walking in, seeing all his quotes, really unbelievable. >> the day has finally arrived nearly two months after it was supposed to happen. this morning the martin luther king jr. memorial will finally be dedicated. thanks for joining us, everybody, i'm angie goff. >> i'm john schriffen. this is the day hundreds of people have dreamt about for

years. >> a little more than three hours from now the martin luther king jr. memorial will be dedicated. >> activities begin at 8:00. the dedication program begins at 9:00 along the tidal basin. 50,000 people are expected to attend. president obama will deliver the keycoat address starting at 11:00. jesse jackson and members of the king family will speak. >> make sure you pack patience. several roads around the tidal basin and national mall are already closed for the event. among them, parts of constitution and inside avenue as well as ohio drive. the roads will remain closed until the police deem them safe again. it's also operating extra trains to handle the large crowds. >> if the crowds are too much to handle, don't worry, you can see all the ceremony live on nbc

washington nonstop starting at 10:00 a.m., verizon 460, cox 803 and over the air at 4.2. a number of demonstrations are setting the back drop for today's dedication. >> thousands took over the streets of d.c. this weekend protesting a number of issues. voting rights, more jobs and better economic situation in the u.s. >> news 4's derrick ward has more on the messages. >> reporter: freedom plaza was about the freedoms that americans enjoy. >> free d.c. >> reporter: a speech of assembly and expression. and freedom from what they say as an enduring tyranny. >> i don't know about you but i'm sick and tired of taxation without representation. >> reporter: they share with occupy d.c. protesters and anti-war demonstrator toss stop the machine movement. at the height of things, only a few yards separated them.

on both sides there was a sense they're even closer in ideology. >> those are freedom applaud are also fighting for justice in america. >> i met someone from dallas, texas this morning who said he had come out and just learned about the washingtonians for the first time. >> you have people that's mad, upset. they want to see a kwhaeupbg. they want the government to represent them. >> reporter: occupy d.c. started their march on banks and lenders early in the morning. voting rights advocates were not far behind them. peace and civil rights movements, maybe too easy said a voted veteran. >> in the '60s it was physical. >> dick gregory said now the battles are more mental. now it's easier to ignore injustice. >> and what we're doing is hiding. >> there was no hiding the fervor on wall street and d.c.

the marchers plan to converge for jobs and justice on the grounds of the washington monument. >> they said to me, refuse rant al, is this about the election? no, this is about our survival. >> the name is jobs and justice. it resonates completely. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. occupy wall street had its largest event after four weeks of demonstrations. hundreds marched to protest corporate greed and unfair economic and political system. a month of demonstrations inspired similar events across the country and around the world this weekend. crowds took up similar causes in south carolina and california and even london, australia, and japan. occupy wall street organizers say they're glad to see their message going global. >> the awareness not only here in new york city, downtown, across the planet, that's a huge

measure of success. >> despite more than 80 arrests, new york city police say the demonstrations have been peaceful. and chuck bell is joining us now with our mlk memorial forecast. >> yes, indeed. finally good weather after irene sort of put the damper on first time around. this time we get sunshine and a fall classic coming our way. so great weather expected for that. oh, and just in case you're interested, there's a redskins game, there's a ravens game, hundreds of thousands of people on the mall. everyone is going to be outside this weekend. it's a clear sky out there as well. temperatures have really tumbled across parts of the western suburbs. we have managed to hold on to a little bit of the urban heat right downtown and the bay effect as well right along the chesapeake bay. 54 in annapolis. 53 in downtown washington. 48 in leesburg. manassas, down to 41 degrees this morning. plenty of 40s across much of

eastern fairfax county. a lot of 40s in prince george's and montgomery county as well. nothing to worry about on the radar. that is welcomed news. closest rain showers to us are way up across pennsylvania and northern ohio. no threat for those rain showers making their way into our area today. just tons of sunshine. temperatures about 60 degrees at 10:00 a.m. 72 at 2:00 in the afternoon. 70 degrees by 6:00 this evening. if you're headed down to the tidal basin for the activities this morning, right around 53 tpwres at 8:00 in the morning when they get things started. 62 and sunshine as president obama addresses the crowd. if you're headed out to the redskins game, fedex field, 1:00 kickoff. eagles are in town. 70 degrees, no chance for rain and a light westerville breeze. a whole lot of things going on today. the weather promises to be nice to all of us. >> that's what we like to hear, chuck. excellent. this morning herndon police

are looking for a fake cop who sexually assaulted two women. the incidents happened within hours of each other. the first on magnolia lane in herndon. the second near a busy shopping center. >> reporter: the first incident happened on magnolia lane. this police impersonator approached a 17-year-old girl as she was going into her home. now police have a composite sketch. police say the man depicted fondled the teenager as he pretended to search her. he identified himself as being in law enforcement and flashed a badge. it was 3:45 in the afternoon on tuesday. >> we don't want any confusion. if somebody is pretending to be law enforcement and they're not, we want them to be caught. >> reporter: the second happened in this busy shopping center parking lot a few hours later. this time the victim was forced into the suspect's car. that attack was 7:00 in the evening on el don street.

the victim was in her mid-20s. the man drove her to a nearby parking lot where he sully assaulted her. the car is described as a gray or silver four door. >> nowadays you can make all kinds of things that are fake. i guess i would have to see if he has the right identification. but i also know how to protect myself. >> this guy is going around and saying he's a cop and assaulting and all that. so that's not good. hopefully they catch the guy really soon, you know? >> police are hoping surveillance video will help track down the man responsible for these attacks. police want residents to know if someone stops you claiming to be in law enforcement and they're in plainclothes and unmarked card, you have the right to ask for a supervisor to come to the scene. friends and family of a missing alexandria man can continue their search thanks to the community. a fund-raiser was held for lenny

harris this weekend. he was last seen on september 21st at the charles houston rec center where he was a mentor. police suspect foul play in his disappearance. his cell phone was found on the bridge and someone used his credit card. the stepfather of a missing germantown boy will appear in court for the first time time. curtis lopez is charged with the beating and stabbing death of his mother jane mcquain. lopez was arrested in charlotte, north carolina after after they tracked his missing suv. 11-year-old william is still missing. no sign of the boy at school since september 30th has been reported. a researcher who believes she suffered a stroke at the south pole will have to wait

until monday to be evacuated. she had vision problems since she suffered a stroke. they refused to evacuate her. final hru a plane arrived to take her home yesterday. bad weather kept the plane from leaving. she hopes to be out of antarctica by monday or tuesday. wow. >> let's hope they get her out. >> definitely. >> okay. if you are looking for a great place to raise your kids, don't have to go too far. >> that's right. three communities in our area are among the top 100 best places for young people. the list is made every year by america's promise alliance. alexandria was chosen in part for its child thrive program. that helps parents find jobs and get domestic violence cancelinging. calvert county, maryland was also chosen. that's for its high-achieving public school system. and prince william county,

virginia, made the list for its beat the odds and promotion for healthy living. >> awesome. >> good for those communities. a lot of people will be getting out and enjoying the area. >> everywhere. no matter what you want to do today, sit by the tidal basin or go to skyline drive and look at the early turning leaves. mother nature decided to play a a little slow pitch with us. sunshine on the way. but how long will it last? your forecast is coming up next. big! big. big, big. big big big big? big big big big big. big big...big. ♪ big big big -big. -big! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ big big big

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it's west virginia's biggest festival and one of the world's most extreme. more than 400 people took a leap of faith from the new river gorge bridge yesterday for the annual bridge day celebration. the more than 30-year-old celebration draws 200,000 people a year just to watch the base jumpers hurl themselves off the longest steel arch bridge.

it stands 876 feet above the whitewater rapids of the new river below. organizers say bridge day is one of the largest b.a.s.e. jumping events in the world. pretty impressive. >> thank you, angie. big day in college football saturday as maryland and virginia try to knock off the two undefeated teams in the acc. all right. c.j. brown making his first career start for maryland, taking on clemson. second quarter. terps down 21-10. brown using his legs. he likes his ability to run, and you can see why. look at the speed. 21 yard plunge into the end zone. maryland up 28-10. upset in the making perhaps? maryland up. clemson gets the ball. and he is gone. unbelievable. with the afterburners. the jets going into the end zone. clemson goes on to take this one, 56-42.

they improve to 7-0. maryland falls to 2-4. home coming in charlottesville. cavaliers hosting undefeated georgia tech. we are all tied at 14. hand off. richardson, freshman with some room. look at him go. 22 years. uva up 21-14. and the cavaliers hold on to upset georgia tech, 24-21. as the students storm the field what is seen in charlottesville. winston salem, hokies on the road in wake forest. logan thomas drops back. he hits davis with a 30-yard bomb. thomas with 279 yards passing. two tds on the afternoon. hokies win, 38-17. to hockey now. capitals at home hosting ottawa. red kilt out there. rocking the red. caps up 1-0. johannson on the wraparound. that is pretty. he will beat the goalie for his second goal of the season.

johannson somehow finding a wa to get to the back of the net. caps win 2-1. they start at 4-0. georgetown beats howard in college football. in soccer, d.c. united falls to chicago. >> all right. thanks, john. let's go caps! well, mother nature apparently isn't ready for one of the classic symbols of the holiday season to debut. the rockefeller ice skatinging rink was scheduled to open yesterday, but milder than normal temperatures in new york delayed any skating for about another week. in the meantime, crews are busy putting the final touches on the rink. it will open no alert than next weekend and stay open through january 6th. it first opened christmas day 1936 and can hold 150 skaters at a time. >> that is a gorgeous area during the holiday season. favorite part of the season. >> it's a good spot, no doubt

about it. it will get colder eventually. we all know that. new york will be mild. they were warmer than us last weekend. so making ice was a little tricky when it was 80 degrees outside. >> i live next to an ice skating rink and it doesn't look like they're under preparations for anything. >> a little early. thanksgiving is the official start of the outdoor skating season. or, as i like to call it, crashing on ice. it's very slippy, as it turns out. plenty of clear skies. bright sunshine is on the way for later on this afternoon. off to a cool start, though. let's take a look at it as we go outside. the jefferson memorial. early morning darkness across washington. another train load of folks going through the river on the southbound side of the rail section of the 14th bridge complex. it's a little bit chilly. not so bad right in downtown washington. boy, the western suburbs have cooled off.

53 at the airport. wind west-southwest at 7 miles per hour. 49 in gaithersburg and rockville. 51 in reston. 41 in manassas. 54 in annapolis. a wide range of temperatures this morning. mid-50s in northern maryland. mid-40s in north central virginia. here's your day planner. sunny, sunny, mostly sunny as we get through the course of the day. temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 by 10:00 this morning. low to mid-70s for much of the afternoon if you're headed down to the dedication of the martin luther king memorial. 8:00 temperature, 53. 11:00 temperature, 62 degrees. not much in the way of real organized weather to worry about. high pressure is in charge. mid and high level cloudiness. our skies won't be as crystal blue as they were yesterday. cool start. cool to chilly will lead to a pleasant afternoon. tons of sunshine coming our way. more cloud cover the further north and west you go.

gradually it will linger into the area and causality more in the way of clouds to form. we'll be on the mild side of things. temperatures back in the 70s. doing any leaf peep something near clear conditions in new york and northern new england. color across the central and northern west virginia and skyline drive. good color to be seen in spots. for today, plenty of sunshine. highs today, upper 60s to low and mid-70s around town. for tomorrow, increasing clouds. still mild. any little sprinkle chances tomorrow should be well north and west of the metro area. if you're heading to watch the ravens take on the texans today, 4:00 kickoff. 4:05 officially. good weather for the game today. 1:00 kickoff at fedex. rain chances sneak back in for tuesday, especially tuesday night and through the day

wednesday. there could be heavy rain in there. we'll keep you posted. and breezy and cooler once again by late next week and on into next weekend. this pattern of mid-week rain showers and mid-week sunshine promises me to be a very popular person for at least another seven days. >> nobody is complaining. >> not yet. >> all right. thanks, chuck. >> sure. >> next up is reporter's notebook, a look at some of the stories affecting our communities. >> we'll be back in 15 minutes with more of the top stories and your sunday forecast. for now, here's jim handly. >> good morning, everyone. and welcome to reporter's notebook. i'm jim handly. we have a lot to get to today around our region. gentlemen, let's start with the protests and a big weekend down at freedom plaza. a lot of different groups coming together with a lot of different messages. >> well, joe i think was down there. >> yeah. >> tell us what you saw. >> well, what i saw, of course, was a hodgepodge of individuals who have everything from

graduate students who can't afford to pay their loans back, to grandmothers who are afraid that social security may go by the wayside, to war protesters. >> right. >> la rusch people. it is a hodgepodge of people who basically have taken up this occupy wall street. now it's occupy d.c. and i understand there might be over 100 plus cities that these demonstrations have now taken place. and so it's coming at a time where the dedication, of course, today of the martin luther king memorial, the unveiling. i've compared it to some degree to the remember the poor people's campaign in resurrection city, a smaller version. >> that's the feeling, i got, joe. here we're talking about people coming from all corners of america that really have an issue.

and they're coming together because they want to demonstrate. they want to show that we've got to change our direction, of course. and the thing i like about the people of d.c., they're respectful of everything around them. for example, you have the taste of d.c. going on at the same time last weekend. they clean up behind themselves. they make the place -- freedom plaza is cleaned up. and cathy lanier, the police chief said i've talked to them, i have no problem. >> how much traction do you see this having? they have their permit extended through the end of december essentially? do they have staying power? >> that's the big question. when joe said hodgepodge, he hit the nail on the head. can they get a singular message that's powerful enough like the tea party had. they were against washington.

well, they chose to ignore wall stre street, their critics say. they're focused on wall street and war spending and focused on social injustice. a lot of different things. they come up to the hill where i hang out on capitol hill. a couple of protests earlier this week. largely anti-war this week. although last week they were protesting jobs and the whole other refuse of things they're against. a lot of union people were up there. they haven't gotten really large. it's been groups, maybe 60, 40 and maybe a couple hundred. it hasn't gotten large. people are wondering when will they get to have with the big numbers in doctor king's day? >> what's the difference of the '60s and the protests then and say today? the difference is social media these people are communicate to go each other a lot faster than we had back in the '60s when we were out there watch and you go wonder if your neighbor is going to show up and you're trying to send a letter or make a phone

call. these people are social media. this is why new york, chicago and now atlanta you find so much mobilization. >> and the mayor is attempting -- >> yeah. >> he's attempting to bring statehood into this. i mean, people forget that dr. marlin luther king understood the importance of statehood, understood the importance of having representation in congress long before it was popular. and most people knew about it. i mean, you know, we had this interesting news conference where reporters asked, well, isn't this inconvenient, these disturbances, these demonstrations. and the mayor made a very good point. what's inconvenient is when you have a city budget or referendum and you have people in congress determining whether the budget is appropriate. that's inconvenient. and no other city some america faces that oversight. >> but jerry raises a point

about comparing it to the '60s and and the social media today. in the '60s there was this commitment. you knew everybody was going to be in this for the long haul. if somebody is getting a tweet and text, meet me down there and then we'll go out for a beer after this. >> i think the social media is the threshold. it gets them there. >> but do they come back and stay there like they did in the '60s. >> you're talking about issues that people are concerned about. they got an extension to december 30th in the district of columbia. people ask what's the agenda they're going to have? that's a great agenda. there's a lot of sincerity here. i was talking to a fellow who wanted to downplay the whole thing and say, well, you know. no, it's not, well, you know. >> social media is great but it's x amount of numbers. they are nothing like they were

back in the anti-war, martin luther king jr.eer rafplt to show the people they're working against they need a lot of faces, a lot of people, critics say they haven't shown them yet because they don't have a unified message. >> here we are mid-october, mid-november, mid-december. where do you think things will be? >> it's hard to say. as one who has been involved in these types of protests, i was taught they can either be well organized like dave is talking about or they can be spontaneous. now, let's be honest. this started without any real help without any of our media. >> very true. >> and i think that's the point in it. this didn't -- they didn't gain any notoriety. because the "new york times", the "washington post", the networks ignored these kids and these demonstrators for a long time. >> yeah. >> now they're getting the attention.

so i can't answer your question. i really don't know. weather may play a role. >> right. >> it gets cold. >> right. >> do people demonstrate in cold weather? they do in madison, wisconsin. >> all right. >> all right. events could have a lot to do with this. >> sure. >> if the feeling out is that the government isn't doing anything, this thing could really grow. we don't know where we are on that, but there's a spark -- there could be a spark out there. >> i just hope the people in washington, d.c. understand this is a great opportunity to push statehood, budget autonomy. >> does this movement, if you will, or these protest groups, do they have the attention of capitol hill, do you think? because that seems to be -- aside from wall street -- where their attention is focused. >> both sides. republicans don't like it. democrats are frightened. they don't know whether to

embrace it or not to embrace. >> the president has pretty much embraced it. >> i've got one problem with the president. he still should put number 1 on his license plate. don't you think? not number 1. taxation without representation. >> after the members alleged goat tongue lashed by their people back home that they would come back and change. from that, when protests like this started, they would pay a lot more attention. now what we're hearing is they heard from the usual suspects. conservatives heard keep doing what you're doing. tea party people, keep doing what you're doing. so to count on congress at this point to pay attention to this movement is a little problematic at the moment. >> but the president in his last press conference did say people are frustrated. >> sure. >> that was his thing. that's how he defined the people in these protests. we're talking about frustration. how far that goes, that's questionable. >> i just want him to put on the

license plate, taxation without representation. do it. do what other presidents have done. >> maybe he's listening out there stkpwhreu hope he is. >> we're going to take a quick, short break and be back a [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state.

this is the time to push for jobs if you're a democrat, if the jobless situation gets worse. people want action. why not take action.

>> right. >> that's what they're telling me. >> a spokeswoman from her office say they're going to go into dialogue and talk. the president says it's not time to talk. we talked already. we only have 14 months. we have to act now. so you're right, dave. why? i think in a way he kind of got cold feet in a way. because the jobs things on the hill did not fly lying it should have. and i think o'malley just got -- i don't understand that, though. because here o'malley has -- he's at the helm in maryland, which is a blue state. supportive. and it looks like he would jump on board with the president. >> you would think he would jump on board, certain aspects of it too. >> for example, the anti-discrimination, if you're unemployed, don't apply for a job. so how do you ever get employed? so what really bothers me, are you telling me that the former mayor of baltimore has not

looked at the unemployment rate of baltimore city and baltimore county? is this a matter of him kicking particularly minorities under the busby saying we're not going to do a jobs program. in large part there might also be a problem that he's worried about having a bigger fight with redistricting where he's kicking people like don edwards under the bus where they're cutting her district and taking montgomery county away and putting her in arundel, which is very conservative right wing. >> very difficult for her. >> so she ends up losing her fund-raising source. >> right. >> i just find this amazing that a democratic, quote, unquote, progressive governor would not say to at least the people of baltimore city, and i think some rural areas, look, we'll work on a jobs bill because maryland needs it. i find this absolutely disturbing. >> i go back to my statement.

he should be the drum major of maryland on this whole issue. >> pardon me for interrupting. i think there's a concern about -- you can take this any way you want -- about the budget. this is what they say on the hill. there's so much money that we can afford to spend. and we can't afford to provide stimulus, construction jobs, unemployment insurance, tax cuts, things of that nature that will -- how are we going to pay for them? what's the overall bottom line number. if there's too much red ink, if we can't afford it, we have to think twice why we're going to go. it's ironic that there might -- i say might be concern about this. >> let's move into prince george's county and talk a little bit about slots and baker county executive says it's too soon to start thinking about banning slots as county council

have recommended. what do you think is going on there? >> money talks. baker is a very, very nice guy who would listen to the church people. he would listen to those on the side who are against the slots. last week we talked about the naacp getting it. the point here is that there's a lot of revenue out of the slots. and out of the so-called slots coming out of maryland. i think baker is putting himself on the back seat right now to see where the revenue flows will go. >> we want to jump across to virginia if we can a real quick. virginia's wages among the highest in the country. graduation rates also going way up. >> high-tech. >> high-tech. >> jobs coming in. >> right. >> tax revenue. better schools. >> and you know it starts with the schools. more kids staying in school. >> that's right. >> the rate for graduation among african-americans as well as

caucasians and others is very good. >> if you look at the explosion, construction at tysons corner, the center of this whole thing, it it's growing a lot. but then you have to look at northern virginia. >> we're going to have to leave it there, gentlemen. thank you so much. it's been a fun 15 minutes. we thank you for watching too. now back to news 4 today. good morning. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> it is sunday, object 16th. thank you for joining us. we have a busy day of news to get you. first, let's look at our forecast with chuck bell with

some good news. >> yes. plenty of sunshine. that's what you wanted, right? >> yeah. you've had great news the last couple days i've been with you. >> absolutely. this weekend was good. last weekend was good. and early lean, next weekend looks good as well. things couldn't be any better around here. that's good news for all the folks outside today. and there will be literally hundreds of thousands of people in and around washington, going out to do something outside today, whether it's the dedication of the memorial, 90,000 at fedex field for redskins. 90,000 more in baltimore. they are protesting anything and everything, supporting anything and everything. >> people are picking pumpkins. >> the only thing people won't protest is the weather. so that is welcomed news. don't pick at me. i didn't do it. out there, plenty of sunshine on the way. sun hasn't made it over the horizon. under a mostly clear sky, though. temperatures have cooled into

the 40s and 50s. 53 at national airport. 50 in martinsburg, strassburg. nothing showing up on the radar. it will be a 100% dry day today. rain showers far northwestern pennsylvania. those out towards chicago, though. it may bring a little chance for rain in our forecast as we get into late monday, more likely tuesday. so your sunday will be a winner. plenty of sunshine starts to finish. 7:18 the sun comes up. if you're headed down to the tidal basin, 53 as the 8:00 temperature as they get the festivities at the martin luther king dedication. temperature about 62 then. if you're headed out to fedex field, 1:05 kickoff. 70 degrees at kickoff with zero percent chance for rain. that is welcomed news. clouds come back tomorrow. maybe a sprinkle after dark tomorrow. let's focus on the positive. today looks like a winner. >> no need to fast forward right

now. >> thank you. >> thank you chuck. decision 2012, new gop campaign reports for the third quarter of this year. texas governor rick perry reported raising $17 million in his race for president. former massachusetts governor mitt romney brought in more than 14 million. ron paul collected $8.2 million. and herman cain reports $2.8 million. herman cain has emerged as a front-runner in the race for a republican nomination. he's the leader of the pack in a new nbc news/wall street journal poll. >> you're going to see him right here on nbc 4 on meet the press. joining us now is moderator of meet the press, david gregory. good morning. >> good morning. >> we saw the new poll numbers come out. herman cain is surging. why is he rising in popularity among the republicans? >> well, remember, the biggest

piece of this puzzle right now is who has a strong anti-obama message. herman cain has that. he has one about tax reform. both are resonating. he's performed well in the debates. he's kpaeulg well. he came in without much expectation, so he exceeded those. he has tea party backing. and he finds himself where he is right now. the money may be troubling to him, as he's got the popularity but is not necessarily bringing in the money, which will be a difficulty for him as he moves forward. but right now he's the man of the moment. >> a lot of people are talking about his tax reform plan. many criticize him saying it's taking the burden away from the rich and putting it onto the poor. >> i think it's without any doubt that while the americans would pay less, the middle class and the poor would pay more. i would be interested to see why he thinks that's a solution for overall tax reform. it's a bold idea for more, tax reform s. but tax reform is very

difficult to achieve, especially tphet moment we're in in this town where there is a conversation going on about tax reform right now. but it has nothing to do with marginal tax rates. it has to do with the corporate tax rate. there's not any room for agreement when it comes down to bringing how much we pay as individuals. >> he has been praiseded for being so simple and having the common sense approach. 999 is really catchy but it's more complex than that. >> as ape candidate to have a simple message, to be likable, to connect to voters, these are very important things. in fact, mitt romney may have all the money. and he may be an experienced candidate, but he still suffers a bit on the conservative side. the republican primary aoe lector at sees him as not the top seller at herman cain. >> what is the biggest thing real quick? the fact that he's not raising the money right now?

i know in the last couple weeks he has $2 million more. or is it going to be the 999 that takes him down? >> it's a combination. he has to last through the long haul. and he has to sell new hampshire on a sales tax, which doesn't have a sales tax. you can look to iowa and say if he can tap into tea party support he will make a mark there. >> he is on after meet the press, press pass. >> we will talk to jim layer about the importance of the -- after herman cain after the program. the importance of the presidential debate. we'll be joined by a couple of strategists who talk about how to prepare candidates for those debates. so it's a very interesting conversation. >> david gregory, thank you so much for joining us. meet the press at 10:30 right here on nbc 4. thanks, guys. americans are taking actions against banks, nickel and diming them in fees. in many cases people are closing their accounts. >> that's not always a great

decision. john explains why. >> reporter: as retirees are a pension, they watch their pennies. they were angry when their bank told them about a $15 a month maintenance fee, more than the interest they were earning. what did they do with the letter? >> that's it. good-bye. >> account closed. the result of the rising cost of keeping your money in a bank. according to bankrate.com, last year 65% of noninterest checking accounts were free. now fewer than half are. over the same period, maintenance fees shot up 85% to more than $52 a year. and the minimum balanced required to avoid those fees double to $585. >> consumers quite honestly have had enough. they are nickelling and diming consumers to death. >> bankers blame congress and new regulations that cap their fees on credit cards, debit cards and overdrafts. >> we're going to start losing

money on checking accounts. so therefore we have to raise revenue. unfortunately at this time on the customer in order to have that product for customers. >> there are alternatives. analysts say that online banks, small regional or community banks, and credit unions sometimes offer higher rates on deposits, lower rates on loans, and lower or even no fees at all. but there can be drawbacks like limited atms and fewer or no local branches. and the pain of uprooting your financial life. >> people say leaving a bank is like getting a divorce. there's so much paperwork, so much hassle involved. >> they moved money to a credit union. was it worth the trouble? >> i think so. >> also the principal of the whole thing. >> yes. >> a conclusion more and more people may soon be reaching. john yang, nbc news, new york. president obama is making a new effort to renew individual parts of his job bill. in his weekly address, the president criticized senate republicans for not passing the

complete legislation. >> we're not focused on the concrete actions that will put people back to work right now. well, we're going to give them another chance. we're going to give them another chance to spend more time worrying about your jobs than keeping theirs. next week i'm urging members of congress to vote on putting hundreds of thousands of teachers back in the classroom, cops back on the streets, and firefighters back on the job. and if they vote no on that, they'll have to tell you why. >> president obama also said he will travel the country next week to tell lawmakers to stop partisan fights and vote in favor of the bipartisan plan. it's the video everyone is talking about. a mcdonald's worker seen beating two women with a metal rod. why people say he shouldn't have had the job in the first place. and the search intensifies for the missing baby in missouri. what the state's governor is to

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well, to a story now that everyone has been talking about this weekend. an argument between two customers and a cashier at a mcdonald's in new york city turns violent as the cashier beats the customers with a metal rod. we want to warn you the video may be disturbing to some. the confrontation starts when one of the customers slaps the cashier. 31-year-old macintosh grabs the metal rod from the kitchen and begins beating the customers from behind the counter. macintosh, who just finished serving manslaughter sentence in may, continues beating them even as shocked co-workers plead for him to talk. now family members of the victim want to be why a convicted fell on was behind the counter in the

first place. >> we have questions as to why this gentleman would be behind a counter at a public facility like mcdonald's. you know, why wouldn't he be in the back working as opposed to being in the front with the criminal history that he has. >> after the video was posted to youtube, the owners of mcdonald's released this statement. it reads, i am extremely disturbed by the event the captured on tape and am concerned for those injured. the action says of this individual are unacceptable and not characteristic of my employees. this individual no longer works for my organization. macintosh has been charged with first and second degree assault. the national guard is now helping in the search for a missing missouri baby. jay nixon said 25 members of a guard police company will help look for 10-month-old lisa irwin, who went missing on october 4th. her parents say she disappeared from her crib sometime

overnight. police searched an abandoned home after receiving a call about diapers and a backpack inside. but the items appear to have been in there longer than two weeks. that's an unfortunate story. >> sad. >> you're little girl is 10 months as well. >> it's hard being a mom and not being able to empathize with that. >> for us we have a little sunshine in our lives. that's welcomed news. >> that's a bright note. >> a very bright note indeed. the sun comes up over the eastern horizon. we'll talk about how great today will be and how long the weather will be and how long the weather will last.ture,

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chuck bell is depressed. >> yes. well, i don't think the -- >> he's like what? >> it's not as bad as it sounds. >> wow. >> i hate when the sun comes up after 7:00. >> commercial break talk carries into the live broadcast. >> yeah.

we've got a little bit of sunshine in your sky now. but the sun won't officially come up until 7:18 tomorrow sunrise is getting later and later. that means winter is coming. outdoor running system will be cold soon. i hate that. anyway, for now what a beauty of a day it will be outside today. clear sky for most out there early on a sunday morning. sun is still a little ways away, though. temperatures have really dropped overnight. a lot of spots down into the 40s. you look over downtown washington on an early sunday morning. still waiting on the sun. the sun is 23 minutes away from coming up. just a few high, thin clouds in our eastern sky this morning. it's a good-looking way to get the day started. not as much wind to contend with today as we had yesterday. 53 at national airport. winds west-southwest at 7. those winds will wasps be going more and more to the south by later on today. that will allow for another mild afternoon. 48 in gaithersburg and rockville. 53 downtown.

48 in camp spreupbs, maryland. 45 in college park. out towards the blue ridge, temperatures generally in the 40s to 50s. 50 in martinsburg and charlestown. as your day planner for today, sun is up at 7:18. temperatures near 60 by 10:00 a.m. low 70s by early this afternoon. and even holding on to just about 70 all the way through 6:00 this evening. mostly clear skies out there for now. there are some high clouds coming from our north and west. we'll be keeping an eye on those where the sky will be increasingly not so blue by later on today. high pressure will provide us another mild stretch of weather. so sunshine and nice today with temperatures in the 70s. then tomorrow even with more cloud cover sneaking into the sky tomorrow, still on the mild side of things with temperatures in the low 70s. and a little push of mild air comes right back in for tuesday as well. next real organized rain chance arrives late tuesday and into wednesday.

for today, though, sunshine. nice mild breezes. low and mid-70s around town. then tomorrow clouds on the increase. still mild. could see a spreupbg or two far western or northern maryland. around town we'll be dry. 74 today. 73 tomorrow. 74 tuesday. rain chances sneaking back in. wednesday looks like the washout of the week. turning breezy and cooler to finish out the week and heading into next weekend. follow us on air, onli online @chuckbell4. i will not talk about depression or anything. >> i thought we were going to skip wednesday's forecast. that was the plan. thanks, chuck. >> thank you. >> all right. still more news 4 today coming up after the break. >> and new

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at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. thanks for waking up with us. welcome to news 4 today. i'm john schriffen. >> i'm angie goff. it's sunday, october 16th. it's going to be a great day. >> we have stop stories in news, sports coming up. but first weather. chuck bell is in the studio. a little windy. have things died down a bit? >> you were teasing me a little bit. i saw a lot of kites flying. >> did you take any pictures for us? >> i did not. >> so there's no proof there

were kites out there. >> you're denying anyone would fly a kite on a windy day? >> i'm not denying i just don't know how many. >> clear sky on your sunday morning. temperatures chilled back into the 40s and 50s again. be ready for a cool start to your sunday morning. things will really get nice and get nice quickly once the sun comes up. bright sky out there. temperatures has dropped to 50 at national airport. 43 in manassas. 42 in woodbridge. 44, practice plata. 46 in frederick. 51 in martinsburg. 55 in cumberland, maryland. no rain for us to worry about today. there are a few showers across northern and western pennsylvania. they won't make it into the washington area. they do represent a hint of a rain chance sneaking into the area tomorrow afternoon for you folks in northern and western maryland. for today, though, just focus on the positive. sunshine pretty much start to

finish. we will see a gradual increase and mid and high-level clouds by later on today. great weather for all the many, many things happening in town today. dr. martin luther king memorial starts at 53. heading out to fedex field, 1:00 kickoff for the eagles and the redskins. have we already beat the eagles once this year? >> i don't think we beat the eagles yet. >> then they need a -- >> redskins are still number one, which is awesome. >> we'll beat them today. >> there's no maybe. we're going to stomp the eagles. >> yeah. you've got to be an optimist. you have to think positive. >> that's me. >> two minutes after the 7:00 hour. right now we'll check on's top stories. the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial begins in just a couple hours. activities start at 8:00. the dedication program begins at 9:00 along the tidal basin. more than 50,000 people are

expected to attend. president obama will deliver the keynote address around 11:00. the reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family will also speak. >> several rallies preceded today's dedication. the march at the national mall protesting a number of issues, including district voting rights, jobs and redistricting wealth in the u.s. herndon police need your help finding a way who pretended to be a cop and sexually assaulted two women. both helped police create this composite sketch. contact herndon police if you can help. >> those are some of the stories making headlines today. nbc 4's viewpoint coming up next. >> and we're going to be back in a few minutes with another update. keep it here. >> good morning. welcome to viewpoint. i'm pat lawson muse. everybody needs a buddy. everybody needs a friend. best buddies the world's largest nonprofit organization providing opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership

development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. our guests this morning are all buddies. sarah pierson for best buddies virginia. alexa is from george mason university. and caitlyn donovan is buddy ambassador and a member of the george mason university chapter. thanks for cominging. >> thanks for having us. >> tell us more about best buddies and why it is so important. a lex a. >> best buddies is so important because everyone wants a friend. everyone wants to do normal things. i'm a college student. caitlyn is a normal student. why can't we do things that normal college students do. >> it gives opportunities for one to one relationships. >> caitlyn, would you add to that? >> i've been in the program since high school and i've loved it ever since. and i've had good buddies and bad buddies. but this one i just had

previously has been the best buddy i've ever had. >> sorry about the bad buddies. everybody has had a bad buddy at one point or another. >> yeah. >> this organization started right here in washington. and i understand why anthony shriver of the kennedy family. >> he was a student at georgetown university. and he noticed there was something missing for people with intellectual disabilities in the community to be socially inclusive. so he gathered up a bunch of his friends at the university and created this group which is now called best buddies. >> and is best buddies a companion organization to special olympics? >> i would say in some areas there's definitely participants of best buddies that also participate in special olympics teams, like soccer. >> we consider it a sister organization.

the shriver brothers are the founders of both. or not the founders but are currently running the programs. so it's definitely a shriver organization. and we work together as much as possible. >> and it's a pretty large organization. you have 15 -- close to 1,500 chapters around the world? >> yes, we do. we're in 50 countries, all 50 states. and we plan initiative for the next 10 years to be in 100 countries. >> tell us about some of the programs. what does best buddies do. >> well, i am the chapter president at george mason university where i'm matched up one to one with caitlyn. we're going bowling next month. we have scavenger hunts. all types of things. >> caitlyn, what is it that attracted you to the group? >> just to be more involved in the community and being able to

hang out with my friends as long as long as i'm able to just have fun with everyone. >> the programs you offer, you offer not just in college but you offer in middle school and high school. you offer programs online. you have the jobs programs. tell us about these. >> we have seven official programs for best buddies. middle schools, high schools, colleges. we have a jobs program, citizens programs, buddy ambassador program and ebuddies. so those seven, including the pilot program which we have this year called promoters, are actually all best buddies virginia and d.c. programs that we run here. as well as around the country. so they're involved in the college program. caitlyn is also involved in our buddy ambassador training. she was trained as an ambassador to write her own speeches and

present them. on self advocacy and other topics like that, right? document to talk about that a little bit? >> i did a speech on how i got my job. and just telling everyone how to get a job and why it is so important and everything like that. so i think it's very important. even people with intellectual disability toss get a job, even though it's been very hard these days. but i have a job and i love it. >> what do you do? >> i work for a called called a.m. virginia which works for large print books. it's for people with intellectual disabilities as well. it helps them be able to read better with large print books. so that's what i do. i put in word documents. i'm just like a normal working student working there. so i love it. >> and you have an online -- is it a jobs program? >> we do. no. the online program is actually called ebuddies.

it's a one-to-one penpal friendship. an individual with an intellectual disability is paired up with an individual without a disability. they have e-mails as frequently as they can. we ask every two weeks send your buddy an e-mail. but it turns out usually to be every other day. it's a safe program. it goes through a central hub. so no private information can be sent forward kind of. if you want more information it's ebuddies.org. >> and we will show the website address throughout the program. but we're going to take a break right now and we'll be back to talk more about best buddies.

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i never had great friends before now i have great friends, including a lex a and everyone

that's in the program with best buddies. you can meet tons of people hanging out. i really enjoy the organization. it's really nice to be in the organization. >> can you tell us what it was like before you joined the group and before you found this camaraderie and this fellowship inside this organization? was it lonely? was it frustrating for you? tell us some of what you went lieu. >> it was frustrating. sometimes i don't have friends. and now i have a lot of friends. and it's just like -- it was hard in middle school and all that stuff. like middle school was hard for me. and then i got to high school. >> why was middle school so hard? because middle school is hard for just about everybody. >> nobody was nice to me. people were being mean. it was hard on me. i was very grateful i got into the options program at the

catholic high school and i got to join best buddy there's and i continued on through college. >> so once you got into the organization, how did your life change and how did your social life change? >> my social life changed tremendous tremendously. i had a buddy. we got to know each other and became great friends and everything like that. so it was really great. >> it changed the way you look at yourself? >> yes. definitely. i'm more free to do whatever, to hang out with someone now and able to do go out and have fun with everyone and all that stuff. so it's really great to have someone there for you. >> a lex a and sarah, how important is it for the intellectually and developmentally disabled to have trends and how tough is it in society today without buddies.

>> a lot of these students in middle school and high school are segregated from the rest of the school. they're put into special education classrooms and usually they're not integrateded at all into the community. so what we do is give students an opportunity to visit them in their classrooms and get to know each other. from there they start these organic friendships which they start spending time together on weekends. they might go out with a friend. it's life changing for a lot of them, which builds self-esteem, their kfpdz and later helps them out when they're looking for jobs, when they are just trying to find happiness in their lives. >> what's it like working with the middle schools, the high schools, administration with teachers, counselors. what is it like making them

embrace the program to help the students that they are serving. >> once the administration sees how best buddies is run and the effects of it, they jump right in. they love it. they really appreciate it. and the administration has done a lot for us in return. i work directly with many teacher advisers, special ed advisers. we all kind of work together to help these students. it is the students who run the clubs on campus. they are a huge support fort students. >> what kind of activities do you find in schools? high school, middle schools and colleges. what are you guys doing there? >> well, they definitely vary from high school and college. i would say in college we're a little more free to do things. we go to concerts, sporting events. we go bowling. we're just hanging out doing normal college student that any

college student would do. >> fun stuff? >> yeah. >> you have a big challenge coming up next saturday, october 22nd. >> we do. >> this is like the biggest event of the year for you? >> it's one of the bigger events best buddy international puts on. it's very exciting. we're looking forward to it. a lot of work goes into it. >> we'll talk about what it is. this is a big walk, run, and ride. and it really is a big event and it involves a lot of people. tell us about the walk, run, ride. >> it's the best buddy challenge. and we have three here. one in d.c., one in massachusetts, and one in california. >> you have three every year? >> every year, yes. we're focusing on d.c. since it's right around the corner and we're all from the area. a lex a and caitlyn will be participating in it. i fortunately have to work the

event. it's a way for everyone who supports best buddies, work together, fund raise for best buddies international. that's how we keep our programs running. we shut down all the major streets in d.c. and have a huge bike race around. there's a celebration afterwards where everyone can get together and interact, mingle, eat great food, listen to really good music. so it's a lot of fun. it really brings the community together and gives opportunities to those who might not be able to participate otherwise. >> all right. we'll talk more about the best buddies challenge coming up next weekend when we come back after

i'm angie goff. here are some of the stories we're following this hour. the dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial begins in a couple hours. activities begin at 8:00. the dedication program begins at 9:00 along the tidal basin. more than 50,000 people are expected to attend. president obama will deliver the key note address around 11:00. several rallies preceded today's dedication. demonstrators marched at the national mall including district voting rights, jobs and redistributing wealth in the u.s. the national guard is now

helpinging in the search for missing baby lisa irwin. they searched a home with diapers and backpack inside but they had the items have been there longer than lisa has been missing. now back to viewpoint. welcome back. we're talking about best buddies and specifically we're talking about the big challenge coming up on saturday, october 22nd. you're pulling out all the stops and you're pulling out some pretty big names going to participate from the political world, from the entertainment world, and from the sports world. so let's talk about this. one big local name, deed leonsis is the owner of the caps, mystics and wizards he actually has a buddy, right? >> yes. he is matched with ken holden. and they attend events like this a lot. and i think sarah knows a little bit more about their match. >> he's a great supporter.

they come to the events. it's also chaired by johan denison, president of audi. so we're very excited to have them come this year. >> who are the other big names? carl lewis, i hear? >> the other big stars is lauren potter. she's on "glee." she's going to be walking the 5k walk. >> that's what you're going to do? >> yes, correct. >> and carl lewis is participating and there's, in fact, a carl lewis challenge? >> he'll be doing the run part of it. and lauren potter will be doing the walk. >> who are the other big names you have coming? >> kool&thegang. we're really excited for that. >> and we mentioned political names. who are are some of the political names?

>> congressman moran who helped out the best buddies virginia state office. because they gave us huge grant to expand in all of our programs. >> and this is -- now, this is the second year for the d.c. challenge. this challenge is also being held in honor of the late eunice kennedy shriver. >> she's very important to our organization. obviously the mother of our founder. she really set the tone for how we treat individuals with intellectual disabilities. and really she showed the world we need to look at them for their abilities and not their disabilities. >> we know their work has been very important not only with best buddies but with special olympics. >> exactly. >> so to participate next week, can anybody do it? >> well, unfortunately the registration is closed. but we would love to see people come out, help us out.

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what time does the challenge start? >> early in the morning. we ask that people get there at 7:00 for registration. and the walk starts at 8:00. >> okay. so you have enough people registered, but you do need volunteers? >> we're always looking for volunteers. get in touch with us via our website. yeah. >> and we should point out that nbc 4 is one of the sponsors of the challenge this year. >> yes. we're very exciteded. >> we have teams going to be walking and running and riding with you. so we're really excited about

that and encourage people to support the organization and to come out and cheer us on and consider best buddies. in closing, caitlyn, why don't you tell us why you think people should consider becoming buddies. >> it's for people to be able to have one on one friendships, becoming more involved in best buddies and having -- just being able to be independent with a buddy and just be able to go into the world and explore with their buddy and having a great time. >> exploring the world with your buddy. and you're expanding? >> as i said earlier, we're trying to expand into 100 countries. actually, we're trying to get an office in every 50 states. we are in all 50 straits. but we want to expand even larger. best buddies virginia and d.c.

is expanding into well over 40 chapters. so it's a fair amount of chapters we will expand into. >> you're growing. >> by next year. yeah. >> you're growing and doing great work. sarah pierson, a lex a reavis and caitlyn donovan. drink your cheerios, drink your orange juice and take your vitamins next saturday. that's viewpoint. thanks for joining us this sunday morning. i'm pat lawson muse. stay with us for news 4 today. walking in, seeing all his

quotes, you know, really unbelievable. the day has finally arrived. nearly two months after it was supposed to happen this morning the martin luther king jr. memorial will finally be dedicated. i'm john schriffen. >> i'm angie goff. today is sunday, october 16th. today is the day hundreds of thousands of people have dreamt about for years. a little more than three hours from now the new martin hrugter link jr. memorial will be dedicated. it comes seven weeks after the original dedication was postponed because of hurricane irene. activities start at 8:00. the dedication program begins at 9:00 along the tidal basin. 50,000 people are expected to attend. president obama will deliver the keynote address around 11:00. the reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family will also speak. >> if you're planning to attend any of today's events, pack your patience. several roads around the tidal basin and national mall are already closed for the event. among them, parts of institution

and independence avenues as well as ohio drive. they will remain close until park police deem the area safe for cars once again. metro is already open to help people get to the mall. >> nbc washington nonstop. that starts at 10:00 a.m. comcast 208. verizon vios 460 and cox 403 and over the air at 4.2. >> several rally groups converge to protest a host of issues this weekend. more jobs and a better economic situation here in the u.s.. derrick ward has more on the messages. >> freedom plaza was indeed all about the freedoms americans

enjoy. >> free d.c. >> reporter: a speech of assembly and expression. and freedom from what they say as an enduring tyranny. >> i don't know about you but i'm sick and tired of taxation without representation. >> reporter: they share with occupy d.c. protesters and anti-war demonstrators to stop the machine movement. at the height of things, only a few yards separated them. on both sides there was a sense they're even closer in ideology. >> those are freedom applaud are also fighting for justice in america. >> i met someone from dallas, texas this morning who said he had come out and just learned about the plight of washingtonians for the first time. >> you have people that's mad, upset. they want to see a change. they want the government to represent them. >> reporter: occupy d.c. started their march on banks and lenders early in the morning. voting rights advocates were not far behind them. for all that marching, it's easy to draw parallels to the '60s, peace and civil rights movements, maybe too easy said a voted veteran. >> in the '60s it was physical. >> comedian and activist dick

gregory said now the battles are more mental. now it's easier to ignore injustice. >> and what we're doing is hiding. >> there was no hiding the fervor on wall street and d.c. the marchers plan to converge with the national action network rally for jobs and justice on the grounds of the washington monument. >> they said to me, reverend al, is this about the election? no, this is about our survival. >> the name is jobs and justice. it resonates completely. >> reporter: derrick ward, news 4. it has been one of the loudest demonstrations. this weekend they had its largest gathering yet. occupy wall street! >> for the last month, hundreds of thousands have called for an end to corporate greed. the rally has inspired others across the country and even around the world.

crowds gathered in places like florida, california, london, australia and japan this weekend. and economic complaints were echoed internationally. >> i'm suffering because of it. >> a lot of people i've worked with lost their jobs. my pension has been raided. >> most international rallies have been peaceful. protests in rome turned violent when a crowd broke up a presentation to break bank windows and set fires. nothing like that around d.c.. >> luckily. >> hopefully. keep it peaceful. >> we're happy to hear chief lanier, the d.c. police chief said she was very impressed that the demonstrators are being well behaved, keeping the place relatively clean. >> now they have the four-month extension at freedom plaza to stay there. >> people say why would you ever want to live in washington?

days like today -- >> who says that? >> it's one of the most beautiful cities in the country. days like today. hundreds of thousands of people for any and every cause imaginable walking down the streets. that is what this great city and country are all about. beautiful sunshine on your october morning this morning. the middle of the month of october now. plenty of sunshine going to be out there for your plans today. it's off to a chilly start, though. 50 degrees down at national airport. a lot of spots down into the 40s this morning. it's 41 in manassas. 44 in waldorf and la plata. 50 in winchester. 51 in charlestown, west virginia. nothing on radar anywhere near us. a few lonesome sprinkles across far western pennsylvania. those will be drying up before they come through the mountains. nonetheless, they will be indicative of a few extra clouds coming in by later on this

afternoon into this evening. on the whole, your sunday is going to be filled with sunshine and mild weather. highs today running four or five degrees warmer than average. low to mid-70s around town. if you're headed down to the martin luther king jr. he dedication, 8:00 temperature, 53 alongside the tidal basin. 11:00 when the temperature is 62 degrees. eagles and the redskins are playing at 1:00 today. perfect weather for that game. 70 degrees at kickoff. 73 in baltimore when the ravens kick off against the texans. how much more stuff can we cram into a sunday. >> you have no excuse. no excuse not to do anything today, right? >> right. if you can't find something to do today you're simply not looking hard enough. >> thank you, which you can. >> thank you. >> investigators in herndon are looking for a man they say posed as a police officer and sexually assaulted two women. the first attack on magnolia lane in herndon. the second happened hours later

at a nearby shopping center. darcy spencer has more. >> reporter: the first incident happened here on magnolia lane. police say this police impersonator approached a 17-year-old girl as she was entering her home. now, fortunately the victims were able to provide enough descriptive information so now police have a composite sketch. police say the man depicted fondled the teenager as he pretended to search her. he identified himself as being in law enforcement and flashed a badge. it was 3:45 in the afternoon on tuesday. >> we don't want any confusion. if somebody is pretending to be law enforcement and they're not, we want them to be caught. >> reporter: the second happened in this busy shopping center parking lot a few hours later. this time the victim was forced into the suspect's car. that attack was 7:00 in the evening in herndon on eldon. the victim was in her mid-20s.

the man drove her to a nearby parking lot where he sexually assaulted her. the car is described as a gray or silver four door. >> nowadays you can make all kinds of things that are fake. i guess i would have to see if he has the right identification. but i also know how to protect myself. >> this guy is going around and saying he's a cop and assaulting and all that. so that's not good. hopefully they catch the guy really soon, you know? >> police are hoping surveillance video will help track down the man responsible for these attacks. police want residents to know if someone stops you claiming to be in law enforcement and they're in plainclothes and unmarked car, you have the right to ask for further skpoeufgz identification and to have a supervisor come to the scene. friends and family of a missing alexandria man can continue their search thanks to the community. a fund-raiser was held for lenny harris this weekend. a popular community activist was last seen on september 21st at the charles houston rec center

where he was a mentor. police suspect foul play in his disappearance. his cell phone was found on the wilson bridge. a security camera caught someone using his credit card. then this week his car was found abandoned in prince george's county. the stepfather of a missing germantown boy will appear in court for the first time time. curtis lopez is charged with the beating and stabbing death of the boy's mother, 51-year-old jane mccain, who was found dead in her apartment on wednesday. lopez was arrested in charlotte, north carolina after after they tracked his missing suv to a hotel there. amber alert is still out for mcquain's son. 11-year-old william is still missing. hasn't been seen since he was at school september 30th. a researcher who believes she suffered a stroke at the south pole will have to wait until monday to be evacuated. dell sur has had vision and speech problems and said she suffered a stroke seven weeks ago. until this weekend her employer the national science foundation

had refused to evacuate her because of extreme weather conditions. finally, a plane arrived to take her home yesterday. once again, bad weather kept the plane from leaving. she hopes to be out of antarctica by monday or tuesday. >> let's hope that plane takes off. 39 minutes after the 7:00 hour right now. still coming up, the search intensifies for that missing baby in missouri. what the state's governor is doing to help find baby lisa. highlights

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the national guard is now helping in the search for a missing missouri baby. jay nixon said 25 members of a guard police company will help  look for 10-month-old lisa irwin, who went missing on october 4th. her parents say she disappeared from her crib sometime overnight. police searched an abandoned home after receiving a call about diapers and a backpack inside. but investigators say the items

appear to have been in there longer than two weeks. well, the "today" show is up next on nbc 4. it starts at 8:00. let's get a preview. lester holt joins us live from new york. hello, lester. >> john and angie, good morning. growing rage. occupy wall streets spreads to times square, gaining moment ulle around the world. we'll have the latest on the movement. also, high seas mystery. a newborn found dead on a carnival cruise ship. a 20-year-old woman has been detained. how did the baby die? we'll get the latest on the investigation. >> and we'll switch gears. stars come out. lady gaga, kepty chesney, all to honor bill clinton and his foundation, a concert that has hollywood buzzing. we'll show you some of the highlights. and a medical miracle. a young man lost his thumb in a car accident undergoes a remarkable transplant that replaces his missing thumbs with one of his toes.

a today exclusive. those stories and much more as we see you a bit later on today. now back to you in washington. >> thank you, lester. looking forward to it. >> okay. >> a local marine is going above and beyond for an upcoming road race. captain jason duke detin plans to run 236 miles next month to celebrate the marie core's 236th birthday. we will start in philadelphia and finish up his feat in the marine corps. marathon next month. chuck bell, you've got nothing on him. >> no. no way. most of the marines are a lot tougher than i am. it's not a surprise to find out he's one of them. >> you have done a few of them. 236 miles. what kind of mind-set? we know people don't run marathons for their health. it's all mental. >> it is 90% in your head. if you can run 10, 15, 15, you can probably do the full marathon. it's just all here. >> good for him. >> no kidding.

236 miles in a month? my goal is 110. so that's a lot of running. >> he's running quantico. you should see if you can be a running buddy. >> i ran with them. i had a ton of fun with them. i don't know about 0 dark 30. we have great weather coming our way for anything and everything you have planned, including maybe you're just going to do a whole lot of nothing. a complete check of your sunday

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a classic symbol of the holiday season isn't quite ready for its debut. the rockefeller ice skating rink was scheduled to open yesterday, but milder than normal temperatures in new york delayed any skating for about another week. in the meantime, crews are busy putting the final touches on the rink. it will open no later than next weekend and stay open through january 6th. it first opened christmas day 1936 and can hold 150 skaters at a time. that place gets packed. if you're there during the holiday season. >> been. >> it's busy. you would think january and february would be good skating months. >> you would think. it stays cold, we know, through

march. >> it's new york. there's no logic to that. >> perhaps they're using it for other things. they used it for education nation. >> that's true. very true. as long as they're putting it to good use. for us, we need to put our sunshine to get use today. we have a lot of stuff you can get outside to enjoy your day. might be a hammock in your neighbor's backyard that you could sneak in a sunday afternoon nap. today's weather will be near perfect outside for your outdoor activities. the good weather will last i think through tomorrow. rain drops not so very far away. outside on your sunday morning, sun's up. 7:18 this morning. it is a bright and beautiful start to your sunday now. temperatures have really chilled down during the overnight hours. into the 40s and 50s. there's a look at the u.s. capitol building. freedom standing tall a top the dome there. good-looking day outside today. temperatures are chilly but not all that uncommon by october

standards. 50 now in washington with the sunshine. a light breeze out of the south-southwest at 7 miles per hour. 47 in gaithersburg, rockville, germantown. leesburg, 48. manassas all the way down to 41 degrees. there probably were a few sheltered quiet spots for the shenandoah valley that may have dropped into the upper 30s this morning. but most everybody now in the 40s to near 50 degrees with a ton of sunshine out there. it's really going to be a beautiful day today. no rain anywhere near us. these little rain drops in southwestern pennsylvania are drying up over the ridgetops. no threat for rain around here today. make your outdoor plans without fear or hesitation from the weather department. temperatures up to near 60 degrees at 10:00 a.m. low 70s by early this afternoon. and even holding on to about 70 degrees or warmer through about the 6:00 hour this evening. so a nice way to get your weekend all wrapped up. sunshine for us today.

there will be a gradual increase in mid and high-level cloudiness by later on in the day. doesn't look like anything we need to worry about today. chilly start will be replaced by sunshine. most of the clouds staying across the northern half of the mason-dixon line. this weather front will try to slide down late tonight, early tomorrow. it will lay down to our south tomorrow and start to retreat back to the north as a warm front during the day on tuesday. that's when our rain chances start to sneak back up by late tuesday afternoon and especially tuesday night. for today, no concerns. nice and sunny. &mild. low to mid-70s around town. if you're headed up to fedex field for the 1:00 kickoff between the eagles and the redskins. go 'skins! 27-3. that sounds like a good score. and ravens at 4:00 in baltimore. 73 for that kickoff. zero percent chance of rain.

i'm not good at predicting the score of the ravens game, but i know i want them to win. anything that comes from texas as an oklahoma man, we don't want to see texas win. there we go, the extended forecast. rain chances back by late tuesday. wednesday looks like the washout of the week. and the early lean on next weekend looks like sunshine to me. >> all right. did oklahoma win yesterday? >> they got one over kansas, yes, indeed. it's not basketball season. that's why we won the game. >> all right. thanks, chuck. >> all right. time for a little sports now. clemson went into college park hrapbged number 8 in the country in possibly the hottest team in college football. many were already looking forward to the matchup against the only other unbeaten team, georgia tech. raebd edsell had a little something up his sleeve. it wasn't the unveiling of a new uniform. it was a coming out party for one of the biggest, newest big man on campus. that big man, c.j. brown making

his first career start at quarterback at maryland. terps up 14-10 on third and goal. brown gets into the end zone. brown's second career td pass. 21-10. next maryland drive. brown using his legs. look at him run. he scoots into the end zone. 21 yard plunge. maryland up 28-10. maybe an upset here. third quarter, maryland leading 35-17. but if you upset a top 10 team you can't do this. brown is intercepted by brelen. touchdown three plays later, clemson and get within 11. clemson with tons of momentum. taj boyd finds lawkins. one of boyd's four td passes. two-point conversion is good. tigers within three. tigers up 42-38. back come the terps. firstenberg. he is rumbling, rumbling,

rumbling. gets in the end zone. 32 yard score. maryland on top, 45-42. fans are pumped. ensuing pickoff, killing the terps all game. somehow they kick it to him and he makes them way. returns it 89 yards to the house. he has 345 all-purpose yards on the night. tigers win, 56-42. they go to 7-0 on the season. maryland falls to 2-4. homecoming in charlottesville. cavaliers hosting the 12th ranked undefeated yellowjackets. first quarter, cavs up 7-0. michael drops back. a wide open tim smith for a 32 yard score. let's see that one again. check this out. tons of time. smith gets separation. and he will make the pretty catch. uva on top. 14-0. second quarter, tied at 14 now. handoff to the cavs. richardson and the freshman does the rest. breaks at the outside. gets a couple tackles. initially marked him down at the

one. the call was reversed, so it's good. uva up 21-14. and they would hold on for the impressive upset. 24-21 as the fans go nuts storming the field. uva is now 9-1 against the yellowjackets in their last 10 games at scott stadium. with that stunning, georgia tech lost. virginia tech found themselves back in the race for first place in the acc coastal division. last night was no cake walk fort hokies. going on the radioed to take on a surging wake forest team who was 3-0 in conference play. hokies hadn't lost to wake forest since 1983. second quarter, 10-0. logan thomas with jared boykin who plunges into the end zone. that makes it 14-10, hokies on top. third quarter, tech goes the ground game. wilson runs it in from seven yards out. check out his stats. 17 carries. 136 yards, plus the td. hokies up 28-10.

fourth quarter, more hokies. thomas finding marcus davis on the 30 yard bomb. thomas had 279 yards passing, two tds as the hokies big win, 38-17, handing wake its first acc loss. navy visiting rutgers. midshipman trying to shap a three-game losing streak. tied at seven. navys's number one rushing offense in the country. chris proctor is just getting it down on the ground. 54 yards for the td. navy goes up 14-7. to the fourth. rutgers on third and nine. gary nova has time. he will find his man in the back of the end zone with a 20 yard td. first lead of the game, 21-17. to the fourth. down 21-20. but the field goal is blocked. and rutgers holds on for the 21-20 win. navy drops its fourth game in a row. the longest losing streak since 2002. one of the local score, georgetown beats howard, 21-3.

all right. hockey now. capitals started the season 3-0. all three were won in shoot-out or overtime. would regulation be enough to win at home against the ottawa senators? let's go to the phone boothe. caps fans rocking the red. he found a red kilt. how about that one? caps on the power play. sends it to alex semin. ba backstrom slaps it. up 1-0. still in the first, johannson will skate, wrapping it around the net. finds a way to poke it home underneath the goalie. just gets the window underneath the legs. 2-0. they are now 4-0 to start the season. a lot of winning teams around here. >> i know. and we're waiting for the red skin win today.

a great weekend for sports. >> everything around town. it's busy, busy, busy, everywhere. >> as we take a look outside the flags are lowered at half-staff today. it's going to go on all day in honor of the national fallen firefighters memorial that's going on. >> excellent. >> just a little something. >> a little something. a little piece of trivia out there. we had so many flags around town. when you see them all at half-staff you begin to wonder, what's it for? >> a lot of people asking questions. >> now we know. >> all right. that is it for news 4 today. we will be back here in 25 minutes with a local news update. >> and then we want you to join us again for another full hour of news. our show starts at 9:00 a.m. until then, maybe go outside and enjoy this great day. >> see you. >> and then come back and see