ramp to the outer loop is your issue here this morning. another problem, this one we're hearing water shooting up to 80 air. in the lanes blocked there. a crew on the way as well. beltwa inner loop and outerloop all things said looking oy right now. a little bit of construction here and there, but no big problem. d morning. >> kind of a quite start to the day today and our weather pattern turned oh so september-like.er teures this week are going to be way above average. our average high now is 7 degrees and nearly every day this week is going to be well up into the 80s.or team 4 radar scanning the skies on a monday. not finding asthing for to worry about today. 68 in annapolis. 65 downtown washington. a comfy 59. yourk commute, l at that. sunshine start to finish today. sun isn't up until 7:04 this morning to a little road glare for that early morning ride in. that's the only major concern. today's high temperature, 80 degrees. came s more where that from. extended forecast coming up. >> thank you, chuck. >> also developing this mo ou is the former mayor of d.c. and currentil member and he filed a police report against a former night club. >> he was injured during a confrontation. the council member was attended an art all night event at thed. eagle on saturday. there was a dispute over his i.d. when h questioned how he was treated an employee pushed him out the door causing him to fall bd hurt hisk and hands. councilmember gray did attempt to enter the d.c. eagleast night but refused to provide proper identification to our door staff after we asked for it several times as required by d.c. law. >> the latest on a deadl earthquake and tsunami that hit indonesia. >> they're saying that the death toll oincreased t 844 people confirmed dead. take a 'sok. left nearly 50,000 people without homes. most of the peoplen were i city. the 7.5 magnitu h quake friday and created a tsunami with waves as high as 20eet in some places and this morning rescue crews continue to work urgently there on the ground as you can see to find any survivors. >> thank you, angie. big news impacting businesses. u.s. and canada reached the canada trade deal. it gives the u.s. greater access to canada's dairy market and also deals with canada and exico now fulfills preside trump's campaign pledge to renegotiate nafta. it will be called the united states mexico-canada agreement. this is all in response to a tweet last week. it attacked one of brett kavanaugh's accusers. he wrote since when do senior girls hang with freshmen boys. she was an adult drinking with and by her admission sleeping with underage boys. she never accused kavanaugh of assaulting her. she said he and his friends would be at parties in college where the punch was spiked sorl could be taken advantage of. >> meanwhile, the fbi will continue it's investigation into sexual assault allegation against kavanaugh today. >> nbc news is reporting deborah ramirez spoke with the fbi this weekend. she claims kavanaugh exposed himself to her at a party when she was in college. kavanaugh denies all the allegations i oluding those his first accuser dr. christine blasey ford. after her e tional testimony last week the white house approved the fbi investigation. whilehis is a background investigation and not a criminal obe, democrats are raising concerns the white house is limiting it's scope. the white house is denying that. >> the white house isn't intervening. we're not micromanaging this process. >> the question is w are going to get the kind of investigation that is thorough. >> sources close to dr. ford tell nbc news the fbi has yet to teamct her legal >> fire investigators still aren't sure what caused t cars catch fire in a garage in rndon this weekend. the flamesidn't spread. one person was taken to the hospital but they're expected to be okay. >> we're keeping an eye on the developing situation in pennsylvania. three men were killed when a car explodn allentown. this happened late saturday night. but some people that live nearby are still not allowed back into their homes. >> the immediate aftermath looked like a war zone. police say this was all intention. local and federal authorities believe one of those killed was the person responsible. no word yet on a motive. >> it's is06. orning we're hearing from the family of a hit-and-run victim. >> d.c.ust just announced new developments in that instigation. back in august, she was walking through the crosswalk when a vehicle ran into her. investigators just released these surveillase pictu of two people they're calling persons of interest. her father and brother say they miss her dearly and want that driver caught. >> i just hope she didn't suffer when she got hit by the car. just feel my sister's vibe a little bit. see if i can feel a littl something here. hoping she can see i took theti -out just to be here for her. >> the family says releasing these pictures is giving them renewed hop the drivers will be caught. >> a reminder before you hit the road this morning, a new change goes into effector maryland's move over law. if you see a work truck with it lights on you must move over or slow down. that includes recycling trucks, service vs and utility vehicles. if you're caught not following the law y will face a fine. >> as the caps get ready for the season opener they could be starting without a key ayer. is hit by right winger tom wilsonn could m he's out six more games. he blind sided d himing yesterday's game. wils earned a 10 minute penalty. the department of player safety said they'll do an in person hearing which they believe is considering a 6 plus game suspension. n>> tom wil is known to be so physical and he's been -- he's had this problembefore. >> yeah. >> well, saturday night live kicked off it's 44th season this weekend by poking fun. younew this was coming. >> i give them credit for turning it around so quickly. couple ofh we had a thousand beers along the way. and mark judge that can't remember huge chunks of his life. but if you think that i'm angry now, wait until i get on that supreme court because then you're all going to pay. >> oh, my, . >> i give them credit. they turned that around pretty ick. >> the focused on kavanaugh's anger and emotion. she made a surpre appearance and played the democratic senator. ♪ >> and then thereas this. kanye west dressed up as a perrier bottle as he performed his new song i love it. i don't even know how ye, that's what he wants to be known as from now on. so he hasgeen tak a lot of heat. so he showed a lot of support for donald trump. at the end of the show he did make an unscripted pro trump speech that did not make air as the credits roll. >> kanye took to twitter and posted this photo of himself wearing a make america great again hat. symbol for's a america becoming whole again and then talked about abollishing the 13t amendment that ending slavery. he wants the amendment amended and not abolished and who knows rhat he meant by that? will we e really understand what's happening here? >> at this point i don't care. >> managing your child's chores allowance all with the touch of a button. >> but first lindsey lohan takes toam instagr this weekend for what can be described as a busineizarre encounter. >> weather check. >> i think you'll like the first week of october. nice, sunny, warm. especially today and the next days. of rain chances are pretty low. i'll show you more on the timing for lohan is weekend lindsey shocked fans by shooting a video. >> tellrye a sto so i can help yo come wit me. >> the actress tried t take the child from the parents. the incident was streamed live on instagram on fridaynight. during that video lohan can be heard speaking with a foreign ce ac to the family. she was trying to rescue the child she claims was a syrian refurte. re are lohan was in russia. >> this afternoon, first lady melania trump will head to africa for her firstaj m international trip without the president. >> she'll visit four countries in the next several days and the first stop is ghana followed by keny a historic black church here in the district held it's final service yesterday. it was founded in 1868. the city's changingem draphics took a toll and decreased the size of the kong conghugation. theh played an important role in the fight for civil rights. if you are a fan of history and museums we have great newsuor his morning. >> so after seven years in the making a new exhibitbo is to open. news 4 has a peek at the newly expanded glenstone museum. it features modern and cop temporary art and is designed to be a place where people can unwind from stress. >> very cool. that's one of theest things about living in this area. that is a replica of air force one spotted on a barge. it is part of a project to helpn educate child. we'll get an update on the morning commute right >> we start with a couple of big problems right here this morning. southbound 295, theamp to the outer loop of the beltway, we t hat shutdown because of a crash investigation. a construction worker hit by a vehicle coming through a construction zone. you can get to the inneroop and national harbor. you cannot get to the outer loop right that's shutdown. frederick road, water main break. could be hours before it reopens. so the road is closed. >> you can seere nice and on time. no problems there at 66. 95 in virginia also looking good at this point this morning. taking a look a the beltway. nice,lear skies, it's lovely and ovall on the beltway, no major delays. t looks good out there right now. >> open window weather for sure and really not being able to put down a roof on youronrtible car for quite sometime through the month of september. finally a little weather coming our way now that we switched into the month of october. our average high now is 74 degrees. cool start this more sunshine than clouds for today. try across the area today. but no chances for rain around the d.c.a metro a for today. and then things dry out again andbo temperatures average the rest of the week. s a comfortable 57. 61 in fredericksburg, virginia. 63 in prince george's county. as you're planning outowour monday, easy it is to plan for a day like that. high tempera tre up about 80 degrees. tomorrow, 83. keep in mind, 74 is average. no we're keeping that 40% chance for a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. but that's about it for rain chances this week. check out those numbers. 80 today, 83 tomorrow, 85 wednesday. 87-on-thursday. 81 on friday. wow, hd to belie that that's the first full week of beoc >> well, getting your children to pitch in around the house can be tough work. >> ye but managing their allowance shouldn't be that hard. we'll help you sort it all out. the potoutc can be biful and dangerous. a man had to be rescued from the what got him seriously hurt. >> later this afternoon on ellen. >> i told youlde wt no. >> i said do it on my account. >> that's my fault. i'm going to drop sean. >> the cast of will and grace drops by, literally. you can catch ellen right here on nbc 4 at 3:00. then stick around for news 4 at 4:00. we'll be right back. now a newury says people are flocking back to travel agents and much of that new business is from millennials that believe travel agents can provide exclusive deals and experiences off the beaten path and for a loteo ofe it's just because we don't have the time to look for the deals a find the excursions and set up the trip. if the travel agent can you're going to x, y, z location. here's where you should eat and takes guessing game out of the plan for yourt n trip. >> they want something different. maybe some travel agents can point them in the right direction. >> paying kids allowance helps th understands concepts and the value of a dollar, but managing it can be a chore. >> those nickels and dimes. i'm telling you. >> the piggy bank at chris's house. >> we're taking a lookt some technology that could help. >> allowance and chores bot will keep your families choresnd a allowance in sync. they can be created on a daily, weekly, and monthlyis b for each child. it lets them watch their savings grow. get complete what n choreseed to be done and check them off when completed. it's 2.99 for ios and android. information is siynced and i s wid kids alerts when chores need to becompleted. the app is $2.99 for ios. piggy bot helps send share and ve smart. your kids have a virtual balance with you. kind of like an iou. each child will have separate ccounts and you decide how to allocate their allowance. other features center on money management. helping kids learn how to budget for things they want. that is free for ios. in my house iou wouldn't work. i think youe owe $120. do you know what i mean? >> it's cool because kids are very digital, especially this generation so they'll be managing a lot of their own money online anyway soin it of gets them used to keeping track of it. g >> ad way to start. teaching the life skills they need. >> coming up, a final hurrah for bryce harper. he gets emotional as he wraps up the season and maybe his time here in d.c. a look at theinterview and what's next for the soon to be free agent. everybody.rning, i feel all by myself now because sheena left me but i'm in charge of the dog walking forecast from here on t. have a puppy dog already at home. good day for walking themtoday. plenty of sunshine. no need to worry about those umbrellas. stay with us. >> we're taking a look at live pictures from las vegase as mark one year since the tragedy there. victims of the concert shooting reuniting for memorious. we'll filln at 4:30. news 4 today begins with ceaking news. >> that'sing out of austin hill this morning. >> there's been a serious crash at 295 at the belt way. >> goo hmorning. e been on the phone back and forth with maryland state police. they tell news 4 that it was a construction worker hit by a driver in the austin hill we'll take a look at the map here. it's atxit 1-a. this is the exit that leads to northbound i-95 in talking with police at tey tl us t worker was hit just after 2:00 this morning. the injuries ad conside serious at this point. police could not confirm ifhe driver of the striking vehicle stayed or left the scene or whether or not t y're looking for anyone but we do have amy cho headed over to get the latest development and hopefully more information t on victim, on that construction worker. >> thank you,e. an that crash comes hours after new portions of maryland's move over law took effect. they're meant to protect workers in construction tes. >> we'll take a look at that ahead at 5:00 a.m. but first we want an update from melissa in first alert traffic. this isn't the nl thionly thinge keeping asye on t morning. >> no. oxon hill southbound the ramp to the outer loop of the beltway. because of the crast ination the ramp was blocked. if you're trying to get to the inner loop or national harbor there this morning, that will work for you on the inner loop ramp. and take a look,et me mov out of the way. purple on our map means something is red just means it's very, very slow. a lot of build up this rning. the road is closed. we have a crew headed that way to tell us what's going on here in the next couple of minutes. 66 in bound, no problem. beltway actually looking pretty good. >> good morning, chuck. >> good morning. a quite start to a monday morning. n's always nice w the weather is cooperative on a monday morning. ronot any dogd the d.c. metro. there's a few spots of fogginess ward the mountains of west virginia. that's about it. a nice low impact weather day for you. and your planner for today filled with sunshine today. sun's not up until 7:04 this morning. afternoon high up near 80 degrees. that's 6 degrees warmer than average. thecan always stay ahead of weather by downloading our app. if you got any weather reports feel free to send them to me especially ontwitter. a look at the ten day forecast coming up in a few more >> thank you, chuck. developing this morning, former d.c. mor and current councilmember