Western sides of the metro around 6 00, 7 00 this morning. I95 between 9 00 a. M. And lunchtime, total alert day through 8 00 tonight. Its a rain and wind threat. Any time you have the rain and the wind you could get power outage. Individual showers are racing northbound at 40 miles per hour. The whole line is making steady progress off to the east. So it will be a high impact weather event today. You can see the heavier showers just starting to move into is southern parts of the shenandoah valley. Winchester getting showers now. No rain come canning down in the mmediate metro. But this will change. The weather impact will be a high one for sure. Heavy rain likely, flooding with gusty winds. As you get the kids ready for the bus stops today, rainy and breezy at 7 00 a. M. A squally late morning between the periods of heavy rain and gusty winds. By later today, heavy rain continues to about 2 00, 3 00 this afternoon and tapers a off by the tail end of the school day. More about what to wear and a look down into the next couple of days. Check on traffic with melissa. Good morning. Were looking pretty about. We know that is going to change when the rain hits our area in a couple of hours. 95 at Prince William moving well. Beltway at river road looking good. We do have some construction we want to remind you of. Two right lanes blocked at this point this morning. You can see branch avenue, pennsylvania avenue, indian head highway. Everything green at this point this morning. And a widerook at things into town, out of town. You are completely fine. See you back here at 4 41. Thank you, melissa. 4 32. Developing at this hour, a number of events aeuimed at calming fear. President obama will discuss it with his british, french, german and italian counterparts. The cdc plans to address the American Nurses association today. Officials will go over how to better prepare front line nurses for ebola. And the texas hospital nurse released a statement saying she is doing well. Friends and other people showed their support for nina pham last night where pham attended school. They were asked to show support for all Health Care Workers and family affected by ebola. The cdc admits it should have acted faster to keep pham or others from getting hurt. Now Officials Say they are actively monitoring 76 hospital workers in dallas who may have had contact with duncan. I wish we had put a team like this on the ground the day the patient the first patient was diagnosed. That might have prevented this infection. For the next week cdc is hosting webinars and calls around the country to make sure facilities are prepared to respond into 4 34. Police are asking you to be on the lookout for a missing man. Take a look. This is 79yearold carl michael. He went missing from his group home on pretoria drive in Silver Spring yesterday. He was wearing a striped green and black jacket, black pants and maybe with a walking cane. A murder at a barbershop in broad daylight and a 9yearold is still recovering after being shot. These are two of nine shootings in southeast washington over the past two weeks. The latest happened yesterday. He is expected to recover. D. C. Police chief kathy lanier said it is disturbing. When people start shooting guns in the middle of the day in barber shops or on the street or Apartment Building or everywhere else, everybody is at risk. It is a big concern for me. Police do have extra patrols to respond to any violence quickly. Today is day three of a sentencing hearing for Oscar Pistorius. The testimony that could determine his time spent behind bars. The offer that gives you another option to get to work, especially those of you who travel to tyson. Storm team 4 tracking when we could see the worst of this rainy day. Weather and traffic on the 1s next on news 4 today the Loudoun County board of supervisors wants to build a gas station and Convenience Store at old u. S. Road and oak grove in sterling. Several nearby businesses oppose a plan. Others say it will create more revenue in the area. Neighbors say they were against any new development in the area. The countys planning staff proposes a proposal as well. The county recommends approval. You will still be able to ride the tysons express between eastern Prince William and tyson. The the omni ride was in danger of stopping because of funding that was supposed to end next month. The Virginia Department of rail and Public Transportation will help pay for the Service Starting december 1st. The commuter bus will run one fewer trip. There will be four trips in the morning and four in the afternoon. You will pay 5. 75 for your smartrip car. If you dont have one it is 7. 70 in cash. It is time to put on the rally cap, say a prayer. It is win or go home. Best of seven series. Os have their backs against the wall right now. They need to win four street. If they lose, the season is over. The royals are one victory away from the first world series trip in 29 years. Game 4 of the alcs this afternoon at 4 00 in kansas city. Oh, man. Tough to see them lose three in a row. But you know what, miracles do happen in sports too. Four in a row for the royals. The hockey team did it. Good luck, guys. All right. Its time to take a look at all the rain were supposed to get this morning. It rained in the morning. Then it tapered off. Good morning, guys. The best weather word will be squally weather. Periods of heavy rain coming through this morning. Send the kids with rain jacket, galoshes and umbrella. It will rain at you from every direction. Theres that band of heavy rain through western and southwestern virginia. Heavy rain along i81, harrisonburg and stanton area. It is already going to have a big impact in the next hour on i81, winchester, front row, harrisonbu harrnb rarmil it feels like summertime out there. Flood watches are posted in the metro and shenandoah valley. Water on the road, turn around, dont drown. Speaking of roads, over to melissa with breaking news and first 4 traffic. Breaking news in bethesda. The inner loop over 270. A jackknifed tractor trailer. We will try to get cameras. This could slow folks down for the rest of the morning. Indian head highway looking pretty good. 270, old hundred road. Beltway at georgia avenue. Also moving along. Wider look at things. You can see the beltway is looking pretty good. You can see bw parkway, no problems. 50 coming into town. Same thing with 66 and 95. Also looking good. Inner loop at 270. Well see you then. Melissa, thank you. A new poll capturing the Public Opinion on u. S. Efforts to target isis. What many of you believe needs to happen to stop the terror group. Plus, getting the word out about an emergency. The alert system getting a major upgrade. What you need to do to make sure youre getting critical information. Welcome back at 4 45. Storm team 4 is tracking rain moving to this region. You can see all the green on the radar right now this morning. The strength of the system and how long it will last is ahead at 4 51. Im Richard Jordan following the Oscar Pistorius sentencing phase right now in south africa. Were not expecting that sentence to come down today. What we are seeing here are live pictures from the courtroom is more testimony. A probation officer back on the stand. Recommending three years of house arrest and community service, saying pistorius would not be safe in prison and his handicap would not be accommodated in prison either. Reaction pouring in from the bombshell dropped in court yesterday that pistorius is paying the parent of his former girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 600 a month to pay their rent and other personal expenses. That was mentioned in crt the Steenkamp Family attorneys say it was pistorius who wanted that to remain confidential. He has been giving that money for a year and a half. The steenkamps say they will now pay it back. More americans say they believe u. S. Military action against isis should include american combat troops on the ground. That is according to a new nbc news wall street journal poll. They believe both troops on the ground and air strikes are necessary for the mission against isis. 35 think it should be restricted to air strikes. 15 say no military action should be taken. The poll found the majority of americans disapprove of the job president obama is doing in handling the isis situation. 55 dislike his approach, while 37 approve. This comes after the president made with 20 defense chiefs. President obama says roughly 60 nations, including turkey, are contributing to the coalition the fight is on for control of the strategic Syrian Border town of qaa banny. The u. S. Ramped up efforts against isis with 21 air strikes on monday and tuesday. Kurdish defenders are targeting militants on the ground. A suspect on the u. S. Attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi will be arraigned october 20th. He was indicted on several new charges yesterday, including mur. They carry a possible death sentence. He was brought here in june after u. S. Special forces captured him. Prosecutors say he was the ringleader of the attack that killed ambassador chris steve else and three other americans. New this morning, an advocate for the homeless plans to file a formal complaint about an encounter he had with a Montgomery County police officer. It shows reverend jeffrey cane. He is the man in the baseball cap speaking to an officer in downtown Silver Spring friday night. The officer unholsters his gun, points it to the ground and then puts it back. He asked what was going on during the arrest of a homeless man. He said the officer asked for identification. He told the officer he would give him a business card, reached in his coat to get it, and thats when the officer reached for his gun. The incident is under investigation. They say the officer did not know what he was reaching for in his coat. They say the officer never pointed the gun at him. Officers can take action if they feel theyre in danger. This morning a former Fairfax CountySchool Bus Driver is accused of abusing a student with special needs. He drove students to Key Center School in springfield. Search warrant showed an adult reported her suspicions and told administrators to watch the video. They found out about it through mia reports. Im concerned. Im going to withhold judgment until i hear the whole story. Miller is charged with assault and battery. He is due in court october 29th. He retired soon after the investigation began and he was put on leave. Rain will force a break in the search for missing hannah graham. There will be no search today but it will pick up tomorrow. Hundreds of Law Enforcement officials will be out looking this weekend. He disappeareds in charlottesville. Federal prosecutors are responding to former Virginia GovernorBob Mcdonnell and his wife maureens request for a new trial. They say it is without merit. They accepted 165,000 in exchange for promoting a company. Prosecutors failed to prove they performed any official act. Anyone who wants to receive notifications must reregister their account. You can customize notifications. Current account holders should receive an email with a link to get that upgrade. A tornado ravaged a dozen homes in georgia. There are entire sections of twisted, torn up trees in a dense forest between two neighborhoods. It is mostly gone. Several large limbs came crashing through roofs. Woken from a dead sleep to a horrible sound. Very, very scary. All of a sudden we heard like a jet plane or a Freight Train coming across the back of the house. In a different part of georgia, a mother and son were almost crushed by an awning that fell. Yesterday morning through the morning there were 25 confirmed tornados across the south and midwest. Severe weather there. We are dealing with a little front coming our way bringing rain with it. How bad is it going to be . It will be a busy weather day for sure. Our tornado threat is very low today. Its not zero, but it is low. In fact, we may not get a lot in the way of thunder and lightning. But side ways rain and gusty winds a real possibility today. Could cause localized flooding. Of course the beginning of the fall followage, some of the leaves are blocking the storm drains. You need to be very weather aware. It doesnt even feel like october. Thats your first indication that its going to be a crazy weather day. 75 at 4 00 a. M. Winds out of the south averaging 14 miles per hour. Temperatures in the 70s all the way into pennsylvania early this morning. My70s and low 70s around town. Well be in the 70s all day today. It will be a warm day for sure. But rain will be heavy at times. Heres your future Weather Forecast starting at 7 00 a. M. The rain is still out to the west. 9 00, starting to move into fauquier, Prince William and loud on counties. By 11 00, western fairfax. Lunchtime, 10 00 a. M. And 2 00 p. M. Thats going to be the bullseye inside the capital beltway right along the i95 corridor. By 3 00, kids and everybody coming home from work and school, heavy rain continues. 5 00, 6 00, there will still be rain coming down but not quite as crazy. It will be a high impact day for sure. Heavy rain and gusty winds. Here it is on storm team 4 radar. The big plume of moisture n northboun a severe thunderstorm out here across parts of the mountains of West Virginia. This is on tap within the hour. Its that band of rain is on the other side of the West Virginia virginia border for now. Be weather ready as you make your plans to go outside. Stay alert for rapidly changing weather conditions. Be very careful around high or fastmoving water. Good news, the showers taper off tomorrow. And all eyes on the weeke. Sunshine both days. 71 saturday, 63 sunday. Promises to be a busy day on the roads. Good morning. Good morning, chuck. Breaking news in bethesda. The inner loop after 270 completely shut down. Were talking about a jackknifed tractor trailer near wisconsin avenue exit. It is going to be very, very slow as you approach that area. Completely stopped right now. Prince georges county, we look quite good. 66, 95 in virginia, no problems there. A wider look at things. No major issues. Bw parkway near 216, construction should be out of the way in a little bit. Beltway at old georgetown, that is moving along. Again, well keep an eye on the crash at the inner loop. Completely shut down. Plan your alternates early d. C. s largest family shelter will stay open despite calls for it to shut down. The new plan to make life just a little bit better for the children who are staying there. Giving the mike to your children. Where students will have a welcome home woah, this kitchen is beautiful give him the tour. Let me show you softclose drawers, farm sink wheres my room . We had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. Ranked highest in customer satisfaction. Ikea kitchens. In cases of rape and incest, just like the rightwing republicans in congress. They want to overturn roe v. Wade. So does she. I think roe v. Wade should be overturned. Barbara comstock even voted with rightwing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. Thats all i need to know. Im john foust and i approve this messge. Welcome home give him the tour. Woah, this kitchen is beautiful let me show you softclose drawers, farm sink wheres my room . We had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. Ranked highest in customer satisfaction. Ikea kitchens. Prince georges County School leaders will hold a Ground Breaking for a new building at the high school. It will be built on Columbia Park road. It includes an auditorium, Community Health clinic and Athletic Field your students in Montgomery County can share their needs with county leaders. The council is hosting its fifth annual town hall for students tonight at 7 00 on the county Office Building in rockville. Students to county leaders students will be able to tell county leaders what they think about school start the times, maintaining an offer school program, among other topics. A new playground opens at the largest shelter for families. This is despite calls to shut down d. C. General. A Ribbon Cutting is scheduled for later today. Announcing 90 million plan to house hundreds of families yesterday. But officials acknowledged it will not be available this winter. Officials could act on a plan for a new Utility Center in loud on county. Neighbors are against a plan for a new center. The county Planning Commission approved the center, which would go near the intersection of evergreen knowles. The board of supervisors will discuss a center at a meeting tonight. A new ebola case confirmed in the u. S. In just the last few minutes. This time at the same texas hospital where two prior patients were treated. Well get the very latest from the live desk. First, dont be fooled by the light rain you see outside. We could be in for heavy rain and storms in the hour ahead. We have Team Coverage how this weather could impact your community this morning and the ride home. Lets check in with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell to find out what we can expect in the ahead. The word of the day, chuck, you mentioned is squally. Squally. The rain will come down in buckets from time to time. It is indeed a weather alert day here at nbc 4. What does that mean to you . You knee to be weather ready as you make your plans through the day. The worst of the day will be 8 00 tonight. Heavy rain, gusty winds. Any time you have the wind and rain combination, theres a chance for scattered outages. Theres a small risk of tornado or hail, but those risks are fairly small for today. Wind and rain the primary culprit. Temperatures in the mid70s, two and a half hours before the sun even comes up. Severe thunderstorms in the mountains of West Virginia. Its going northnortheast. Heaviest rain in and around the metro to about 9 00 a. M. And 3 00 p. M. Well deal that hour by hour in 10 minutes. Chuck, thank you. Keeping a close eye on current