Later today well have a chilly morning. Temperatures warming to near 70 this afternoon. Then an even warmer pattern will be setting up later this week. Right now storm team 4 radar shows were all dry now. We have dry roads. Melissa, it looks like were off to a good start. Overall roadways looking good. Right now, top of the beltway, nice and green. Everything is rolling along well. Taking a look at 270 as you head southbound, it will take you 26 minutes. Rehn remember to listen to our friends when you hop on that morning commute this morning. Heres that one issue we were talking about. Do have a little bit of roadwork. Overall Prince Georges County looking good. In a couple of minutes, we do want to talk about one thing right now. Eun, well do that in just a second. Thank you, melissa. 5 02 is your time. South carolina is dealing with the aftermath of a once in a thousand year rainfall. Crews helped escort nearly 100 people to safety. Thats so search a rescue crews can get help. Everyo
Dera derailment. And government workers who spent your money filling their own gas tanks. Theyve already cost you hundreds of thousands this year. Theres growing pressure tonight for American University to take action after anonymous racist comments on an app thats popular with college students. This isnt the first time yik yak has been a problem on college campuses. News4 shomari stone took student complaints to a turks find out how the school is dealing with it. Reporter University Students tell me they are concerned about this. We talked to the faculty and they said they understand the students concerned. Reporter a sophomore at American University, he isnt satisfied with his college experience. I think that American University champions that it is a diversive and progressive institution and you see what students really feel and what they truly have to say and emotion about students of color. Reporter these students are outra outraged, racist messages on yik yak, a popular social ap
In the street walking his German Shepherd and a man who had been driving by and got out of the car and words were exchanged and allegedly the man got back in the car and made a uturn and then hit this driver in that area. Police are investigating. This is a Death Investigation and coming up on news 4 at 5 00, we will hear from some of those witnesses as well as police who tell us where this investigation stands. Thats the latest live in clarksburg, chris gordon, news 4. Were tracking developments in todays stunning revelation from capitol hill. House Speaker John Boehner said he could have survived the political attack coming from the right flank of his own party, but after spending a morning with pope francis, he decided it was best to move on and as Steve Handelsman reports, boehner sounds as if hes never been happier. My, oh, my, what a wonderful day. The weight is lifted. John boehner said he decided for sure just this morning to step down as speaker and leave congress by the end o
Kicking off in a few more hours. We have Team Coverage for the 40th anniversary of the marathon. We want to check in with news4s jim handly up early. Hi, how are you . Reporter hi, adam, hi, angie. Were under the cover of darkness. Were on the bridge. As you mentioned, 40,000 participants have signed up. Not all will finish. Some are running the 10k. Most are running the full marathon. Lets bring in the race director for the past 23 years. Rick. Its chilly, but how would it impact the runners . I would say this is ideal. A little bit overcast. You dont want that heat. A little bit of humidity is goo good. When it rains, you still need to drink and hydrate. You forget that sometimes. You do. Somehow you think water is absorbing into your body. Weve got to consume. Reporter runners are made of tough stuff, marines are made of tough stuff. If people are coming down to run or cheer somebody on, what do they need to keep in mind . Really, get out the door now and start moving. When you have
Campus. We could get a couple more inches. Storm team 4 says over the past few days some parts have seen 2 feet of rainfall and its created dangerous flooding. Rescue workers say they ive saved so many people, theyve lost count. Houses submerged, cars pushed up against buildings. We have lost everything. Pretty much what i have on is what i have. Weve lot everything, vehicles, clothes, everything. Devastating scene. Theyre calling this storm a once in a thousand year event. A group of special First Responders from our area and well get back to that story in just a moment. Heres the latest on coastal flooding in our area. Light green continues to be an advisory. Dark green under a coastal flood warning. The advisories and warnings are going to run through early tomorrow morning. Youll be impacted mainly around the high tide like old town. You can download the app. If youre under the advisory or warning and get the latest information on when youll most likely be impacted as tides come in