a local church home to thousands, steeped in history devastated by fire. refighters work well into the night to save it. good morning, welcome to "news4 toda, i'm kimberly suite. you'll see aaron gilchrist tonight. first veronica johnson joins me in the stud. >> it's chilly outside. we know the first time it's like

that you want to break out something warm. >> we didn't break out our harleys together. >> the big story is chilly start. we'll rebound nicely. only one day last week that we got up to 70 degrees. that was thursday. and now for the weekend and even parts of next week we'll have temperatures anywhere between 70 degrees and higher. let's take a look outde. clear skies throughout the area. we're at 47 degree currently at ronald reagan washington national airport. frost advisory throughout much of our viewing area. up to the north. a freeze warning in the highlands and shenandoah valley. so tperature change, we're running ten degrees lwer than we were yesterday at this same time. manassas at 34 degrees now. la plata and indian head at 35. some of our lower readings. we'll have a high temperature today of 70 degrees. lots of sunshine and a very nice

southwest wind. >> perfect fall day it sound like. >> taking in a little bit of fall color this weekend. parishioners are remember a historic chapel after fire ripped through the channel. it started on the campus of the virginia theological seminary after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. now worshippers, students and faculty are sharing preliminaries. jackie bensen reports. >> reporter: by night fall firefighters were still spreading water on the smoldering remains of the chapel at the virginia theological seminary in alexandria. agents from the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is helpingo investigate. >> there was fire from every window. >> reporter: firefighters encountered difficulties because

of the age of the 12year-old structure. old-fashioned lime mortar started to soften under the high pressure stream of water creating a danger of collapse. roof shingles popped and exploded. the chapel is the heartf the seminary. >> there are countless people who stood in that pulpit, preached ordained, married, baptized. i was ordained as a priest in that chapel. i was installed as the dean and president of that chapel. >> reporter: horfied current andormer students watched. >> i worshipped there at noon. my class of '97 gave one of the windows. it's our chapel and it's gone. the church is still here because we're all still standinghere. so we're the church. it's just something that we love

is gone. >> reporter: jackie bensen, "news4 today." >> d.c. will be looking for a new fire chief come january. the chief announced he'll resign and not be part of the vincent gray administration. he led the department since march of 2007. he's worked in fire rescue jobs for the past 35years. it's the latest shakeup in the department as the city begins s transition from fenty administration. police chief cathy lanier said she would like to stay on. gray will likely reappoint her. after five days the jury is now set for the chandra levy murder trial and there are some strict rules in place for those 12 jurors. the 12 member panel as well as the four alternates were told they could not use social media when dcussing the case. one potential juror was dismissed after theefense

complained about the jurorsing be be social media. opening arguments are expected to start on monday. meanwhile a former student who shot and killed a frostburg university basketball player has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. he originally claimed self-defense. but he changed his plea after the jury sent a note indicating it was having trouble reaching a decision. he agreed to a possible maximum sentence of eight years in prison. if you live in maryland, you can cast your ballot this morning. early voting is now under w in maryland. it started yesterday. can you vote between now and october 28th from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. except for tomorrow five vong centers open in opation county. foet at the upper marlboro community center, the bowie

liary, the college park community center, the wayne k. curry sports and learning center and oxon hill library. in mtgomery county bauer drive community recreation center, germantown recreation center, malyn praisner community recreation center and montgomery county executive office building. privatizing liquor stores in virginia is on hold. mcdonnell originally said he would call for a special session. he wanted to license 1,000 new stores to raise revenue for transportation revee. drivers in virginia may soon hit the gas and let it fly. close to 700 miles could soon have a higher speed limit.

the ne 70 mile-per-hour speed limit will be on i-66, 95 south of fredericksburg and interstate 81. but as jane watrel tells us it comes with a warning. >> reporter: by the end of the year drivers on this stretch south of fredericksburg on i-95 will see the speed go up from 65 to 70. it's part of a plan to help rural virginians to get their destination safer and quicker. >> if you make it 70 they will do at least 80. so you got to factor that in too. >> i don't think it's a bad idea. i guess it's the person behind the vehicle. >> reporter: the speed limit changes were made after experts analyzed rural highways. deciding 860 miles in the state could handle the increase.

but what drivers may not know say authorities is if they get caught going just 11 miles over the posted 70 mile-per-hour speed limit they could face a reckless driving citation. a criminal offense. >> reckless driving is a class one misdeamnor in virginia. which means that it's punishable by a $2,500 fine or -- and/or one year in jail. >> rorter: i-95 rest stop one truck driver said he won't drive any faster. he owns a fleet of semis and says faster speeds means more chances for actions. >> for trucks 65 miles per hour is safe enough. reporter: veteran law enforcement officials agree. >> probably 90% of the fatal accidents that i've been involved in reconstructing the primary cause of that accident was speed. >> reporter: the speed limit increase is being rolled out in

phases. no wds yet when parts of i-66 and i-95 will see the changes. in prince william county, jane watrel, "news4 today." a major traffic alert for i-66 westbound 66 is closed at 267 for work on the dulles metro project. the overnight work should be wrapped up by the top of the next hour, but 66 will close again at 11:00 tonight and remain closed until 8:00 tomorrow morning. all traffic success diverted on to 267. if you have to get back on to 66 get off at 123 towar tysons corner andurn right on to 495 south towards richmond you'll be able to rejoin 66 from there. if you're not from this area good luck with that one. you may also need to plan some extra time if you plan to ride metro this weekend. there could be sigficant delaysn the red and green delays because of platform repaimpbs and track work.

on the red line add half an hour between shady grove and twin brook. add 20 minutes between new york and rhode island avenuetation and on the green line it could take an additional 20 minutes between l'enfant plaza and new york navy yard. it's 6:10 right now. 48 degrees outside. it's one of the mo popular haunted houses in our area. so why is its future in jeopardy this morning? another bizarre twist in the saga of this is your captain speang. we are 14th in line for takeoff.

looks like it's bumper to bumper on the interstate. i gotta get to cleveland! remove your belt, your watch, your shoes. i wonder what gas costs today seven dollars for a pillow! an exa bag costs what? i hate traffic! ♪

halloween isight around the corner and that means ghouls and goblins are out. but there's another kind of scary situation. wow, did that little girl make that noise. the only boys and girls sports association put on the field of screams, proceeds going to fun the kids sports events in the area but the group is chasing a frightening lawsuit from a group lancaster said they cop righted the field of screams names. it's suing for $75,000. the chairman of olney bgc says

he refuses to change the name of th halloween attraction. 26 or so different field of screams acss the country. this isn't who owned it first wherever they may have started. who owns it first in maryland. we'll fight this until the end. they are really just kind of bullying us down. i don't think they ever assumed we would stand up for ourselves. >> they said they are not worried about the legal fees because it has full support of the community on its side. we'll have more on this scary story up in our next half hour. the second corruption trial of illinois governor rod blagojevich haseen postponed. it's been pushed back to april. lawyers for blagojevich asked for the delay so they could better prepare. the first trial against the governor ended with jurors dead locked on most counts and the defense said they didn't even have to put up a defense. actor randy quaid has played

some off the wall characters. but there's no actor in this late role. canadian refugee. they are seeking asylum north of the border. quaid's wife said eight of his friends have been murdered in recent years and they fear for their lives. the couple was arrested in vancouver this week after police found they had warrants in california. woman who witnessed the arrest said it was definitely a strange scene. >> i thought he was another one of the policemenecause he's standing there talk. >> the quaids are free on bond until another hearing sometime next week. a 19-year-old california boogie boarder died after a rare shark attic. witnesses say there was no are warning as the massive shark pulled the surfer beneath the waves. kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: it was just before 9:00 a.m. 19-year-old lucas ransom was

boogie boarding in the surf along santa barbara county when a frien saw him go under water. >>aw his friend go under water, came up, something was wrong, noticed that he had been attacked by a shark. >> reporter: his friend witnesses pulled him to shore but it was too late. >> fire personnel responded and pronounced him dead at the scene. the boogie board was also recovered which had a large bite tan out it. >> reporter: this is that boogie board. the bite more than a foot wide. shark expert steve bla. >> this was a big shark. to inflict this kind of a wound it was probably great white. they are not very common in california. >> reporter: experts say there's a greater chance of being hit by lightning. there's onlyeen about a dozen fatal shark attacks in california since the 1920s. >> didn't know sharks were up here. >> reporter: officials are still trying to determine eactly what

type of shark attacked ransom. but witnesses say it was between 14 and 20 feet long. within hours the beach and surrounding yarps closed as a precaution for at least three ys while a community begins to mourn ransom. a uc santa barbara junior, a swimming standout, brother and friend. kristen dahlgren, nbc news. great white sharks live in the colder waters off of northern california t do occasionally travel south to give birth. it's 6:17 right now. 50 degrees outside. you know, you might think a surf would be attacked but a boogieoarder in shallow waters. but i understand it can be shallow way, way out. what a tragedy. >> maybe they will do more investigating. >> back here -- >> back here it is very, very chilly. in fact, i took a look ba like

a couple of months. it is the chilliest it's been outside since late april. >> wow. >> i know. wow. but it's not going to stay that way. we'll see temperatures rebound nicely this weekend and going into next week. i'll have your full forecast coming up when news 4 returns. hi there, i'm ian wright and i'm investigating what makes aba so happy. oh my word, that's fantastic. ♪ow your boat gently down the stream... ♪

i'll tell you what; it's not aloe vera the main export. it's happiness. i haven't even got bait on the end of mine. i don't care; it's just nice sitng here. you're getting it. you're getting it.

>>some breaking news out of maryland this mornin

firefighters are on the scene of a three alarm fire in prince george's county. this fire is in a three sry building along the 3300 bck of curtis drive in suitland. no word on the extentf damage or if anyone is in that building. we'll bring you more updates as soon as they become available. let's check in with veronica johnson because it was a nice night to sleep with the windows open. >> slept with my socks on last night. we're talking about some patchy frost around the area. when the sun comes up we're expecting lots of sunshine. we'll beat back those chilly temperatures and hit about 70 degrees today. it is going to be a very good da and a fantastic weekend. in fact, which i'm told the marine corps marathon is next weekend and it's the army 10 mimer that takes place.

>> it's tomorrow. >> tomorrow. okay. great weather for that too. let's head outside and see what's going on. we have a very light wind with us this mornin and that is the key. a light wind and clear sky. temperatures, they fall very quickly. and we're down to 43 degrees right now. the last time we were at 43 degrees ronald reagan washington national airport was apr the 20th. so, could drop a little lower before sunrise. dew point is at 36 degrees. the air very dry sunrise this morning at 7:26. tomorrow 7:27. getting later and later. as we go through the day, 51 degrees by 9:00 a.m. 62 by noon time. we'll have an increasing southwesterly wind. should get up to five, maybe 10 miles per hour. that should help push the mercury to 70 degrees by 3:00. look at some of the readings. mclean, 38 degrees. 34 in cull. he he were. quantico at 39.

la plata and indian head 38 degrees. there's a look at your winds show you how light there are from sterling to manassas. pretty light. calm conditions. culpeper 5 mile-per-hour wind. what that's doing is allowing us to cool down very quickly here through the early morning hours. we've got the possibility of some frost, patchy frost in those counties shaded in blue. howard, montgomery, udoun county, fauquier county and shy ofew york. dark blue, shenandoah valley, highlands freeze warnings because temperatures are below freezing. elkins at 29 degrees. high pressure that will be moving into the area. so sunshine for today. on the back side of that high pressure system tomorrow we'll start to pick up some high clouds but still a very beautiful day. look at cumberland now 34 degrees. 32 close to freezing, purcellville, virginia. manassas at 33 degrees.

across the nation the warm spot right here. nation's mid-sectio down through the southern pins dallas 73. wichita at 65 degrees. this pattern change we'll see big ridge blding across the east allowing spots from new york down to atlanta to really warm. it's going to be a pretty mild week as we go through next week. and even this weekend here. severe thunderstorms across the nation's mid-section. same weather front approaching our area i think as early as monday afternoon. we could see a few isolated storms around here. again, the big color. we have moderate color here. peak colorfor western maryland and through t shenandoah valley. good weekend for taking that all in with some very light winds out of the southwest. today 66 to 70 degrees. tomorrow not 50 but we'll get up to 76. it will feel like september around here tomorrow. very great weekend. it's not until the afternoon on monday where we could see a few

showers, very slight chance right now then 40% chance of not only rain showers on tuesday but also some thunderstorms and that will continue through wednesday. but look at wednesday's high. we get up to 80 degrees. after such a chilly week last week. >> thanks. we now know one of the teens that wi -- teams that will be playing in the world series this year. dan hellie has your sports in a minute. >> good morning, everybody. your "sports minute" begins welcome back baseball and the texas rangers are going to their first world series. we start in the bottom of the fifth inning. what a big hit this was. doubles in two runs to spark a four run fifth for texas. and then in the top of the ninth, feliz strikes out rodriguez to end the game. let the celebration begin. the rangers beat the yankees 6-1 in the acls.

they are moving on to the world series. the redskins will travel to chicago later today in advance of tomorrow's game with the bears. kickoff at 1:00. the skins will have to have solid special teams because ster is one of the most dangerous return men in nfl history. he just returned his 13th kick for a touchdown typing brian mitchell's nfl record. he returned kicks for 14 seasons. hester is mid-way through his fifth. our high school game of t week. oakton visiting centreville. this was all wildcats. they jumped out to a 23-0 lead and never looked back. third quarter, connor goes left and gone. 26 yards, doing some housework, centreville goes on to win it 30-16. they are now 8-0 on the year. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >> thanks, dan pinpoint is 6:26 right now. up next a jet blue flight hits a

bald eagle as it leaves dulles. but that's not the most amazing part of thstory. >> my friend passed away. >> he survived that terribl plane crash that claimed the lives of alaskan senator ted stevens. sean o'keefe shares his story of rvival for the very first time.

real life story for a popular haunted house and this drama could play out in the courtroom. good morning, welcome to "news4 today." i'm kimberly suiters on this saturday, october 23, 2010. the news is just ahead but first let' check in with meteorologist veronica johnson. she joins us live in the studio for a look at this great looking forecast. >> it is. my fingers are sti a little nippy here from this morning just walking in but we're talk a really gd stretch of weather for us. in ter of if you like it mild. last week i had the week off. it wasn't so mild for me because i really like it hot. but we do have toet through a chilly morning first. in fact we have patchy frost across the county. howard, montgery, loudoun shade in blue. freeze warnings for the shenandoah valley. we're starting out this morning

some ten degrees lower than we were yesterday, in the 30s, mid-30s and low 30s in manassas and warrenton. a high today of 70 degrees. lot was sunshine. i can't tell you how fantastic today is going to be tomorrow even milder. >> wow. okay. thanks. more now on that breaking news we'veeen following out of operation county. three people are hurt we just learned including firefighter. one person isunaccounted for after a fire tore through an apartment building. this is in suitland. the three-alarm fire broke out in the 3300 block of curtis drive. officials say one firefighter suffered minor injuries, two other people are also hurt. one of them suffered from smoke inhalation. there's no word yet on who that ssing person is or what even caused the fire. we're going to have much more on this breaking news as soon as it becomes available. hall seen with around the corner.

in olney, maryland one haunted attraction is facing a ghoulish lawsuit over its name. john trippen has that story. >> reporter: it's haunting season so the lfman and the rest of thereatures of the night have come out. by the sound of the screams they are doing their job. >> it was pretty scary. you got guys hiding where you least expect it. and girls will scream as lou as they possibly can. >> reporter: since 2002 the olney boys and girls sports association has run this pyro technic event called fields of screams. but now a for profit company for pennsylvania is suing this halloween spectacle claiming it had the name field of screams first. >> there's about 26 or so different field of screams across the country and, aga, this isn't who owned it first,

wherever they may have started. it's who owned it first in marynd. >> reporter: according to court documents, field of screams in lancaster, pennsylvania had the name trade marked when it started back in 1993. it's claiming the olney haunting attraction will cause confusion and suing for $75,000. in a statement sent to ne 4 the field of screams in pennsylvania said quote we're not asking the olney bgc to close their ent or prevent them from pforming fundraising activies we're asking them not use our name. but the olney bgc says they decided not to change the name because the fan loyalty here in the region and because pennsylvania field of screams is two ours away they don't believe there's a confusion. >> we'll fight this to the end. i don't think they assumed we would stand u for ourselves. >> reporter: it's not worried about the legal fees because it

has the full support of the community on their side. now if you're terested in coming and checking out this haunted house four self it runs through halloween. we're here in olney, john trippen, "news4 today." parishioners in virginia are remembering historic alexandria chapel after the fire tore through the church. it broke o on virginia theological seminary yesterday afternoon. firefighters had difficulty battling the blaze because of the age. mortar started to soften because of high water appreciate. this morning worshippers, students and faculty are sharing memories made at the unofficial heart of campus. >> there were windows in here that were given by various classes. my class of '97 gave one of the windows. it's gone. it's a terrible thing. the church is still here because we're all still standing right

here. we're the church. it's just something we love is gone. >> the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms is helping investigate the cause of the fire. prince george's county police have more information about the shooting of charles smith a former basketball star. they fou a large amount cognitive cane while searching smith's home yesterday. they found evidence of a gambling operation. smith was shot in his bowie home thursdaynd police believe he knew his attacker. there have been no arrests. smith is recovering in a hospital after undergoing surgery yesterday. he was a star guard at georgetown in the late 1980s and played for the boston celtics in the nba. earlier this year the website wikileaks released thousands of documents on the war in afghanistan and ready to release another 400,000 secret documents this time the war in

iraq. the report said it deals with civilian death, detainee abuse and iron's involvement. the u.s. government is leaning on the founder of the site not to release the papers but he said it's necsary to shed light on what's really goi on overseas. two months ago former nasa administrator sean o'keefe was in a terrifying plane crash that killed fiveeople including senator ted strengthens. for the first time since that crash o'keefe talks about his story of survival. ann curry has the exclusive nbc interview. >> reporter: former senar ted stevens, lobbyist friends and other fishing guests took off in the cloudy skies among the eight passengers w former nasa chief and secretary of the navy sean o'keefe a long time friend of legendary stevens and o'keefe's 19-year-old son kevin. 15 minutes into the flight the

cabin was quiet. >> and then with no notice, no evasive maneuver, nothing, no turbulence, just impact. >> reporter: the plane had crashed into a mountain. >> abrupt massive stop. no other motion at all. >> reporter: sounds? >> next to nothing. >> reporter: o'keefe blacked out, coming to in a state of hazy confusion. >> i spend the first few minutes spitting out teeth. >> reporter: he was bee wildered. >> you're looking where you think your son is and he's not there. >> right. >> reporter: o'keefe started to shout kevin's name but count get up. >> erything from my knees down was pinned down. >> reporter: then the magnitude of the disaster set in. among the casualties, o'keefe frnd ted stevens. >> i felt for his pulse. i realized my friend had passed

way. >> reporter: sean had to hold on to find out if his son was still alive. >> your son was your will at that moment? >> reporter: anxious minutes would pass before o'keefe would learn his son had survived. ann curry, nbc news, ashburn, viinia. a discover after a bird strike at dulles. the bird was a bald eagle and it survived the collision. the eeg headline a broken wing but amazingly was otherwise okay. the eagle is being treated at a wildlife facility. there was no damage to the pne which contied on to orlando. and there's no complaining about this airline food. lufthansa has teamed up with chefs from the ritz-carlton.

passengers can soon enjoy gourmet males in first class and business class section. no word yet when fine dining will begin. from peanuts to gourmet food. amazing. it's 6:38. 49 degrees outside. still to come it's almost time to get started on your holid shopping. be careful what you buy. it may be harder to return those unwanted items. what do you think these cigarettes are called? why this pack of smokes is

for those with millions and looking a way to spend it, head to the millionaire fair in moscow. it's under way near the kremlin. the three day event showcases expensive cars, jewels and clothes. there is even a diamond encrusted pan for the low price of only $200,000. that's nothing. returning that ugly sweater from grandma this christm may get personal. always personal if it's from grandma. retailers are trying to save money and prevent return fraud by only granti refunds if shoppers provide personal information. drivers like fond numbers and

e-mail addresses will evaluate shoppers habits and deny refunds if shoppers make frequent returns. last year $43 billion in returned goods during the holiday season. the president has said he's trying to steer clear from cigarettes but the smoke is seeking him out. a company is out with a new brand called bama's. it's a derogatory term. the company said there's no connection. the oval ring around the name brings the president's name to mind. the cigarettemaker said there's nothing political about the name but he'll take the press. >> it's edgy. easy to remember. packaging is attractive. it's a good smoke. bama's have already become a

big hit. today is next. let's find out what they are working on. amy robach joins us live from new york. >> reporter:oming up, secrets veeld, wikileaks releases thousands of classified documents on the war in iraq. the pentagon and president are condemning that move to make those papers public. they have been pouring over the records and we'll have the latest on what's been revealed. speaking out, president ama takes standgainst school bullying with message to young americans. it comes as yet another victim of bullying aarently took his own life. we'll have the latest. plus shark attack, a suspected great wte kills a college student off the coast of california. beaches there have been closed as newetails surface about the young man who died and what happened in the water. a surprise break for lindsay lohan. plenty of people ought she would be heading back to jail after violating her probation for drunk driving. why did the judge decide to let

her stay in rehab. we'llfind out. now back to you. we've gone a whole month without hearing about lindsay. >> i'm hay about that. 6:44. 51 degrees. let's check in for a tease of the wther. >> big swing in temperares. starting out very chilly but then boom we'll hit 70 degrees today. so it will feel like september. the full

6:47 right now.

51 degrees outside. chilly overnight. >> chilly overnight, but what an afternoon we'll have. just have to get through the next couple of hours. frost advisory remains up unt 9:00 a.m. this morning. some patches of frost this morning. temperatures down to the mid-30s around the area. a freeze warning further west. we're already seeing some spots, some cities in west virginia below freezing. look at that sunrise. i wish i could paint that. we got the darkness at the top and the glow with the sun about rey to make its way up in about another hour or so. or just under an hour. sun up today at 7:26. 43 degrees is your temperature. we've been holding at 43 now. making at any time lowest read, coldest it's been since the 28th of april. our winds starting to pick up a little t. out of the south-southwest at 6 miles per hour. where do we go from here? 9:00 a.m. up to 51 derees.

then 62 by noon. 70 degrees by 3:00. then only bat 64 by 6:00 p.m. and the overnight is not going to be as low as our start here this morning. look at the readings. manassas below freezing. around warrenton spots like la plata 359 degrees. currently sudden lie at 3 43 in district. currently 38 degrees at gaithersburg, maryland. calm wind to the west of us. windere of about five to six miles per hour. 7 mile-per-hour wind down by quantico. those real clear skie and the calm conditions that all what warmth we had yesterday to radiate out. frost advisories up in philadelphia and shy of new york and new jersey. elkins below freezing. 29 degrees. richmond at 39 degrees. look at salisbury, close to freezing at 34 degrees currently. what's going on. we have this huge air of high pressure. it's at the surce.

clear skies all through the area. this high will remain over the area today, start to move more to the ea as it does so on the back side of that high tomorrow and even for much of next week until the stronger cold front comes through. tomorrow wild pick up some high clouds. 34 for you in men sass currently, 32 in cumberland, maryland well off to the west purcellville in loudoun county 33 degrees. if you want some warmth right here. the nation's mid-section down to the south, wichita 65, dallas at 73. warm there and that warmth will build through the east portions of t mid-atlantic as we go through the weekend and eve much of next week where o day we could get very close to 80 degrees. that warmth will be sparking some thunderstorms today up around iowa, missourind down to the south. there we go. there's our next weather system. bringing us our first shower chances monday afternoon. enjoy the weekend. peak color to the west. moderate color through our area. some color down towards extreme

southern maryland. awfully pleasant for today. 66 to 70. tomorrow temperature of 76 degrees. and close to 80 degrees o tuesday. unfortunately, again, starting late afternoon on monday is when we could pick up some showers and thunderstorms right through wednesdabut still a high of 80 degrees. >> will you take your camera out today? >> oh, yeah. >> all right. thanks. >> heading north. coming up next -- >> the texas rangers, american league ampions. >> a historic night in baseball, dan hellie will have the highlights from the american league championship series ming up in sports. and it was this littleboy's birthday but he was the one gafgt. the heart warming story when we return. this wasn't a terrorist attack death by mismanagement.

i called for an immediate audit. so i insisted metro actually follow national safety standards for the first time. the brass at metro wasn't happy, but frankly i don't care. m not the senator for metro, i'm the senator for maryland. i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this message.

. the wizards are the stars on the court but earlier this week they saluted the real stars off the court. it was the seam's second annual salute to the stars in dupont whe the players served food to more than 200 combat veterans and their families. they were dressed up to the nines while serving the brave soldiers. >> this is big, serving the

troops people who sacrificed their lives. for everybody in the united ates. i want means a whole lot tus and my wizards teammates. it means a whole lot. >> the wizards open their season next thursday night in orlando. their home opener is tuesday november 2nd against the sixers. one half of this year's world series is set and t redskins gear up for a showdown in the windy city. it's all in this morning's sports. here's dan hellie. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. normally i'm not a b fan of victory parties in dallas but this is okay. the texas raeners on their way to the first weekends in franchise history. the rangers jumped all over the yankees. we're going down to arlington, texas for thisone. ground crew trying to cover the field but look here. color guard won't break formation. they are unphased. i love that top of the fifth.

rangers are up. in comes alex rodriguez from third. was at it wild pitch? the replay shows the ball hits hi shin. the umpire miss another call and the game stays tied at one. bottom of the inning two on for vladimir guerrero. end takes e hanging curve all the way to the center-field wall. mitch moreland and josh hamilton come in to score. how about a double of the two-run variety. the rangers break it widepen. finally we fast forward to the ninth. a-rod, game set match. feliz gets them. rangers win it 6-1. they move on to the world series where they will play either phillies or giants. what a scene there. looks like all the redskins

listed as questionable for sun's game in chicago will play. sellers ithe only one of the three who may have visions of devon hester dancing in his head. sellers is a huge part of the skins team that has to focus on shutting hester down. hester is the most dangerous return man in nfl history. he returned his 13th kick for a touchdown. b. mitch -- hester mid way through his fifth ye. he's a little bit ahead of the pace. mike shanahan has seen hester in action before and felt the pain firsthand. >> great special teams. everybody knows hester and how good he's been through the years. the last time i in chicago he had to returns for touchdowns. we'll work in that area. those great once they will make plays. take the number of returns that

he's had, number of touchdowns, you shake your head and don't think it's possible. >> you know, he's real excited. he gets that ball in his hand -- we have a special team. good team. every time we face somebody like that we head them down. >> that was carlos rogers on hester. high school game of the week in nortrn irginia. centrevill hoosting oakton. the queen is sasha rock. congratulations to her. pretty cool night. first quarter 3-0 centreville. manny smith gets the ball and answers the call. scoops 31 yards for the touchdown. wildcats on top 10-0. roman looking for and finding brent martin great catch in the end zone. centreville up 16-0 a the

wildcats are rolling. third quarter. more centreville. this time conn takes the hand off. he's getting it big from 26 yards out. centreville goes on the win it 30-16. they improve to 8 on the season. that's your morning sports., i'm dan hellie, everybody have a great weekend. >> children are used to receiving lots of toys on their birthdays but one ohio boy decided for his birthday he would do the giving. he's 5 years old. he asked for money instead of toys this year and then he took all the cash and donated to it the cincinnati ronald mcdonald house, $288 in all. he was treated to a tour of t charity and learned more about how families get help during tough times. and apparently he doesn't even know his own mother has been suffering a brain tumor and fighting back. he