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WRC News4 Today October 8, 2014

The mid70s by midafternoon. And the breezes will be blustery. Melissa, here now looking at drying roads and a new accident. Another new crash. This is our third in the last couple of minutes. Only the right lane getting by because of a crash in the left out here in leesburg. Charleston pike, 287 completely shut down because of a single car crash and damage there. Also, that is not 270 at 370. This is of river road. Wider look at things. Everything is moving along just fine. A little bit slow outer loop, tkpa ga avenue. That is the beltway at river road, as it should be. Montgomery road, right lane still closed. 6 02. A 19yearold man will be back in court after a u. S. Marshall tpoupld a loaded handgun in the mans underwear at d. C. Superior court. Marshalls found the gun when they checked him in. He was in court to face car theft charges. This morning investigators want to know why the the man was able to bring that handgun in undetected. In a written statement the spokesman for d. C. Police said the defendant was in the custody for three different agencies. Right now a man considered armed and dangerous could be hiding in our area. This is the suspect in a deadly triple shooting over the weekend in baltimore. Police say if he is not still in baltimore he may be in the Silver Spring area. Right now a warning as you get your kids ready for school in northern virginia. Police say a man exposed himself in arlington. Richard jordan is live there with more. Richard . Eun, this is obviously unsettling. It handled at a very popular residential enabled gnat far from 395 and south gleeb road. He exposed himself here at gunston middle school. School was already out. It was 7 00 last tuesday. Theres not a lot for police to go on. They dont have a very good description of the person here. They are looking for a heuspa c euic hispanic man, 54. He was wearing a bright redshirt and blue jeans. Thank you, richard. It is now 6 04. D. C. Polices stop and frisk tactics will be under a microscope today. Firsthand accounts from people who have been stopped and searched on the streets. District police can frisk a pers person. They went head to head in the Fairfax County chamber of commerce debate. A got a chance to ask about their independents and whether they are at odds over any particular issues. I believe that in the early 90s when Congress Passed mandatory minimum sentences in the u. S. Congress that we just went too far. And i believe we need to revisit those. And in particular for nonviolent offenders. I support drilling off the coast of virginia. As long as we get a share of the royalties. I support the keystone pipeline. I stood up repeatedly against the president on his foreign choices. Both candidates will meet again for another debate. Go no nbcwashington. Com or nbcs chuck which todd and julie can kerry. Search he debate. Okay, nats fans, we have to wait until next year. Overnight the nats voiced their appreciation for the fans. They sent this tweet saying, to our fans, thanks for coming along on this ride. It wouldnt have been the same without your support. And for that we are extremely grateful. And heres the play that put the giants ahead. Warren barrett scored the goahead run. Bryce harper tried to put the team on his shoulders with a massive home run. That ball went into the ocean. But it just wasnt enough. We did a lot of things right. So its, you know, its tender. Its bitter. And all of those things. But im proud of them. Im proud of the way they went about it. The giants go on to play the st. Louis cardinals. Remember, the orioles are still in it. They play the Kansas City Royals 8 07 friday night. The feeling is mutual. We are so grateful to the nats for an incredible season. It is so fun to watch. Thats the beauty of the sport. You can think of the season past and all the great motels and look forward to something similar next season. And go orioles, too. The discussion coming today about possible airport changes to help contain the ebola virus. You may have heard sleeping with your cell phone can keep you awake. Why it can make harder to lose weight. It is walk to school day under this moon. We will have your weather and traffic on the 1s at 6 11. Stay with us. Sometimes Technology Just wants to make you pull your hair out. In the case of the iphone 6 the phone might do it for you. Some people are complaining that their hair is getting caught between the glass front and the aluminum back of the phone. So when people pull it away from their face, it hair goes with it. Hashtags like hair goods gate and beardgate are becoming popular on twitter. Apple has yet to respond to these new issues. You might want to Pay Attention to where you charge your phone. Apparently charging it in your bedroom could make you fat. Spanish researchers say the blue light disturbs your sleep and that in turn slows your metabolism. The voice, charge in another room or a couple hours before you go to bed. This morning it is National Walk to school day. Very fun. Kids will be on the road instead of in a car. So be careful as you drive to work. Watch out for kids on the roads and sidewalks. Chuck bell and the four by four to Rolling Terrace middle school. Hey, chuck. Reporter good morning. Its a beautiful morning in takoma park. Current temperature here, 63 degrees. So its not really all that chill y. A light psychiatric et is all youll need. So youre walking in and walking home weather, a little cool this morning. 60s in town. There are 50s in the cooler rural areas out to the north and west. A nice walk in this morning. Coming back later this afternoon, a little bit breezy at times. It will be a Beautiful Day to be outside. Outdoor recess, outdoor walking, everything will be cooperating from a weather perspective. Sunshine later this afternoon, low to mid70s. Another warm day here in the middle of october. Back in a couple more minutes with another check of the live Lunar Eclipse. For now, though, a live check on first 4 traffic with ms. Melissa. Good morning, mr. Chuck bell. 95 northbound, hov lanes at the beltway, left lane blocked. Police on the scene. The right lane getting by just fine. No major issues into or out of town. Of course thats normal for this time of day. Taking a look at drive times 95 northbound from quantico to the beltway at 37 minutes. A little bit slower than we were seeing. 66 to the beltway, 11. Outer loop from 95 to georgia avenue, 9 minutes this morning. Im back in 10. See you then, melissa. A search for a burglar watching people sleep. He always apologizes. Police have reason to think his behavior could become more violent. And 200 bags of hair win the a day care. Why a 4yearold brought those baggies to share with her friends. Okay. Right now stop what youre doing if you can and take a look at this Lunar Eclipse. A beautiful picture. This is a live look of just a sliver of the moon left. Pretty soon it will turn into an orangereddish hue. These are different angles. We want to see your photos. Share with us on twitter and facebook and enjoy it while you can. The total Lunar Eclipse at 6 25. The next time we will see this is april. A developing story. The american doctor under observation in bethesda after being exposed to ebola was not infected. The patient was flown to the National Institutes of health after being stuck by a needle in sierra leone. Health experts say no travelers were at risk. Right now dallas is on edge as it approaches the first ebola incubation deadline. They have been monitoring 50 people who had contact with Thomas Duncan since he arrived last week. Meanwhile, his nephew says he is showing signs of improvement. Pretty much gone because the temperature is normal. Duncan is being treated with an experimental antiviral drug. He is still listed in critical condition. His nephew says that hes improving. Breaking news out of stockholm sweden. The Royal Swedish Academy awarding two americans. He overseas the Howard Hughes medical institute. That campus is based in ashburn, virginia. William mornier is in the middle. And the german part of the awardees. You can see more through a microscope. An example of this, being able to see between nerve cells in the brain. Its over my head. But were congratulations to them. Over to you guys. Thank you, angie goff, from the live desk. We are following another developing story in california where a pilot died fighting a Massive Wildfire neareo sepl tell national park. The the pilot lost control and crashed into a canyon wall yesterday afternoon. It took several hours to reach the wreckage site. They did confirm the pilot died. Crews are still battling the dog rock fire. It started yesterday and has already scorched more than 150 acres. Take a look. A man seen in this video with a gun outside of the Ethiopian Embassy is no longer in the country. Thats according to the washington post. The u. S. Attorneys office tells us they charged the security attache with with assault with intent to kill. Since he worked for the embassy he had diplomatic immunity. He was made to leave the country. Allegations that a veteran tv actor molested a teenage girl in the early 70s. Police said the complaint was filed in 2012 accusing Steven Collins of forcing a 14yearold girl to commit a lewd act in 1972. No charges have been filed. Over the last three weeks, this happened in a boston suburb. A man just watches the victim until that person wakes up. He then apologizes and takes off. Police want to find him fast. They say its only a matter of time before the creepy behavior turns into something dangerous we dont know with what the next step is going to be. He is going to do Something Else . We want to get to the bottom of it, identify the individual, before someone gets hurt. Police say the man is not stealing any items. 6 21 is our time right now. We have been talking about this Lunar Eclipse. It is nice that the skies are clear enough to actually see it. Tom kierein now with a look at the day ahead. An exciting event undergoing right now in our sky in the western sky. If youre stepping outside in the next half hour, look in the western sky. Youll see a magical event occurring. The moon is passing in the earths shadow. The moon is moving about 2,000 miles an hour entering the earths shadow. We see one final glint of the sun slight on the moon. It is safe to look at. 6 25 to 7 24. Look in the western sky. Cool morning. Right now we are just in the 50s to near 60. Youre going to need a light jacket. But short sleeves this afternoon. Beautiful day. Temperatures low to mid70s. A blustery wind. That will be settling down later today. Tomorrow, chilly in the morning. In the 40s. Looking cloudy and could get rain for the orioles royals game friday night. Then maybe a passing shower. Getting a bit warmer next week. Afternoon highs by tuesday. Making it up to 80 depress. Degrees. Now melissa is looking at that pesky water main break still causing problems. This thing wont go away. Talking about it yesterday, today. Hopefully not tomorrow. Route 1 southbound at montgom y montgomery, the right lane closed. Watch out if youre headed down. Leesburg, charlestown pike. Road closed. Figure out an alternate for yourself. That will be a little bit nasty for a while here. Wider look at things. Looking pretty typical this time of day. 95 hopping on stafford, we now are seeing the volume we had not seen throughout the morning. Very slow there as you go through dale city. Follow us first4traffic. The International Spy museum is staying put, at least for now. Museum officials have pulled out a plan of redevelopment of the washington historic carnegie library. They had been in talks to move to the library since 2012. Many in that area objected to the design plans which expanded the original library. A spokesperson said they cant move into a space that cannot expand. The lease ends in 2017. They are now looking for a new location. A 4yearold girl passed out packets of heroin at day care. Now her mother faces charges. Take a look at the more than 200 packets of heroin found in a backpack. The mother sent her daughter to school with the backpack. And the 4yearold found the packet and thought it was candy and gave it to her classmates. None of them ate it. Teachers called police. She is out on bond and ordered not to have contact with her children. Police say she had a little mishap during a robbery attempt caught on camera. The woman spent two hours trying to get into this home near tacoma, washington. When all else failed, she got up on the roof, that woke up the home owner. She screamed at the woman. The woman ran right off the roof and fell 15 feet to the ground. Pretty hilarious. Friends wanted to instantly put it up on facebook. I shared it with them. They posted it. That part is really funny. I think she deserved it. Flyers now posted across town. Police are hoping somebody will recognize that woman. The home owner joked she probably had a little bit of a limp now. So you can look out for that. She tried to get in there for two hours . Something was really in there . Yikes. The warning from police about a scheme they found involving a busy somed patm. Trying to keep an entire group out of the country. And tom kierein will take you through the day hour by hour. This is a tweet from bryce harper saying thank you nationals fans for another great season. Dc. We say, thank you, brice, for another terrific season. They fall to the giants. He worked so hard. He scored this incredible home run, crushed that ball. Went into the water. He really tried to carry his team on his shoulders yesterday. He is the fourth player ever to hit four postseason home runs before 21. Mickey mantle, miguel cabrera, jones. He is in good company. Still so young. We had such a terrific run. We want to say thank you for sure. Is it time for a shave, gentlemen . The deal was to keep the beards through the playoffs and get rid of them through the play stkpwraufs are over. It is going to hang around for a couple of days. I feel like they have a chance to win, next year. Theres always next year. It was a wonderful run. It was an exciting year. Thats baseball. Thats the way it goes. We are sort of cheering and getting a cool view of something happening up in the sky. This is a live picture of the Lunar Eclipse. Total eclipse in progress. Some folks will worry about clouds moving in. I know that happens south of here. Were good. It is clear. It is at totality. The moon has entered the earths shadow. Thats a live view from tower camera. It will get the color. Into the 60s. Sunshine through 8 00. Noon time, bright and sunny. Upper 60s. Winds gusting around 15, 20 Miles Per Hour. It will settle down in the afternoon. Temperatures reaching the mid70s. Drying out after the overnight rain. Mid70s in the afternoon with the bright sun and blue sky. We join storm team 4 by 4 leave in takoma park with chuck bell with what to wear for walk to school day. We are starting to see some slowdowns. Were going about 40 Miles Per Hour all the way to the beltway. Headed out, actually looking good. Worst spots taeul city for the next couple of hours. Slow a top the beltway, colesville. And 295 as you pass 50. Pretty normal this time of day. Tiny bit slow here as you are headed into up to on branch avenue just as you get on to branch avenue. 270 at montrose is moving along. Back at 6 41 with a look at traffic times. Australias Prime Minister Just Announced he is ordering a crackdown of people coming into the country. It could ban anyone associated with a group that promotes terrorism from traveling to australia. The current law only applies to groups that engage in terrorism. The fbi is asking for your help to unmask an isis militant. Reporter the fbi wants to hear from you. The fbi wants the publics help identifying him. You cant see him very well. Hes wearing a mask. You can hear what he is saying. He speaks in both english and arabic. As a result, the fbi is taking a look. They have listened to him. They say hes north american. Either from the United States or from canada the based on his accent. He said syrian soldiers are digging their own graves. There are executions in that video. The fbi has set up their web page so people can go on and give information if they think they know who this person is. Eun . Tracie potts, live on capitol hill. Tracie, thank you. Republican ed gillespie and mark warner squared off in our news 4 debate. You will hear their responses at 6 47. Police in arlington are investigating a shooting at an apartment where children were inside. Officers say Jeffrey Gaskins went to his exgirlfriends apartment and tried to kick in the door. He went to the back of the apartment and fired shots in the home. The two children were not hurt. He got away and is now want odd multiple charges. You may want to the doublecheck the atm before taking mope out at sandy spring bank. They are looking for this man in connection with an atm skimming ring. He targeted six branches all over maryland. Sandy spring found skimming tkwaoeutsz connected to atm card readers. You should check for any loose or suspicious parts before you swipe your card. 6 35. A deposit contractor has to write a check for more than 13 million to the department of defense. The government says drs Technical Services allowed underqualified workers to do service for the army and the coast guard. This work happened between 2003 and 2012. The government also says the contractor overbilled for many of the projects. The Congressional District will have to be drawn. A federal judge ruled virginia legislators passed too many black voters into that one congressional strict and made it easier for incumbents in surrounding districts. Congressman bobby scott has held that since 1993. He is virginias only afternoon africanamerican congressman. The ruling does not affect the election this the fall. Boundaries have to be redrawn by next april. Explaining the ins and outs of medical marijuana. Patients suffering from certain conditions can use marijuana if their doctors recommend it. The law authorizes 15 licensed marijuana growers in the state of maryland. New this morni

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