack unfolded. justin? >> reporter: eun, aaron, a very sad story here. of course, logan circle aer pla whe people live, work, hang this is just frightening for people to hear. this woman was out here on 11th street right by p street here northwest when authorities say that she was stabbed. she screamed for help and eventually stumbled and collapse inside that chinese carry out restaurant there. so then after that polic arrived to that scene and are investigatingmehe c scene stretching beyond 11th and p going over to q streets well as rode island avenue. police trying to hunt down the suspect a well as clues, too. homicide investigators also calledth t scene. they spoke with witnesses who are inside of that restaurant as ll as inside of a bar across the street from that a man was seen runni southbound and shortly after the stabbing was called in to police after 8:00 or sot night. back out live, police are still looking for suspects in this case. as many as three men are wanted for this stabbing that happened

we're live here in montgomery county, i'm justin finch, news 4, back in to you. >> all right, justin, thank you. >> it's now 5:04. florence has wreakedce havoc s making landfall on friday. take a look at this video. it gives you an idea of incredible damage left behind. >> flooded roads, ownedtrees, no power, that's the reality across much of north carolina this morning. 17 people died there. them latest vic a 3 month old that died when a tree fell on his home indallas, north carolina. 34 inches r ofn fell between thursday and sunday and in some areas there's already more than intoeet of water rushing homes and businesses. more than half a million people don't have power this morning. 15,000 people are staying in shelters. >> and with rain still falling, residents fear the situation is going to get worse before it th gets better i carolinas. >> rivers are still rising. dangerous flooding expectedo continue throughout the week. chris lawrence is live for us in kingston, north carolina now with the latest on the flooding. good morning. >> good morning, aaron. it's still a very light but

justin finch is live in logan circle now with more on how police sdentified thepect so quickly. >> well, askn you , there was such outrage and such anger abou this case. there was a real push to find whoever was responsible and to brin justice to the martinez family and police say with the public's help they were able to catch ann crawford. they say that is him you're seeing on that video just after as y martinez was stabbed she was jogging here in rt est. why, though, remains a mystery. police say it does notppear the two knew each other but authorities got from a tip that anthony crawford was an avid t user of synthetic drug k-2. he was tracked down to a park up in northwest and yesterday here standing outside the corner where martinez was stabbed, they thanked the public for their ssistance and support in thi investigation. >> the very key part of this equation is that people were willing to say what they knew could heln anyway. the woman should be going to work >> and i can tell you from being out here for the past few days, there was a real push from this community to find whoever

we're live her in northwest, i'm justin finch, news 4, back in to >> thank you. >> we're learning more about the moments before a woman opened fire on herco-workers in aberdeen, maryland. she had jn argumentust before the deadly shooting. the 26-year-old killed three people andhr injured others at the rite aid distribution center thursday morning. she killed herself before police arrived. some co-workers describe running for their lives. others hid to escape the bullets. the shooter had an argument afte a town hall meeting when the bullet went off and randomly started shooting people. authorities have not confirmed the accnd are searching for a motive. this was the natior's third place shooting in a 24 hour span. >> the man that shot two prince george's county police offi frs will notace charges because the officers entered the wrong apartment. one officer was shot in the hand and another in the while serving a drug warrant at district heights. the teen was acting on bad information. the man inside fired at the officers thinking they were intruders. the officers that were shot are expe

i'm justin finch, news t back you. >> all right, justin, thank you. stay with us for all the latest on hurricane florence in our nbc washington app. you'll find maps showi the storms predicted path and the severe impact it will have and we'll be continuing to update the information as we get it. it's now 6:10. we're still following breaking news out of the boston area. one person is dead and dens of neighborhoods are empty this morning after dozens of home firesions and gas >> yeah. inspectors say problems with the gas lines sparked up to 80 fires across three towns. an 18-year-old man was killed when the house exploded and the chimneypled on to his car. at leastrt0 were some of the engineered were firefighters. one fire chief said it looked like armageddon. >> i have been in the fire service for almost 39 years and i've never seen anything like this in my entire career. it looked like armageddon. >> i've never seen anything like it. >> it's extremely scary. it's your own neighborhood. >> inspectors say too much pressure built up in the gas lines and

i'm justin finch. news 4, eun, angie, back to you. >> justin, thank you. >>> scary situation this morning. people near richmond are hicleaning up after t deadly tornado moved through last night. the wind lifted the roof old dominion florist and ripped it apart midair. you can see hunks of debris flying all over the place. one person died when that business collaps and another was hurt. this was one of a number of tornadoes reported in the richmond area last night. the tornadoes were the remnants of what was hurricane florence. here's a look at the damage once the tornado moved through chesterfield last nitht. roof of the old dominion -- it ended up in the lawns of homes. it caused a gas leak and cars.ye the powerful winds also knocked down several power lines. >>> today, parts o north carolina are experiencing serious flooding, even though orence has left the area. today officials will begin distributing food water and tarps. the city is mostly cut off by the floodwaters. the death toll from florence h

i'm justin finch, news 4. back into you. >>> and we're following a siation in dupont circle, police say a pedestrian has been struck and taken life-threateni. the information that we havff fromials is that that man was on a scooter and was hit by an suv and was actually beneath the suv and had to bextcted when emergency responders arrived to the scene. aimee cho i there gathering information and she will join us in a few minutes with a live report. >>> we're also learning more about the moments before a woman opened fire on her co-workers in aberdeen. witnesses say that she got into argument before the deading shooting thursday morning. moslsnochia moseley killed thre people a t injuredee others at the rite aid distrerution centnd then killed herself. somef her co-workers describe running for their lives, otheri had to h to escape the bullets. one employee said that the argun went off randomly shooting people. authorities have not confirmed that account and are still searching for a motive. >>> this was the na

. >> news 4's justin finch p repos frnce georgia's county operation center in lander. >> reporter: though the d.c. area is not forecast for a direct hit, rain and potential floods are emergencies officiale warn we' not clear of just yet. so prepping now not only gets you ready for any coming storms, but also for others that are sure to follow. prince george's office of emergency management suggests family start with go bags like these packed with foods, first aid kits, prescriptions, and toiletries. >> things you need, the chargers, batteries, there'shts, assumin going to be power, and depending on how far you're driving, you plan for things you have to have and need. >> reporter: just before suise, maryland's task for 1 rolled out from home blie for the ca region. >> a lot of training, a lot of yeahs r years odiness go into helping a community in need. >> reporter: they called the 80 member crew to assist in orence, forecasted to be a powerful storm. on the ground, they bring expertise like search and rescue crews, k-9 details, medics, and more. >> 14 days that they are leaving town. we

. >> justin finch with justin boerpe. that's exact right. this year, students and track th bus, here comes the bus. it's a free drop stoegs once you let the 87674, on the scream now. you'll think, create the idea using their student i.d., that's the stings andknow, as well. >>> the county reports more tha, 130 more,66 students.n, agai beginning, the inter. she is visiting fe schools today in total, beginning at maryland. and of course, two triple "a" reminding ugs, if there is when bikers and walkers are on the road this moshing. we're lye here in bouwis eshgs news 4, back to you. >>> to montgomerycounty, where the schools will be ringing for life today. th a lights on. the safety sandters soon an mrch way this morning.y this is the arents love and kids anybody the aren't three cbs cbs cbs for more t,0n do that on the head storm. you can't premaring the less than plans prepare.18 new teachers to head back to the classrooms, as pell. principals hopes to be a live look. >>> some students are arriving, as well. they are allel get and pret tet a

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justin finch is live with the latest on this developing story. just a tragic story. justin? >> reporter: just a heartbreaking story and theti details are coming in, at this time. we can tell you, as you mentioned, a 57-year-old man is dead. a 48-year-old womao believed be his wife, also dead, as well. and now in the hospital, in critndal ion, three people believed to be their children, including two young cldren and a 22-year-old woman. all of them shot overni what appears to be an apparent murder/suicide, say police. and right now,ho neighbors woke up having no clue what was going on are waiting for answers. lights on at this silver spring house overnight, as police officers kept watch and detectives searched for inside and outside. even two cars and a van in thee dr and the car on the street were combed through, too. a hunt for answers after re hear. >> shot the wife and the children. >> reporter: six minutes after midnight, our 911 center received a call from one of e occupants inside the home, who stated there hadeen ahooting inside. >> reporter: montgomery county police

coming up in a few minutes, justin finch will join usive from the pentagon with a preview of a ceremony taking place there later this morning. >> now to new video showing people already buying bob woodward's new book shell book "fear." that's the new tell a about the white house. presidt trump already attacked that book calling woodward a liar. >> tracie ivtts is on capitol hill this morning. president trump isn't the only one questioningrehebility of this book. >> no, his chief of staff and defens sretary say how they were quoted in the book never happened. kelly supposedly calling the president an idiot a reportedly the defense secretary jim mattis says that president trump has the understanding of a fifth or 6th grader. both denied making those comments. the author bob woodward says no, they're not telling the truth. it's a he said, he said at this point and the i white house it's first briefing in weeks pushing back on both the book and trying to discredit the author and still trying to figure out who is the anonymous new york times author making similar claims. >> thank you. >> it'

in oldtown, alexandria, i'm justin finch, news 4. back into you. >>> a scary situation for a driver in fairfax, virginia, this aweekend. taook at the this scene here. fairfax county police posted this pictutt to t yesterday, showing a tree smashing a car on arlingtonar boul at cedar lane. you can see the tree slammed down right where the driver was seated. police say the driver has non-serious injuries and is expected to be just fine. close ll. >> mm-hmm. >>> well, this morning, we have two good reasons to plan ahead. hurricane florence could cause probms for this area. and september is national preparedness month. storm team 4's emilia drape recently spent some time at fema and got this advice. >> take a look at their insurance. that i c make sure they know what they're covered by and use thipp month s antunity to review their own readiness. and if they have a shortfall in nsurance, if they're covered by flooding, which is a hazard in this area. onfemalso suggests logging to ready.gov. this gives families advice on planning ahead fo

justin finch on the storyis tha ot using enough care to handle sensitive subjects. >> patty-patty is huge. >> reporter: meetpatty, the lead of "insatiable," a teen that is overseen and overlooked because of her body. that's until her jaw was wired afteratn ck, leaving her suddenly slim and vengeful. >> where is patt >>patty's hot. >> i pictured myself watching it when i was in high school, when i was struggling with my issues at the time. and i imagine i would have seen that andould have wanted to be like the main character. >> jennifer is a therapy specializing in eating does orders. a few of her clients find " "insatiable triggering." >> i began my eating disordero ge approval by others and for a guy. to see something to be validated as okay, i scary. >> reporter: she worries that young people watching "insatiable" may see thinness glamorized and heavy as shamed. what she calls unhealthy messages. an online growing petition is asking netflix to cancel theri . the goal for "ineatiable" was r to hurt anyone, but instead, high liglghighlight ths that those with body image have every d

. >> justin finch joins us live from the scene with details. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right. at this time we're hearing those officers are in the hospital right now. at least oneould be on h way to surgery. here on the scene, still seeing a heavy policeresence. officers in uniform, others in plainlothes. crime scene investigators also here on the scene, as you can see behindwe me. e still looking at a very active police-involved shooting as you mentioned, nine officers were initially on scene last vight, part of a special operations team s a warrant to a top-level apartment here off the 2700 block. we're told they knocked on that apartment door, announced themsees, and got no answer, so the had to use a device to open that door. inside, they found arm maned with a shotgun. we're told he then

. >> justin finch, live for us in arlingto thank you. >> breaking news now, the delta fire ripping through northern california. angie is at the live desk with the latest on all of this. >> we have been going through new video of the human caused delta fire. it's burned 49,000 acres o land. residents in shasta county onhi edge morning. this is in the lake head area near interstate 5. as you get a closer look, firefighters say they're at times battling 100 foot flames coming off the trees and the br h. it's only 5% contained this morning. almost a week later, mor than 2,400 firefighters are battling the fire and hope to have it at least contained by next week. so a long roaahead. they're trying to get it under control. for now, back to you. >> all right, angie, thank you. >> today bob woodward's new book "fear," a look at the trump white house hits store shelves. president trump ts calling veteran journalist a liar on twitter and yesterday theen pres also tweeted the book is a joke. woodward is standing firm on all of the explosive accounts and reporting in that book. >>> we expect toearn mo

i'm justin finch. >> aery disturbing incident there. president t imp sayss hard to believe anything happened between the supreme court inee and the woman accusing him of "sexual assault." the president said he may change his mind if she makes a credible showing. news 4 tracey potts has action. >> lawyers for kristine says she is getting desperate. she had to move her family, and the fbi should get the facts on her assault claims. >> but republicans say no more delays. >> if she does not want to come on monday, publicly or privately, we're going to move on. >> judge brett kavanaugh denies assaulting hnd president trump is standing by hiss supreme court nohenee. >> don't want to be involved. if they wanted to be u they would certainly do that, but this is n really their thing. >> the accusations drawing parallels to the 1991 confirmation of clarence thomas. >> the men in this country just sh and step up, do the right thing for a change. >> on monday theyot may be doing anything at all. >> and then there is mark judge, the class malt that

. >> justin finch is live at d.c. potece headq with details on the shootings and the community response, justin. >> that's right. they're holng a safety walk. they say they are fed up with the gun violence in their community. four people shot there on friday and police are focused not only aon that buto a recent spike in gun violence over the weekend that did leave 14eoe shot. you can see 8 locations. 8 shootings now under investigation. etin the southeast area. no word though if these shootings are in connected. only one is in northwest and in that case police do have a suspect in custody. rewa os are beingered for tips in all of these shootings.2 000 here and back out live more on that walk, it begins tonight at 7:00 p.m..l it w held by a 5-year-old boy that heard the shots and does not like what he heard. he wants the neighborhood t fbe sa him and other children. >> we turn now to the latest on the confirmatio controversy of brett kavanaugh. another woman has come forward cusing him of sexual misconduct. >> this co

justin finch has more on the protests that interrupted one member of congress's dinner. justin. >> that's right. we'rs watching we get closer to thursday's scheduled testimony from judge kavanisgh and accuser dr.. ford gaining e you to video a lot of attention now online. >> we believe survivies. we bve survivors. >> that video posted by thep grous in d.c. showingde nstrators coming face to face with texas senator ted cruz and his wife at a d.c. restaurant last nigh c they'rehanting in support of dr. ford all as all sexual abe survivors. this confrontation in that restaurant got so heated that cruz and his wife just cho to leave that restaurant. and now, let's go to capitol hill where dozens of protestors were arrested outside of t office yesterday. they wore all black and they did not vote in favor of judge kavanaugh. we canel you, collins is ought to be a critical vote, a swing vote that could whether or not judge kavanaugh becomes a supreme court justice. live on capitol hill, i'm justis finch, n 4, back in to you. >> justin, thank you. >> it's 6:, a 7-year-old girl h

we're live here in herndon, i'm justin finch, news4. >> justin, thank you. >>>ri school ine william county is well under way and this morning we are learning new details aut how the county school board is working to keep children safe. last bight therd gave formal approval to a new one-year pilor ram. that program places retired prince william county police ficers in elementary schools. there will be six positions and three of thosere spots a already filled. funding for the pilot program was approved by the county board of supervisors last springak in the of the mass shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high schola in pa, florida. >>> happening today, arlington national cemetery is opening a new ssion of gravesites. the new section will add 27,000 new spaces, including 16,000 reserved for cremated remains. the newly discovered remains of two civil war soldiers will be buried in that section this afternoon. more than400,000 veterans are sb intered in arlington. >>> the list of officials who say they did not write thean ymous opinion piece in "the new york tim

let's check in with justin finch. tell us what' happening there. >> reporter: hey, there. there's already a sizzle going on in the air right now. students will be getting home early because the home is to have the students home or way home says the county so they can beat this heat. dism dism dismissal comes twoar hours because of the heat. the county shared word on twitter tuesday. high temperatures that could feel like more than 100 degrees at times as reason. >> we have no choice. >>eporter: she walks her daughter knowing she'll be back soon to pick her back up. it's not a huge inconvenience because she says for her safety hat matters the most. >> i'm sure other parents have to make aerarantarrangements. for me it's fine. lose porter: events will at 4:00 p.m. today. i asked thatom will she mind picking up her daughter early on friday.y and she said she wouldn't mind in theory but she would be concerned thaterer daug first week of school routine tould be disrupted. she said it m be a challenge for the county to cool more than 200 schools for more than 100,000 students. s

i'm justin finch. >> if you're looking for something else to watch and scary movies are your thing, you're in luck. "the nun" is the latest in the conjuring franchise is here. his thoughts ons t flick. >> there are a couple scary parts so if that's what you're going for, go for it. but i was disappointed by this one. it's the fifth installment of the conjuring fr i remember the 2015 original and i thought it was really good. one of thete b modern horror movies we have had in recen years but by part five, it's out of gas. it'sbi bad hat, if you want to go for the pun. >>> for something a little more kid friendly, pk up the kids tonight and head to union market's drive-in in northeast d.c. to check out this favoriten "the l king". >> tonight is going to be awesome. it's the lion ki. it's $10 to park. it's free if you want to walk up y you can tunr car radio. they tell you what station. the d.c. roller girls the roller derby team will be going car to car, serving food and, snacks. and there's subtitles, closed captions to it can be a sing along. >> if you want something that's less passive an

justin finch, news 4. >> muriel bouser giving a briefing about the state of emergency that she just declared for the district of columbia. >> let's listen in now. >> other nonemergency needs. as we monitor this weather events we will continue to provide updates and get information out to our residents. we know that we have special events planned in the city this weeken and we are working with organizers to identifyew a date for fiesta d.c. and the street northeast festival. they are being reschehaled. and information will be made as soon as it's available. i would likow to call on director chris rodrigez whole s our emergency management agency. >> thank you, mayor. the d.c. homeland security and emergency management agency is the central coordinating agency for the districts overall responti to pot hurricanes here in the nation's capitol. sinceast week at the mayor's direction. hcema has been monstering the storm and briefing her senior leadership team. we have been coordinating with district agencies as well as our key regional and federal partners regarding any necessary ahead ofe need to