the fire is still under investigation. -- the cause of the fire is still under investigation. flames broke out late friday afternoon at the emanuel chapel on the grounds of the virginia theological seminary. the response team was a unit of the atf. officials are investigating what started the fire. they do not expect arson. the fire caused more than two million dollars in damage. it is being called the biggest week of military secrets ever. obama officials are poring over the 400,000 pages of information released by the website wikileaks. >> these classified reports say 100,000 iraqi civilians had been killed, much higher than ever

reported. most were killed by other iraqis during sectarian balance. some were killed u.s. checkpoints. ofit is six years' worth history covering the iraq war from 2004 to 2010. it is the most extraordinary war. >> critics say even more troubling is a picture painted by the memos of u.s. forces failing to follow up on credible reports that iraqi security forces mistreated, tortured, and killed their captives. >> the evidence is clear. war crimes by the united states and coalition forces. >> a pentagon spokesperson says there is a clear blosil -- clear policy in iraq covering torture. >> it is our way of dealing with

things. the report is set up the chain of command. >> wikileaks is not finished releasing an information. that promise more secret documents from the war in afghanistan will be released very soon. now to the latest. the president is back home at the white house after completing a fight that state to work. earlier today he was in minneapolis to rally support for the democratic nominee for governor. he is in a tight race. the president urged everyone to get out and vote on november 2. >> i need you fired up. in just 10 days, you have the chance not just to set the direction of this state, but to determine the direction of this country.

>> meanwhile, in orlando, fla., the gop held a rally. high-profile rick conservatives were there. republicans are looking to pick up 39 seats in the election. in maryland, a man was arrested this morning for allegedly stealing campaign signs. anne arundel county police say he was caught taking down two sides. police say they found another 70 signs inside the man's car. they are investigating whether he may have been stealing other campaign signs. you can expect a lot of road closures for tomorrow's race. it starts about 4:30 a.m.

it includes washington boulevard and the arlington memorial bridge. the rose will start reopening around noon. for a look at how the weather will be, let's go to our meteorologist. we hope the weather will be similar to what it was today. >> i think it will be even better. the temperatures have gone up a little bit over the past hour or so. 60 degrees at the airport under mostly cloudy skies. winds are out of the south at three miles per hour. temperatures are well above average. thunderstorms or on their way for monday. more humid air on the way for tuesday and wednesday. we'll have the forecast in a few minutes. today, hundreds took part in a challenge. the event was held near the washington monument. it featured a 20 mile cycling event in a fivek run.

-- 5k run. leon harris was at the awards ceremony. chris brown sang the national anthem. the event -- and still ahead, who is spending the most when it comes to rest? we will tell you where. plus a champion american swimmer guys. what may have been a factor. and a big day in the mayor's race. we will

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14 points. those were across the state today looking for votes. >> 10 days to win. >> in the practice race to election day, former gov. bob ehrlich made seven campaign stops. >> i am tired of taxpayers getting ripped. >> incumbent gov. martin o'reilly -- martin o'malley is hitting the pavement. he stopped her bat -- he stopped at this festival in silver springs. >> early betting is already under way in maryland. -- early voting is already under way in maryland. >> hundreds of voters cast their ballots on saturday. >> polls show o'malley with an

edge. according to finance reports, ehrlich has more money in his war chest. but on election day, it is all about the votes. >> with november to just around the corner, but candidates have gone into high gear, traveling the state, hoping to solidify their campaign messages in voter's minds. >> if we want more jobs and more progress and better schools, we need to continue to make the tough choices to move us forward. turning out to virginia periods -- connelly says he is taking

nothing for granted in his reelection bid. he says he is the right person to fix the country's current problems. a former university of virginia swim team member died lot competing in a race. he fell unconscious during the final leg of the race. the water temperature was reportedly in the '80s. he was treated for heat exhaustion. he was an 11-time all-american at virginia. he was elected coast conference swimmer of the year in 2003 and 2004. he was 26-years old. >> a great white shark may be responsible for the deadly attack in california yesterday. the shark attacked and a bit of a section of the victim's boogie board.

he died on the beach. warning signs had been posted in several beaches are closed. >> this may not be a surprise to people who live in the district, but the seat has some of the highest rents in the district. tenants pay on average when does a wonder $90 a month. it is not quite as bad as san jose, california. the rent is $1,340 per month. >> the curtain has gone up on a new arena stage. earlier today, the mayor of d.c. joined the celebration of the theatre's reopening. it took 2.5 years and $135 million to renovate. the stage is twice as big. the weather worked out nicely.

if you are still up, go to sleep. we will have nice weather tomorrow morning. no need to worry about any rain. leave the rain gear at home. it will be a fairly warm day for this time of year. pennsylvania avenue is dry. the winds as settle down. 59 degrees currently in alexandria. 61 degrees downtown. we will head over to the weatherbug world headquarters -- it is 61 degrees. temperatures were very chilly. 70 will go down in the books as the official high at reagan international. the record was in 1978. this morning was the coldest morning since april 18. it dropped down to 33 degrees at dulles international. when some of the south that three miles per hour. as we live in our view a bit,

there is cloud cover outside. 51 degrees in martinsburg, west virginia. 61 degrees in indianapolis. 45 in albany. cooler air could eventually make its way to our area by the end of this upcoming work week. we have a ways to go. everything is moving in our direction. the clouds and rain will hold off until monday. we may just see a few thunderstorms on monday. he made at unstable air will move back into the area. -- he made and unstable air will move back into the ebert -- humid and unstable air will move back into the area.

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>> the toyota sports desk is brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving you forward. >> the washington capitals are getting back in the win column tonight. they welcome the atlanta thrashers. sit back and watch the flurry of polls. -- flurry of goals. another atlanta a mistake. he puts it into the net. we are tied again. how about one more? late in the third -- right in front of the gold. he got the hat trick. we went to overtime unfortunately. the exit for the capitals.

he scores on the rebound. the capitals went 4-3. >> they had to hang on till the very end to get the win. boston college welcomes the university of maryland. it is a quick slant. that sets up a touchdown. 21-7. he avoids the pressure. look what happens. the cubs dealt with it and he runs 86 yards to the maryland 3. here comes boston college again. fourth and one. maryland holds the line. maryland wins and 24-21. virginia tech is starting to look better. they beat up on duke today. he looks downfield.

he has a touchdown. 43 yards. virginia tech wins 44-7. how about navy? he is not running, but growing. nice, 1-handed snag. the as an open field in front of him. 7-0, navy. third quarter -- he runs it in. navy beans on notre dame 35-17. the cavaliers -- it is a fake. the pros. -- he throws. virginia beach up on eastern michigan. the longtime united retired after a game tonight with toronto. fans paid their tribute.

he lines up for a penalty shot. he shoots and he scores. the last goal of his career. he leaves the team in goals scored with 133 goals. they lose this 13-two. it was an emotional farewell. the world series matchup are set. the national league championship series was decided in philadelphia. he can act in that ball is gone. 3-2 san francisco. it is down to the final stretch. ryan howard caught looking. the giants will meet the texas rangers in the 2010 world series. number 1 oklahoma loses tonight 36-27 to misery. -- missouri. >> all the fans stormed the

field. >> a little bit pre

[ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and cost us jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will.

>> we have some nice weather to look forward to tomorrow. >> we will be in the mid-70's for a high. there is a chance for thunderstorms on monday. near 80 degrees on tuesday. by thursday, the cooler air will start to fall in by afternoon. by friday and saturday, back into the 60's. >> sounds good. thank you for watching. friday news extra is up next.