Chris . All right, thank you very much, chuck. We begin with a developing story. Reaction has been fast and furious for President Trumps explosive and what sources say expletivefilled comments about immigrants. The white house is not directly disputing the language used in the oval office. Democratic aide confirmed those original comments to nbc news while discussing immigrants from haiti and african countries. President trump said quote, why are we having all these people from expletive countries come here. He also said why do we need more haitians . Take them out. Someone else responded by saying, because if you do it will be obvious why. Whats not clear is who was in the room who said that. A reporter who spoke with haitis ambassador to the u. S. Was on msnbc. Heres what she had to say. The haitian government has actually formally summoned a u. S. Official to come before the haitian government to explain what President Trump meant by these comments. As you can imagine, reactions hav
White house adviser steve bannon is set to testify before the House Intelligence Committee next week. This is part of the investigation into russian meddling in our election. Sources say it will happen next tuesday. Bannon ran the Trump Campaign in the final months and served as the top adviser until getting fired last august. Lass week the new book fire and fury quoted bannon from during the 2016, calling his comments treasonness. News 4s tracie potts will be live to break down what we may hear in that testimony. Chris lawrence has the latest on the deadly mudslides in california. Whats going on now . Aaron and eun, rescue crews are hoping for a miracle as they search for survivors of the deadly mudslides. Frank frankly, that search is more desperate by the hour. At least 17 people, some as young as 3 years old, to as old as 89 have been killed. More than 40 others are still missing. One woman says she had to be carried out of her home by firefighters when the mud started to pour in.
Lot of rain. Be careful as youre driving. We have quite a bit of steady rain around the beltway. The roads are already wet out there because of rain overnight. Were continuing to see that falling around the beltway and down 95. As you head into d. C. , no matter from what direction youre coming from, the roads are slick out there. Visibility poor at times too. Temperatures mild. You do not need thejgc heavy co today. You dont need the insulated rain coat. But dont forget to grab the umbrella before you leave. Were looking at a pretty rainy day throughout the day today. Your friday commute, by noon today, well see areas of rain around. 5 00 p. M. , a bit of a break and spotty showers but still looking at the wet roads. Well talk about when this will end and when the temperatures will go down to a crashing halt. Well take a look at that coming up. Good morning, melissa. Good morning, sheena. Brand new problem, 95 northbound near garrisonville road. A crash, car vs. Tractortrailer. Delays