>> and i'm jim handly. we've had the rain. it may make a impact on your evening commute. >> theres a break coming in the clouds but hang on to your hats. that break in the clouds, you can see that in the top portion of the screen. a little blue skies showing up. a rain now really out of here. it is already on maryland's eastern shore. you can see the gray skies over us. areas of eastern maryland and maryland's eastern shore, that is where the rainis. still some moderate and heavy rain there. in terms of amounts we picked up, most locations were an inch to over an inch around mount airy. an inch and a half of rain. over an inch and a quarter. same thing for clinton and down through kwanco. where is the system right now?

well, right now it is right around areas of eastern virginia and it will be intensifying, not weakening as it makes its way up the coast. with the north westerly wind and a clearing sky, it is just that. the wind that will really start picking up. we could see some gusts around here of 25 to about 30 miles per hour. look at the temperatures now throughout the area. we're at 60 degrees currently. 55 in hagerstown. cool air moving in the first time we've been under 50 since may 11th. that rain now ending. but with the wind picking up, not just for tomorrow but even part of our weekend which we'll talk about. as we get some sunshine back in here. jim? pat? >> veronica, thank you. there was a large security presence today at d.c.'s department of public works after wednesday'shooting left a long time employee dead. and there are new security measures in place at the site. tracee wilki was there as

ployees went back to work. >> spot lights running on generators. one of the first things workers approaching the public works site noted. >> it's a long time coming. i'm glad it's out here. >> reporter:t the front gate, an armed protective service officer is checking i.d.s of employees entering the facility. this all follows yesterday's deadly shootin of 51-year-old rry hutins. here at the dpw yard. witnesses say around 6:15 yesterday morning, a shooter dressed in a dpw uniform opened fire, spreading more than 20 shot at the government site shooting and killing hutchins and injuring another employee who is expected to surve. returning back to work and to the scene of this shocking crime isn't easy for hutchins' co-workers. >> very, very frightened. for other employees that work here. >> reporter: while there's no telling if additional security

could have changed yesterday's events, workers say the could have helped. >> that's how it should have been at the beginning. a guard should have been here from day one. but that's how they got the security. security comes to guard the trucks in the evening when all the workers are gone. >> reporter: the councilmember said sterday, he wants to see security at all government offices and facilities examined across the board, not just here. heould like to see more permanent changes made. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. >> news4 has learned that security at the department of public works has been a known issue for months now. pat collins will have a live report coming up on that part of the styt 5:00. sunday will mark one year since virginia tech student morgan harrington was abducted and murdered. harrington disappeared after going to a metallica concert a the university of virginia. she got separated from her friends and called them to say she would find a ride home. her body was found three months later in a remote farmer's field

just a few miles from the bridge where she was last seen. in july, nine months after her disappearance, police tied eviden from the crime scene to an assault in fairfax county five years ago. harrington's parents appeared on today this morning. they told meredith viera that a between the scen. >> we know about the case from 2005 is somehow connected to morgan. >> a dna connection. >> a dna connection. what is confusing is how the fairfax, charlottesville and even more importantly the remote area, the 700 acre farm that she was found on. she wasn't just placed by the side of the road. e was deliberately placed in an area of that farm. i think that they thought they would never find a body. >> if you have any infortion about the disappearance and murder of rgan harrington, you're asking to call virginia state police. the 33 rescued miners of

chile met with the country's president today. they chatted and took pictures of the hospital ward where the men are still being checked out after being pulled from the mine yesterday. most doing well and several could be released today. withooks and film contracts being offered, their lives will never be the same. >> reporter: truly one of the best days here in chile where there is peace after ten long excruciating weeks. th familieshere are getting ready to go back home and get back to their lives. with all 33 miners, their loved ones now safe. for the next 48 hours, theiner remain for observation at the nearby hospital undergoing any medical treatment they may need. if they are given a clean bill of health, they will be able to go back to their ordinary live althrow their lives now, far from ordinary and forever changed. they are now international celebrities. many considered super heroes

worldwide. the last miner to be pulled out, loose urzua even called the captain by chile's president. >> we had the strength, he h the spirit, the courage to fight. fight for his family. that was what was most magnificent. >> reporter: it took less an 22 hours for the full rescue operation to be completed. at the end of the day, the rescuers who remained there and then were pulled out overnight said, were holding up the sign and the sign said, mission accomplished. that pretty muchaid it all here. a miracle mission for the miracle miners. all now saved. i'm natalie orales. back to you. >> thanks, natal. while the men are in good shape overall, one miner is being treated for pneunia. two others needed denl work. >> when the work is complete, it

will be one of the tallest buildings in the washington area. a ceremonial ground breaking took place this morning to kick off constructionf a 30-story office flower rosslyn. the $300 milon structure will be located on north monroe street. developers say it will feet you are a shimmering glass exterior and will be one of the most energy efficient buildings in virginia. the project was approved by the arlington county board two years ago. construction is expected to wrap up in early 2013. the washington hane society held a cat round-up this morning. volunteers rangled stray cats off the streets of d.c. into a clinic. it was part of a program to humanely reduce the sizable will will cat population. they are say that asked neutered and then returned to the neighborhoods. they may be socialize asked adopted and kept. they say it cuts down on the

number of new litters and the sterilized cats no longer exhibit nuisance like behaviors such as yowling, fighting and spraying. first lady michelle obama took advantage of early voting and cast her ballot today. mrs. obama voted this morning in a precinct in her home town of chicago on. wednesday, she attended campaign fund-raise in milwaukee, wisconsin, where she encouraged others to vote early. she campaigned in chicago this morning to raise money for senate candidate and democrats running fo congress. almost he night between now and november 2, candidates somewhere are debating. last night, republican christine o'donnell and chris coons squared off. they sparred over spding, health care reform and whether coons is a marxi. tonight harryeid debates

sharron angle. it could be a critical debate. they are show to be in a dead heat. a suffolk university survey gives reid a lead over angle. earlier this week, former president bill clinton told will nevada democrats that reid has been good for them and angle would be very bad. now to the race for maryland governor. today martin o'malley and robert ehrlich participated in their second televised debate. e two answered more questions regarding issues in prince george's and montgomery counties than any other debate. issues included the purple line and working relationships with local leaders. both had vy different answers regarding gay marriage. >> someone is married in d.c., should they be able to have that marriage recognized in maryland? >>no. >> what about -- >> no. firmly opposed. >> recognizing it or allowing it? >> both. voted that way in congress. i do think bundles of rights should attach to nontraditial

relationships. we pass that had bill when i was governor. >> i supported the attorney neral's decision that we should recognize those marriages in myland and furthermore, it what we need to focus on is protecting rights equally. were a bill to come to me that protects rights equally regardless of the label applied to that union, provided there were protections for religious freedom, i would sign that bill. >> the latest polls show governor o'malley ahead. wn news4 at 4:00 continues this afternoon, a new type of diet pill. how it works to make you feel full. home foreclosures hit a new high today and the economy could be in for a double whammy. and thean who streaked the president finds out his payday won't be what he had hoped for. synctaxes 60 percent. property

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there is discouraging news on two economifronts today. jobless claim are up and home foreclosures set a record. at the same time, there is concern that the investigation into pt bank foreclosures could hurt the economy. steve handelsman has the latest. >> reporter: more americans t of work as a surprise but jobless claims rose last week by 13,000. company still aren't hiring, and teachers were hard hit. local government cut the most jobs in 28 years. >> the pain of our economic devastation has been spread wide. it is deep. >> reporter: anwhile, home foreclosures set a record. 288,000 since july. a millio u.s. families could be evictedhis year. >> there is a lot of confusion in the marketplace right now

among realtors who are trying to sell the stress assets, among buyers. >> repter: confusion because of the new scandal. banks filing improper paperwork. sometimes leadi to unwarranted foreclosures, like lisa howard. >> horrible. it was horrible. >> reporter: the horror could ripple out. as the sndal is investigated, bank of america and others are freezing foreclosures. which might send the wrong message to homeowners, not in default but pressed for cash. >> banks aren't making us pay our mortgages. we can take a few months off. banks won't be getting payments on a lot of these mortgages. ey're already bleeding cash. >> reporter: that could mean fewer new loans. a worse housing crisis and a longer recession. >> best case scenario, the reclosure paperwork mess is cleared up quickly. almost everyone of these evictions turned out to have been justified and all those houses get back on the market fast. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news,

washington. are you ready for this one? a little tiny pill with some big hopes this week in the fight against obesity as researchers reveal, they have a capsule for curbing appetites. if you think you've heard it all before, this time the pill is basically a fake food that expands in your stomach. scientists in calgary say it is all based on the same science used when a balloon is inserted into a patient's stomach to make them feel fulfill in this case, the gelatin capsule is filled with edle but expandible material. how does it taste? >> i don't know hoyt tastes but that could certainly save you huge calories. who says nice guys finish last? good news for good guys everywhere day. >> researchers in england say as humans evolve, we're becoming more selfless and altruistic. it makes us feel more attractive to our mates. in other words, bad boys get the

boot more often than their nice guy downer parts. >> now the survival theory is that nice guys might offer more of a hand in things like raising children, for example. >> huh! makes sense. new orleans saints drew brees said he has been overwhelmed by responses received from a recent twitter post. >> last friday, the super bowl mvp posted a message to fans asking for boy names that begin with "b" and within mites, he had about500 applies. >> by yesterday the quarterback had received more than 6,000 responses and 175 different names. he said that t number of responses received was unexpected but appreciated. the newest brees is due on monday. >> i vote for drew. >> yeah. junior. >> yeah. let's check out the roads. it was rough coming in.

>> we're not in terrible shape, at least coming out of virginia headed for the maryland side of things. let's take a look. oh, well, all right. let's start off on the capital beltway as i was mentioning. it will be fine coming from virginia but let's cruise rauchb around. here's the pace on the inner loop. it continues vy slow as you make your approach to old georgetown, toward connecticut avenue, inching along. then the outer loop starts to slow. this is still inner loop. here, that's t outer loop you're seeing in the foreground. inching along, an accident. that blocks the lane. as we continue our inner loop commute, the bad newscontinues. here's the pace beyond new hampshire avenue. making your way around green belt. th pace continues around toward kennel worth avenue. beyond this, it does improve for drivers. out of virginia along 95. mainline is picking up some volume into newington but hov is free and clear.

shapinup to be a pretty congested afternoon. not yet rivalling the morning. back to you. redskins fans don't worry if you're heading to the game on sunday. you'll be able to take the metro home. >> metro will stay open an additional hour on sunday for the crowds. the last blue line train headed for ancona, springfield, will depart from largo town center. extra personnel wi be on hand to help you. whe we come back, d.c.'s outgoing chancellor of schools goes on national tv to talk about her future and the future of the nation's education. and a motherturns to friends on facebook. when a driver hts her son in a mercedes and takes off.

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we got a drenching today. >> kind of boom, there it is. >> this was enough. >> that's true. over an inch in most locatio this is stil intensifying around the coast of virginia. it will make its way up the

coast and into new england that really willear the worst of the storm here. you can see a little bit of clearing through the area. 60 is the temperature so it feels like a day in early november. and notice the wind out of the northwest at 13 miles per ur. ittarts making its way up the coast. during t overnight, i think we're going to see some clearing taking place. i've got us going mostly clear by 11:00 with the temperature really droing off. 49 degrees in town by 11:00 p.m. outlying areas in the mid 40s. then in the low 40s and upper 30s by tomorrow morning. the morning temperature at 7:00 a.m. here's a look at the clearing. take a look at all those areas eastern wesvirginia through rappahannock county, green county, madison county.

we are clearing out. the storm is moving northward. you can see the moderate and heavier rain. down tosalisbury, and then there's more push to the north and east. for washington, you picked up an inch and a half of rain. your temperature now, 60 degrees. a little cooler patch but with over two inches of rain, of course, those have been the locations through southern maryland thatreally have gotten hammered with quite a bit of rain with the last couple storms. up around areas of new york you can see the wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour here. on the back side of that system that the winds will start picking up as it races on to the north. your futurecast over the next 48 hours. some cool conditions for us.

windy throughout the day tomorrow anthen breezy it is for saturday. here's a look at the forecast. we start this evening becoming breezy, continued cool. 59 to 56 degrees. then for tomorrow morning, it will be nippy. you will need a jacket. not a coat. 39 to 46. high temperatures tomorrow, 64 to 7. we start with a little sunshine. then the clouds fill in and i wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow we have ansolated shower. the weekend, a little warming, breezy and chilly on saturday. sunshine and calmer winds on sunday. >> we don't even need to get our car washed because mother nature will do it for us. >> just some soap. >> that's a luxury for my car. we've certainly had a dose of cooler weather over the last few days a a lot of us will soon be firing up the fireplace.

you need a little preplanning. >> chimney fires may not sound like much of a risk but they can catch explosively and end up destroying home. they are easily prevented with the help ofhe how to website, monkey see. rob neil with the fire administration has some tips. >> we're going to talk about how to inspect the fireplace to make sure it's safe. the first thing is take a look at the fireplace itself and make sure there aren't anyobvious cracks or problems with it. we d't want any heat that would escape the fire box where it might cause a problem. another thing that's very, very important, w want to make sure we have is a nice metal grate or a screen like this, catches any sparks that might fly out of the fireplace and prevents them from landing on nearby couple bustibles. here's a pile of newspaper that we've left by the fireplace. it is handy to have to start a fire but inase of a fire, we don't want a painful newspapers. we'll pick these up and get them

out of the way. this handle control the damper on this fireplace. the purpose is to regulate the amount of air that flows through. one of the problem they have, is they forgeto open the damper when they start a fire so we want to make sure it is in the open position. remember that on some modern fire places, theamper control is typically inside the fire box. let's take a quick look up that chimney to make sure there's nothing there. a big flashlight, get up there and take a look to make sure it is clear. you can see all the way to the sky. oftentimes at the firs fire of the season, you might find there is a problem in the chimney. it is not uncommon for birds or squirrels to build nests in there and cause an obstruction in the fireplace flue stack. so make sure it is clear all the way to the sky. with those few tips, you should be able to enjoy your fireplace and stay nice and warm and nice and safe.

>> if you would like to see these instructions against, go to ourwebsite. if you do find a critter in your chimney, it is best to call a professional chimney sweep to make sure you clear out all the remnants of it. orou can hire my dog which chases them all down. >> all the way up a chimney? >> well, he would scar them off. the latest on the don't ask don't tell policy of the military. and new technology may soon do away with the need to do away with the need to restrict liquids on flight bob ehrlh says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... d a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay f them...

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welcome back. a major security presence at the d.c. department of public wos. new security measures were put into place ts morning of a a gunman shot two workers killing a 24-year veteran. 51-year-old larry hutchins of suitland was killed on "w" street northeast yesterday. another worker was hit but is expect to survive. the 33 freed miners in chile are still in the hospital today undergoing a battery of mical and psychological exams. doctors say some may be able to go home today. a large crowd gathered outside the hospital and cheered when each miner arrived there last night.

>>. the fight over the don't ask don't tell policy seems to be intensifying. a judge ruled agnst the policy. now the decision mighbe overruled. jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: it has been acore issue for president obama. a prom he made while campaigning for the white house. >> i will end don't ask, don't tell. >> reporter: the president apparently doesn't think a ruling fm a judge in san francisco this week ordering the military to immediately stop enforcing the banworldwide is the swer. >> the president has been active in encouragingand employing congress to do the right thing. and end a harmful, discriminatory, unjust law. >> reporter: the justice department is consiring an appeal of that california ruling. a frustrating move for many gay

service members. this f-16 pilot who has served inoth iraq and afghanistan was forced to hide his identity while talking to msnbc's rachel maddow last night. >> i've seen us come so close with don't ask, don't tell to getting a repeal. it is like the carrot that's there in front of you and we can't quite reach it. >> reporter: the military is currently reviewing how they integrate openly gay troops into the armed services. key questions include, living arrangements andhether the government will be required to provide benefits for same sex partners of service members. that study should be fished by december 1. the political firefight they do last a bit longer. of course, for those on the front lines right now, the parameters of the fight are much different. commanders stay battle over don't ask, don't tell frankly doesn't matter. >> they're engaged ithe fight. they're engaged with working the people every single day. they're not worried about the politics of what's going on in the united states. they're not worried about the politics of don't ask, don't tell.

>> reporter: jay gray, nbc news. >> the military hearing of the accused killer in last year's deadly shooting spree at ft. hood continued today. the military trying to determine if major made theal hasan should stand trial. he is accused of 32 count of premeditated murder and counts of will murder. he had two weapons including one with a red laser on it. hasan is now paralyzed from the chest down since officershot him during that attack. the days of tossing out water bottles and measuring out shampoo at airports may soon be coming ton end. government research here's were trying to make mris for military e are trying to use to it screen bottles of lick wixted it

is called magnetic vision. keep your zip locks handy. it may be a year or two before they make it to an airport near you. cbs pharmacy agreed -- cvs pharmacy may pay fines for letting people buy cold medication that contains ingredients of crystal meth. prosecutors y it is the largest civil penalty under the controlled substances act. cvs is the nation's largest operator of retail pharmaci. it will forfeit about $2.4 million in profits. the drug is found in cold medicine and it is often used to make meth. there's more to come on news4 at 4:00 this afternoon. remember the man who streaked the president to earn $1 million? his payday won't be what he had hoped. we'll tell you why. and a proposed new rule could help you save money on your cell phone bill.

d.c.'s school chance lore michelle rhee is opening up about the future and what needs to happen about real reform to take place. yesterday she announced her resignation at the end of the month. she wasn't specific about her immediate future but she did hint at something on a larger stage. she said she hopes to have an

impact nationally. onhe "today" show this morning, rhee called for more tough conversations to help real reform happen and she said she don't regret her management style. >> even though we have some schools in the city that are serving children extremely ell, weactually can't say that about all of the schools. and certainly the schools that the white house is zoned into is a school that has a real long way to go. the fact is th nation is falling further and further behind internationally. we're not able to compete with other countries globally. that's becau we are not preparing our children in the same way. so that means we have to take a really hard look at our education system and not what is going wrong so that we can improve those things. >> rhee said longer school days and the longer school year are needed to help prepare kids for competition in the global economy. coming up new at 5:00, tom sherwood talks about the future of d.c. schools under t new

leader, kaya henderson. apple's impad is coming to a verizon wireless store today. they will start selling it october 28th in mo than 2,000 of its retail stores. the wireless carrier will sell only the wi-fi version of it. but customers will have the option to bundle it with the my fi device. it is currently sole by several retailers including best buy. when news4 come back, live from new york. it's thursday night. a favorite comedy tries a new twist. and facebook users a familiar with the opportunity to like their posts. now a way to find out if your fabook friends like whe

the man who was arrested for streaking near president ama did not, did not win that $1 million prize. but he will not walk away empty handed, eat. that's what the billionaire who ised the challenge told the website tmz.com. he did not meet, he saidhat he did not meet the one major requirement of his challenge. he never got the president to personally look directly at him. it i unclear how much rodriguez

will be aid, but the billionaire said he will, quote, be overjoyed beyond his wildest dreams. >> did you see the security lady in the photo? she was like this. the barrier. >> i'm not going there. >> that's not really rodriguez fault that the president didn't see him. but anyway. we saw lots of rain today. we're going to see some sunshine. >> some sunshine and some wind. windy sunshine for tomorr. let's take a look at the radar. a lot to get through. we've got one storm that's intensifyi. another storm affecting portions of the east coast that's weakening. there's the low. you can see it there. it is just to the south of where most of the rain is. we've got some heavyain into new jersey and new york. the storm that's rapidly weakening, that's what was hurricane paula. now tropical storm paula.

it is dying fast. you can see where most of the rain is in extreme northwestern areas of cuba right now. that's what's gng on there. in term of the trac of the storm, it will continue to affect areas of cuba as it makes the turn to the east and then to the southeast. so moving away from florida. the rain will be moving soon. our rain has ended and we do have some sunshine. look at the top portion of the screen. there's a little blue sky coming in. we're at 59 degrees now in d.c. 57 in clinton. 60, la plata. manassas and warrenton at 69 degrees. overnight, we're going to drop big time. yes, it will be windy. we get the lowest reading and a calm wind. we've got some real chil air that will be moving in. so 30s for spots like winchester. perhaps even leesburg and up around mount airy. 67 and windy, the high for tomorrow. it will take the win and the leaves off the trees. already, peak color around the adirondack. around here, nice colorful these

really nice overnight lows will be allowing the color to increase. that's where to send your fall picks d we will get them on. we've got a little rain. the mid part of next week, tuesday and wednesday. hold on to your hats and make sureou dress to keep warm. >> thanks for the warning. >> speaking of 30s, a big night for the cast of "30 rock." >> and we'll all be watching for the first time, tonight's episode will be performed live inside the 30 rock building in new york city. nbc's mar barger is there. >> reporter: that's right. we are just outside the audice entrance to the famed studio on the other side of that curtain. that's the famous studio. it has seen a lot of live television over the decades but nothing like it will s

tonight. >> sure, we can save the script letter perfect but where's the excite. of that? >> reporter: they'veeen thinki of doing a live show for a couple of years. >> on live television. >> reporter: but thinking doesn't always mean doing. >> have you had a, what was i thinking moment y this week? >> when i saw the huge schematic floor plan r all e steps, oh, this is big. >>eporter: more than half a dozen sets are spread across the studio for generally used by saturday nature live. >> snl. >> 11:30 on a saturday and you're getting shot out of a cannon in front of all those people. it is thrilling. it's fun. >> reporter: those same seats usually filled for snl will instead give "30 rock" a live audience. >> theoretical. >> laughing in my mind all time. i'always pausing for the

laughter. >> tonight, they're all part of the carefully laid out machine. >> because it's live! >> we only work on saturdays. >> we're winging it. the wheels have come off. that would be bad. >> reporter: with live tv, you just never know. and pat and jim, they're getting ready for the final december rehearsal. it will be around dinner time but after, that live from new york, 30 rock. >> will there be any surprises or special guest stars tonight? >> reporter: i think there is a very high likelihood you will see matt damon. even on an episode a few years ago, tina referenced, i will see you on october 14th. that set it up. there is a set outhere that kind of makes you think that matt damon will be showing up. it is appropriate for his character. >> all right. we'll be tuning in. an interesting twist there. thanks so much. >> thanks, mark.

coming up on news4, a mother turnto facebook after her son was injured in a hit and run.

the next time you pull up to an atm, take a real close look at the machine. thieves attach devices over the

atm card readg slots. the devices copy your debit or credit card number from the magnetic strip. even your pin can be stolen this way. how do you protect yourself? experts say trust your instincts. if something doesn't look right or feel right, move on to the next atm. an estimated one in five people has been victimized by an atm skimmer. a mother in southern california is tapping into the power of social media to find the driver who stru her son, then left the ene. her son was on his bike when a driver in a mercedes hit him, sending him flying over his handlebars. the driver stopped briefly but then sped off. it has been a week since the accident happened and victim nick hard graves now lives with road rash, torn tendons and memories of that driver. >> she rolled her window down. she said oh, i'm so sorry i hit you. just saying, i didn't see you.

didn't get out to see if i was okay. >> his mother has set up on facebook and craigslist hoping someone will help them catch that hit-and-run driver. microsoft's big search engine rolled out sothing to help you look at the places your friends like. the feature call instant personalization customizes websites based on the likes of facebook members and their friends. if you use bing to search for a topic, article your friend have shared on facebook might appear along with their name and facebook profiles. it also applies to restaurants and movies. coming right up, wouldn't it be nice to get a notice if you're about to run over your allotment of cell phone minutes each month? that may soon happen. and one victim of bullying has taken a novel approach to marking national bully prevention month. bob ehrlich says

he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amnts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises.. with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not audget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust.

marko is a seventh grader in california. he staged a protest outside his middle school this week to bring attention to the problem. bullying. he said he and other students struggle and are terrorized at school every day and he wants to

it op. he said parents need to know what's goingon because most kids never speak up. school officials say they have taken steps now to deal with the prlem. >> it's all too common for anyone who owns the cell phone. you bet your bill only to find out you went over your minutes or you were roaming and you didn't realize it. the fcc is consering new rules to make your cell carrier let you know about any change to your bill. >> reporter: this could be virtually anywhere in the country. people on cell phones with complaints about their bills. >> they can tell you one thing and then another thing can show up on the bill. >> i've had bills over $250 and i think my plan is like, if i don't go over, it's like $75? >> reporter: complaints so common, the phenomenon has been named bill shock. consumer reports recently found one in fi people have been surprised by unexpected charges for thing like going over their plan minutes, texts, data usage

or roaming charges. >> we don't think consumers shld have to actively go out and seek that informing. it should be provided to them when these bill shocks are approaching. >> reporter:hat's exactly what the fccs considering. rules that would require carriers to notify consumers when they're close to exces charges. >> one could even say when it come to fixing bill shock, there is an app for that. >> reporter: the cell phone industry isn't amused, fearing notification requirements could mean more costs passed on to consumers. >> certainly there is a cost. you cannotook at it as the cost of sending a tech. you have to look at it as a cost implementi into billing system. >> reporter: instead they stay 290 million cell customers across the country are the best police. if enough of them call for the new rules during a public comment period, bill shock could soon get zapped. 60 million cell phone users did

switch carriers on their own last year. the fcc is looking for public comment on whether carriers should be required to let consumers set caps on their usage when they reach their limit. nbc news, washington. that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. a d.c. worker is gunned down on the job. there are allegations that.c. official ignored a string of safety officials in the months leading up to yesterday's murder. good afternoon. welcome to news4 at 5:00. >> and i'm jim handly. one day after that rampage, still no arrests. today officials stepped up security in a big way. d.c.'s department of public works. amid new concerns over safety issues within that facility. news4's pat collins is live in the northeast with the scathing

report out today. pat? >> reporter: jim, how could be so easy? how could someone walk into that yard, pull out a gun, fire 20 shots, murder someone, and get away? how could it be so easy? maybe the answer is here in this rert. this is a protective services police department security assessment of this brentwood yard. it was made about six months ago. they found a number of serious problehere. they found that some of the cameras that were out in the yard, that were indoor cameras put outside. that a number of the cameras had their wires cut. they found the reporting device for those cames was in a

locked room and no one