shahzad than from his life here in the u.s. the newly sworn citizen appeared to be living the americanream in the suburbs of connecticut. married wi children and working as a financial analyst. today in court, he told the judge when he became a citizen and had sworn allegiance to the u.s., he did not mean it. the judge said she hopes the life sentence will give the 31-year-old plenty of time to reflect on his words and actions. in lower manhattan, michelle franzen, news doreen, back to you. >> thank you, michelle. u.s. intelligence officials are trying to peace together mo information about the possible terror plot thated to the travel alert for europe. some of the latest information under analysis includes reports that five germans were among the eight people killed in a cia drone attack in pakistan yesterday. according to reports received by nbc ws in pakistan, the other three people were taliban fighters. those reports always say that a top taliban commander survived

the drone attack, his names kari husin and runs a training camp for suicide bombersp he is a top cia target because he is believed to be the mastermind on a cia post in afghanistan back in december. out west they're looking for a man from maryland who vanished in yellowstone park. he's 478 years old, lived in burtonsville. they found his abandoned car on sunday night. it was not near any of the hiking trails in the park. he was on a cross country trip. park ragers have been searching from the ground and in the air for him. so far they haven't found any clues. his family says he has no experience in hiking, camping or anhing to do with the woods. several homes in haymarket, virginia were burglarized. dozens of homes have be robbed in fairfax county. those burglaries are similar to the new cases in prince williams

county. darcy spencer is in prince william county with more. darcie? >> there have been 60 burglaries in fairfax county since august. police were thinking maybe the serial burglar took a break over the weekend but maybe not. police say they're investigating some burglaries with a lot of similarities. an ilusive serial burglar has been targeting homes in fairfax county over the last six weeks. lice are concerned he may have struck again. >> we're aware of the incidents that have happened in fairfax. we've beenn communication with fairfax, due to the short time frame that they occurred and up to this point we can't make a definite determination of a connection yet. >> four homes in this gated piedmo estates community in the haymarket area of prince william county were burglarized this week. police arelooking into the possibility that it w the work of a serial burglar who has broken into dozens of homes since august.

>> that would be a huge concern especially back in an area like this. it's highly -- this is a very unusual area for a burglary, because there's one way in, one way out. >> all four homes are on riding club ive. the burglaries happened in the overnight hours between sunday and monday. the burgr got in through unlocked doors and windows. in one case, he forced his way in through a side door. >> one of the families was home. and a pue was taken and some things, the other one, golf clubs and things were taken out of the car. >> working with the crime prevention unit toet the word out making sure resents are locking their doors, car doors, everything that has a lock needs to be looked. >> there are similarities between these four cases and burglaries in fairfax county. police believe one person is responsible for 84 incidents. he sneaks in through unlocked doors and windows, grabbing cash and purses.

inne break in he stole two gun. >> at this point our investigators are contacting investigators learning about the incidents they had. >> reporter: police are continuing to tell residents to keep your doors and windows lorked. they say there is no description of the serial burglar, because no one has caught him in the act. reporting live from manassas, darcy spcer news 4. >> thank you. we have learned what sparked an electrical fire at an apartment building in ft. washington this morning. fairfa county investigators say a faulty furnace is to blame. the fire left 35 people homeless, nobody hurt, but four apartments were gutted. several other hom had severe smoke and water damage. the cost of all that damage is estimated at $250,000. for the first time in 39 ars enrollment has increased in the d.c. public school system. it's a 1% gain that reverses

decades of dwdling student population in the city. >> reporter: for decades,he much maligned c. public schools have been losing students to the suburbs. on a cold october rning, mayor fenty and michelle rhee announced a breakthrough in school enrollment. >> both historic and exciting in terms of the directn of the district of columbia public schools and people's support and enthusiasm for the schools at this time. >> we're incredibly proud to announce the fact that this year for the first time in 39 years in the district of columbia, we have had an increase in enrollment of students. >> the increase is only by 1%. a few hundred students. but gains were made in all grade levels. another first for the system. >> this is in large part due to the fact that people are feeling

more faith and confidence in our individual schools. >> rhee lely won't remain as chancellor school reform should and will continue. >> we have an incredibly long way to go still here in the district of columbia before we can say thatvery child is receiving a great education. it is absolutely possible for the district to continue on the ajectory it's on. in fact i think there's -- no one in the city who wants to go backwards. certainly in order to continue the reforms it will take continued courage. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4, washington. >> vincent gray, who iall but officially the next mayor of the city has promised that school reform will continue when he takes office in january chairman gray will begin a seri of town hall meetings tonight. gray will join other councilmembers and neighborhood commissioners from each ward to host the meeting.

tonight's town hall will take place in ward five at community academy public chart irschool, that's at 1400 first street northwest. thmeetin begins in about a half hour. a tiger attacked some people in india. that tiger is still on the loose. >> people are outraged after poce used a taser on a man 13 times. and a man shot and found at a metro parking lot. new crash tests are getting tougher, we'll tell you which vehicle got a five-star rating. one more cool night out there, anoer cool day, and then som chang in the weather think you're going to like. sports news you may not le so much. the latest on clinton portis' injury. special teams miscue cost a special teams miscue cost a dolphin s job. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher.

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said it was excessive force and it could not be justified. earlier this week, a man in sydney pulled two knives on the police. he was tasered and died. civil liberties groups there want tasers to be investigated. for three years, the soul survivor of a deadly home invasion in cnecticut has been seeking justice. and today he got it. one of the tw men chared in the triple murder in 20078 was convicted today. steven hayes is his name. he is now eligible for the deh penalty. hayes and joshua komisarjevsky bre into the house, terrorized the entire famil sent the wife to a bank to get money, raped and killed her, tied the two teenaged daughters to bed, poured gasoline on them and set the house on fire. william petit survived his wife and daughter disnot. >> there is some relief, but my

family is still gone. >> the sentencing phase o hayes trial will begin in two weeks now. komisarjevsky will go on trial next year on the same charges. >>a new study is pointing t pesticides as a possible obesity risk for babies. scientists in spain studied more than 500 pregnant women. those women who had dde in their blood were twice as likely to have babies who gained more weight as infants. according to studies, it can increase appetite and slow down metabolism. the pregnant women were mostly exposed to dde through the foods they ate. anyone who's ever had to deal with customer service on the phone can identify with a winchester virginia man. he was not happy about the way he was being treated. so he did something about it.

dave daringer owns two gm vehicles. the power steering pump kept failing in his wife's car. the company wouldn't give him back the money he spent to repair it, so he took off for gm headquarters 400 miles away in detroit. >> i'm tired of being handled on the phone like it's not like you're going to drive three states away, where are you, virginia? we'll do what we can kind of attitude, condescending. i had satisfaction in knowing i'veone all that i can do. >> gm security kicked him out of the building when he first got there. but then the company decided to give him a refund on his reir after thebc tv station in detroit got involved. good for him. scoring a victory for aggravated people everywhere. >> we know theeeling. coming up, investigators have figured out what sparked a fire that killed a mother and her two children. >> find out when we might see a

warmup out there. and later, remembering grana hoggette. traling around the region, we have delays, a lot of them. leaving the capitol beltway, this is the pace, very heavy into newington. no accidents to report. just some heavy delays. unfortunately, they're with you into woodbridge. the capitol beltwa not much better. the headlights are leaving tyson through college park. but the pace starts to pick up through silver spring and headed in tord the new hampshire avenue area in college park. you will find lanes are moving at a much nicer rate of speed along 270. expect company a you leave montgomery village headed northbound.

>>the government's getting tough on automakers. the transportation department outlined it's new five star safety rating system that makes it more difficult for cars and trucks to earn top grades. kristen dahlgren has more on the new standards >> reporter: how safe is your car? the government says a new system will make it a lot easier to tell. combining front side and rollover tests with a new

simulation that mimics striking a tree or utility pole. >> will recognize andreward vehicles with advanced saty technology like electronic stability control. lane departure warnings, and forward collision warning systems. >> and out of the first 33 vehicles tested in the new program, only twoarn the coveted five star rating. the bmw five series and the hydai sonata. the best selling toyota camera got three. in a statement, toyota pointed out its camry had done well under the previous system. engineers are investigating measures to further enhance safety performance so camry can again obtain outstanding results under the new rating system. for the first time ever, the new rating system uses smaller female crash test dummies.

>> small women weren't properly represented. >> reporter: the nation's highways have been getting safer. in 2009, traffic deat fell to a record low. officials hoping the new ratings will keep the trend moving. whe helping point car buyers in the right direction. >> the new ratings only apply to new cars. so you can't compare a 2011 rating with one from 2010. the government does plan to test another 21 vehicles by the end of the year. in washington, kristen dahlgren, news 4. our own jim vance was just named d.c.'s honorary fire chief. they brought in a firefighter's hat, they said it's the least they can do to thank him for his hard work. let's see the hat. he's been bragging about this all afternoon. >> i never put stuff on out here on the air. >> this is the exception, right? >>'ll proudly put this on any

time. >> it's not too small for your big head either. >> actually, it isn't. >> that's why i don't put things on out here. >> we'll start calling you fire marshall jim. i really do appreciate the work that every single man and woman on that department do. 's just exemplary, and i'm truly honored. we all do. >> nice hat. >> dourks you and i i guess are chop liver. >> no. >> you're on your own, doug. >> even a little nicer today than we hoped. >> couple degrees warmer than yesterday. we reaed the high temperature of 63 degrees, a couple peaks

and pokes of sunshine. and no rain out there today. that is the good news. take a look, this is the sixth annual brestival. they do it every year now. this is thesixth anniversary of that to raise awareness for brea cancer month. october is breast cancer awareness month. can you tell by all the balloons, can you see all the clouds out there. a couple breaks in those clouds, that's where the peaks and pokes sunshine came during the day. high temperature so far, 63 degrees. we're well below average, it was cloudy and cool, no rain across the region. we reached a low of 50 this morning, not in the 4s here. that was the good news. but other areas saw a little bit more in the way of clearing skies. and other areas got a lot colder. look at manassas, 37 degrees out there this morning, if you're waking up toward manassas this morning, 40 in sterling, 42 in

laplata. you definitely needed to pull out the coats. i think you will need them again tomorrow morning as we continue on this cool trend. 56 in sterling, 55 in manassas. charlottesville, virginia at 56 degrees. this cool air mass is going to stick around, we also have winds out of the northwest at about 12 miles an hour. that makes 59 feel a l cooler, especially when ose winds are gusting upwards of 15 to 20 miles an hour, as they've been doing pretty much all day long. no rain to show you across the region. i think we're going to stay dry right on through the morning tomorrow. a slight chance of rain tomorrow afternoon as this area of w pressure continues to spin look at this spin. a very large upper level low continues to spin over the area. moisture making its way off the atlantic. moving across the western appalachians. tomorrow the area of low pressure moves off. i do expect it to make its way on i here. at least a slight chance of a shower.

here's that big cooldown as i mentioned to you yesterday. the big trough of low pressure in the jet stream, and the area of low pressure spinning here. that's what's created all the cool conditions and the cloud cover as well. look at the numbers. 48 right now in buffalo. pittsburgh is 46 degrees with light rain there. 59 in the district. you have to go way back to the west, omaha at 75 degrees. 70 in st. louis, and eventually this wmer air willtart to push into our region. first we have to get rid of these areas of low pressure. one at the surface, one at the upper levels. they will start to move out tomorrow. one more cool day, still a little breezy tomorrow, with a slight chance of a shower. there we go. the areas of low pressure come out of here, here comes high pressure sliding on in from the west. that is going to set us up for what i think could be a fantastic holiday weekd. columbus day weekend coming up, and right now it is looking very, very nice. tropics are turning active. this system has an 80% chance coming from the national

hurricane center. to become a tropical depression or sub tropical storm. we're going to continue to watch that. another system out ere, not another chance at all. this would not have any impact on the united states. sohat is good news as well. tonight mostlycloudy on the cool side, continued breezy, 56 to 60 degrees, overnight tonight and into torrow morning, it's going to get a little cool once ain. you will need the heat if you had it on last night, you'll need it again tonight. unseasonably cool, 40 to 46 degrees, northwest nds at 5 to 10. tomorrow, we'll see mostly cloudy skies. a quick shower as well. high temperature still in the lower 60s. if you thought today was better how about thursday. 73 degrees under partly cloudy skies, friday and saturday. just about perfect. 76 on friday. sunday and monday are also looking very, very nice, temperatures into the 70s. next chance of rain doesn't come

until after the holiday weekend. >> don't change your mind on that. >> i'm going to stay -- >> stay focused. >> thank you, doug. coming up tonight, a daredevil photographer goes where no one has gone before. police want to know if a man was shot at a metro parking lot. city critters getting some extra protection, how the district is changing the way that you c get rid of unwanted wild animals in your house. this is chris gordon. th d.c. department of motorcycles is now offering h testing with the money incentive, a payment of up to $15. we'll talk to some of the people who took the test ahead. coming up in sports, wizards rookie prepares for his preseason debut. also, ben roethlisberger prepares to return to the field after a month-long suspension. and the capitols on the

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the d.c. government makes an unprecedented move to fight the city's rising hiv and aids infection rates. a staggering 1 in 20 people in d.c. is infected with hiv and aids. now city leaders have made

getting tested in the district as easy as renewing your driver's license. >> the city has partnered with a nonprofit to make this happen. >> the penn branch dmv is the first in the nation to offer the hiv testing program. >> we really based the need on the current statistics in the strict that show theincrease of hiv cases in wards 7 and 8 here in the district. i think it's the place where we need to try innovative programming like hiv testing in community sites like the dmv. >> we were not allowed to shoot inside the dmv because the hiv testing is confidential. it's quick and painful, because i asked to be given a test as a demonstration. >> you're given a lollipop sized swab and you wipe your gums all around your mouth. >> youring it out, put it in

this spot right here and we wait 20 minutes. >> money orders are given to people for taking the hiv test. >> this is my first time ever getting tested. they swab my mouth, asked me did i know information about education on hiv and aids and how it can be prevented and contracted. >> i had to come register my car. they actually pay you, basically, or give you money toward whatever service you're getting in order to get tested. >> if a test comes back positive, the community education group located right across the street from the penn branch dmv offers immediate help. >> what we know about the district of columbia is that 50% of the people who test positive for hiv never make it to primary care, so what we want to do is eliminate that step by taking them immediately to a primary care location. >> reporter: organizers of the pilot program hope that 3,000

people or more will be tested for hiv over the coming year. at the department of motorcycles in southeast washington, chris gordon, news 4. >> 75 people were tested during the first day of the pilot program. more than organizers anticipated in fact. if it's a success over the next year, hiv testing could be available at all the dmv's in the district and possibly in other states as well. police are trying to figure out who shot a man found near a virginia metro station last ght. police found the 32-year-old victim near a car at the huntington metro station about 10:30 last night. he was in the station bleeding from a gunshot wound from his lower body. a family member who was supposed to meet the victim called police when he didn't show up. it's not clear exactly when or where the victim was shot. >> right now we don't have a solid working theory, so all options are on the table. obviously, we're concerned that

there's a suspect out there, we need to be looking for. bu we also need to find out more abo why the victim was there, and what his circumstances are. >> the man who was shot is expected to survive. a terrible fire in fairfax last month. fire officials now know what started it. it was candles left unattended in that hou. a woman and her two sons were killed in the fire. neighbors told news 4 the family was using the candles to light their home because the power was turned off. four firefighters suffered minor injuries. there have now been ten fatal fires in fairfax county this year. officials with the u.s. agency for international development say exterminators are treating one of its offices for bed bugs today. the bugs were discovered last week in the ronald reagan building in downtown d.c. that's one of the largest and most secure federal buildings in the nation. bed bugs can trigger allergies

in some people. usai.d. say employees can return to the office four hours after the treatment is done. the d.c. city council approved a bill that would change guidelines for animal controofficers in e district. it would eliminate several lethal methods currently used to get rid of squirrels and raccoons that get into homes. mary chay says the bill would establish guidelines similar to other jurisdictions. >> it regulates people who deal with wildlife. they have to be licensed. >> we think the bill will limit consumer choice and dramatically increase the cost for consumers for paying for professional pest management services in the district. >> the humane protection does not extend to rats and mice. the council will take a final vote on the bill in a couple

weeks. a scare of some real wild animals in india. at least six people were injured on monday by a tiger that strayed into their village. the villagers rushed at the tiger with sticks in an effort to defend the village and chase the tiger away. in all the chaos, that tiger attacked six people. one of them was aild. officials tried to capture the tiger, but it went into the grasses. they still haven't found it. >> that's bad news. coming up, a special salute to the man who was the ultimate redskins fan. i'm not a wit, i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. >> candidates across the country pushing for an image

urge a pretty good day today. at least it wasn't a nasty day like it was yesterday. with all of the rain out there and conditions today. 59 degrees outside, and we saw clouds and a little bit in the way of wind gusts, upwas of 20 miles an hour. we did make it into the 60s. down too 40 degrs there, frederick 42. i wouldn't be surprised to see one or two areas in the upper 30s like they were last night.

i don't expect the clear skies that we saw last night. maybe we'll stay above that 40 degree mark. tomorrow, temperatures climbing to the 60s. 65 as well in st. mary's and frederick maryland. a huge warmup, i know you're going to like it, if you didn't see it before, i have it for you in my four-day forecast coming up in ten minutes. a beloved redskins fan was burr rid today at the arlington national cemetery. ralph campbell spent three decades in the navy. jane watrell has our report. ♪ >> reporter: a solemn burial with full military honors for ralph campbell who channelled his devotion to the sea into a devotion fort washington redskins. on game days, donning a yellow dress, wig andfancy hat as co-founder of the hoggettes, a

group of ultimate fans. when you're on a ship, you're in a closed environment, have you to get to know somebody, and you get your ship mates and so your ship mat, really, these are all ralph's ship mates. >> arlington national simm terry ralph's navy and red skins ship mates joined family members to witness the burial known as the man as grandpa, complete with full military honors. at first, fellow hoggettes wanted to wear their snouts. but then decided to go incognito. >> we wanted to be respectful to the family and all the fallen heros around him. we thought it would be better if we were suited up in coat and tie. we can dopig souts sunday afternoons at fedex field. >> reporter: grandpa was part of a dozen hoggettes who provided

themselvesn their fund-raising skills. after a stroke forced ralph to retire from the hoggettes, he became affectionately known as the missing link. >> grandpa's up there getting hog heaven ready. >> ralph's family sayshe 73-year-old was buried wearing his redskins tie. with those who loved him placing burgundy and gold roses on his casket in tribute. jane watrell, news 4. >> ralph campbell was the first of the original hoggette's to passaway. his family says he wouldwant to be remembered for all the good he did. >> he certainly will be remembered. what do we have coming up? >> the citols with an interesting perspective on the start of the season. have to do with the mental game. also, jo roy compared to kevin garnett. will clinton portis be on the field this weekend?

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funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle cde do. clinton's not going to play? >> no. it could be more than one ek. >> they're confident in what they have in the back. that's my conjecture. >> ryan's running well. >> he may get his first start as a red skin this sunday. clinton portis still awaiting results of his mri. today in a radio interview, he

said he doesn't expect to play sunday because of the groin injury. the team is bringing williams back to the practice squad. the past two weeks they've elevated guys on saturday. they could decide to go that route. as for clinton portis, an injury like this and portis is likely to miss more than one week. things were looking so positive for the red desnes running game. portis rushed for 55 yards. splitting his duties with ryan terrain. portis hurt his groin in the fourth quarter last week. he thinks the team wouldn't let him go and try to play sunday because of risk of hurting further. the skins can breathe a litt easier knowing the kind of production they have in the offensive line. mike shanahan said when their backs were against the wall, the unit proved they were up tothe task. >> we knew going into philly we had to have that type of game. very tough hard nosed type game. i was pleased with the offensive line with their effort, sticking with it, playing tough football

for 60 minutes. there's highs and lows. overall, you had to be physical and i thought they were. >> reporter: coach shanahan talking about the offensive line. larry johnson's still hanging out there, cod they look to bring larry back to fill this void? >> i don't think so. >> what do you think? >> ihink it's a possibility. they have to see how long this will last. that's the first thing. the patriots put the special in special teams last night, thanks in part to patrick chung. two blocked kicks and int interction return. 4re9's go to south florida, rough night for dolphins and special teams coach who was fired today. dolphins leading 7-6, kicking off to start the half. brandon tate fields it at the 4. he had magic on his heels, comes out, flipsright. this guy's gone, he sees nothing

but daylight. 103 yards for the touchdown. new england takes a 13-7 lead. tom brady says that's the kind of production i like to see. the dolphins are down 27-14, trying a 52-yard -- it's blocked by patrick chung. kyle arington scoops it up, rerns it 35 yards for the touchdown. chung also had an interception return for the touchdown. the patriots won 41-14. ben roethlisberger finished serving his month-long suspensi monday. head coach mike tomlin says no question he gets the keys to the car back when the steelers return from theirye week to face the browns. t's go to pittsburgh, and ben roethlisberger was back to practice for the first time with his team today. he looked very good, said he had great speed on the bal, good accuracy. it was like the first day of school and away for

roethlisberger. for ben, watching his teammates play without him was worse than being in detention. roethlisberger has evidence of how difficult it was to watch his teammates from the sidelines. >> i have no finger nails left. it was hard. it rely was to watch him at home, and i was on the edge of my chair trying to keep busy. watching, standing up, sitting down. it was tough, but it was fun watching them win. >> ben roethlisberger, have you too put the leader back in charge. >> i was thinking about that for a while. first i thought, i don't know if that's fair. >> no competitor wants to watch from the side. >> served his time. the wizards oped the preseason tonight on the road against the dallas mavericks. coach flip saunders expec gilbert arraieenas to play. john wahl has been so impressive in camp and leadersp, saunders

says he's shown him more than kevin garnett did his rookie year. prettyig praise from the head coach. the kid has all the intangibles. how will his talent play out in court once the lights come out tonight for real. wahl has daled them. he spread the ball around taking some absurd shots. can he put on quite a show. as for john wahl, he says he's used to thhype. he just wants to lead by example. >> it's not too big. i want people to know it's not me. i don't want to be achieved no differently. i wanted to be treated like all 9 other teammates. we try to get our team down pat and have a great season. >> i think everyone's anxious to see when you start performing now, how john performs as far as how he makes everyone so much better. that's the best thing he does, his ability to make other

players arou him better players. >> tonight the john wahl preseason era begins. capitols open their season in atlanta friday night. players can not wait to have a chance for a fresh start. today a couple players shared perspective on how tough it really was to deal with the disappointment they felt when their postseason came to a screechinghalt. the caps learned the importance of consistency after last year's playoff loss. they lost the final flee, they were eliminad in the first round. this time around they have to approach each practice, each game like they have everything on the line. it took months for the players to get er the devastation. for some, if it meant spending extra time this offseason working on his mental game. >> i worked on myself over the summer, and, you know, talked to psychologists how to prepare myselfo play in the playoffs. >> mental i thought this was

the toughest offsin had. and i sought out a couple veteran players, guys who have played long careers in the nhl, and never won a stanley cup and just tald to them, and to see what they have to say, and to see how they handle frustration and disappointment and really take their advice, that was something that i did in the offseason. because i -- >> that was your own sort of sports pshology on yourself? >> yeaust talking to guys who have been there and done it. and talking to guys who have won here and won there. you just want to see why they win it, and you want to see disappointment and gather as much information as you can. and try to learn and, you know, be ultimately a bette hockey player because of that. >> brooks said he only played four rounds of golf all summer. you don't think about the devastation they go through, but they were deessed. >> i know. >> at that level, there's a difference in skill, it's about

that deep. and all the rest you see here. >> it's so mental and fascinating. that's why there are these orts psychologists out there that can change people's lives. >> the long summer is over. coming up, a phographer goes into the

your neighbor might be a millionaire, did you know that? >> the washington area is home to some of the most wlthy people in america. it's according to a new survey. despite the economy, the number of millionaire households rose by about 8% nationwide between june of last year and june of this year. hawaii has the most millionaires. but maryland is number two. virginia ranked number seven, the district is tenth. the rankings are based on assets such as stocks, bonds and cash. not real estate holdings or retirement accounts. ain't that something. president obama will speak to fortune magazine's 300 most powerful women in the world tonight. they're all taking part in a three-day summit in the southwest. the summit is designed so the women can exchange ideas and learn from each other. this is th12th year for the

summit. one month from now, voters go to the polls for the midterm elections. republicans are expected to make big gaines i congress. but a new poll suggests democrats are making a comeback. >> reporter: 28 days before election day, they're already voting in iowa. by the end of this week, ten states will be early voting for midterms. the ballots can't be counted for a month, but democrats versus republicans in the washington post svey of congressional party preference saw a three-point improvement for democrats in a month. they claim their base is coming around. >> hispani, african-americans, unmarried women. members of the millennium generation, young voters. very often those are the people who tune in last. >> president obama's approval is back up to 50%. many republicans are still running against him. that could cost democrats a

senate seat in west virginia. that governor joe mansion seemed sure to hold. a new gop ad. >> stimulus, obamacare. >> and joe mansion supported it all. >> joe's not bad as governor, but when he's gvernor -- >> he turns into washington joe. >> in christine o'donnell's delaware, republicans look sure to pick up a senate seat until she won theop pmary. and tapes surfaced of o'donnell admitting dabbling in witch craft. that was 19, this is today. >> i'm not a witch, i'm nothing you've heard. i'm you. i'll go to washington and do what you do. that's the anti-incumbent tea party message. a month to see how it resonates with voters. >> for all the candidates in all the paies, eay voting means the big push and the big spending are now, in what some are calling election month.

steve handlesman, news 4, capitol hill. coming up tonight at 11:00, a new movie opens i washington that teaches kids and teachers about the consequences of bullying based on sexual orientation. it's a hot topic after several reported suicides. also, the four signs and mptoms that parents should look out for concerning autism. a giant ball has been stolen from the science museum of virginia. and doreen will probably be leaving right after this show to go down to the conference of the most powerful world. >> can i borrow the hat? >> so getting a lttle warmer gradually? a little dryer? >> a little bit, yeah. >> just a little bit. >> yeah, i'll tell you, over the next couple days,temperatures are going to rise.

63 degrees, at was the high temperature today. cloudy and cool. no rain today. and not all that bad out there on this tuesday. the area of low pressure continuing to bring us clouds and cool temperatures. ront's going to stick around for one more day. and take a look at what's coming next, thursday 73 degrees. mostly sunny excise on friday and saturday. temperatures in the middle70s. if you don't have any plans this weekend, you may want to make some. it's going to be that nice. nday and monday also looking good as many oyou will have a three-day weekend at least. >> that does look good. thank you. jf mackly is a storm chaser and freelance photographer. he and his team have acmplished something nobody else has ever done before. they repelled into the mouth of a volcano in the south pacific and they lived to tell the tale. in fact they came back with

spectacular video. he says he's been going to that volcano for 13 yea trying to get this footage. >> there's nothing better ever. i'm bouncing off the walls pretty much. it's just the most amazing sight could you ever see in your life. >> one can only imagine. the photos were shot last month about 400 miles from australian. he says the trip was so cool, in his words, he's thinking about turning it into a business venture. he might offer tours of the volcano to people who like extre tourism tours. >> i'm not signing up for that. >> nightly news is up next. on our broadcast tonight. the punishment