e teach. a guy wearing all black and a mask approaches her and says, give me your pocket book. she refuses. he takes out a gun and pistol whips h and gets her several time about the face and hea she falls. he takes the purse and her call. >> the 4400 bloc of grant street ortheast. the car is being processed and hopefully we'll get some evidence out of that vehicle. >> reporter: according to the police report, during attack the robber cracked the teacher's skull causing her brain to bleed. she was taketo hour university hospital where she has had at least two surgeries. >> we know that she is doing much better now. we have detectives going to the hospital to reenter view her to see if she can get any more inrmation. >> reporter: police stay suspect was wearing all black and a mack. a d.c. public school spokesperson said they increased security inside the school. d.c. police say they stepped up patrols in the neighborhood. but they're also warning potential victims. >> someone has a weapon.

give them the property. >> reporter: craig melvin, news4. now back to the weather. the storms are gone. the damage is still lingering. >> we have team coverage. doug has a look at what's ahead. we begin with jane watrel live outside the diribution center in d.c. one of the hardest hit areas. >> snow nor rain n extremely high winds kept theail from its appointed round but last night it got real dicey. around 1:00 this morning when postal workers say they heard a roar, then an implosion. >> witnesses say it was like someone opened fire. the windows in over 130 postal delivery vehicle were eblown out or pitted by stones. the result of a strong storm. >> it was devastating. when i walked down t evaluate it, i was amazed. mother nature really has power. >> reporter: behind this postal

processing facili, a two-story wall imploeded from the force of the winds. over 190 employees were inside at the time and were quickly evacuate >> the sirens went off. >> reporter: two workers outside were treated for minor scrapes. no one he will was hurt. fortunately the mail processing area in this part of the building was emwhen the force of the storm hit. >> it is really bad. you can see it is cinder block. never would i think something like that would tear through here and have that much damage and such auick moment of time. >> replacing the broken glass will take weeks as an installer whose company is combing the east cst for hundred replacement windows. >> it fathers gravel from the roof was actually pulled out by the tornado and thrown against these vehicles. >> now officially the national

weatheservice says that there was not a tornado. so far for the postal office, postal service says they don't have an estimate on the damage. it will be in the ten of thousands of dollars. >> the damage didn't end there. home and businesses were damaged in northeast washington. among them the a.j. wright store. a huge air conditioning unit was tossed from the roof to the ground. the storm also damage ad home depot store nearby. it knocked out power and blew out the glass from dozens of vehicles. >> the residence sayt was a quick and powerful storm that passed through their neighborhoods. at one location a utility pole wa snapped in half, dangled perilously. the virginia hospital center did not lose power but it transferred to alternative power. >> up in baltimore some residents were injured when the storms blew through. more than 200 homes are damaged.

wind gusts ripped off roofs from a number of them. trees were uprooted and caused massive power outages. there were injuries reported from the residents in the dutch village townhome community. baltimore's mayor said it is a miracle that no one was killed. >> so is it snoer chief meteologist do you go cug kammer >> winds at 30 to 40 miles an ur but last night, those winds were way up there. upwards of 60 to 70 miles an hour. i was here in our station northwest washington when i saw that storm move through. i walked outside and i saw exactly what these people are saying. a quick rush of air. you may ve thought it was a tornado but no, straight line winds. this was damage out of the alexandria area. a lot of damage with power poles down. trees down, branches down and a ton of leaves on those roadways. numerous accidents as well because of the wet roads and all those leaves.

what did we see last night? we s a line of thunderstorm. this was 10:00. not a lot going on. we start to see a line forming. lo at that line. what does look impressive is the curvature right here. this is called a bow echo. and right then i knew we would see some strong winds. we easily saw winds of 60 to 70 miles an hour. is not like a tropical storm storm. it is like a punch that come in and gives you the 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds. very, very quickly. out toward anne arundel county as well. very intense sto swept through the region. now we're dealing with nothing outside. live digital doppler all clear. winds out ofest 97 at 15 miles an hour. when i come back a little later original i'll show what you is next. because trust me, something you'll want to see.

>> thank you. >> one of washington's most notorious murder cases is in its final chapters. right now, juror are deliberating the chandra levy trial, considering the evidence against accused killer ingmar guandique who faces life in prison if convicted. pat collins is lve for us outside d.c. superior court with the very latest. >>eporter: from the jury today, a note. they wanted to see a picture of ingmar guandique taken by his girlfriend in rock creek park in the spring of 01. but it is unclear as to whether or not that pictu was taken before or after chandra levy disappear. for the jury here, there is a lot to consider. ingmar guandique faces two counts of first-degree murder in the case. these the verdict options. they can find him guilty of first-degree murder. guilty of second-degree murder.

or not guilty of any of the murder charges. there is no hard evidence in this case. no official coug death. no murder weapo no dna. no fingerprints, no eyewitnesses and in many ways, this trial has become a serious exercise in who do you trust? the prosecution's star witness, career criminal armando the mouse morales. he has a prison his 40 would make the sopranos proud. he did time in folsom, time in san quentin time in the big sandy. he walked in, got up on the stand and told the jury from behind the scenes, jail house stories. how to make a fire outf a battery. how to fashion a plastic battle into a knife to protect yourself. how to use a aple as a handcuff key. he seemed to have their attention. >> for a time, morales was guandique's cell mate.

he says that guandique told him that he killed chandra levy. he said he told hum he pulled her from the trail. he struggle with her andtole her fanny pack. the defense that morales is a liar, that he made this all up. so he can get out of jail rly. there are other circumstantial evidence here. two other women who say guandique attacked them in the park. a land ly who says she saw scratches on guandique's face the day chn chandra sappeared. and a pen pal who said he talk about a dead woman. but whether or not the jury believes whether armando the mouse morales, that could be pivotal in the outcome of this case. after more than five hours, the jury went home for th night and they'll continue tomorrow morning. >> pat collins live with the latest at d.c.superior court. the bid to reopen a

nightclub was shot down today one month after five of the club's employees were accused of beating the man to death. >> earlier today, a crowd gathered outside the alcoholic beverage regulation administration. they were rallying in protest of the club dc-9. they say justice must be served for their friend. police say employees of dc9 chased the 27-year-old after allegedly threw a brick through the club's window when he was denied aission. >> i just encourage people in general, in this situation, and in general, to look at all the facts and not take what they hear a see at face value. >> the district prosecutors dropped charges against the five employees citing a lack of evidence. another hearing is set for december 1. there is a new terror alert tonight in europe. this time security officials are taking extra precautions at

airports and train stations today. the german interior minister told reporters that recent concrete intelligence suggests plans are underway for an attack at the end of this mth. this is the first time the wore concrete has been used recently to describe intelligence on a possible attack. tonight there is developing news in politics. nbc news has just declared alaska senator lisa murkowski the wner in her re-election bid. she ran as a write-in candidate after losing the republican primary to a candidate backed by sarah palin and the tea party. sources tell nbc, murkowski will declare victory tonight. in other developments, house speaker nancy pelosi was reelected to a leadership position despite opposition from some democrats who argued it was time for a change. an ohio republican john boehner was elected speaker of the house. tonight there are new concerns about the health of dick cheney the former vice president appear

ve thin at a recent event. he took the stage at a ground-breaking ceremo for president george w. bush's presidenal center in dal yesterday. his spokesman said the weight loss is the result of his hospital stay. he had heart surgery over the summer. the spokesman said he isow hoping to keep the weight off to keep his heart healthy. nurses at one hospital center have call off the one-day strike. they threatened to walk off the job next wednesday, the day before thanksgiving. it is because of an ongoing disbeauty the hospita and nurses' union agreed to go back to the bargaining table and asprert walkout. the twovised at odds over wages and staffing. maryland's state attorney general are working to pull beverages with caffeine and alcohol off the shelves. they are saying it is unsafe and a public health concern. erica edwards has the late. >> reporter: t drinks are often referred to as a blkout in

a can. sold in convenience stores with alcohol content as high as 12% with as much caffeine as a cup of strong coffee. >> people don't realize what they're doing. it tastes like an energy drink. >> reporter: their post ency among the college crowd has been known to send novice drinkers to the emergency room. >> it is not unusual to see college studentsith double o perhaps even triple of what is lelly drunk will. >> reporter: in 2007, dr. o'brien published the first project to discover a link between caffeinated and alcoholic beverages. those with the caffeine were likely to drink more and more often. >> if you drink them at the same time you don't realize you're drunk and you keep cringing. >> reporter: the food and drug administration has been following it for a year and on wednday sent warning letter to makers saying that adding caffeine to alcohol is unsafe. fusion project is one of those companies. it makes four lo.

>> i had it at a bachelor party and it is pretty rough. >> reporter: before the warning letter were open, they said they will remove it from theour loko drinks but said in a statement, we are taking this step after trying unsuccess floy navigate a dill and politically charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels. caffeinated alcoholic drinks have been banned in five states. >> several other company including united brands, new century brewing and charge beverages received warning letters. the fda says the government could seize their products if they continue to be made. the future of fairfax. that is the focus of a special public forum tonight. according to a new study, some 250,000 people are expected to move to fairfax county in the next 30 years. tonight government business leaders and others will discuss ways to move that population growth from housing to

transportion. >> we want to make sure it is a top priority. throughout the corridor, springfield, bailey's cross roads, all these places are planned and prepared for this coming population growth. >> reporter: the forum is tonight. it stas at 6:00. the public is invited to attend. order in d.c. the counci met to discuss the updated street car plan. last month the department presented details on design, construction and praying of a 37-mile system. today's meeting is all about how does one fund that? the project will cost $34 million. if approved, the plan is slated to begin getting the street cars up and running by next year. >> the storms have rolled out but the wind picked up. doug is here with other check on the weather. >> they're dying down. here's the good news. we saw a big storm move through. we saw a cld front come through.

40, 50-mile-an-hour winds. now the good news is we haven't seen the cold air. normally the time of year you see a storm like that come through and you see much colder air behind it. the temperatures were still above average. that's up the cal of what i think we're going to see most of the winter. our winter forecast coming up. on monday, make sure you tune in monday at 11:00 for our official winter forecast right here at nbc 4. outside, this is what we're oking aflt the winds are dying down. it is turning cooler. the temperature now around 57. winds out of the west northwest. dew point 33 degrees. we're also drying the atmosphere out after a very wet night last night. those storms came through and they dumped a lot of rain in a very sho am of time. plus bringing those winds voofl in sterling. 51 in haguetown. 57 down toward quantico. leonardtown around 59. the win has gone to the south. at least the wind gusts. nothing toward quantico. washington here around 2 miles

an hour. 28 near sterling and up toward baltimore. also around 25 to 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts. those will contin through the next, say, six hours or so. still a little breezy when you wake up. the bulk of the winds are now gone. here's live digital radar. nothing to show you across the area. that was not the case. watch this line move right from our area. it really formed once it hit the mountains. rely formed here. moved right through the shington area. righthrough the baltimore area. up through philadelphia. some severe weather there and then more severe weather up toward new york. this was around peterboro airport. a little bit early this morning. this was around 2:00 this morning that the storms moved through. sending a lot of those planes up on their end. they just turned over. a lot of damage done there and right up the i-95 corrir from those storms that we saw last night. those storms, ushering in a cooler air mass. once again, normally we could see temperatures plummet. thatas not the case today.

the winds have been mostly out of the west. windy conditions will remain through the evening hours. morrow, though, those winds will move to the north and ea toward new york and boston. during the day on thursday, an area of low pressure will move toward t region. in behind that will clear out. we'll see cooler conditions on friday. but high pressure will start to dominate and that is going to lead us into what i think will be a pretty nice weekend for the middle of november. we're already turning cooler. continuing on the wdy side. 15 to 25 miles an hour. as we move through the night into tomorrow morning, mostly clear skies. still breezy but cooler. 36 to 43 degrees. not a bad thursday morning. the temperatures over the next couple of days are going to be on the cool side. tomorrow, 54 to 57 deees. much lighter winds, become mostly cloudy during the afternoon. we really can't even rule out a sprinkle tomorrow. that would really be about it. i'm not expecting much in the way of rain tomorrow.

53 on friday with abundant sunshine. thensaturday, i think the best day out of the four-day period with a high near 60 degrees. lows in the 30s. it will be fairly chilly. you have to expecthat this time of year. monday, tuesday, temperature go up even more. some areas on tuesday may even be close to 70 degrees. >> wow! we have some breaking news out of anne arundel county. chopper 4 live over the scene of a bge transformer fire. sme billowing from the facility. firefighters on the scene. this is happening off chapel road and crane highway. no wd yet on what sparked this update. we'll bring you an update, rather, as soon as it becomes available. too many babies born too soon. a new report out from e march of dimes finds after 30 years on the rise, america's premature birth rate is improving but it is still way too high.

tracie potts has the story. >> reporter: jordan arrived in september. more tn two months early, weighing not quite three pounds. >> now you can see she has a lot of fat on her cheeks and her hands are bigger. >> she is growing and eating and she is doing really well. >> reporter: one in every eight american babies is born early. that's half a million a year. more than most other developed countries. the march of dimes gives the u.s. a "d" mainly because of so many elective c-sections before 39 weeks. >> pregnancy is not nine time four. nine months times fourweek, 36. pregnancy is full term at 39 week of completed gestation. and that's so iortant for the timing of an elective c-section. >> when baby are born even a if you week early, lung and brains aren't fully developed. there are higher ricks of

breathing problems and developmental issues. the government says one of the biggest problems is women smoking. >> one of the thing that it does is decrease the oxygen in your blood stream and therefore the baby has less oxygen. >> reporter: in recent years doctors have seen less. >> they've had a 50, 60% survival rate. about a 50% complication rate to develop developmental problems. now that baby has a 90, 95% survival rate. >> quite honestly, this is a story near and dear to my heart. nine years ago i was in a neonatal unit very much like this one wheny daughter ana was born. 11 weeks early. she was two pounds, six ounces. that was then, this is now. like mine, the march of dime said most preemies do well. even the very young now have survival rates about 82%. trace three potts, nbc news,

washington. >> this report takes into account how many pregnant women have healthnsurance in determining that grade. to see how your state ranks, logon to mafr dimes.com for a look at the breakdown. coming up next, blurring th line between privacy and safety. the tsa admits it is mo invasive. a fast food customer wasn't loving his service. the surprise 11 behind by a burger king woer. the world is preparing for another royal wedding. stay tuned. we've got never before heard details.

there was quite chase scene as police were going afte a guy accusedf robbery. the suspect was surrounded by police. he speeds away from the scene. he is pushing 100 miles an hour. he then crashes into the back of a truck. he survived that accent. he pulled himself out of the car window. the police did get in at that point and arrest hum and it s over. >> he wasn't going anywhere.

a driver who cannot seem to get in it gear. >> a customer is not loving the service he received at burger king. >> after near two centuries underwater, they popped open the world's oldest drinkable champagne. alstories that make you say what. and take a lo at this. police stopped the guy for suspected drunk driving. when he got out, he le it in reverse and it slammed into the officer's cruiser. here it comes. that's the ever that's not bad enough. the car then sped forward and slammed into an a pump. it seem after hitting the cruiser, the guy put the car into drive instead of park. it happened at a gas station in laguna beach. the driver was arrested. >> is that a prius? i think that's a prius! i'm always surprised when a prius gets into trouble. kind of weird, you know, system for going and backing up and stuff. >> you're right.

and of course being drunk algedly may not help. a burger customer did not exactly get it his way in california he ordered a double whopper with cheese value meal. when he go his receipt, an and me i have the, the f word appeared where his order should have been. a burger king manager said he will look into th. >> they don't do that on happy meals. some lucky people in finland tasted the world's oldes champagne. it dates back nearly two centuries. 168 bottles of old bubbly was salvaged from a shipwreck in the baltic sea. he said he detects hints of honey and peach. some bottles are expected to be sold for more than $70,000 a piece at auction. you do not want to spill one drop of that. >> ande very picky who you share it with. next, heated testimony on capitol hill. tonight the growing criticism over those controversial tsa

pat-downs and why the governor continue to defend the technique. a police officer arrest in the connection to prince george's county's corruption scandal faces a judge. we're live with the latest on what happened in court. and the mounting evidence in this case. revamping metro. recommendations from the experts that are supposed toelp keep

a fast forward through headlines. a mighty wind roared througour area last night. trees and power line came don. roofs blown off buildings. several buildings were damaged. a d.c. public school teacher nearly lost r life after being attack near school. it happened just before noon on monday off howard road here in southeast. the victim's car was stolen and later found. so far, no arrests. the atta has prompted an increase in security presence inside and around d.c. schools. the jury is now decing the fate of ingmar guandique. the man o trial for the murder of chandra levy. deliberations began this morning. the panel could come back with a murder verdict order could be found not guilty. he faces life in prison if convicted. new revelations in the wide ranging corruption probe of prince george's county. today another one othe three police officers arrested appeared in court. the federal corruption investigation hit headlines on friday when county executive jack johnson and his wife were arrested on tampering and

destruction of evidence charges. on monday, nine others were arrested. julie carry is live in green be with the latest. >> reporter: the officer in court today, his name is sinisa simic. they treated the wrongdoing like a part-time job. even referring to it as the protection business. now that officer will b behind bars when he awaits trial. this is the mug shot of the police officer taken by fairfax county police a few months back. an sic was stopped by them and found to have drug residue in his car. he had already been suspended from the pnce george's county police force when he was indictedor far more serious crimes on monday. caught up in a wide ranging corruption probe. >> he is ready to fight charges. >> reporter: that's what his attorney had to say after a court appearance today. but it may be a tough fight. prosecutors reveal for the first time, they have audio and videotape evidence of simic and an accomplice. not only trans porgt illegal

untaxed cigarettes and liquor but also, drugs. his attorney said he just learned of the vdeo taped evidence in court. >> a criminal case in federal court. >> reporter: two other prince george's county lice officers also faced charges forrunning contra band, alcohol and liquor from virginia to maryland, providing protection for the illegal cargo andllegedly being paid by the owner of several liquor stores. the prosecutors say when they discovered simic and his accomplice were doing the same, they first wiretapped their cell phon the men called their operation the protection business. the prosutors say when they turned to drug rung, they set up a video camera. if captured, repackaging cocaine tting it in a coffee can in the pickup truck. with driving another vehicle as lookout, they allegedly drove the drug to new york and new jersey. themp the same give up was found

in a search in a prince william county home. precutors were gnted the request that he be detain while awaiting trial, calling him a danger to the community. his attorney had tried to keep his client free. >> what's happening since friday is a bit of a frenzy. i think everyone needs to let the process work itself out and let it go forth in the normal course. >> simic's accomplice was supposed to aear in court but his hearing has been delayed. another one of the defendants arrested on monday. chung chin was released with electronic monitoring. new screening procedures are creating a controversy here and all over the country. the biggest complaint that is pat-downs and body scanners are much more invasive than past screening methods. but tsa official say passenger who refuse both methods won't be allowed on to a plane. they stay strik screening is important for airline safety. for more, for some lawmaker the

security step have taken a personal turn. >> i wouldn't want my we to be touched in the way that these folk are being touched. >> do i understand the sensitivity to people, yes. are you asking, i am a going to change the lys, no. >> transportation officials say they're open to realexa the screening for crew members. they're will testing new body scanners that don't showodies in detail. new proposals today could dramatically change how the metro system runs. the effort to streamline and improve operatio come as the system is still searching for a permanent general manager. tom sherwood is in the newsroom with that story. >> tow decades, metro has grown into a big bureaucracy. there is no one clearly in charge. after recent deadly incidents, go a new proposal says metro needs a major shake-up. a more powerful general manager, a better qualified board of

directors, not just political pointees. >> confidence in metro has been seriously shaken. >> reporter: the chairman and a regular rider from vienna, virginia describe the state of metro management now. >> from a glaring deficiency within metro. an outdated and ineffective government structure. that leads to less riders. it leads to less funding. and who is going to put more funding into a confidence losing system. >> reporter: the report by the board of trade and regional council of government woz streamline the board and pose an independent chairman and increase powers of the general manager. >> we feel changes needed now at metro. and there is a sense of urgency and the recommendations that we are making today. >> reporter: the proposals were immediate support from the virginia governor bob mcdonald who tried exert more power over metro. but northern virginia congressman jim moran and jerry

connolly said power should remain in northern virginia where metro is used. and there are boirz the loss of the veto could weaken d.c. negotiations with the more powerful suburbs. >> with there recommendations, the big shift of power to the states, specially governor of virginia and maryland. and those officials are mu more removed from the local communities here. metro board chairn told news4 this afternoon, the board would review and recommendations as soon as possible. wendy anjim, back to you. when we come back, what really happens behind the cockpit door? some pilots are speaking out. and what they say may change the way you fly. cash in on your old gadgets. you can earn free money at major retails like target by cleaning out youjunk drawer.

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wonderful adoptive family. >> dte and loretta are very happy parents. they moved to this area with the military and he first s terry on wednesday's chd. >> i was stationed at the pentagon. one day i was just watching tv and your show came on. >> although he called then to get the information, it wasn't until years later after seeing terry's story again, this time with a brother, that he made a move >> that made it good. i said now i'm goingto get two for one. >> i fell in love with taury. i did not know who he was first. then he brought him over. oh, yeah. this is taerry's brother. >> we were talking and e told me she sings, does hair, i will her i could play the piano. >> today they are one big happy family. and agree on most he go except

maybe football. i like -- >> whoever he will they're cheering for, they are biggest fans of their own team. the four that are now the watson family. barbara harrison, news4 for wednesday's child. >> beautiful! we love these stories. if you have room in your home, in your heart for one of our wednesday's children, call our special adoption hotline or logon to nbcwhington.com. love to see those. if you're flying for the holidays, you'll want to see this next report from where to sit to what not to drink. pilots reveal their insider secrets. and dan hellie introduced

they're locked in their cockpits and you rarely see them. as an airline passenger, your life depends on yourpile. >> and what they know about air travel and what you do not know could surprise you. mary peyton has more on the insider secrets that could changehe way you fly. >> i'm going to have you face this wall. ho your hands above your head. >> reporter: there's strenuous security procedures, fees for checked baggage, theays of free snacks and pillows are long gone. flying is exhausting and often uncomfortable.

it tshz out it is not that easy for pilots, he's. >> at the end of the day you are pretty tired. >> reporter: the pilot flew for psa, then another for two decades. he recently retid. sometime he would work 14 hour days without a break. bad hotel accommodations didn't help either. >> probably a lot of noise. they could b near a freeway. a lot of thing keep you from getting a good night's sleep and that tends to be the proem. >> reporter: there is also cost cutting measures. pilots carry less fuel than they say they feel qufl because of president bush you are from the airline to keep costs down. that could b problem with thing like thunderstorms. >> typically, only take the required am of fuel. and it is safe. however, sometime you may have to divert to another airport because you just get too low on fuel because of unforeseen circumstances. >> reporter: those diversions

and other delays areust as annoying to you as they are to pilots. >> it was very frustrating. because you just want to get in there and maybe this is your last flight of a trip. and you want to go home. >> reporter: after years of flying, he has helpful inside formation he thinks passengers should know. like avoiding carbonated drinks. >> can i get you a bernlg? >> if you shou lose pressurization, all that carbonation will make like a balloon flying up in your stomach and it will be extremely comfortable. >> reporter: if you're prone to getting nauseous or simply nervous about flying, try to sit in the middle section of the you are a plane. >> when you're in turbulence, the front and the back of t plane, you're at the opposite ends of a tee totter. >>eporter: you're most likely to see the pilot when you're exiting the plane. he said that's a good time to

compliment the pilot. if he or she warrants one. many times h a pilot lands is an indicator of their skillful pilots appreciate when it passengers tell them, nice landing. >> and a pilot from annapolis said some of the rules don't make sense to him either. >> like being able to serve hot liquidgoing 400 miles an hour when you coul hit turbulence at any moment. or having to strap in like you're ia nascar race when you're going five to ten miles an hour on flat asphalt. turning to sports, we've got some breaking news a piece of concrete ceiling fell on to the station latform. initial investigation points to a street level jackhammer doing road work. no reports of any injuries and trains are still going through. but they are moving slowly right now. >> now returning to sports and dan hellie is here with the latest installment of where are they now? he's talking redskins.

>> george allen hated playing rookies. when he found one thatould get it done, allen let him go. that's what happened. the kid from atlanta never played colle football but he was so fast, he was impossible to ignor he came to washington, helped the redskins na super bowl, became a pro bowler. not bad for a guy that nobody had ever heard of. back in 1976, the eagles discovered a part time bartender and turned him into a special teamer. vince became common knowledge after disney turned his story into a movie. the redskins had their own mr. invincible. er had, who they used to call super rook, came out of nowhere to make th roster after a sizzling 40-yard dash time. at one of george allen's open tryouts. he was in town recently told me

he heard the b the camp from his friend harold mcclinton who was a redskins linebacker >> april 14th. i won't forget that day. the night before, the feel was ready. they saiwe aren't paying attention to the time. don't worry about the speed. well, i didn't worry about it. it wasn't anything i had done before. running on a muddy field but a lot of guys, i think i won a 4-5. >> actually according to the special teams coach at that time, he ran a 4.35. when asked to ru the 40 again, he clocked a 4.36. so the legend was born. he played primarily special teams r the edskins. but he made the most of it. he played in super bowl seven.

and made the pro bowl as a kick returner. >> a lot of kids don't get chance. they never get to the pro bowl unless they buy a ticket. basically, sti a one-shot deal. >> he currently lives in his native atlantic still loves to talk aboutthe man who discovered him. gege allen didn't just give him a chance. he gave him a new way of life. >> basically, all brawn and no drain. it wasn't as glorified as it is today. they wanted to be a football player because that's what they saw. it kept me out of trouble. sports kept me out of trble. football kept me out of trouble. >>er had is back in his own town of atlantic. yet he is remembered in washington as one of the greatest long shot sucss stories in redskins history. >> you know, the thing i love

most about herb, he is one of the few players who says he is slower than he really. is you get the real story on that. this was an open tryoutcamp. truck drivers. they had lawyers. >> just for a shot. here comes this guy who never played a down in coege football. he was so good. and they said we've got to sign this kid up. >> in slow motion there. just hanging out. >> let's turn to doug and a final check on the weather. not the wild stuff we saw last night. >> thank goodness, everything is calling down. even those winds are calming down. a pretty nice shot. a little othe breezy side. temperatures out there about 57 degrees. we're cooling off. some gusts upwards o 20, maybe 25. they will continue to die dwn throughout the evening and into the overnight period. speaking of overnight, 36 degrees. that will be the temperature you

wake up to. around the frederick area. down toward warrant orange 38, friend friends, 38. 57 in upper marlboro tomorrow 57 in the d.c. area. 58 in annapolis. a temperature before 56 degrees. as we move on the next couple days, even cooler o friday. a high only around 53. the upper 20s to lower to mid 30s throughout the morning hours on friday and saturday. a cold start but a pretty nice day. saturday looking great. a high near 60. >> thank you. we are fast approaching 6:00. here's a look athat you'll be bringing us. >> tonight at 6:00, students fighting over a tuition hike in california. it got a little ugly. petco claim it is making good on the power problem. and a newly built house in our area sealed so tit it cuts a home's energy use by 90%. wendy knows about that and she'll share with it the rest of us.

i have to mexico that herb ran like a deer with an extra ten pounds. did you see that? n pounds ofhair up on top. can you imagine? the wind when he put his head down. he was fast. >> listening to you comment as you were watching his video. >> he did all that with ten pounds of hair. >> a story that has everybo buzzing. new details around the engagement of with capital one bank's new checking with rewards,

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it's been about 24 hours of celebration now that prince william and kate middleton are engaged. what'sext? >> who better to answer that than royal bioapher robert johnson. >> reporter: he have one is talking aboua summer wedding in 2011 but thing could move forward because it has been a long engagement. march, april could be more realistic, it. this will be a huge event, i believe. like most royal weddings, they gain a lot of moment dlul. a lot of people will want to celebrate. so they'll be in london and tremendous haven't announced the

exact venue. most likely the west must not sister abby. that mean people will arrive, cheering, having a good party. and i think that will be the fos of london and the focus of the world will be on london. >> we are like ducks. calm on the surface. >> looking to a few people saying who is paying the bill? it won't be the queen probably. in this age of austerity, the queeis particularly conscious that the costf the wding will be something that other people in the media will be scrutinizing. i don't think we'll be on the grand scale. maybe westminister abby will be a low key event. maybe the key might decide to give up some of the money herself, minute for the private party. >> so we await our invitations. go behind the scenes of the royal engagement. >> it is a special edition of prime time d.c. right here nbc 4 at 8:00.

at 6:00 starts right now. the airport security pass-down security isgrowing. they stay new policy is here to stay. prince george's county cops caught in a corruption probe went before a judge today. pepco said it is making good on a prom. >> we begin with a ceiling collapse. >> it ppened about 3:15 this afternoon at the farragut north metro station. the ceiling fell on the to the platform. nobody was hurt. there were se crews using a jackhammer on the street level nearby. and that i supposed to be the cause of it. they are moving mo slowly than usual.