his disappearance was the focus of extensive searches today. we have live team coverage today. melissa? >> reporter: now the hearing lasted just a few minutes in charlotte today. we are not sure when he'll head to montgomery county, he should be leaving here in just a few days. curtis lopez shuffled into the north carolina courtroom in shackles and orange jump suit monday afternoon. during the hearing, he said he wanted to waive extradition lopez had friends and family sitting in the front row of the courtroom. his public defender would not comment on the case. he led his family outside after the hearing. a friend outside told us he is shocked. >> he is a friend, you know? i'm blown away by it. it's disheartening. he's not the person i knew. >> reporter: nbc 4 obtained the

search warrant from where lopez was arrested and his wife's honda crv. his girlfriend was behind the wheel of the car when she crashed here. she told investigators she was driving her boyfriend's mother's car. mcquain's suv had her maryland registration and insurance information inside the front door pocket. there were two cell phones in the vehicle and 18 copies of a marriage certificate. at the hotel, police found a box cutter knife, a credit card belonging to jane mcquain, nine 100 dollar bills. he's waived extradition. the authorities in maryland make arrangements to come retrieve him. >> lopez spent time in prison before. over the years, he's had a slew

of addresses in charlotte. his former roommate says she hasn't heard from him since he moved out of her home three months ago. >> it's scary, yeah. to know that i was that close with somebody. >> reporter: we may not know until tomorrow exactly when lopez will be picked up here in charlotte, north carolina. the earliest he could leave is sometime tuesday afternoon or evening. back to you. >> thank you, melissa. in maryland, a team of volunteers joined montgomery police combing two wooded areas for any signs of 11-year-old william mcquain. pat collins continues the coverage in clarksburg. pat? >> reporter: the number one priority for montgomery county police is find william mcquain. but so far, no luck.

they searched over the weekend. they searched again today. police out looking for william mcquain, the 11-year-old boy, missing now for 17 days. how do they know where to look? well, kenney has an answer. he says william and hids mom, jane mcquain and his stepfather would come to his house in the damascus to socialize and eat barbecue. in fact, he says they were all there three weeks ago, right before all of this happened. >> we were cooking out. i have a little fire over there. we were grilling out by the picnic table. it was within the last month, three to four weeks ago. >> curtis lopez -- >> and william and jane were here. >> reporter: more searching off route 270 in clarksburg. police in the fields, in the

woods, near the drainage pond. now, these are not arbitrary exercises. police say they have a reason to search, but they are not broadcasting it. >> it's not a hunch and it's not a guess. it's based on investigative leads and information detectives have that brought us here. >> reporter: the time line, october 12th. the boy's mother jane mcquain found murdered in her germantown condo. investigators believe she had been dead for some time. october 13th, the next day, curtis lopez, the victim's husband charged in the murder. he was arrested in charlotte, north carolina. september 30th, the day 11-year-old william mcquain was last seen in his germantown neighborhood. so, will there be a search tomorrow? if so, where will they be tomorrow? we may not know the answers to

those questions until tomorrow. back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. stay with news 4 for continuing coverage for the search for william mcquain. we'll have live updates as the story develops. you can catch up on www.nbcwashington.com. the maryland man held in aruba will stay in jail. a judge denied his appeal. the 50-year-old is a suspect in the presumed death of his travel come painon. he appealed an order detaining him for 60 days while authorities disengaged. gardner was swept out to sea while they were snorkeling. >> you couldn't ask for a better day in the middle of october? >> it was rough this morning. veronica johnson is in the weather center with the latest. can this continue? >> at least the mildness is going to continue.

it was a nice weekend. saturday, 71 degrees. sunday 71 degrees. today has been right around 70 degrees. most neighborhoods. it's been a fantastic day. some folks had the day off. 68 degrees is where we are. only a few high clouds left around the area. that, with a cold front that moved through this morning. doreen, those were the clouds you saw early on. they began to break up. watch the loop here. satellite and radar. they broke up around 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. leaving us with a gorgeous day. there's a few clouds out there now. the cold front is going to start to move back as a warm front. tomorrow, again, a mild day for us. a nice evening, too. we drop off to 60 degrees and around 60 by 11:00 p.m. you know what? midweek, after a transitional day tomorrow is looking wild. i'll tell you why when i return.

back to you. >> thanks, veronica. now, to that disappointing loss for the redskins. john beck was called in to take over for a struggling rex grossman. the question now, who will start in next sunday's game. dan hellie live in redskins park. i'm guessing they are not talking too much about who that is going to be just yet. >> not just yet. the most important position on this team is still up in the air. mike shanahan says he will make a decision on the starting quarterback on wednesday. rex grossman's four interception performance against the eagles that resulted in a 20-13 loss. grossman had his worst game since arriving in washington yesterday. two interceptions in the first half and two more in the third quarter. he now has 11 turnovers in five games this season. rex's fourth interception against the eagles sent him to

the bench for good. he was replaced by john beck who came in the fourth quarter andtn the game. now, the question is who will get the call on sunday? as of today, mike shanahan has not made up his mind. wednesday's decision will be made based on who is going to start in the best interest of the organization. i have not made up my mind right now. i have talked to our coaches to get their opinions on the plays. you go through the game situations. look at who is going to be active and who gives you the best chance to win. we constantly do that. that will never change. i believe in both these guys. they can both play. i know these guys got what it takes. which ever direction we go, that guy is going to get an opportunity to show us what he can do on game day.

>> if you remember, mike shanahan said he stakes his reputation on the two quarterbacks. he was asked today if he still stood in that position. he said absolutely. we are going to have a decision on the quarterback for the redskins coming up on wednesday after practice. injuries also a huge problem for this team right now. they lost chris cooley and two starting offensive linemen. all of them expected to miss a significant amount of time. we'll have exactly how long and how bad it is for the skins in terms of their injury situation later in sports. >> see you in a few minutes. thanks, dan. prosecutors decided not to press charges against cornel west. the group was protesting the corporate influence on the high court. west joined the demonstration

after the martin luther king jr. memorial yesterday. president obama kicked off a three-day bus tour. he flew to north carolina to start the tour. at the airport, a senate bill put the jobs bill on the shelf. he called on congress to take action piece-by-piece. >> if they vote against taking steps we know will put americans back to work right now, right now, then they are not going to have to answer to me. they are going to have to answer to you. >> republicans say the president's bill amounts to more stimulus spending. they say it didn't work in 2009 and don't think it will work now. >> maryland's general assembly was back for a legislation. the change comes after the most recent census data. some minority groups say the new

changes will change their votes but governor martin o'malley says it's a fair representation of the strong minority population. >> there are no voting rights requirement. they all be packed into one district more than there is a requirement that non-minority people be packed into one district. it is not expected to last more than a few days. still ahead, a critical cancer drug shortage. some patients can't get it at all. some are under investigation for charging too much for the life-saving treatment. >> i'm liz crenshaw. these days you can pick up groceries anywhere. you might be surprised who has

a handful of drug companies are being investigated for selling hard to get precipitation drugs at inflated prices. they are on an fda list of drugs in short supply.

they include life-saving chemotherapy treatments. what are we talking about an what do you think is causing the shortage? >> we are talking about chemo drugs as you mentioned to treat juvenile lieukemileukemia, brea cancer, colon cancer, also drugs to fight intensive infections. what the investigation is being conducted by elijah cummings. a handful of companies are big up these drugs in short supply and trying to sell them for astro nom cal prices. a drug to fight leukemia usually sells to hospitals at $12 a vial, they were selling it over $900 a vial.

the average mark up was 650%. >> wow. >> it's a problem. >> people's lives are on the line in the meantime while this is being worked out. lisa, what is being done to help patients resolve this? >> children's national medical center today, they have done fairly well. they have, on a couple occasions had to substitute drugs that are almost identical. other hospital that is treat juvenile lieu keeukemia had to treatment. what they are doing, basically, is having their pharmacist do what they can to find the supply and try to be sure the patient who is need the drugs most are getting it. >> it's hard to imagine anybody would interfere with people who need life-saving drugs, getting them. you have more coming up on nbc

"nightly news" after this broadcast. we will tune in to catch your report at 7:00. thanks for joining us lisa, nbc news. we turn to veronica johnson, just the brilliant sunshine. >> do you like it? you're smiling. it's what fall is supposed to feel like. >> we like the sunshine. it brightens up the trees. you are not going to like the middle of the week or the end of the week. >> it's good. >> exactly. get out and enjoy. the evening is going to be nice. we are quiet in the overnight period. it's fairly clear, too, during the overnight. look at that brilliant color coming to us. the color is showing up in color. 68 degrees now. a lot of neighborhoods today, close to 70 with a south wind at 10 miles per hour. let's check out the other neighborhoods.

we head to fairfax and falls church. 70 degrees the temperature only right around 70. prince george's county. now, it's 72 degrees. temperatures certainly cooperating. for the evening and overnight, it's going to be fairly seasonable. so comfortable here for fall. we drop to 61 degrees by 9:00. 59 by 11:00 p.m. early tomorrow morning, in the 50s. 54 to 52 degrees. that means we'll be a couple degrees above the average. feeling like fall around here. the doppler radar is quiet. we are going to see showers showing up on doppler. i think when we get on the other side of tomorrow night and the other side of midnight. the cold front through the area, down around richmond and roanoke, virginia. the same front heads back through us. it's going to be mild. it's wet for wednesday. wednesday is the downpour day out of the week. the same low pressure system that delivered the flooding.

that's what's going to be moving. here is a snapshot of early wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. wet across the area. a 24 hour period through wednesday night, late. wet and then turning very windy. 3/4 to inch and a half of rain on wednesday. thursday feeling like november with the wind coming through. again, nice, pleasant from the mid-60s to upper 50s around the area. for tomorrow morning, 45 to 52 degrees. so, a start that's going to feel a lot like fall around here. tomorrow afternoon, again, not bad, either. again, back to the low 70s for tomorrow. we'll have more clouds coming our way for the evening hours. the rain starting after midnight to around 2:00 a.m. on wednesday. 24 hours of rain and it's soggy for wednesday. then windy for thursday with a high temperature of 59 degrees. that means, of course, chilly air follows for friday.

we'll talk more about the extended forecast coming up in a couple minutes. >> thanks. coming up, d.c.s mayor ways in on the fbi investigation and how he ran his campaign. two years after the disappearance of a college student, police ramp up their efforts to find a killer. >> buying groceries at

the price of groceries has gone up in recent months. it may have you shopping around for the best deals. do you know where to find the cheapest items when it comes to the grocery staples? liz is here. we know you did a bit of shopping around. >> you can find groceries everywhere from the local grocery to cvs to walmart. with grocery prices on the rise, for example eggs are up 20% compared to this time last year. where consumers shop may or may not matter. you may be surprised. take a look. >> $30. $30 in here. >> reporter: consumers are frustrated over the cost of groceries these days. in the last year, prices went up 6% according to government statistics. >> we drive further if we know

there are better prices. >> reporter: you can try a discount store like target or walmart or cvs. all are offering groceries. can the grocery destinations save you money? >> i go to the store, $150. it's two, three bags. >> reporter: we decided to find out if our presumptions about the cost of groceries is correct. is it more expensive at convenience stores? are they cheapest at discount stores and grocery chains? we put together a simple list. eggs, coffee, mill, soup, mac-n-cheese. we went to safeway, cvs, target

and 7-elevin. most of the high prices were 7-elevin. eggs at safe way, 2.59. the same day at target, 1.89. >> i wouldn't think of buying food from target. >> the cheapest gallon of milk? >> safeway? >> reporter: nope. a gallon of whole milk was $4.29 at cvs and cheapest at whole foods, .49. >> whole foods is normally very expensive. a can of chicken noodle soup, you would expect the highest $1.79 at 7-eleven. it was an sale at safeway.

a tub of butter, $2.98 at walmart and $2.99 at whole foods. a big difference in the price of cheerios. a 14 ounce box, whole foods, $4.09. who had it the cheapest the day we shopped? cvs, $2.75 for the same box. >> it pays to shop around. thank you. >> you're welcome. it's good to sort of dispel some of your misconceptions about things. we were surprised. >> if the price looks outrageous, i'll get it somewhere else. >> wait till the following week when it's on sale. >> pay 50 cents far can of soup or a lot more. it's hard to do the shopping around. if you have the time, it's important to look around. you need to know what things

cost. >> liz, thanks. >> you are welcome. still ahead, the d.c. mayor responds to reports that a campaign is moving forward. watch where you park. a crackdown on drivers who get creative in finding a parking spot. >> reporter: same team, same job, but different d.c. landmark. landmark. i'll

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fast 4ward through the headlines. a man accused of killing his wife appeared in court in north carolina this afternoon. he's waived extradition. mcquain's 11-year-old son william is still missing. a judge in aruba denied the request of a man to be released from jail. giordano giordano. >> allegations companies are gouging customers. elijah cummings is asking for documents from companies accused of inflating the price of drugs. it's a nice evening out there right now. around 70 degrees.

in fact, very few days this week with mild temperatures and some sunshine combined. today, one of two. we are at 68 degrees right now. a lot of sunshine across the area. south wind at 10 miles per hour. as far as other locations, upper 60s to right around 70 degrees in prince george's county. the wake-up forecast, we start in the upper 40s to low 50s with a partly sunny sky. overnight, passing clouds in the area. rain is headed our way in a few. >> thanks, veronica. now, we are following a developing story from maryland. it's where police are investigating where a child fell from the window. officials say the 4-year-old child fell from a third story window. he was discovered by a teen crying in the back of the building. the child has been taken to the

hospital. no word on his condition now. a federal grand jury probes into allegations of pay offs in a 2010 campaign for mayor. grays comments follow the disclosure. tom sherwood joins us with the story. >> this was a big weekend for mayor gray. he welcomed the world to the king memorial dedication. then there was the scandal story. as thousands celebrated the sing memorial sunday, mayor vincent gray challenged them. >> i employ you mr. president. stand with the people of the district of columbia. >> reporter: his dramatic appeal was overshadow by the story sunday morning on the investigation into whether brown was paid off to attack then mayor. whether brown got a $110,000 year job for the efforts.

there's a half page graphic of players saying the fbi obtained fingerprints and offered immuni immunity. >> did you read the articles? >> i have read parts of it. i read all of these things. >> have you been asked for fingerprin fingerprints? >> no. >> would you submit them if asked? >> of course. >> reporter: the post first reported brown's allegations. gray maintained his personal. >> you anticipate you will be called or just waiting to see? >> i have no idea. we indicated we will cooperate with everything requested of us. >> gray's staff is furious that "the washington post" had on the memorial day. instead, seeing it all as a distraction. >> i'm surprised this happened in the first place.

if anybody suggested to me this is what we would have had to spend our time on, i would have said no way. it's not what i wanted to do. the surprises were there from the beginning. >> the campaign worker is cooperating with the probe and wore a wire to capture conversations for the fbi. back to you. >> thank you. two years ago today, virginia tech student morgan disappeared. today, police continue the search for her killer. her parents return to the bridge where she was last seen alive. she disappeared after a concert in 2009. her bodice covered several months later in a field. her parents have a new campaign called help save the next girl. >> we will leave no stone unturned. that's what you do when you are looking for the filth and slime that festers in the dark. we are angry. we are going to fight like hell and we are going to find you.

>> there's a $150,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest in the case. a tractor trailer accident caused a messy morning commute for drivers in the suitland area. it happened just before 5:00. it lost control and slammed into the underpass. the truck was carrying a large load of wooden fence parts. diesel from the truck spilled. crews had to close lanes for hours to clean up the mess. >> what do you think about this? >> actually, there's nothing you can go about it. i read about it on the news this morning. it's one thing after another. >> is it much of an inconvenience for you? >> yeah. we didn't know what was happening. >> the truck driver is recovering from serious injuries. prince george's county hazmat team says it is not a danger to

residents. electrical problems forced a plane to land in a parking lot in virginia today. the pilot says his cessna lost power as he tried to land it in a field. the plane clipped part of a parking garage before landing. the 81-year-old pilot and his passenger got out safely. nobody on the ground was injured. virginia state police started a crackdown today trying to stop people from making their own parking spaces. police were on patrol ticketing anybody found parking outside designated parking areas. commuters were alerted to the area with message boards and flyers on the cars. people are parking where they are not supposed to in the lot. they are impeding the flow of traffic by doing so. it's become a safety concern. a bike sharing station. bike sharing programs like the

capital bike share allow you to rent bikes and return them to one of several locations around town. a plan was approved for the fen wick station housing. the complex will be built at the u.s. post office on second avenue. construction set to start september, 2012. >> bike sharing thing is taking off. coming up, fire rips through a virginia apartment complex. police say it was no accident police say it was no accident and they know who did it.

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these engineers who repelled down the sides of the washington monument are at it again. this time, they are working high up at the national cathedral. elaine reyes is live over there with more. elaine? >> reporter: hi, there. we have been here all afternoon. the engineers are part of a difficult access team. they are concerned with the ornamental limestone on the front and sides of the towers. they are looking for cracks and

loose stones. they just finished scaling the washington monument. they are calling this a completely different experience. >> i kind of wish i had that job. it looks pretty enjoyable on a day like this. >> reporter: it's a sight that's rare to see. and it's stopping people on wisconsin avenue. >> i was riding my bike, i had the day off and saw guys hanging off the cathedral. i thought i would take a look. >> reporter: they are checking the towers stone-by-stone, ornament-by-ornament. they are the same crew that went down the washington monument. >> it's such a -- you know, a huge historic truckture, but it's relatively stark while you are on the side of the building. there's not a lot to look at with this. with all the ornamentation. it's more entertaining for us, if you want to say, while we are

up there. >> engineers are armed with ipads, cameras and debris bags to take away loose stones. they want to make sure the slender pieces are stable. >> we are not expecting to see a lot of damage up there. we'll have to see. i know we have looked at it with binoculars. >> i think we can get both of the towers done this week, weather permitting and then we would shift to the bell tower, the central bell tower, which is where you see the platform and scaffolding. >> they are braver than i am. but, at the same time, they must have a great view on a day like this. >> the cathedral is hoping to reopen to the public on november 12th. they are planning a consecration ceremony. back to you. >> they are braver than i am, too. thanks. >> you have to have a strong stomach up there, dangling around.

>> i couldn't do it for a second. >> let's check in with veronica johnson for an update on the weather. a bit of a breeze out there today. >> that's right. you noticed that. it was breezy, but quiet and sunny. we have a gorgeous evening that's coming to us. real easy. if you have evening errands to run. 68 degrees right now. we have a south wind around the area at 10 miles per hour. the wind is settling a bit from earlier today. we'll head down into the upper 50s by 11:00 p.m. notice the clouds building. partly cloudy for the overnight after we got through today. 52 degrees is where we are early tomorrow morning. 52 degrees right in town, look for a partly sunny day. it's going to be mild tomorrow. in fact, tomorrow will be the only second mild day out of the workweek. big storm hits and we will start cooling down. 70 to 74 degrees tomorrow with a few clouds around the area.

clouds pile up late tomorrow night. we get the rain after midnight. wednesday, wet for the morning rush and wet for the evening rush. it's look k likely. the high 67 degrees. 3/4 to an inch of rain. thursday and friday, windy and chilly. upper 50s for highs. feeling like november around here. good news, a lot of folks continue to make plans. saturday with sunshine back. chilly with a high of 61 degrees. sunday, 63 degrees with more sunshine. the one soggy day coming up is looking like wednesday. back to you. >> thanks. a lot of folks waiting for the other shoe to drop. the redskins making a chance to their quarterback. dan is live out at the park with the latest. hey, dan. >> reporter: we had this story the entire preseason. mike shanahan not tipping his hand yet. no decision is made, yet. an announcement will come

wednesday as we battle mosquitos at redskins park. after four interceptions and getting benched grossman is tied for the nfl lead with nine interceptions. after that loss to the eagles and stinker of a performance, it's something he wants to forget. >> flush it. there's so many times in this league you face adversity for one reason or another, you go back to your core belief. i believe in myself. coaching staff doesn't. whatever the situation is. i believe in myself that every single play i'm going to get it done. so, you know, i fall back on that. >> obviously, i would have liked to have finished what i started and from a competitive standpoint, there's a lot of times when things aren't going well. >> shanahan or coach when they

informed you they were putting beck in? >> i was just brief -- you know? informative speech there. just going with beck. >> just turned to me and said let's go. you are in. let me get a snap from center to get situated. >> do you expect to start next week? >> i don't know. nothing has been said. >> beck played well considering he hasn't practiced with the team all season. >> that was the number one thing, we are a couple stores away from tieing it up. right now, i'm thinking about the plays. that way, whatever happens next, my next time on the field i want to be fully ready and do the best i can. >> the quarterback debate will grab the headlines. the defense knows it did not

play well early, giving up 20 first half points. >> flustered. big time receivers. all of a sudden, we get hit thinking and seven yards. it kept adding up. coming in the first half. luckily could have got way out of hand. >> i felt like we had 500 yards. i don't know how many we had. it was good the way we bounced back. you know, some of the positions we were in, to hold at seven points isn't all bad. we did a lot of things wrong. if we could correct them, it's okay. >> it's a long season. we have to play another 14, 13 more games, whatever it be because it's only week six. it's one loss. we are 3-2. a lot of football ahead of us. we have to focus on that and not

worry about putting them away. we have to take care of our business. >> reporter: there is a long way to go. 11 games left in the season. next up, the carolina panthers and rooky quarterback cam newton. they are not a very good team. it will be interesting to see who mike shanahan goes with. this, i can tell you, injuries a huge problem for the redskins right now especially on the offensive line. dunned for the year with a torn knee ligament. cooley could be done for the year, too. he has fractured finger. they are going to evaluate his knee and see where he is. starting left tackle, trent williams out with a high ankle sprain. so, things not great out here at redskins park. still waiting on that quarterback decision. that's certainly the lead story that everybody is talking about until wednesday.

>> you don't want to hear any of that with 11 more games left in the season. >> exactly. >> if john beck wants to be an nfl quarterback, i recommend he upgrade his news conference wardrobe. was that a shirt from his other job or what? >> he had a part time job at the exxon after work. >> that's what it looks like. all right. thank you, dan. >> see you guys. here is what we are working on for news 4 at 6:00. a serious story from the racing world. they are mourning a loss of a superstar. many are questioning the safety around the races. president obama embarks on a three-day pus tour. no more shocking bills. what cell phone companies are doing to make sure you don't go over your minutes. those stories and more coming up on news 4 at 6:00. after the break, police say they know how a woman set a fire

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a manassas woman accused of setting her apartment complex on fire will remain in jail. she's charged with malicious burning of an occupied building. she confessed to setting the fire while neighbors were inside the building. >> reporter: a two-alarm fire that left two dozen people without anywhere to live. this wok, a resident here, is charged with setting the blaze. >> my reaction to this, she don't have no regrets of anybody else's life. no matter what's going on in her life or whatever, deal with it on the inside. don't bring anybody else

involved. it affected a lot of families around here. >> she could have hurt one of these kids. there are a lot of kids. >> reporter: she set her unit on fire just after 7:00. there were flames shooting through the roof and heavy smoke. 11 adults and 12 children displaced. according to the documents, she set a shirt on her stove, set it on fire and placed it on a bed. flames spread from there. she went door-to-door telling people the building was on fire. she moved here from ohio less than one month ago. >> this is an act of criminal investigation. so, that's something i can't comment on until we are further into the investigation.

>> reporter: authorities say the fire caused $600,000 in damage. it could have led to fatalities. >> even the kids and people there, it's scary. scary. you know, we got to be careful. we don't know who is around. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. that is it for news 4 at 5:00. news 4 at 6:00 starts right now. a man accused of murdering his wife in court for the first time today. what police found in the suspects hotel room and car that could shed light on the crime. >> tragedy on the tracks. >> a huge crash. >> tragedy on the track. a popular race car driver is killed in one of the worst. could the death have been prevented? >> what cell phone companies are