>> wow! that is the worst part of it. just to think i may have been there or close. i do this every day. i drive every day. this is my commute to work. i'm here. i'm safe. i'm just going to wait. brad: that driver wanting no part of what was going on at the time, which was they were getting traffic heading eastbound on just one lane. they were creeping across that bridge. when we come back at 5:00, we hear from a few more people who took a look at the accident and said don't want any part of waiting it out. we'll be back at 5:00. at the bay bridge, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: the truck driver's lucky day. tell you that. thank you. appreciate it. arlington had the issues on the road. how about this? a car-beque. a car burst into flames. it got out of control but fortunately no one was hurt. alison: the race for the white

house comes to alexandria. one day after spending 11 hours in a congressional hot seat, hillary clinton took the short trip to alexandria for a campaign rally. our senior political reporter scott thuman was there. this is a rare campaign visit outside the state. we are hearing so much about, iowa and new hampshire. scott: it is, aldlyson. but i guess virginia now is a swing state. it has been for the last couple of cycles. it was interesting. you mentioned the testimony yesterday. hillary clinton never referenced it. at least not directly. she instead let terry mcauliffe the governor of virginia do that. he had a go at it pretty good about the benghazi testimony. instead she just continued to reference herself as a fighter. she said she is "not a quitter." while she did at times tout the democratic record, the administration's record saying it's one to run on, they shouldn't run away from it.

at the same time she was careful to distance herself from any previous president. >> when i look at what we have to do, i'm filled with excitement and optimism. i'm not running for president obama's third term. i'm not running for bill clinton's third term. i'm running for my first term. [applause] scott: that got one of the biggest cheers from the day. she is trying to separate herself from any other candidate or previous administration. saying she is her own person. now we did hear from some voters today who were out here. still have very big concerns about hillary clinton and her candidacy. there are lingering investigations, just because she testifieded before the benghazi committee yesterday doesn't mean everything is completely over on that front either. so we'll hear from them. hear one of the roadblocks she may face despite certainly rejewnated hillary -- rejuvenated hillary clinton

after what had been a couple of tough weeks and solid performances in light of those. live in alexandria, scott thuman, abc7 news. alison: okay. thank you very much. the democratic party is down to three candidates now for president. lincoln chafee dropped out. he didn't budge in the poll. he joins jim webb on the sidelines. the three still in the hunt. hillary clinton, of course, senator bernie sanders and former maryland governor martin o'malley. on the other side, jeb bush is mandating across the board pay cuts for his campaign staff. he will be traveling on a budget as well as he tries to gain traction in the race for the g.o.p. domination. payroll is being reduced by 40%. bush's campaign going to be putting more of the resources into iowa and new hampshire. jonathan: it looks like the local elections in virginia will be getting big money. gun control organization with michael bloomberg's backing will be spending $1.5 million to help democrat jerry mctyce

bid to unseat republican hall parish. a state senator race covering prince william county. the department of defense just released this picture of joshua wheeler. the american killed yesterday in an operation to rescue hostages. master sergeant walker was 39 years old. part of an army special ops at fort bragg. he lived in oklahoma. here in northern virginia in the district the course is getting set up. stands and the tents and the work. everything is going up. notice the mile parkers there. a concert began an hour ago. jeff goldberg is at the concert on capitol hill. this is a huge event every year and this brings folks who bring great stories with them about why they're here. jeff: it is, jonathan. it's so exciting to be in washington and part of the event.

wrapping up a few minutes ago. listen to the numbers coming in this weekend. 30,000 runners in the marathon. 10,000 in the 10k. 50 states, people from all 50 states, 59 countries and a total of about 100,000 people coming to d.c. maryland and northern virginia. the mascot, are you ready? we have a lot of people coming from all 50 states. teresa and jeff olson from sacramento, california. teresa will be running in the 10k. who is this picture for and who are you running for. >> this is my uncle. he spent the last four years in war and prisoner of war camp. jeff: what does it mean for you to run for him? >> it means a lot. he passed away and this is to honor him and the veterans we are learning. jeff: awesome. this is your first time running the marine corps marathon in d.c. you're ready? how are you feeling? >> i am. i feel good. i have spent a lot of time training.

and it's been a long time i tried to get into it. it's been a while. i'm excited. jeff: good to have you here. i know you will do great sunday morning. the kickoff is going in virginia by governor terry mcauliffe at 7:45. kickoff to the 10k in the district from muriel bowser at about the same time. coming up in an hour we have a story i'm so excited to share this story with you coming up in an hour. there are only two people who have run every marine corps marathon since it started in 1976. today we sat down with one of them. we will show you his story coming up at 5:00. until then, life in northwest washington, jeff goldberg, >> was news. jonathan: a lot of running. we'll look forward to it. get ready for race by heading to wjla.com. there will be dozen of street closures as the marathon course is winding through northern virginia and into d.c. we have the closures and the events online. wjla.com. alison: all right. so as we get ready for the big marathon, the dewhat kind of

weather can we expect? meteorologist steve rudin has the forecast. it's so important to the runners. steve: the temperatures will work out on our side. to our advantage. the temperatures start time in the lower to the middle 50's. we may see a stray shower or two. 6:00, 8:00. maybe even to the 10:00 hour. but as the race progresses by the noontime hour in the afternoon, we are going to look for the skies to gradually clear. and our temperatures will warm up. the main core of the racetype hours 50's and few scattered showers. beautiful out there now. 67 in herndon. 59 in foster. hardly my clouds. mainly clear skies overnight. that's going to allow the temperatures to fall. we will take a look at the rest of the weekend. hurricane patricia. if you haven't heard about this one you will hear a lot about it over the coming days. alison: definitely. see you soon. update at a scare at a montgomery county high school.

all-career was given at the clarksburg high school after there was a report with a student with a gun. they put a shelter in place policy in effect while police searched the school this morning. police say it was a false alarm and no gun was found. new at 4:00, charles county sheriff searchers found a body. not from the indian head home of steven coltman. he was an honor student charged with a home break-in. along with two other teens. he has been missing since being released from jail on the 11th. police found the body a couple of hours ago. it is that of coltman. jonathan: update on amanda jones, the woman found murdered in her upper marlboro home after a welfare check. turns out those closed to her had been trying to reach her earlier. stephen tschida has the calls they made. stephen: yeah, jonathan, we know that amanda jones, 56-year-old amanda jones but found murdered inside her home tuesday morning. we now know that the night before she was on the phone with a friend when she walked

into her home. that friend heard her scream. heard the struggle. the apparent struggle with her killer. that friend called the call center here in prince george's county. it came through as a nonemergency call. the call taker reached out to the police who dispatched officers to the home. they noticed nothing amiss and returned and said nothing was there. the friend called again the following morning. again police went to the home. they still didn't see anything amiss. we now know from talking to police and to directors here at the call center that there was an apparent disconnect between what the individual who called the call center told the call taker and what was relayed to the police. let's listen in to the call that came in monday night. >> she was screaming at the top of her voice. it sounded like she was fighting somebody. it must have been in house when she got in there. >> the information that was passed on alleging the scream

and the unknown trouble and the check welfare for the second call, the information passed on is as succinct and summarized as we can possibly get when we send out radio transmissions. stephen: what that amounts to is what she is saying there is they get so many calls they try to get the information inethably some confers, some keywords and usual words which could denote the urgency of the situation get lost. that's apparently what happened here. reporting live. stephen tschida, abc7 news. jonathan: there will be a vigil for amanda jones tonight at her home. it gets underway at 7:00. after a violent week in prince george's county another vigil will be held. this one scheduled at 6:00.

mason was stabbed to death trying to help out his mother. coming up, p.t.s.d. didn't come to the forefront of a combat injury until recent wars in afghanistan. but countless veterans who suffered in earlier wars suffer from the condition. how the v.a. is reaching out to help the greatest generation coming up for us. alison: plus, what is really in the supplements you buy? that is what has g.n.c. in trouble. the lawsuit against the chain and what you need to look for coming up. >> dozen of emaciated horses from a virginia horse farm. i'm chris papst. coming up, why some are still here and why that

jonathan: the president of france calls it an immense tragedy. more than 40 people killed in a fiery crash between a bus and truck in southwestern france. investigators say the bus was carrying a group of elderly people on a day trip when it crashed into the truck. the crash is considered the worst road disaster in france since 1982.

alison: in israel security forces respond with stone throwing with tear gas. they squared off near a sacred tomb. jerusalem is on high alert. israeli police listed age restrictions for weekly prayers at the mosque. "7 on your side" with consumer alert. health and nutrition superstore g.m.c. has a suit filed by the oregon attorney general for unsafe ingredients. it accuses g.n.c. of knowingly selling workout and fat burner supplements by synthetic drugs. in march the company agreed to stricter testing of herbal supplements after a new york attorney general investigation reveals some of them didn't contain any of the herbs that were on the label. >> they have a responsibility to make sure the products contain every ingredient on

the label and does not include ingredients that are not on the label. alison: so unlike the new york case, this time g.n.c. is fighting back. it denies a claim made in the lawsuit and says the accusations are without merit. jonathan: accusations of animal abuse in somerset, virginia, coming out of a va va -- facility that was supposed to be a horse rescue farm. chris papst is there. chris: in the past couple of days the news come out of the farm behind me in orange county. the people in the community are outraged. what you are about to see, they can be difficult to look at. throughout the course of this week, the orange county sheriff's office have removed the severely malnourished horses horses from the property. when the sheriff got here working off a test, seven were already dead. five had to be euthanized. of the 81 that were removed

they went to the area shelters. we talked to a woman who took in ten horses. here is what she had to say. >> the first seven days is the critical time when we introduce hay back in the diet. the digestive system is not set up to process food. they have been without it for so long. chris: 81 horses have been removed from the farm, 20 horses still remain. that has people in the community more outraged. coming up at 5:00. we will tell you what they're doing about it. orange county, chris papst, abc7 news. alison: all right, thank you. well, like it or not, it is time to start thinking about snow. jonathan: no. alison: yeah. jonathan: no. alison: in the district. jonathan: no. alison: yeah. the d.c. department of public works and the department of transportation held those dry runs they do every year to get ready for the upcoming season. this year there are 14 new trucks and they are fitted with technology to tell them which street need to be

treated. i'm not ready to talk about that. jonathan: no. don't do that. alison: let's talk about how it looks today without snow. joy pons. joy: i'm not seeing any snow on the beltway. but i am seeing a backup. live at the camera and look at the river road. be careful. it looks like the beltway river road is heavy and slow. we have a crash off the shoulder. not helping the pace. approaching 66, back to the turnpike. the beltway approaching college park. the beltway is slow on the outer loop as well. telegraph road. don't be surprised looking at westbound 66 at 123 friday. fairfax heading to gainesville outbound 395 looking slow. back to you. jonathan: thank you. it's becoming powerful

hurricanes ever. look at it on radar. it's a monster. that is patricia. spinning toward the west coast of mexico. all the accounts along the west coast have not seen this. they are in the storm's path. we'll take a closer look at how the coastal communities are preparing for the major hurricane. texas communities are already getting ready for the potential of flooding rain there. >> friends out west are saying they haven't seen anything as big as this. steve: no one alive have seen this in western mexico. it intensified so quickly. over 24 hours. there it is. for those who have travel plans this is in the center of it. so the worst of it, those are

the big resort towns. they are going to get off easier. look at the winds. these are the maximum winds. waiting for the update to come in. 200 miles per hour. if you think that's crazy and wild, look at the wind gusts. they have the wind gusts on 245 miles per hour. the pressure so low. this is a monster. you will hear a lot about it from the coming days. once it moves ashore it will track across mexico and may reemerge in the gulf of mexico. this will make linedfall and weaken. 70 miles per hour winds by 5:00 in the morning on saturday. this is going to cause a lot of problems for texas. if you have travel plans to

texas sunday, monday, tuesday, they are looking at a huge, huge rain event. 68 in leesburg. 68 in winchester. 70 at reagan national airport. beautiful day in washington. the cooler air now beginning to filter in from the north. beginning to feel the cooler air tonight. mainly clear. temperatures in the 40's. this is in the district. the further west you go. temperatures in the upper 30's tomorrow. it's cool early tomorrow morning. the cold front may trigger isolated showers come early sunday morning. just in time for the marine corps marathon. look at what happens as we move through the afternoon hours. some of you will see sunshine. this is a day planner for saturday. looks nice. a good deal of sunshine. 5:00, 54 degrees. we have a cooldown on monday and tuesday.

by wednesday and thursday, what you see on the seven-day could be remnants of patricia. it will take a little time to get here. we are not expecting anything like it here. but the rainfall could be heavy at times for part of the area. worth watching. alison: definitely. wow! that is really something. jonathan: thanks, steve. thinking about going fishing this weekend? check this out. 17.5-pound northern snake haled caught in the creek. that is a big fish. new record for maryland. congrats to michael for pulling this in. maryland department of natural resource wants anyone who catches a snakehead to keep it. don't put it back in the water. it's a predatory fish preying on the local species. so he did his civic duty by pulling in this. we appreciate the help. i was asking are those good eating? in vietnam it's a delicacy. we should ship them all there. alison: still ahead on "abc7 news at 4:00" --

[sirens] more on this today. because sirens are blaring on mexican coastal towns. hurricane patricia nears. landfall could come tonight for one of the strongest hurricanes on record. how they're preparing coming up at 4:30. jonathan: first, the v.a. is reaching out to the greatest generation. the condition some are suffering from that wasn't discovered until the troops who fought in iraq and afghanistan came home. who fought in iraq and afghanistan came home. we

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today as ptsd. but at the time it wasn't recognized as an illness. jonathan: a geriatric psychiatrist said world war ii veterans had a lot of support when they came home from war. cheering americans, plentiful job opportunities and financial health with education. but in old age there is more time to reflect. >> there are many world war ii veterans that lived with the symptoms throughout their life. >> the v.a. operates 200 specialized treatment programs for ptsd, such as florida at the washington veterans affairs medical center. while medication, psychological and the behavioral therapy are options, so, too, are the alternative therapies such as meditation and acupuncture. older veterans and care-givers are encouraged to use the app ptsd coach to manage the

symptoms anytime. >> they can describe to you the traumatic episodes. jonathan: nielsen speaks for those who cannot. >> if we get that stuff -- anymore? you talk to someone in battle they tell you they will never forget what they saw. the v.a. mobile app has been downloaded 100,000 times. if you would like more information head to wjla.com. perhaps maybe for you or your grandparents or great grandparents. if you know someone that needs the help, send them that way. according to mexico, they are driving through the streets telling people to seek shelter and get to higher ground. hurricane patricia churning for mexico's west coast. how they are preparing for one of the strongest storms on record. that's up next. alison: this is not from a hurricane. we will let you know which part of new york city is under water after construction

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 4:00". on your side. jonathan: hurricane patricia is barreling toward the west coast of mexico with record strength. evacuation orders have been given to many coastal towns along the pacific. polo sandoval shows us. >> polo: a view from outer space is enough to show us why

hurricane patricia is strongest hurricane recorded. they monitor it as it intensified from a tropical storm to category five hurricane in less than 24 hours. [sirens] the potential of massive death and destruction is prompting thousands to flee inland. the airport in the popular resort city is closed until further notice. while the planes are diverted around the monster storm. the first lieutenant and reconnaissance crew flew right into it. >> i can relate it to a roller coaster. polo: the storm is not weakening. at least not yet. >> we left it and it was still intensifying. we made through passes through the eye and each one we did, it kept getting stronger and stronger. polo: they predict it could jump 20 inches of rain in mexico causing flooding and triggering mudslides. what is left of the hurricane should drift north in the southern region of the u.s. where part of the lone

star state are under flash flood watches. polo saturdayoval report -- polo sandoval reporting. jonathan: social media is active on the story. the roads are empty. normally these are busy this time of year. you can see the tourists are loaded into buses. thaw are getting everybody out -- they are getting everybody out in advance of the storm. you see the early rain clouds. the fact that the bands are hitting now. this is a huge storm. another shot. video of tourists in the lobby of the hotel. if they are going to stay, they to figure out how to get away. i don't know where you go. you want to get out of these cities. that is what they are trying to do now. get everybody clear. alison: the pictures are so ominous. dark clouds already. steve: and the wind. when we went to university of maryland, we had a wind tunnel. i made it up to 75, 80 miles per hour. strapped in like this. 200-mile-per-hour winds. if you go outside, you will

fly. cars and the rain. we are talking 15, 20, 25 inches of rain. texas is really going to get pounded by the storm. eventually moves inland. then possibly over the gulf of mexico. this is the latest for you. we are waiting for an update of the wind. movement is north. we have wind gusts with the storm at 245 miles per hour. probably one of the most powerful storms that we'll see anytime soon. we haven't seen anything like this before. it will make landfall moving through the next several hours. the pictures are horrific with the rainfall and the wind damage. thankfully, once it moves inland it will run into rough terrain. it will weaken in intensity by 5:00 in the morning. this is when it's forecasting tomorrow morning. 70-mile-per-hour winds. a huge drop off. but then the big problem, not only the wind will become the

heavy, heavy rain. some of it will move our way to the middle of next week. head closer to home. we will end the forecast right now with a good note. a lot of sunshine out there right now. the sun will set before 6:20. the temperatures will quickly fall. lower 50's by 10:00. early tomorrow morning, chilly out there. upper 40's. we talk about the seven-day outlook and what to expect with our weather for the marathon and the alzheimer's walk tomorrow morning. a lot going on this weekend in washington. more on that in a few minutes. jonathan: all right, steve. thank you very much. well, after many months of construction, d.c. water says that crews are making good progress on the first street tunnel project. meant to prevent flooding in the bloomingdale and ledroit park neighborhood. today, mike carter-conneen invited to tour the site. mike: the first street tunnel project is more than a tunnel under first street. there are a couple of the drop shafts in the neighborhood that effectively will help

move the surface water into the tunnel. out to the anacostia river. to drill the drop shafts they are using a new method. freezing method. i'm joined by scott hoffman. why did you opt for the freezing method. how did it work? >> it's one of the safest out there. it cuts off the ground water into the excavation and it supports the soil. mike: if you are freezing the soil and somehow that is less disruptive to the neighbors around here? >> absolutely. we have additional method of support. planned operation here. with a ground freeze you would think the pipe is in the ground. turn the switch on and let it freeze. >> you can drill into it. scott, thank you. so i'm told by the engineers that this project is more than halfway complete. coming up tonight at 5:00, we will take you inside the first street tunnel. details on incredible opportunity. neighbors will have this weekend to go inside it. reporting in northwest, mike carter-conneen, abc7 news.

jonathan: new at 4:00, you want to hear about lucky and scary at the same time? police look for this guy, joseph clay. they found him. now he is in big trouble. listen to this. prince george's county police say that he had a gun, pointed it, pulled the trigger at an officer. but it doesn't go off. it didn't fire properly. police say he ran off and threw the gun away. it was found. clay apparently had an open arrest warrant when police approached him. now he is charged with attempt murder. the gun did not go off so the officer is okay. alison: mexican police say they have arrested more people now involved in el chapo's escape. joaquin "el chapo" guzman is still at large. his brother-in-law, well, he is not so lucky. mexican authorities say they have detained him and several others who they believe organized the druglord's daring escape from prison in july. guzman narrowly escaped again this month after police tracked him down. jonathan: so it's friday. maybe you had a bad day at

work. i'm going to make you feel better. if you thought your day was bad. check out this day this guy had. water main break in queens, new york. someone at a construction site may have made a mistake. usually you see some water. this one turned the construction site to a lake. nearby businesses flooded. people couldn't get in or out of the area. by the way, if you are familiar with the area, queens boulevard broadway near the queen center mall. so again, makes you feel good about your bad day. ahead at 4:00 for us, we have seen tunnels before but not one like this. see what the police found inside. alison: there are 62 days to shop until christmas. the products you should buy before black friday to save some money.

alison: so a neighborhood in western massachusetts is on alert after recent bear sightings. jonathan: check out the video. the homeowner shot this. you see the kids' cars back there. that is a big black bear. he is messing around in the backyard. the woman says the bear was rolling around, playing with the toys, chewed on the inflatable pool before moving on to the other houses.

other neighbors also reported the bear in their yard. it's a tagged bear. notice the ear? they don't wear earrings. that is a tag. state wildlife officials said this. >> go down the street and the bear was sitting in the middle of the street. i just waited for him to move. alison: what do you do? jonathan: that's what you do. exactly. it's the time of the year when black bears roam the neighborhood searching for food and prepare to hibernate for the winter. they are drawn to the sweet smell of pumpkins that are used for the decorations. he looks happy. alison: he does. playing with the toys. how about this one in atlanta? some police officers there can thank the noses for a big arrest. the officers say they were driving along a street. jonathan: hey, now. >> alison: they smelled a strong order of marijuana coming from a car driving next to them. after a chase, the driver eventually pulled over. inside the car police found three large marijuana plants.

in fact, one, look at the big one. more than six feet tall. the driver was arrested and later released on bond. jonathan: what is the conversation in the car. we probably shouldn't pull over. i have a six feet plant in the car. alison: you can't hide that. jonathan: not so much. did you see this? the mexican and the u.s. cops find a cross-border drug tunnel. this is not like a tunnel they have seen before. they have seen a lot. 2,600 feet long. the longest ever under the border we share with mexico. $6 million worth of weed was seized. that is a lot. officials say the tunnel had ventilation and a lighting system. i think they were in the progress of putting a train in that thing. it's huge. unbelievable. ahead at 4:00, signs of the upen cargo ship lost in hurricane joaquin. the clues washing ashore. we'll have it for you coming up. alison: also, important information about the healthcare premiums under the affordable care act that could impact your pocketbook.

jonathan: items believed to be part of a cargo ship lost at sea during hurricane joaquin

washed ashore in san salvador. 33 people were on board when el faro disappeared near the bahamas. the national transportation safety board investigators have not confirmed where the debris is from, the giant cargo ship. alison: back at home. metro transit officer recognized for his quick thinking in savoring a woman's life. brianne carter introduces us to him and explain how he actions saved others as well. brianne: metro transit police officer jason overton says he isn't a hero. this week he was honored for his heroic action-he stepped in to save a woman's life at the rhode island metro station. >> i can't put in words how it felt. at the moment, it happened in a flash. brianne: on september 15, the officer was on routine patrol at the metro station when something in the garage stairwell grabbed his attention. >> it was a strange, wasn't moving. but appeared she was standing there. brianne: according to police reports she was hanging from the fourth floor with a rope

around her neck. officer overton called an ambulance and using his knife quickly cut the rope. officer overton grabbed the woman. immediately placed her on the ground here in the garage and began c.p.r. after six or seven chest compressions he heard her take a gasp for air. the woman again breathing was taken to medstar hospital center and is expected to make a full recovery. officer overturn says he has recently heard from the woman's mother. >> one thing she said that touched my heart was that e-mail correspondence between herself and the detective on that day i saved two lives. if her daughter didn't make it she didn't know how she would live. i was heartfelt when i heard that. that was a real moment for me. brianne: in northeast, brianne carter, abc7 news. jonathan: congratulations to him. former subway pitchman jared fogle is paying up as part of the plea deal in the child sex abuse case against him. this is video from his court

appearance this summer. fogle will pay almost $1.5 million in restitution, $100,000 for each of the 14 victims. most of that has been paid. he will plead guilty to child pornography and another charge and serve at least five years in prison. alison: november 1 deadline to sign up for health insurance under the affordable care act is fast approaching and the premiums are expected to rise in many parts of the country. upgraded government website can help consumers shop around and compare prices, though. this comes as the house approved a republican backed bill that would erase the key components of the healthcare law and block federal payments to planned parenthood. the bill faces an uncertain future, though, in the senate. but even if it passes, president obama is expected to veto it. jonathan: well, facebook has really taken off on wall street. if you bought into the company when they went public, good for you. the shares were trading at $102 this morning. new record for company. it's the first time that

facebook hit triple digits. morgan stanley recently rated facebook as a stock you should have no matter what the economy does. wow! alison: this is fun coming up at 5:00 today. we'll tell you about a local school on the verge of getting major national attention for college game day. we will take you there. jonathan: our director is happy about that. "7 on your side" after a woman buys a new wheelchair with assurances from the salesman that falls a bit short. that is all tonight at 5:00. alison: the wet fall we have had in virginia, the wet weather is expected to bring nice green trees come christmas time. there is a positive here. growers say the wetter fall means trees will remain fresh long after they are cut. virginia ranks number seven in the nation for christmas trees. almost half a million were harvested in 2012. they are sold as far away as iowa, florida, louisiana. many growers began harvesting the trees in the first week of november. jonathan: it's hard to think that way. we still have to get halloween

under the belt here. alison: i know. steve: thanksgiving. alison: patricia is out there right now. jonathan: scary. steve: a huge, huge storm. waiting for another update to come up around 5:00. another ten minutes or so. this weekend there is a lot to do in washington. jonathan: there is. steve: you are doing the alzheimer's walk. jonathan: come and do it with us. steve: before that, go to the boo at the zoo. that is tonight. 5:30 to 8:30. also tomorrow night and sunday night. we are looking at the nice temperatures this evening. if you head out there, drop in middle 60's. eventually around 60 degrees by 9:00. a lot of fun at the zoo for the next three nights. saturday, tomorrow, looking at the temperature around 64 degrees. may see a stray shower early sunday morning with the daytime highs eventually making it into the middle to the upper 60's. marine corps marathon looks like this. race time at 7:00.

we will look at the temperatures in the lower 50's. rebounding to the upper 50's to the lower 50s. we may see a stray shower or two. don't count on a lot. especially as we move past 11:00, 12:00 or so. even more sunshine as we move through the afternoon hours. the temperatures will make it to the upper 60's. with some around 70 degrees. by the afternoon we have the redskins game. 62 to 68 degrees. partly sunny skies. it will be a comfortable day. as mentioned, the showers will be done with by kickoff. good news there. take a look at the next seven days. it looks a lot better. we will take a look at the traffic at this point. head to joy. she has an jump date. joy: we'll stick with the weather. it looks better. surprise, surprise, the beltway is backed up. you may want to wait it out. we have instances on the beltway combined with the weekend get-away. look at the beltway at river road. it's tough and it will be tight around the beltway. so far finding the delays we have the tractor trailer accident to the shoulder at route 50.

arlington boulevard. that set the tone on the inner loop. silver spring, huge delay. it looks like there is no delays. you will be tight and tough. tight through chevy chase. it's backed up through centreville. delays on 95. looking live at 234. southbound 395. now back to you. jonathan: have a great weekend. black friday starts earlier each year. maybe some of the best deals can be had right now. coming up, what you might want to look at before the

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are coming up faster than you think. john matarese has something to buy now to get the best deals so you don't waste your money. jonathan halloween sales store in the d.c. area are quiet in october. because many people are waiting if for big holiday season sale to start in november. as black friday ads are coming in, many shut the wallets to wait until thanksgiving night. but it's not always a good idea. october, not november, brings the lower prices on the cars. dealers clear out remaining 2015 in october. winter vacation. prices start going up on november 1. patio furniture is at the lowest price in october. and camping gear. they will clear out the merchandise right now. doesn't it stink file.

waiting for black friday with the best deal on your item is sometime else. the big electronic mark down start a week before thanksgiving. stand in line for a long time, you'll say doesn't that stink? everything is cheapest on black friday weekend. wait until november to buy the gadgets. but smart shoppers are picking up the deals now so you don't waste your money. i'm john matarese, abc7 news. tonight -- >> wow! leon: a close call makes a traffic mess and adds more anxiety about the bay bridge. >> i was stuck. literally stuck. >> a woman called 911 five times due to her wheelchair. >> game-winner from the homecoming queen.

she makes a promise to her dad, the head coach. >> "7 on your side." leon: calls for help unanswered. we are looking into report that one of amanda jones' friends asked police to check on her after hearing her scream on the phone. it was a full day before anyone found the body in the upper marlboro home. stephen tschida is live in bowie near the prince george's county emergency call center. what is the new information in the case? stephen: amanda jones was on the phone with a friend and the friend heard the screams, the struggle, the fatal confrontation going down. that friend made a phone call later here to call center in bowie. relayed the urgency. relayed how serious the problem was. and that the call taker contacted the police dispatcher. but somewhere in transferring the information there was no

urgency conveyed to the officers who checked on amanda jones' home. two times they were dismatched to the home. both simes they found nothing amiss and they return and moved on. now we know that the director, the associate director of the call center is saying it is apparent in an effort to be efficient when the call-taker relayed the information. vital words were left out. amanda jones was believed to have murdered monday night. her body was found the following day. tuesday morning by her daughter. december fite two calls asking police to check on jones' welfare. stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: we are monitoring a developing situation out of alexandria where police are investigating an attempted rape this morning around 10:30 at an apartment complex on category way. not far from land mark mall. a 28-year-old woman was grabbed while walking in underground laundry