announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon. on your side. we begin with big news in d.c. sports. the washington nationals have a new manager. dusty baker will lead the team next season, this announcement today comes less than a week after negotiations fell through with the first pick. it comes one month after the firing of matt williams and his

entire coaching staff after a disappointing season. john gonzalez has reaction. john: five division titles but some criticized dusty baker for never winning the big one. like him or not, he is the new manager of the washington nationals after bud black pulled out because he didn't like the one point $6 million, two-year contract he was offered. the 66 euros brings years of experience to washington, d.c. as a player and a manager. even though he has a manage since 2013 when he was with the cincinnati reds. he ranks 17th of all time. most of the fans we have talked to say they are willing to give him a shot. >> i think it is great. he has a lot of experience managing. coming into the nats, he could provide a spike -- provide a

spark. >> i am glad to hear that. dusty baker, i knew he had success with the giants, the san francisco teams. he also was a manager for the reds. he took them to the playoffs a few times. john: i have spent some time talking to a sports historian and he says that dusty baker is not the typical manager but he does believe he is great with players and he knows how to run a clubhouse and he is the perfect fit to finally get the nationals over the hump. nationals park, john gonzalez. developing now in montgomery county, and emergency -- an emergency with news chopper 7. while it was responding to the scene of a house fire, smoke was spotted coming from the helicopter and it was both -- it was forced to make an emergency landing.

we take a close look at this scary incident. morning, 5:45 this news chopper seven pilot rushed to cover a massive fire that consumed a potomac home. shotual, we showed the while tweeting updates. in, the, about one hour focus shifted to the sky. the firefighter, battling the blaze on the ground, noted smoke coming from the chopper overhead. >> we did an emergency landing in this field off branch road. we stopped the helicopter completely to make sure that there wasn't any danger in jumping out. >> miller landed in a nearby fields, there was no indication inside the something was wrong. he may not have noticed if it wasn't for the firefighter. >> i have been doing this for a

while, and we have had minor scares before. the best thing to do is to keep cool, you can get upset and think about it on the ground. atthe mechanics are looking the helicopter to see what was the problem. it is possible he smoke was caused by too much oil. it is under investigation. i am jeannette reyes. jummy: we are glad our crew are safe and sound as we take a live look at the white house. today will be a nice day to get out and rake the leaves. doug hill is here with a look at the forecast. it is spectacular. clear skies and sunshine, and their is great color on the trees. laurel, it is bright sunshine and blue skies everywhere you look. at noon, 71 degrees in laurel, many of our areas will hit that. temperatures, upper 60's for the

most part in the area. we will have a mild afternoon with tons of sunshine and light wind across the area. as we get through the afternoon, most metro areas inside the theway or, 72 as a high. further north and west you are from washington tend to be just a touch cooler. the rain from yesterday and heavy cloud cover has been pushed to the south. high pressure is building in, it is getting is a. nice day here. tomorrow,ek ahead to plenty of sunshine. on thursday, we may have a brief but after friday it is so nice. the ground, we will tell you what to expect. right now, voters around the region are heading to the polls for election day. all eyes are on virginia. will determinen who controls the state senate.

we are at dale city elementary school with a look at one of the closest races. have been open in dale city for about six hours and across the state of virginia, you can see the election signs line the grass. there are two people in this race who have gathered a lot of attention. mcpike.ish and jeremy they are running for state senate. combined, they have spent about $4.5 million. you have seen the negative campaign ads. they have been bashing each other on several issues including gun-control and the proposed $17 toll. jeremy mcpike has received a lot of money out of state. nearly $2.2ed million to several campaigns, but primarily to jeremy mcpike's. he spoke to a lot of voters as they came out today. we want to know what issues

concern them the most. >> i refuse to pay tolls. i will sit 2.5 hours to get to work because i don't feel like we should have to pay to go to work. >> it is not a privilege and it is a right. big, little, whatever. it is my right and my duty. >> historically, these types of elections have very low turnout. haven't voted yet and you're still interested, the polls remain open statewide through 7:00. reporting live, i am sam sweeney. jummy: gun control and abortion are driving another heated race in the strict 13. jill mccain is challenging dick black. the candidates have clashed over gun-control with lack favoring universal gun control. abortion, lack points to

a case -- calls her a lover of abortion. mccain says that decision should be between a woman and her doctor. a big race in alexandria, the incumbent mayor is voting -- is running as a right in. allison silverberg beat bill you'll in the democratic primary. but he never conceded and he decided to challenge silverberg. she does critique his develop products while he calls her a naysayer with little experience. at 6:00 ands opened they stay open until 7:00. in maryland, they will be open until 8:00. this time around, there are no races in the district. you can check for the results coming in on our website at wjla.com. we will have all of our coverage

-- sisterter chain channel, news channel number eight. ben carson is now head of donald trump in the latest poll. he had 29% of republican voter support. trump has 23%. after initial standing together for debate changes, the republican alliance is breaking downamong attendance -- among candidates. even president obama is weighing in. you can't handle those guys, then i don't think the chinese and russians are going to be too worried about you. [laughter] jummy: the next of eight is november 10, in the walkie. we want to cover the metro and the search for the next general manager. the men expected to get that job is out of the running. they agreed that he would no longer be considered for the

job, but there is no word on why. the troubled agency has been searching for a permanent leader since january when the former gm resigned. the move followed a string of safety incidents. police are looking for the driver in an overnight hit and run incident. a 17-year-old boy was crossing columbia pike when he was struck by a car. the driver did not stop and the teenager is hospitalized with serious injuries. police believe they are looking for a dark colored vehicle, possibly a honda. anyone with information should contact police. prince george's county say a child has died. -- road around 6:00 last night. the mother they'll to yield to another car and that car slammed into the front door. otherr the mother or the

driver were hurt. the name of the child has not been released. i traffic alert to tell you about. the national park service has shut down 17th street between constitution avenue northwest and independence avenue southwest. reopen until 3:30 this afternoon. they need to check the levy, to make sure they have insulted correctly in the case of high water. let's get a check on the roads. jamie sullivan joins us now. we are starting off with conditions that are not terrible. you can see on the american legion bridge, we are at a nice pace. we did hear reports about debris, but everyone is moving at a nice pace. so that degrees to the side. -- that debris is to the side. let's talk about a water main break, it happened earlier this morning. if you live in fairfax, it is on fairfax boulevard northbound near germantown road.

throughn the green prince george's county, at a pretty nice pace. no issues to worry about as you cross the wilson bridge. heading north on 95, from the goodgle, you are in pretty shape. 55 miles per hour on three-on-two 95. that is a look at traffic. back to you. jummy: coming up on abc 7 news , new developments on the plane crash in egypt. what investigators are hoping to hear on divorce recorder. >> i have spent the last few years trying to get to the bottom of what took my husband's life. jummy: robin williams widow opens up in an emotional interview. is the start of november but winter weather is slamming parts of the country. the problems caused by a storm out west. and the good news, no winter weather here. doug

narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

announcer: now, abc 7 news at noon. on your side. egyptian officials say the committee probing the russian plane crash will start examining the data from the black boxes retrieved from the crash site. the search and rescue teams are expected to wrap up tonight. the metro jet airbus broke apart in midair over the sinai peninsula on saturday. experts say the cockpit voice recorder could tell investigators what was going on in the final seconds. >> if it was a bomb that went off, a bomb will be clearly heard. if the airport came apart, even the sound of the air will be

apparent on the voice recorder. on boardl the people were killed and so for the remains of 10 people have been identified. volkswagen.s for the environmental protection agency accusing the german automaker of the mission's cheating for a second time. searchve expanded the into audi and porsche models. enginesnd additional and additional software, that is amid shares that they are up 3% in midday trading. now to an exclusive. robin williams widow is speaking out. susan williams talked about her relationship with the actor, that includes a three-year marriage. wasautopsy revealed that he suffering from a debilitating

blaine disorder. louis body dementia killed robin. it took his life. spent the last year trying to guess the bottom of that. what took his life? of it.aware he was keeping it together as best as he could, but the last month he could not. it was like the day and broke. jummy: susan williams says his finer -- his final words to her were, good night, my love. residents in ohio will float on marijuana legislation today. it is the first time in a state election will decide whether to approve recreational and medical marijuana at the same time. under the measure, residents would be able to grow up to four plants for personal consumption. it would allow for limited commercial marijuana cultivation. and a winter storm is slamming the west coast today.

some areas are seeing a foot of snow, can you believe it? skiers are hitting the slopes in oregon and washington state. california, it is less picturesque. it caused a 15 car pilot. storms are dropping hail and triggering mudslides there. and we are -- doug: sitting pretty. in general. [laughter] not all of the time. when you see those pictures, usually our part of the country is on the side of unseasonably mild weather. for them, good for us. but we will have our share of winter weather. just not in our immediate future. thursday may feature a brief shower but that is about it. delaplane, virginia. a little time lapse through the

morning. it has turned into a beautiful cloudless sky area temperatures climbing steadily through the 60's to the 70's. moderate-severe rain is there, but everything else is in the slight categories. temperatures are in the upper 60's to 70 degrees. in annapolis as the wind is coming across the river to cool them off. atdegrees in leesburg frederick. we will see our highest between 70-72 degrees today. further north and west of washington you are, temperatures probably will hold in the upper 60's. rain to the of south all day yesterday and clouds from the northern side come overhead. the computer models were right on the button. pressure has built-in and that is suppressed the rain to the south and that will move offshore today. the futurecast shows the clear skies moving through today, but will have to keep an eye on the clouds from tonight.

get into thursday morning, the early hours, there will be a few showers possible west of town and through the afternoon hours, a few showers could pass through our area. a little disturbance. skies should quickly clear that evening. 73 degrees tomorrow and then as we go through the next seven days, we mention the slight chance of showers and cooler temperatures on thursday but by friday, 76 degrees with sunshine. we have a push of warm air ahead of a cold front. the record is 70 degrees so we are in the ballpark. clearing skies on saturday, a bit cooler. sunday, 58 degrees. we will come down into cool fall weather. nice: we will enjoy the weather while we can. thank you. coming up here on abc 7 news at noon an update on the brutal assault of a uber driver. what we have learned about suspect.

controversy after six people

jummy: a new report is due out tomorrow on paid patriotism. that is where sports teams except millions of dollars from -- inntagon in terms of return for honoring veterans at sporting events. demanded to see all of the contracts between major league sports and the department of defense. the team say they do not charge, they are free add-ons to marketing contracts. major league baseball has ordered teams to stop the practice.

says it has fired a corporate employee after he was caught on camera assaulting a -- assaulting and uber driver. he worked as a brand manager for the taco bell operation. this video shows him repeatedly hitting a 23-year-old uber driver in the face. it was after he pulled over and told him to get out of the car because he was too drunk to give him directions. the driver was able to defend himself with pepper spray. six passengers click of a plane are accusing a flight attendant of discrimination. they said they were signaled -- singled out because they were lack. it started out with confusion over a double seat to dallas. the flight attendant accused a member of the group for being unruly. break, dougter the hill is back with how

there,t is gorgeous out temperatures near 72 degrees out there this afternoon. similar on thursday, but maybe a few showers. 76 degrees with the sunshine returning on friday area -- friday. jummy:

narrator: for state senate, who shares our values? jeremy mcpike - supports schoofunding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

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