a shocking diskocovery insi a georgetown university freshman dorm. police are callingt a drug lab. and this morning two students and another person are facing serious charges. good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suiters. it is sunday, october 24, 2010. aaron gilchrist, you'll see him tonight on the news. the morning news is just ahead. first, we che in with meteorologist tom kierein. thank you for being here. the big ten-miler is going

to be here. dry weather for tha and if you do have outdoor recreation plans for this sunday, a great day coming up. should be milder, too, than yesterday. there is a live view of the washington monument and we've got dry pavement around the region this morning. just a few clouds coming through and temperature now 56 at naonal airport. it's in the mid-50s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. elsewhere, generally in the 50s throughout the entire region this morning here is a look out in the mountains. 's a bit chilly and a few isolated locations just near 40. most locations in the low 50s to upper 40s. and on the eastern shore the low to mid0s now. over the last 12 hours we've had some clouds coming in. high pressure has now begun to move off the atlantic seaboard so we have aouthwesterly flow that is bringing in a few clouds and we'll have those clouds this and out for this sunday. but afternoon highs climbingto the mid-70s. so a very nice day. and then tomorrow we may get some showers, perhaps some thunder showers late in the afternoon and monday night and

th we'll stay mild through much of this coming wk. >> that's the september forecast, right? >> i know. this is late october. >> thank you so much, tom. fairfax police are investigating a shooting. it happened near a marriott court yard hotel in springfield. the shooting happened around 9:45 last night near the hol on the 6700 block of commerce street. the victim who is in h 20s was shot in the head. he was taken to fairfax hospital where he is still alive. police are looking for three men last seen driving a red or burgundy ford four-door truck. today, as tom mentioned, 30,000 runners will take to the streets in the district to compete in the army ten miler. th annual race is one of the most popular in our rion and draws runners from around the world. there are road closures you'll want to hear about because of the race and you're going to watch out for them if you're traveling downtown or in northern virginia. washington boulevard between i-395 and the memorial bridge,

columbia pike eastf joy street, and hov lanes on i-395 are closed in the area. road closures began at 4:30 this morning and will likely last until about 2:00 this afternoon. metro's opening an hour early this morning to help racers and spectators make it down to the start and finish lines near the pentagon. metro began running trains at 6:00 this morning on the blue line and will run additional lines before and after the race. metro suggests spectators and runners use the pentagon or pentagon city stations for easiest access to the race. >> georgetown students received quite a shock as police and hazmat teams reported in response to a meth lab in dorm room. now police reports show that a different, dangerous drug was actually involved. news 4's darcy spenc has the very latest from georgetown university. >> reporter: thr people, two of them georgetown university students, one of them a guest, are facing charges after a drug lab was discovered in a freshman

dorm around 6:3 saturday morning. authorities say they were making a synthetic drug called dmt. >> it was shock iing. i had no idea that peoplwere even capable of manufacturing stuff like that in the dorm roomcertainly not indicative of the culture of georgetn at all. >> reporter: authorities were called here after students complained of a strange odor inside harbin hall. they found chemica used to make a hadllucogenic known as dmt. the dorm was evacuated. students had to remain out of the build iing for some 12 hour ashe scene was processed and rendered safe. >> what you have here are vaous chemicals and mix of chemicals and then you heat them up. if not properly ventilated, it could be a problem not only for inhalation but explosion. >> reporter: experts say dmt is found naturally but can can also be made some say using dangerous chemicals. >> with dmt we do know it is a

dangerous hallucigenic. messes up your motor skills. you can have memory loss. you fry your brain. i mean -- anyou can die. you can die. >> repter: many students at this press timgous private school were shocked that a lab used for making drugs would be found right here on campus. >> the most interesting part about all of this is the fact they could bring a lot of dangerous people on the campus. who knows whoill be coming on campus to deal with them or whatever they do. so, yeah, this is a big security issue. >> reporter: tse who have been arrested in connection with this investigation are facing charges of possession of drug pair f paraphernalia. their names have not yet been released. darcy spcer, news 4 today. investigators are still looking for the cause of an apartment fire that killed one person in suitland, maryland. this enormous fire broke out at the carriage hills apartment building on kur it tis drive early yesterday morning. several people had to be rescued from balconies.

100 firefighters worked to put out that blaze which engulfed all three floors of the building. about two dozen families have been displaced by the fire. the red cross is hping find temporary shelter for them. today federal fire investigators are expected in alexandria to help determine at sparked a fire at a historic chapel. flames engulfed the 129-year-old emanuel chapel on the campus of the virginia theological seminary fday afternoon. crews spent yesterday to stabilize the charred frame. no one was hurt in that fire but the loss of the landmark is felt deep by people who worked, studied, and worshipped there over the decades. >> it broke my heart. it broke my heart. just the parish itself and all of the students that have been through these doors and worshipped here and the marriages, the baptisms, the entire community is just suffering a loss that, you know, will bring us all closer together.

>> the fire is not considered suspicious. the atf is taking part in the investigation because the fire was in a place of worship. more than a dozen catsad to be removed from a virginia home because of complaints from neighbors. the extrication ppened yesterday afternoon along the 14,000 block in centreville. police and animal control removed 18 cats from the home. all of the animals were in goo condition. neighbors had been complaining of a strong urine smell coming from the house. no word if any charges will be filed against the owner but we're told healt officials will inspect the house on monday. 6:07 right now. 56 degrees outside. a lot warmer this time this rning than it was yesterday. yeah, a big warm-up. in fact, it will last into this coming week. i'll have details of my forecast coming uin a couple of minutes. synctaxes 60 percent. property

woman 1 syi didn't owatrnor man 3: he worked for ak 10 billn doanother bamillion.apsed.axers7 h big s don't need help. middle class marylanders do. it's 6:10. don't adjust your television set. it's not monday morning. tom kierein is filling in for chuck bell. always great to see you. >> thank you, thank you. we're off to a pleasant start on this sunday morning. we have quite a bit of cloudiness and it's still dark. we're about 1:20 away from sun rise and we'll have clouds in and out here for today but good

weather for outdoor creation and actities and for the big army ten-miler. right now as we look outside the live view from our city camera showing the washington monument under a partly cloudy sky. rit now at reagan nation airport the temperature there is at 56 degrees and the dew point's at 48 and the humidity is up there a little bit. as the day warms up, though, it's going to be dry. a light south/southwesterly wind. elsewhere we have temperatures in the mid-50s now in the suburbs of prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties as well in the low to mid-50s on this sunday morning. we do have a very light breeze around the region, around the shenandoah valley and theblue ridge and out in the mountains where the autumn color is coming on strong now. temperatures there are generally in the 40s. downtown winchester right there is right aroun60. southern maryland right near the check piece bay, tide water in the upper 50s but away from the waters in the mid-50s this morning and out in the mountains of western maryland and west virginia, many locations there temperatures are in the 40s to upper 30s in a few isolated

places. now these clouds coming in coming out of the southwest as well as a southerly flow coming in at the surface. we do have a few showers in the midwest. those will stay far to our north. here is the foliage repor and it does look like we have peak color but 's muted because of the dry conditions we've had and we've got some good color west of interstate 95 but still east of there. we're about ten days or so away from peak color. well, as we take a look at what's been happening the last 1 12 hours, the wider view showing an area of rain in the upper miest. it may be raining for the skins game in chicago later today but for us here we're going to stay dry. we'll have our temperatures by noontime up around 70 degrees and it will be partly sunny this afternoon with highs into the mid-70s. sunrise 7:27. sunset 6:17. overnight tonight should be partly cloudy with that bright moon and then mostly cloudy as we start off monday morning in the mid-50s. during the day tomorrow should be partlsunny and there is a likelihood of some afternoon

showers and perhaps some evening thundershowers monday evening and those should end by dawn on tuesday. highs tomorrow, low 70s. tuesday, partly sunny into the mid-70s. we stay mild into wednesday. could get a passing shower wednesday with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. stilmild on thursday but then me much cooler autumn weather coming in for friday and halloween weekend coming up. >> throughout the week when we're in the high 70s, a little bit of rain, will we feel the humidity, too? >> not much. we don't get that this time of year, thankfully. >> thank you, tom. it going to be a giant texas-sized world series. the 3-2 pitch. got m looking and the giants win the peant. ryan wilson got ryan howard looking for the final out as the san francisco giants took out the phillies in amatic fashion last night winng 3-2. the game was tied until juan ure belted a solo home run to put the giants on top and seal

the series. it is the first trip to the world series for the giants since 2002. they will face the texas rangers. they will belaying in their first ever championship ries. game one of the world series is wednesday. here in washington it was a great saturday for local sports teams. hakem dermish has more in this morning's sports in a minute. good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with capitals. a rematch of the season opener and a different result. semin had a hat trick. he has five goalshis season. the game goes to overtimes and it's tomas fleischman who scores the game-winner. caps win it in ot. college football, maryland on the road against boston college. o'brien threw three touchdowns lifting the tes to a 24-21 victory. it snaps maryland's ten-game road losing strea virginia tech against duke. tyrod taylor, 20 yards passing, three scores.

virginia tech ros. the hokies won six in a row. virginia beats eastern michigan 48-21. navy downs notre dame35-17. in soccer last night d.c. united hosting toronto fc in the season finale. united said fawe to moreno who played his final game for the black and red after 14 seasons in washington. he scored oa penalty kick and 133 career goals are most in mls history. toronto, however, played spoiler defeating united 3-2. still a phenomenal career for moreno. later todathe redskins take on the bears at 1:00. that'sour sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. 6:15. up next is reporters notebook. a look at stories affecting our community. we'll be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories and your sunday forecast. for now here is pat lawson muse. we start this morning with with the maryland governor's race. may

maryland voters will choose their new governor. last thursday former president bill clinton appeared at a rally for governor martin o'malley. the latest gonzalez poll shows o'malley leading former governor bob erlich 47% to 42% with 6% undecided and 4% of voters saying they would choose a third party candidate. last week the rublican gornor's association cut back its spending in the race. erlich's campaign still says it's confident they ca win and they point to nearly $3 million that the erlich campaign has raised in the past 49, 50 days. we'vseen president obama rally with governor o'malley and now former president clinton. these are really big gun why does o'malley need the president? >> well, there's a feeling ou there that things are going to tighten, and i've picked it up from some of my reporting in the washington area. jim moran youould think is in solid. there are republicans who believe if certain things happen that there's a surge out there, people are discontent.

they may do strange things. if that applies to the erlich/o'malley race, o'malley has to keep his fingers crossed. the question is what kind of surge ght there be? what would provoke it and how serious is it really, but there is concern in the democratic camp about just such a thing. >> and that's covering all bases because they don't want to take anything for granted. that's what you're saying. >> yeah. >> they don't want to take things for granted so you bring the big guns in, especially in maryland where maryland was considered like a blue state. you bring the big guns in -- >> it is a blue state. >> very much so. >> so, therefore, you bring the guns in and that solidifies the chance you will win. >> the telltale aspe is the republican governor's association is taking some of the funds out and that's probably to shift it to tighter races elsewhere that ey think are probably winnable. and so i'm not certain that erlich is being -- i think he's being a little disingenuous.

i think they see the handwriting on the wall. >> do you think this race is ov over? >> no. i don't think any race is over this year for the reasons i said before. there's something going on out there. it's kind of hard to quantify. there's a lot of anger, a lot of unrest. if democrats stay home because they think they've got this thing won and a lot of them may -- may -- feel that way about o'malley and a lot of republicans come out and there's evidence to show the republicans are energized, funny things could happen depending on which party you're in. >> don't you have a senate race, also. >> sandra mull ski. >> there's a two-fer hear. you bring in the big guns, and not that she's in trouble by any means, but you want to shore things up. that's really what it's all about. >> that's what i'm sayin >> get the base out. and you have the congressional races. get that base out in as many of

these states. >> you're covering all bases. you can cannot afford to lose maryland. >>like going to delaware. i d't think th will lose delaware with the candidate that the republicans -- >> but you're covering all bases. in virginia let's talk about the health care lawsuit. the argument against president obama's health care reform plan went bore a court in virginia last week. u.s. district court judge henry hudson heard arguments in the case. virginia attorney general is challenging the constitutionality of the new law. his office argued that the provision requiring americans to have- to buy health insurance is unkconstitutional. how key is this race and this case, rather, and how far do you think it's going to go? >> he is doing what reactionary republicans are doing, what they promised to do, fight this health reform la in the courts.

this harkens back to fighting school desegregion. it's nullification of the constitution. that's all this is. so this is just the first round and they're going to take ito a higher court and then it's going to end up in the supreme court. >> you're right. they promised they would do this. they don't see it as a racial, you at all or civil rights so much a states rights. >> that's why i said -- not racial but again states rights, yeah. it's a ates rights issue. >> they're forcin people t take insurance and people have a right to choose not to do that. this is an unfair imposition. it's an explosion of government control. we're heading down the road to marxism and they're serious about it and they think they have a good case. >> jerry, what about that? >> i just think this is a big fight. it'll go to thsupreme court.

i think health care will survive. >> what does this do for ken and his career? he has not ruled out a run for higher office. >> he's a very high-profile guy and a very active attorney general of the state of virginia and people who are watching him say this is just part of his plan to run for national office. but if he wins this or looks good on this, it bolsters his resume and he goes on to other bigger and betterthings. >> he doesn't even have to win it. >> he looks good. >> he doesn't ha to win it. i mean -- >> he's getting headlines. he's getting big time headlis. >> and he's playing to his base. >> paying for transition. d.c.'s presumptive next mayor vincent gray sa he will not accept a lump sum from taxpayers to fund his transition. the city facing a $170 million budget shortfall, he says he's

going to raise unregulated private money from donors. the decision has raised some questions, though, about limits, whether there will be any mits on the type or amount. the law does limit union donatis to $2,000 but the law doesn't apply to transitions. so what about the issues raised here and is gray setting the right standard? going after private money. >> i think it's good idea. politically it's a good idea if it's handled right. i think the concern here, though, would be if i give you $10, does that mean i have voice in how the transition is going to go? but outside of that if it's handled right, i think it's a political idea. >> if they put in the right restrictions, the right rules, and they limit the contributns and they make it clear that you're not buying influence with this mayor who isn't even in office yet and they pull it off that wayi think a lot of people would support t. the city it in hawk.

the city doesn't have a lot of money and vincent gray is saying i don't want to cause more pain financlly. a lot people think that's a good idea. the question is, has he turned right around and put himself in a position where it looks like he's taking money from people who have something to gain? he says no and they say -- somebody said, well, there are no restrictions. he fired right back and said whatever restrictions you think there ought to be, i'll abide by. >> look, it's transparency. first all, i agree with both. it's a great political move. i think fenty took $160 some from a $250,000 when he first ran and had a transition team. gray is saying i'm no going to do that. let's raise the money. so it's a matter of transparency. put the rules in place. tell who is contributing and how much they're contributing and make sure it's transparent. i think gray did the right thing. it's a good political move in this period in time where we have a big deficit. >> got to take a break but we'll

be right back. bob ehrlich's 24 years in politics. in cgress ehrlich voted with george bush 90% of the time, protecting the special interests. as governor, ehrlich cut education, increased college tuition by 40%, and veed an increase in the minimum wage. and after losing his election, bob ehrlich joined a lobbying firm and gopaid $2.5 million to represent casinos and wall street banks.

bob ehrlich--24 years of putting the special interests first. welce back. well, there's been a lot of speculation about where d.c. schools chancellor michelle rhee goes from the district after she resigned. officially leaves that post. there is now word that she may take a job or is at least being offered a job in new jersey as the educion commissioner there. governor chris christie has said he wants her for that position. and according to a report in "the new jersey star ledger" she is taking the offer seriously. but we have no confirmation. do you tnk michelle rhee will go from washington to new jersey? >> i don't know. i can see the governor's point in trying to latch on to michelle rhee. she is a superstar.

he is trying to make a name in the gop. you pull on the superstar to make a name. she can make millions of dollars going around saying this is what you should do to your school system. now do you want to be entrapped or do you want to be sort of, what -- >> and by trapped you mean tied down? >> yeah, tied down. >> 3,000 miles from your honey. >> you said that. do you want to be entrapped in a place like new jersey when you have a chance to go around to many states to make many more dollars being a consultant. you're say that go job would be t small for her? >> i don't know about that. first of all, chris christie is a big star himself, a rising star, and he would increase his powers, if you will, or his prestige by hiring a good hire for school superintendent. it was the fenty/rhee duo here. one did well, the other did well. when they didn't do well, they

both didn't do well. i n't know if governor christie wants to get into that. if she has trouble in new jersey like s had trouble here, that reflects on him. >> christie is an opportunist. he's a big star, all right, but he's an opportunist. and he sees as jerry sas, i think, he sees this as, again, a political issue. school reform is a hot issue. and, remember now, this is the same governor who is at war with, what, teacher unions in new jersey. so now he gets to hire or at least makes an offer to an individual who just went through the wars with teachers. >> how strong are the teachers unions in new jersey, what's the political climate in new jersey? is the labor situation different than here? >> if there's some similarity and the teacher unions hate christie. >> and then they received just now, jus recently a big gift of money in new jersey for a school

system. >> heasn't been taking a lot of money. but michelle rhee, i don't know. i think he's trying to score some points and -- >> she has a love interest on the west coast which insights many people, to put it mildly. >> her family is there. >> it would take an awful lot -- it was tough on her being here, her supporters said, with that going on, it would be even tougher in new jersey. >> why jump back into that? >> many believe michelle rhee can can write her own ticket. >> she can. speaking of jobs, let's talk about jobay -- part time pay losses have been huge here in the washington region. cord i according to figures from a 2009 american community survey, while pay held steady for full time workers, the median income for part time workers fell by dole digits throughout the region between 2007 and 2009.

women's part time slipped to fourth place and men's part time pay fell from t second highest in the nation to seventh place. this would appear to prove that washington's recession proof economy is not recessn proof. >> it shows when a recession like the one we've got on now hits, it really hits hard. and when you can't have a secondary fallback of a part-time job, it's not working out, things are really bad and that's what they're finding out here in washington. we thought because of the government and high tech and everything else would be pretty much spared the brunt of the recession. it's not happening. >> those are full-time jobs for the most part. i think what this may be a reflection of, again, retail, hotels, entertainment industry. what do people cut back on when there is a recession or downturn? they cut back on those things. they cut back on travel. so i suspect that this is a sign

of what happened prior to the obama administration taking over. we were in a recession. we were close to a depression. people cut back on going to restaurants, hotels, travel, and this is a reflection of it. >> a this being a professional town, a lot of professional jobs are doing well but when it comes to the guys trying to make an extra buck like joe is sayg, the fa is peoplare cutting back so naturally the people doing the hiring -- >> the bottom are the first to go. >> it's reassuring, i would think, that the fu-time workers are not experiencing the same thing. >> no, like i said -- and then you have to look at the demographics of the full-time workers in the washington region. we're talking about people that are highly -- well, high-tech type workers, we talk about about professional workers. >> government workers. that's what matters. >> that's always been the thing. >> always been the security. >> the security is that the government is oftentimes -- >> the civil service is gone. >> washington has not been hit like the rest of the country but

it is still suffering. >> dave, jerry and joe, thanks so much and thank you for being with us. stay with us. news 4 today continues. good morning. welcome to news 4 toda i'm kimberly suiters. it's sunday, october 24th, 2010. all the news just ahead. first a quick check on our foreca. tom kierein is in for chuck, joining us now in the studio. the and while i'm always glad to see you, i'm sad chuck is not here so i can rub it in that my mizzou tigers stomped his oklahoma sooners yesterday. you know how he always has his ou mug out front and cter? >> text him. hey, this morning we're starting off with just a few clouds around on this sunday

morning. good morning. yeah, chuck is on vacation and we do have a beautiful start to this sunday. fact, it's mild er. right now it's in the 50s around much of the region. 56 at tional airport. mid and upper 50s in the suburbs and much of the regi. rural areas down into the low and mid-50s now. looks like great weatr for today's army ten-miler. and we'll have some clouds in and out but mild weather on the way. it's chilly out in the mountains this morning. only in the 40s there. and the view from space over the last 12 hours showing the clouds coming through. i don't think they'll give us any rain. in and out from time to time throughout the day. overl partly sunny. highs reaching the mid-70s so a mild sunday afternoon. and then tomorrow it does appear we may get some showers and during the afternoon maybe eve a thundershower on monday night. tuesday looks like it will be partly sunny and mild throug midweek. might have a passing shower wednesday and still mild thursday but much cooler friday into the weekend.

and that's the way it looks. kimberly? >>thank you, tom. today federal fire investigators are expected to ok forhat sparked a devaating fire at the 129-year-old emanuel chapel on the campus of the theological minary. crews spent hours stabilizing the chapel which was almost completely destroyed by the blaze friday after knoop. the atf is taking part in the investigation. parently that's normal procedure for a fire in a place of worship. the fire is not considered suspicious. investigators are also looking into the cause of a deadly apartment fire in suitland, maryland. this fire broke out at the carriage hill apartments building on curtis drive early yestery morning. several people had to be rescued from balconies. 100 firefighters worked to put out the blaze whh, as you can see, engulfed all three floors of the building. about twoozen families have been displaced by the fire. firefighters had not only the massive fire to contend with but also low water pressure. it was so bad they had toet water from over a mile away to

fight at fire. >> certainly we would have liked to have it had more water pressure initially. it was enough to keep things in check and then once we got the water supply from branch avenue, we had enough to extinguish it. they made an attempt a aggressive interior attack and search for any trapped occupants. but there was just too much fire. it was very heavy fire conditions. they were driven back. >> about two dozen families were displaced from the massive fire. the red cross is helping the out, to find temporary housing. >> three people, including two georgetown university students, are under arrest after police discovered a drug lab in a freshman dorm room. police were called to harbin hall after students complained of a strange odor in the dorm. they found chemicals used to make a synthetic hallucinogenic drug called dmt. the entire building had to be evacuated for 12 hours while poli processed the scene. students say the discovery is not something you would expect

at a prestigious private school. i had no idea that people were even capable of manufauring stuff li that in the dorm rooms. certainly not indicative of the culture of georgetown at al >> it could bring a lot of dangerous people on thecampus. if there is something like this going on, who knows who it would attract to campus to deal with them or whatever they do. >> the dea says dmt affects motor skills and memory loss and can be deadly as well as explosive. fairfax police are investigating a shooting that happened near marriott court yard hoe it tell in springfield. police say the shooting took place around 9:45 lastight near the hotel in the 6700 block of commerce street. the victim is in his 20s. he was shot in the head and taken to fairfax hospital where he is still alive. police are looking for three men last sn driving a red or burgundy ford four-door truck. >>decision 2010 is heading into its final week andoth parties are pulling out all the stops to get voters to the polls.

and with control of congress up for grabs, there is plenty of work and not that much time left. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: before closing out a four-day campaign swing and heading home, president obama told voters in minneapolis they stand to lose if republicans win controof congress. >> the choice between the past and the future, a choice between hope and fear, a choice between falling backwards and moving forwards. and i don't ow about you, but i want to move forward. i don't want to go backwards. >> reporter: there is just one full week remaining before voters decide that 2010 midterm elections and the fate of president obama's change agenda. in florida sarah palin prime her fellow republicans for a big win on election day. >> now the momentum is with us. the momentum is with us but now is not the time to let up. >> reporter: tea party favorite marco rubio is poised to seize

florida's en senate seat. >> i believe november 2nd will bean extraordinary day in florida and across america. >> reporter: and he is expecting plenty of republans to join him in changing washingn's balance of power. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. david gregory will have an interview with michael steele this morning on "meet the press" to talk about the gop's final push into electionday. you can catch this exclusive interview right here nbc at 10:30 this morning. it's 6:37. straight ahead, that broken oil well may be sealed for good, but there are new concerns about oil in the gulf. and when you think of u.s. cities impacted by mexico's drug war, you probably think of places like arizona, texas or california. how about atlanta? why this city thousands of miles from mexico city is right in the middle of the battle.

the federal government has been saying most of the oil from the bp spill is gone, but researchers say they have found oil, significant amounts of oil, below the surface and the coast guard is now looking into the possibility that oil spots may be floating right off the louisiana coast. one patch of discolored water near new orleans is believed to be an algae bloom, but the coast

guard says another spot about ten mileaway could be what's called weathered oil, it's been there a while. more than 170 million gallons of oil leaked into the gulf after the deepater horizon oil rig exploded back in april. tragedy this morning in the sports world. at the world champion american swimmer dies in the middle of a race. this is video of fran krippen competing in the ultra swim in 2003. competin in the kilometer world cup inthe united arab emirates but never finished the race. race officials found him in the water, rushed him to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. it's still unclear what caused his death. reports are that he told his coach right before the race that he wasn't feeling well and raced anyway. the war on dgs has been primarily focused on the u.s./mexico border and the mexican city of juarez, considered one of the deadliest places right now. nbc's mark potter has the story

of one american city that has become the crossroads of drug trafficking. an important hub for distributing elicit drugs. >> reporter: a few weeks ago when mexican authorities arrested labarbi, officials in atlanta said they wanted the first crack at putting him on trial because atlanta is where he is already charged with distributing tons of cocaine. >> it's possle that there are more drugs that have come through ginnett county than ever came through miami. reporter: drug agents say mexican cartels which are fig fighting a brutal war have penetrated 270 u.s. cities but it is atlanta that is their major smuggng hub with hundreds of mexican traffickers operating there. in this neighborhood near atlanta with its bell-kept homes and quiet streets, u.s. drug agents make a shocking discovery in a basement. a kidnapped drug dealer chained

and beaten by members of a mexican drug cael. >> look around, quiet, tree-lined street. hard working people here going to work every day raising families and next door you have members of the drug cartel torturing somebody for not paying on a drug shipment. >> reporter: hdest hit is ginnett county because of his large hispanic, they easily blend in the same reason many legitimate corporations are here. the web of interstate hiways going in and out makes atlanta the southeast's most important transportation hub. mexicans smuggling drugs across the u.s. border truck their loads to atlanta for repackaging before driving them north to cities along the eastern seaboard. >> we'll see that load of drugs on a tractor-trailer arrive at a drug stop, be escorted to a warehouse. as you can see there's a sea of

warehouses out there. >> reporter: authorities first realized they had a big problem nine years ago when a georgia state patrol car was jammed by mexican ugglers guarding a drug shipment. in this home, agents found a huge mexican methamphetamine lab and down this dirt road hidden from the street they found another house with millions of dollars in mexican drug cash. but it's the soaring amount of mexican heroin and other drugs flooding the streets that has mary reiser, director of a treatment center, fearing what she calls death by injection. >>here's a syringe instead of a gun but people are definitely dying at this d of the war on drugs because of the mexican cartel. >> reporter: mexican traffickers now firmly entrenched across america. among unsuspecting neighbors. mark potter, nbc news, atlanta. it's 6:44 right now. 56 degrees outside. can we improve on yesterday? >> we're going to try.

and does appear a warm-up is on the way. i'm tom kierein. the forecast coming up.

time to check in with meteorologist m kierein in for chuck bell this morning. you were talk iing about the ak

color that is starting to come in from the north but it's not so rich this year? >> yeah, because it's been so dry, the colors are muted. it is now peak color in the mountains. i'll show you the latest foliage report coming up. right now around our region some high clouds coming through. there is a bright, full moon in the western sky coming through the high cloudiness and we're 45 minutes away from sun rise but we're beginning to see the first glimmer of dawn on the eastern horizon. you see the high cloudiness there over capitol hill on this sunday morning. now the temperature just down river at national airport's at 56 and we've got a light south-southwesterly breeze. elsewhere, we're in the 5 throughout much of the region from the blue ridge to the bay and the eastern shore in prince george county in the mid-50s. don't have any travel problems weatherwise around the region this sunday morning. out in western maryland and west virginia where the color is near peak now, their temperatures have reached the 40s. a few isolated places in the upper 30s. que a chill in theair there.

away from the waters it's in the low 50s on the eastern shore. over the last 12 hours we've seen high clouds coming in from the west and southwest and we'll ha that with us here from time to time throughouthe day today. now the color is at peak now throughout much of the region from westernpnsylvania, southern new york state, all the way into western maryland. again, it is rather muted because it's been so dry. it's well past peak throughout much of new england and we'll get our peak color here by next weekend, perhaps around halloween. well, for today, for this sunday, should be near 60 and partly cloudy throughout the rest of the day with highs near the mid-70s by midafternoon. sunset at 6:17. so a pleasant sunday on the way. then overnight tonight we'll have that full moon and becoming mo mostly cloudy by dawn on monday as we get back to work and school. we'll have a mostly cloudy day. there is a chance of a pasng afternoon shower. should be dry for the morning commute, though, and then maybe

even aassing thunderstorm on monday night. i don't anticipate any severe weather but maybe thunder and lightning. thenn tuesday, partly sunny to mostly cloudy and still mild in the mid-70s with morning lows near 60. and then on wednesday we have a chance for some passing showers as a weak front begins to drift in and it's going to take a while to exit but it does appear that things will begin to dry out after a few showers on wednesday as we get into thursday but still a bit on the mild side thursday. it will take a while for some of the cooler air behind that front to make it in. it will be in place friday morning into the 40s. afternoon highs only near 60. that was our high this last friday. and so a similar pattern. turday, though, is going to be still chilly. morning lows maybe only below 40. afternoon highs near 60. a chill coming after a mild week. >> now we're about to talk about the world series. your ughter's in san francisco. what did she say about the celebration? >> they are freaking out. i got an e-mail from her. of course they're three hours behind us.

so they're still celebrati, i'm sure. >> thank you, tom. there is one giant party going on in san francisco this morning. >> the 3-2 pitch. got him looking and the giants win thepennant. >> ryan howard looking for the final out as the san francisco giants took out the phillies in dramatic fashion last night winning 3-2. the game was tied until juan uribe belted this home run to put the giants on top and aled the series. it is the first trip to the world series for the giants since '02. they'll face the texas rangers who ll be playing in their first. game one wednesday. it's been a pretty good weekend if you're a fan of local sports teams or a mizzou tiger or you're not chuck bell. hakem dermish has highlights from a busy day of hockey and college football. good morning, everyone. we're talking hockey. the capitals hosting the atlanta

thrashers last night in a rematch of the season opener. different day, different result. this time the caps rally back to beat t thrashers in overtime. here's how it went down. and it's hockey fights cancer night. the caps honoring 30 fans who have been affected by cancer. third period tied at 2-2. the caps get the puck. matthew perault with it, pass to semin. his third goal of the night and that's a hat trick, kids. capitals take a 3-2 lead. less than 40 seconds toplay, still 3-2, caps. thrashers have the puck. check it out here. it's thrown towards the net. deflected up in the air and batted out of midair. that's the equalizer. oh, man. game tied at 3-3. we go to overtime. so we have some bonus hockey n.ot caps on the offensiv fehr top of your screen here. shoots on net. it's blocked but the rebound out to number 14 tomas fleischman.

game-winner. the caps win in ot. up next the road game against carolina on wednesday. college football now. thursday night former dematha standout pete desouza was hit by a car while driving his motor scoot scooter on campus. he broke both of his legs. he's out for the season but is expected to make a full recovery. yesterday against boston college the terps' theme was win it for pe, and they did. maryland's emotional victory end add ten-game road losing streak. maryla maryland's last road win was back in 2008. the first quarter, danny o'brien and the terps in the red zone. quick drop. throws it up for torre smith. he's a tall fellow. thank yovery much. touchdown, mayryland. terps in front, 7-0. second quarter, after an anine perez inteeption, o'brien, this is textbook, under pressure gets rid of it. to boykins. that's another touchdown. o'brien finished with three of th. zero interceptions. maryland hangs on to win 24-21

ending a ten-game road losing streak. the terps will deliver the game ball to pete desouza in the hospital. the terps are 5-2. we're in blacksburg. frank beamer and the number 25 hokies riding a five-game win streak taking on the duke blue devils. first quarter, no score. hokies driving. tyrod taylor to andre smith, 14-yard touchdown. they made that look easy, huh? hokies on top 7-0. and it was the beginning of another big day for tyrod tayl. third quarter, taylor drops back and then, check him out here, scrambles. motions to his receiver. says, hey, i'm throwing it to you. robes says i'm going to catch it. hauls it in. nifty 43-yard score. taylor threw for 280 yards and three tds. virgia tech downsuke 44-7. hokies, wow, have won six in a r row. virginia hosting eastern michigan. it's the first time in the history the two teams competing against one other have both african-american head coaches and athletic directors.

pretty cool. check out the block. boom. dontrelle inman, big block. 21 yards for the touchdown. up 14-0. it was a track meet. fourth quarter, uva leads by ten. coach mike london feeling risky. jimmy howell passes to trey womack and, well, he does the rest races 56 yards for the touchdown. virginia rolls 48-21. navy taking on notre dame. first quarter, ricky dobbs back to pass. check out alexander teach. pretty cool. one-handed snag and the big guy rumbles his way in for a 31-yard touchdn. teach also rushed for 210 yards. yes, that's impressive. third quarter, navy in control. ricky dobbs keeps it himself and weaves his way in for the score. dobbs finished with four

touchdowns, three rushing, one passing. navy wins it 35-17. the midshipmen have won three of the last four against tre dame. d.c. united said farewell to a legend last night. moreno playingis last game with the black and red after 14 seasons in washington. moreno leaves an indelible mark on the d.c. soccer community impacting others off the field through his charity. on the field moreno one of the best. 133 career goals are most in mls history. last night the season finale for d.c. uniteand the end of a career for moreno. fans showing their appreciation. moreno helped united win four championships. 37th inute, tied at one, a penalty from de guzman. that's a penalty. moreno, well, he doesn't miss pks, he's money. and right here, he scores. his 133rd goal of his career, the most in mls history. the fans were loving that. d.c. united leads 2-1.

th minute, tied at 2-2. toronto on the attack, jacob peterson, the perfect pass who beats troyperkins. puts toronto fc up 3-2. 81st minute. reno taken out for the final time marking the end of a phenomenal career. d.c. united fas 3-2 in their season finale. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. and m was suggesting i clarify that chuck bell's oklahoma sooners lost to the missouri tigers 36-27. i'll be rub tt go in for at least a year. >> i guess you went to miouri. >> for graduate school. graduate school. news 4 today right after the break and

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bob ehrlich joined a lobbying firm and got paid $2.5 million to represent casinos and wall strt nks. bob ehrlich--24 yearof putting the special interests first. good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suiters. it's sunday, october 24th, 2010. the news is just ahead but first a quick check on our forecast. chuck is off this weekend and here i am even closer to you. meteorologistom kierein joins us live in the studio. good to see you. on this sunday morning we have considerable high cloudiness that continues to move through from southwest heading to the northeast and there it is over capitol hill from a live view. sun rise half an hour away now and it's cool this morning but no rain coming from those clouds

should be a dry day for all of your outdoor plans including the big army tenmiler which is this morning. and it gets under way in about an hour under a partly sunny sky. right now around our region 's just in the 50s throughout the area. right now 56 national airport. in the mid-50s in arlington, fairfax, prince george's and montgomery counties. a bit chillier in the mountains, in the 40s in most locations. 50s around virginia's tide water and the eastern shore. these high clouds will be with us from time to time throughout the day. highs mid-70s so a mild day. and the mild weather continues through midweek this coming week might get some showers tomorrow afternoon, maybe a thundershower monday night and maybe some passing showers on wednesday. end of the week, though, beginning to cool down. in fact, friday into saturday, highs only near 60. and that the way it looks. i'll be back in a few minutes. >> and we'll have to talk about trick-or-treating, too. i know it's a little ways out but it's looking cool. >> next weekend.

>> thank you, tom. two georgetown university students and a visitor are facing charges after police discovered a drug lab in a freshman dorm early yesterday morning. police say they found chemicals used to make a synthetic hallucinogenic called dmt. the dorm was evacuated and some students, security guards and office were expos to the chemicals but showed no ill effects. investigators are still looking into what caused an apartment fire that killed one man and left two dozen families without a home. the fire broke out early yesterday morning at the carriage hill apartments in suitland, maryland. it took 100 firefighters and almost three hours to get that blaze under control. 18 cats had to be removed from this virginia townhouse after neighbors complained of a strong urine smell. it happened saturday afternoon in the 14,000 block of flomacian court. all of the cats are in good condition. no word if any charges will be filed against the owner. those are some of the stories making news today. next is nc 4's viewpoint.

i'll bback in a few minutes with another update. good morning, everyone. and welcome to viewpoint. i'm jim handly. americans with disabilities is our topi this is national disability employment awareness month. joining us now to talk about the progress and challenges ahead of us, we have with us master sergeant u.s. army. we also have in the studio with us this morning, brenda schaefer, ability one nonprofit employee and also with us we have the chairman of ability one. welcome to you all. thank you for coming in. we appreciate it it. let's start out and tell our viewers at home if we can, andy, what ability one is and how many people it's real affecting every day, thousands. >> ability one is a federal program that was established in 1938 to create employment for people who are blind. an today it's grown to serve individuals both who are blind and have significant disabilities through 6:nonprofit argueses around the country.

we authorize these organizations to sell goods or services to the federal government and in turn those agencies must employ people at a rate of 75% of their total workforce. today it's own to about 50,000 employees with significant sales and en with that we're less than half a percent of total procurement dollars. so selling anything from manufacturing from m-16 cartridges to some of the latest technologies and providing services such as a call center and other type certificaservice anything the military or the federal government buys. >> and i know there's a strong connection with the department of defense and we can can talk more about that later but, sergea, i want to bring you in here. you've been with ability one for about six months now. how are you working with them and w are they helping you? >> well, when i was injud in

aq on 7 july, 2005. i was unconscious for a month and woke up here at walter reed. and when i woke up i realized with my injuries and lack of vision, my limited vision, that i wouldn't be able to lead soldiers in combat anymore. i startedo look around and reach out to orgazations and individuals who understood my position and the condition i was in. and i came into contact with the niv and the niv is able to take an individual who just happens to be blind and emphasize their capabilities and the qualities that an employer might look for in any other indidual and they had ate wariness of those capabilities and brought me into the organization as i transitioned out of the military and allow me to do an internship to train me up as a national account manager so that i could transition right into employment. >> i want to talk pour about that. i know you're working on your masts now. 21 years in e military. let's turn to you because you've

held the same job now for about ten years. tell people where you're working. >> at thnew executive office downtown in washington, d.c., for the washington white house compl complex. i have been there for 18 to 17 years working for millwood. i do cleaning. i stock and check the bathrooms and i go where help is needed. >> i know you actuay got to meet the first lady, laura bush, a few years back, right? >> yes. i got to meet laa bush at a white house party. i got to go to. i had my picture taken with her. >> did you? how wonderful. >> yes. an i had -- it was a neat experience for me just going and just meeting them. it was quite an honor. >> and that's a picture you'll

always cherish and keep, i know. >> always. >> i know that's framed how proud you must be of that. let's talk a little bit, andy, and given our viewers a big picture look and the disparity when we talk about disabilitie and employment. roughly percentage wise, how many americans with disabilities are trying to find a job right now versus people without disabilities? >> i think it's important to start, jim, with -- it's been 20 years since the passage of the americans with disabilities act, and the amecans with disabilities act has gone a long way in making transportation more accessible, in making really the infrastructure more accessible for people with disabilities and also changing attitudes. however, that still is one of our bigge challengesor people with disabilities. it's getting to know -- getting to understand what we're capable of and how we can be effective ntributors. that said, the unemployment rate of people with disabilities

is -- has not changed dramatically over the past -- over the past couple of ecades. and so roughly 70% of the working age population wth disabilities remain unemployed. and for people with more signicant and complex disabilities, that number is even higher. so that with even now with with the returning veterans, the unemployment rate ishe highest it's been. the number one disability coming out of the wars are traumatic brain injuries and folks with traumatic brain injury are the hardest to employ. and yet this program, the ability one program, often focuses on those that have the most difficulty in finding employment. >> we want to pick it up when we come back after the break talking about the particular challenges for veterans. and muchmore when we come back. we want to put up a website

right now if you'd like to learn more about ability one. their web dress and their phone number as well as we come back.

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andelcome back to viewpoint. this is national disility employment awareness month. sergeant, we were tking a little bit about the particular challenges for veterans and so many coming back from either iraq or afghanistan such as yourself. tell us abouthe initial challenge for them in getting back on their feet, finding a job. >>hen you come out of the military, you're in a wonderful organization that supports the families and its members and then all of a sudden even though ere are transition services in place you move o and quite frankly it's a different world and a lot face difrent challenges coming out of the military with the recent conflicts. to add to that an injury that

disabled veterans have pvi or perhaps amputation of a rim. it makes it that much more difficult to transition out and into the workforce. >> and you're working with a training at ability one so within a few weeks shortly you've been there six months now you hope to have another transition point in youlife. >> well, here in the next few weeks or a month at the most i should be retired and a civilian for the first time in 21 years so the niv has allowed me to train up for that position as a national account manager and allowed me to display my capabilities and the qualities that they're looking for and i hope to transition directly into that position when i retire. >> you've been a success story with ability one. tell us where you work before starting now. >> i work at a nursing home doing laundry and -- but n

having the support syem there was kind of hard for me. not ving anyone to turn to to know what i was supposed to be doing there. i also worked at a -- >> i know you worked at the national zoo. >> and i was at the national zoo there for a little while, too, cleaning bathrooms. >> and tell us, because i know you're now living -- are you living independently? >>yes, i'm living independently and i was able to do that during my years with millwood. that it was possible fore to live to support myself financially just because i have an apartment and i can support myself and millwoo allows me to do that. >> what a grea feeling that must be. certainly transformative when you hear a success story like

this. and they're out there across the country. >> they truly are and, brenda, if i can just touch on something, brenda, she mentioned working -- her prior work and not havinghe support. i think that's important to understand that certain individuals o seek guide hence or assistance through some of the existing employment programs, other agencies, have the ability to receive support and services for a short period of time and then within the ability one program the supports and services are there. they're always there. so whenever brenda needed that level of support or any additional support, it was there to help her guide her to where she's been able to come today. >> we talked about awareness and you raised in our last seent about perceptions out there and how people's perceptions need to

change. what are some of the common misconceptions when it comes to hiring and employing someone with a disability? >> well, first might be the individual is not reliable. how are they going to get to work? are they going to be able to perform the functions of the job? are they going to-- are we at a higher risk of being sued from these individuals? which all evence and history has proven that is not the case. that often people with disabilities have a much higher dedication to their work and a much higher appreciation for the work that they're doing. and in brenda's case, you know, she -- when we see her, she is truly, i think, what the american dream is about. she's a hard worker. she has gone to school. she has great parents and she's earning her maximum employment potential today and she may have

dreams for a future. >>hat's great. i want to talk a little bit with about the future and what's ahead in terms of challenges but i can think of technology helping in every aspect of just about everybody's lives. more and more people are telecommuting. does that open up different options for people? sergeant, let me ask you, how has technology helped youn your day-to-day life and make you more employable? >> well, technology is the great equalizer for somebody with a disabili. for instance in my case, my lack of vision and my limited vision, i use software to magnify the computer screen for me, closed circuit televisions, dictation software so i can dictate to the computer because i can to longer type due to my injuries. quite frankly, i'm probably more efficient with the stware because i communicate much faster now. so as i train and i work from home, i train from home and i travel from there but as we communicat say we communicate through mail, you have no idea that i lacked any vision whatsoever.

and with the advancement in technology and the advances in the increase in telecommuting, it's just opened up more and more opportunities to people with disabilities. >> he saysthis word, equalizer. and you've got to think that. that has opened up so many more opportunities for people. >> well, it's a perfect characterization, equalizer. it not only helps folks lik jeff and myself and many others kind of level the playing field but when we think about where the federal government is going and where society in general is going, technology, the infrastructure of technology is ally moving us to a more -- to a more ability to communicate through our home, through our technologies but the -- our program s now having to it adapt to that level of

technology and i know moving forward, we touched more on how the ability one program is, in fact, moving to be consistent with where it techlogy is going. >> all right. we'll talk more about that and other issues, too, as we come back on viewpoint. we want to put the web address back up there, too, for ability e and a phone number if you'd like to learn more about this issue.

here are some stories we're following this hour. three people including tw georgetown university students are facing serious charges this morning after police found what they call a drug lab inside a freshman dor yesterday. officers say they found chemicals used to make a hallucinogenic drug called dmt. more than a dozen cats have been removed from a centreville home. police and animal control officers pulled out the cats after neighbors complained of an odor coming from the house.

the animalsere all in good condition. and a san francisco giants are going to the world series. they beat the fiphiladelphia phillies 3-2 in game six of the national league championship series last night. thgiants take on the texas rangers in the fall classic. game one is scheduled for wednesday night in san francisco. we'll have more news in about 15 minutes. for now back to "viewpoint." and welcome back. americans with disabilities is the topic. we were talking a little bit about the history of ability e. dating back to 1938. tell how it has evolved and changed and where it's going from here. >> well, in 1938 it started a program was established making mops and brooms for the federal government. in the '70s when it was updated it was moving into more products and added services such as troop

dining services, environmental services, custodl services such as what brenda does today, and today in the 21st secentury the program is really moving as we touch more on technology to much more high-tech jobs such as call centersut there's also some document. we have secure document destruction. we have quite a few conact closeouts, really things that are requiring both e lower skilled and higher skilled individuals. at the same time this program given that it is a federal agency, it must continue to evolvet a pace consistent with its external environment or it will ultimately cease to exist. and so we're doing a good job a keeping up with that technology. one of the things that areoing to help us take it to the next

level is it's time to uate and modernize the statute which is hopefully going to take place in the very near future. >> brenda, i want to ask you about your day-to-day schedule. you work, i understand, a 12-hour day you put in because you have a commute, too, there and back. tell us what you do. is is monday through friday. >> yeah, it's monday through friday except for the weekends but monday through friday i'm -- i get up. my dad calls mevery morning at 5:30 to wake me up. >> that's early. >> and then start my day and i take the bus and the metro. so it's -- the day starts 8:00 to 40 and it's a 12-hour day. >> you hit the ground and you're just going. >> i'm just going. >> that's a good feeling wen you get off from work that you put in a good, hard day's effort and job on the job. we were talking about

percepons out there and do you see, andy, and i ask you, sergeant, perceptions are changing and have changed over the years or do we still have a long way to go? >> we still have a long way to go. i do quite a bit of traveling and as i'm on an airplane and i travel by myself and when i'm on an airplane or airport lounge or wherever i might be, i get in discussions what i'm doing and what i've been through and some of them don't even realize soone with limited vision can travel by themselves orhat they can learn how to get around or can use a computer. so it's really a lack of awaress and the problem you run into, not only is there a lackf awareness with the general public but with employers. employers don't realize the capabilities that are out there within t disabled community and it's something we really need to work to overcome and the more we can get out ere and the more we can build that aware ness that people who may have some physical disability but it

doesn't stop them from being productive and a valuable asset to an employer. >> you know, and everyone, as we know, has their strengths. we've said for years that some employers turn to older workers because they think they have more experience, wisdom. they're certainly loyal. wh benefits do disabled americans bring to the job that maybe someone else may not? >> well, i would like to say we all have our unique talents and skills and educational background. i would say that an individual with disability helps not only, you kno based on their talents but we're able to provide better knowledge and insight into the products and services that people with disabilities use. and often in many cases folks with disabilities influence that product or a produ or a service that's being provided. the perception issue has -- it's gotten much better thanks to things such as the amicans

with disabilities act and other movements and efforts. people with disabilities are their own wor enemy and there are so many different groups. you've got folks with mental illness. you have physical disabilities. folks who are blind. there are so many of these different disability groups that often do not work collaboratively together to see the end zone and we often then become our own worst enemy in taking away from what we could do collectively and so i just -- we always encourage and for the abilit one program it's organizations servingeople with disabilities and serving people who are blind, working closely together to achieve a common goal. >> we want to put up that web address one more time and we'll be right back with much more on "viewpoint." this is for ability one with

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doanother bamillion.apsed.axers7 h big s don't need help. middle class marylanders do. and welcome back to "viewpoint." again, this is national disability employment awareness month and we want to talk aut access and the challenges there if we can, andy. finding -- you were mentioning the right mch is what's so critical and maybe theost challenging part of it. >> well, when we talk about the gap for people with disabilities and people without disabities and look at the level of education and the numbers of folks with disabilities who are graduating and whoaren't graduating high school and not moving on to college, that's a huge challenge in itself. employers are looking for qualifieindivial to perform that job. so given the huge gab that there is there makes it much more difficult for people with

disabilities to seek some of the high level -- high technical requirements although it's much better today than it ever was and the access for people with disabilities is generally -- is generally good across the country but what it comes down to is people. the managers, the hiring -- the folks who are doing the hiring. the diversity suppliers. they have to take ito account, be a they are, that people with disabilities are just as productive as others. more importantly they're people and they generally understand the value that a diverse woforce brings to the table. >> sergeant, what advice would you have for someone particularly a veteran who maybe is coming home or maybe bn looking for a job for quite some time in this economic climate, too? >> as a veteran coming out of the military you really have to

bring that aggressiveness and those leadership capabilities you've gained while in the military. you have to reach out. it's important you reach out to organizations and different corporations. for instance if you reach out to the niv, the niv has a wounded warrior transion program where you're trying to bring blinded vets into the workforce. and you'll find those throughout different entities in the business world and a lot of them have programs where they hire veterans or disabled veterans and if you reach out and it's hard sometimes to gather that information so you have to be proactive and push forward in the community and talk to people and ll them and ask what they have available because there are things out there but you have to find it. you have to be aggressive. >> brenda, you certainly have been gressive, too, in findi the varus jobs that you've gotten. what advice would you have to people out there who are looking for work right now? >> the advice i would have is

that the ability one program is out there. i would recommend that they call the number that was on the screen earlier and that it is a great organization and that they have -- i mentioned they have a great support system. >> they've been good to you and you've been good to them. so it's a win-win for both which is great. and wrapping up, i guess, andy, that's what it is. it is a win-n. it's a win-win for the employer and for the person who they're hiring. and that's what it boils down to. does it cost -- and i think we tuchld on this a little bit when we were talking about misconceptions out there. does it cost moreto hire someone with a disability? >> no, it doesn't. it doesn't cost any more to hire an individual with a disability. in fact, if we look at the recidivism rate, the reduced recidivism rate of individuals with disabilities, one could

argue it is mu more cost effective approach with disabilities. certainly there are certain modifications that are necessary. i think it's really important sitting next to these two here today with you, jim, it's just so huling to be able to meet and work closely with the sergeant, a great american and served our country and sacrificed for our country and sitting ne to brenda who has taught me a great deal about, you know, her life and the support she's needed and ese are just twotories that are repeated over and over and over again in every part of this country and i'm just proudo be here with both of you. >> we want to thank all three of you for making us more aware this sunday morning. great to meet you. sergeant, thank you for your years of service. andy, of course, ain, thank you for coming back on "viewpoint" as we become more aware about americans with disabilities.

and we want to send you now back to news 4 today. enjoy the rest of your weekend, everybody, as we close out with the phone number for ability one. a shocking discovery inside a geortown university freshman dorm. police are calling it a drug lab. and this morning two students and a visitor are facing serious charges. good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kimberly suiters. the news is just head. first, a quick check on our forecast. we should mention that aaron gilchrist is going to be doing the evening news tonight, so you'll see him there. glorious sun rise right now. >> it's right here behind us in the eastern sky on fire right now.

the sun is coming up. we have some high clouds drifting over us but should not have any precipitation today. that's a live view from our sky watcher camera, northeast washington is in the foreground. and temperatures around the region und this partly cloudy sky now are on the cool side down to the low to mid-50s througho much of the region and we will see it climbing later today into the 70s so be prepared for a mild afternoon and should have dry weather for the army ten-miler. rit now on the eastern shore, low 50s. many locations in the 40s. and we have some of these high clouds that will be drifting over us from time to time throughout the resof the day. and as the afternoon progresses we should make itnto the mid-70s. low 70s tomorrow with quite a bit of cloudiness around. looks like afternoon and eveng showers are likely and even some thunder and lightning monday night and remaining mild through midweek a. look at the end of the week and the weekend coming up. that's the wayt looks right now. >> thank you, tom. a shocking discovery at georgetown university as police and hazmat teams respond to reports of an inactive meth lab in a dorm room.

now police reports show a different dangerous drug was involved. news 4's darcy spencer has the very latest from georgetown university. >> reporter: three people, two of them georgetown university students, one of them a guest, are facing charges after a drug lab was discovered in a freshman dorm around 6:30aturday morning. authorities say they were making a synthetic drug called dmt. >> it was shocking. i had no idea thateople were even capable of manufacturing stuff like that in the dorm room, certainly not indicative of the culture of georgetown at all. >> reporter: authorities were called here after students complained of a strange odor inside harbin hall. they found chemicals used to make a hallucinogenic known as dmt. the dorm was evacuated. students had to remain out of the building for some 12 hours as the scene was processed and rendered safe. >> what you have here are various chemicals and mix of chemicals and then you heat them up. if not properly veilated, it

could be a problem not only for inhalation but explosion. >> reporter: experts say dmt is found naturally but can also be made some say using dangerous chemicals. >> with dmt we do know it is a dangerous hallucinogenic. mess up your motor skills. you can have mory loss. you fry your brain. i mean -- and you can die. you can die. >> reporter: many students at this prestigious private school were shocked that a lab used for making drugs would be found right here on campus. >> the mt interestg part about all of this is the fact they could bring a lot of dangerous people on the campus. who knows who will be coming on campus to deal with them or whatever they do. so, yeah, this is a big security issue. >> reporter: those who have been arrested in connection with this investigation are facing charges of possession of drug paraphnalia. their names have not yet been released darcy spencer, news 4 today. more than a dozen cats had

to be removed from a virginia home because of complaints from neighbors. this happened yesterday afternoon along the 14,000 block of flomacian court in centreville. police and animal control removed 18 cats from this town home. all of the catsere in good condition but neighbors have en complaining of a strong urine smell coming from the house. no word if any charges will be filed against the owner. we're told health officials will inspect the house tomorrow. investigators are still looking for the cause of an apartment fire that killed one person in suitland, maryland. this fire was enormous. it broke out it at the carriage hill apartment building on curtis drive early yesterday morning. several people had to be rescued from balconies. 100 firefigers worked to put out the blaze which engulfed all three floors of the building. about two dozen families have been displaced by the fire. the red cross is helping find temporary shelter for them. also today federal fire investigators are expected back

in alexandria to find out what sparked a fire at a historic chapel. flames engulfed the 129-year-old emanuel chapel on the campus of the virginia theologica seminary friday afternoon. now this is still video of the apartment fire. crews over at thisirginia theological seminary spent satuay working to stabilize the charred frame. no one was hurt in the other fire but the loss of the landmark is felt deeply by people who woked, studied and worshipped there over the ars. >> broke my heart. it broke my heart. just the parish itself and all of the students that have been through the doors and worshipped here and the marriages, the baptisms, the tire community is just sufferi a loss that, you know, i guess will bring us all closer together. >> the atf is taking part in the

investigation. it's normal procedure for a fire in a place of worship. this fire, though, is not considered suspicious. 7:38 right now. it was a great saturday for local sports teams. hakem dermish has more in this morning's sports in a minute. good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with hockey, capitals hosting the thrashers. a rematch of the season opener and a different result. semin had a hat trick. he has five goals this season. the game goes to overtimes and it's tomas fleischman who scores the game-winner. caps win it in ot. llege football, maryland on the road against boston college. o'brien threw three touchdowns liftinthe terps to a 24-21 victory. it snaps maryland's ten-game road losing streak. virginia tech against duke. tyrod taylor, 280 yards passing. three scores. virginia tech rolls. the hokies won six in a row. virginia beats eastern michigan 48-21.

navy downs notre dame 35-17. in soccer last night d. united hosting toronto fc in the season finale. united said farewell to jaime moreno who played his final game for the black and red after 14 seasons in washington. he scored on a penalty kick and 133 career goals are most in mls history. toronto, however, played spoiler defeating united 3-2. still a phenomenal career for moreno. later today the redskins take on the bears at 1:00. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. thanks, hakem. coming up, a w that go will have a beautiful bride, flowers, a photographer, and everything else you can imagine excepfor a groom. al ahead, tragedy in the water. investigators try to determine what caused a champion swimmer, a uva graduate, to die right in the middle of a race. this wasn't a terrorist attack

it was deathy metro, deh by mismanagent. i called for an immediate audit, the results were chilling. so i insisted metro actually follow national safety stdards for the first time. the brass at metro wasn't happy, but frankly i don't care. i'm not the senator for metro, i'm the senator for maryland. i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this msage.

world champion american swimmer and uva graduate fran crippen died during a race in the united arab emirates, 26 years old. he was competing in the 10-k world cup. that's 6.2 miles of swimming in open water. but he never finished the race. race officials later found him in the water and rushed him to the hospital where he was

pronounced dead. it's still unclear what caused cripp crippen's death. the water temperature was 86 degrees. he told his coach before the race that he wasn't feeling well but he raced anyway in just about a half hour, 30,000 runners will descend on the streets of the district in virginia to compete in the army 10-miler. that means there are road closures to watch out for. washington boulevard between 359 and the memorial bridge. columbia pe east of joy street and hov lanes on 395 are all closed in the area lasting until 1:00 or 2:00 this after knoop. one taiwanese woman is about to have the wedding of her eams. she's just missing one thing, the groom. she is organizing a wedding reception for next month even though she hasn't fou mr. right. the 30-year-old says she has met several men but none of them

have been the perfect one. she claims there's a lot of social pressure to tie the knot so she will. kind of. she says she isn't anti-marriage and will say i do again if she does find the right man. she is getting married by herself? all right. the "today" show is next. it starts right at 8:00. let's get a priew. lester holt joins us live from new york. good morning, lester. good morning, kimberly. coming up on "today" closing the deal, the final push to the midterm elections now just nine days away. the big question, can president obama keep his party in power on capitol hill. we're going to show you where things stand on the campaign trail coming up. also, we're going to talk about a case that shocked the country and certainly had l of you in washington rivet. the disappearance of chandra levy. she vanished in 2001. the trial of the man accused of killing r begins tomorrow. we will look back on that case and see where it stands now. back to the packers. brett favre and the vikings tonight. new allegations are surfacing about steamy messages sent to a

game host. and then a cat who knows how to stretch his name is stewy. he has earned a spot in the book of world records as the longest cat around. he measures somewhere around 4 feet long. those stories and much more when we see you a bit later. kimberly, one of your own missed his exit on the way to work today and ended up in new york. >> what do you mean, craig? what happened? >> i missed it by a long shot. >> going down 95 and just, you know, what hapned? >> were you trying to drive in new york, craig? >> no, no. i did not make that mistake. i did not make that mistake. >> well, we miss you here in d.c. >> i miss you. you look great. how are you? >> i'm great. we can chat more after the show, right? >> no, i think i have to get to work. >> you're a litt bu. great to see you up there, craig. >> great to see you, kimrly. >> thank you, lester. >> we'll see you. 7:46 right now. look at lester outing craig about missing his exit. >> he took a left turn and ended

up in new york. >> well, no stopping the "today" show. we have some great weather for this sunday. a lot of outdoor activities going on today. enjoy. the sun is up and a partly cloudy sky. i'm tom kierein and the forest is coming up.

it's been a wet weekend in texas as thunderstorms have pounded apartment buildings in ft. worth. some areas got winds up to 60 miles per hour. tornado sirens sounded in other areas although there are no reports of major damage there. even more rain expected in the lone star state today. we're high and dry today, right? >> it was a good thing they weren't playing baseball in texas. they could have been. it would have been rained out or san francisco. it was raining there. >> i thought you were going to say the hailstones.

>> no, no, no. so we had rain both in san francisco and in texas but the game last night for the giants and phillies was in philadelphia. it was dry. and we've been dry on the east coast. on this sunday we continue with this dry and milpattern. good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. chuck bell is on vation. and around our region the live view from our sky watcher camera is showing a beautif sunrise under way now. sun is up and a partly cloudy sky and the temperatures are a little bit milder this morning than they were certainly yesterday morning and friday morning. at reagan national, the temperature now has hit the mid-50s. that's the story throughout most of the region. it's in the mid-50s. light southerly breeze continues to blow in this mild flow with us for the rest of the day today and throughout the week ahead. in fact, we have this pattern remaining locked in a mild pattern for the next several days. right now in prince george's county it's in the mid-50s. also l to mid-50s in fairfax and montgomery counties.

some locations isolated areas are down into the mid-40s. right near virginia's tidewater around the tidal potomac and the chesapeake bay in the mid and upper 50s there. it's generally in the low 50s. in western maryland and west virginia this morning temperatures have dipped down into the upper 30s and 40s in many locations and the view from space showing these high clouds coming in on a general southwesterly flow. a little moisture in the midwest that will pass west and north of us. a dry sunday for the outdoor activities as well as the army ten miler which gets under way in ten minutes. well, if you're looking for autumn color, there is peak color now. much of pennsylvania, upstate new york is past peak as well as northern new england but southern new england all the way down towards western north carolina. there is peak color rit now but the color is muted because it has been so dry. and we'll have our peak color here in about ten da probably over the halloween weekend. well, over the last 12 hours this area of low pressure

spreading to the chicago area. could be rain forhe skins' bears at soldier field later day. for us here around our region we'll have a dry day, some clouds in and out. temperatures by 9:00 should arou 60 and then by noon near 70. mid-70s by midafternoon. sunset 6:17. then overnight tonight that full moon up and a part cloudy sky and postally cloudy by da on monday as we get back to work and school tomorrow. we'll have a chance of a passing shower during the afternoon. it's going to be mostly cloudy throughout the day and a likelihood of showers late afternoon and maybe even a thundershower on monday night. highs low 70s tomorrow. then on tuesday should make it into the mid-70s. morning lows near 60 and should beartly sunny. on wednesday another chance of rain but still mild. may make it to near 80 degrees by wednesday afternoon. then turning cooler on thursday with temperatures in the 70s and partly sunny but turning much cooler as we get to friday and the halloween weekend.

only near 6on friday, saturday and into sunday, too. looking dry for next weeke. >> but cold. >> turning much cooler. yeah. >> thank you, tom. it is one giant leap pour san francisco. >> the 3-2 pitch. got him looking and the giants win e pennant. >> closer bian wilson got ryan howard looking for the final out as the san francisco giants took out the philes in dramatic fashion last night winning 3-2. the game was tied until this happened. juan uribe belt add solo home run in the eighth inning to put the giants on top and steal the seri series. it's the first trip to the world series for the giants since 2002. they'll face the texas rangers who will be playing in their first ever championship series. game one is wednesday. it's been a pretty good weeke if you're a fan of local sports teams and you're not chuck bell and your team lost erribly.

hakem dermish has highlights from a busy day of hockey and college football. good morning, everyone. we're talking hockey. e capitals hosting the atlanta thrashers last night in a rematch of the season opener. different day, different result. this time the caps rally back to beat the thrashers in overtime. here's how it went down. and it's hockey fights cancer night. the caps honoring 30 fans who have been affected by cancer. third period tied at 2-2. the caps get the puck. matthew perault with it, passes to semin. he goes backhand. his third goal of the night and that's a hat trick, kids. capitals take a 3-2 lead. less than 40 seconds to play, still 3-2, caps. thrashers have the puck. check it out here. it's thrown towards the net. deflected up in the air and batted out of midair. that's the equalizer. oh, man. game tied at 3-3. we go to overtime. so we have some bonus hockey in ot, caps on the offensive. fehr top of your screen here.

shoots on net. it's blocked but the rebound out to number 14, tomas fleischman. game-winner. the caps winn ot. up next the road game against carolina on wednesday. college football now. on thursday night former dematha standout pete desouza was hit by a car while driving his motor scooter on campus. the 6'6", 300-pound desouze broke both of his legs. he's out for the season but is expected tmake a full recovery. yesterday against boston college the terps' theme was win it for pete, and they did. maryland's emotional victory end a ten-game road losing streak. maryland last road win was back i2008. the first quarter, danny o'brien and the terps in the red zone. quick drop. thro it up for torre smith. he's a tall fellow. thank you very much. touchdown, maryland. terps in front7-0. second quarter, after an antne perez interception, o'brien, this is textbook, under pressure gets rid of it. to boykins. that's another touchdown.

o'brien finished with three of them. zero interceptions. maryland hangs on to win 24-21 ending a ten-game road losing streak. the terps will deliver the game ball to pete desouza in the hospital. the coach and the terps are 5-2. we're in blacksburg. frank beamer and the number 25 hokies riding a five-game win streak taking on the duke blue devils. first quarter, no score. hokiesriving. tyrod taylor to andre smith, 14-yard touchdown. they made that look easy, huh? hokies on top 7-0. and it was the beginning of another big day for tyrod taylor. third quarter, taylor drops back and then, check him out here, scrambles. motions to his receiver. says, hey,'m throwing it to you. roberts says i'm going to catch it. hauls it in. nifty 43-yard score. taylor threw for 280 yards and three tds. virginia tech downs duke 44-7. hokies, wow, have n six in a row. virginia hosting eastern michigan. it's the first time in the history the two teams competing

against one another have both african-american head coaches d athletic directors. pretty cool. check out the block. boom. ntrelle inman, big block. 21 yards for the touchdown. cavs up 14-0. was a track meet. fourth quarter, uva leads by ten. coach mikeondon feeling risky. jimmy howell passes to trey womack andwell, he does the rest. races 56 yards for the touchdown. virginia rolls 48-21. navy taking on notre dame. first quarter, ricky dobbs back to pass. check out alexander teach. pretty cool. one-handed snag and the big guy rumbles his way in for a 31-yard touchdown. teach also rushed for 210 yards. yes, that's impressive.

third quarter, navy in control. ricky dobbs keeps it himself and weaves his way in fothe score. dobbs finished with four touchdow, three rushing, one passing. navy wins it 35-17. the midshipmen have won three of the last four against notre dame. d.c. united said farewell to a legend last night. moreno playing his last game with the black and red after 14 seasons in washington. moreno leaves an indelible mark on the d.c. soccer community impacting others off the field through his charity. on the field moreno one the best. 133 career goals are most in mls history. last night the season finale for d.c. united and the end of a career for moreno. fans showing their appreciatio moreno helped united win four championships. 37th minute, tied at one, a penalty from de guzman. that's a penalty. moreno, well, he doesn't miss pks, he's money. and right here, he scores. his 133rd goal of his career, the most in s history. the fans were loving that.

d.c. united leads 2-1. 65 minute, tied 2-2. toronto on the attack, jacob peterson, the perfect pass who beats tr perkins. his second goal of the game. puts toronto fc up 3-2. 81st minute. moreno taken out for the final time marking the end of a phenomenal career. d.c. united falls 3-2 in their season fale. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. and that's it for news 4 today. tom and i will be back in 25 minutes with a local news update and a look at your weather. join us at 9:00 for a full hour of news.