(Updated at 8:05 p.m.) Thousands of people in Fairfax County have been hit by power outages in the wake of a thunderstorm that's continuing to march eastward toward D.C. As of 7:15 p.m., there were 16,029 customers in Fairfax County and another 1,770 customers in Fairfax City without power, according to Dominion Energy's outage map,
all week long, nbc will be airing stories about the changing roles of women. tune in later this morning to the today show for more. sta with us, everyone. news 4 today continues now at 5:00 a.m. intercepted. big changes for redskins head coach jim zorn after a disappointing loss to the kansas city chiefs. what this move may mean for the future of his coaching career. made for tv. it was a little boy s story that captivated the eyes and ears of the nation. why criminal charges could soon be filed involving that runaway balloon. well, good morning and welcome to news 4 today. i m joe krebs. and i m kimberly suiters sitting in for barbara harrison this morning. it s monday, october 19th, 2009. taking a live look outside. beautiful start to the morning. no rain, which is welcome news this monday morning. what a soaker of a weekend. fimly we did dry out in time for the game yesterday. overnight we cleared out. this morning under a clear sky we have the autumn c
the balloon boy saga proving once again truth is stranger than fiction. good afternoon. i m wendy rieger sitting in for jim handly today. i m pat lawson muse. this afternoon, investigators still working on the richard heene case. heene s now accused of faking the incident that captured the nation s attention last week. he may be awaiting a number of charges now after the story about his son float away in the family s experimental balloon. turned out to be false. leeann gregg has the latest from ft. collins, colorado. reporter: richard heene at the center of the balloon boy case appeared briefly outside of his home in ft. collins, colorado, where he and his family are waiting for word on charges. the presumption of innocence exists for a reason in this country. reporter: david lane, the heene attorney hired after this revelation on sunday. we did this for a show. this is a hoax that it was a publicity stunt. reporter: a stunt to promote a reality show accordi