good morning. welcome to news4 news day. >> it appears the long-time ruler of libya, moammar gadhafi, is dead. multiple reports emerge that the dictator has been killed, though nbc news cannot confirm that.

libyan leaders have informed u.s. officials of his death. the transitional council says gadhafi was attacked as he tried to leave the town of sirte. melissa malay is live in the studio with the events. >> it's said the reports are true, and they promise an official announcement later today, but this morning libyan rebels took to the streets in celebration. as gadhafi's hometown rebels celebrated, they chanted god is good. nato said it hit a gadhafi group of loyalists. we know that there are some

reports this morning that he was shot in both legs, and captured alive and then killed, and found hiding in a hole in his hometown of sirte. al jazeer is reporting that his son was also in that hole and captured. gadhafi was seen in tripoli just before it was taken over by the rebels this summer. gadhafi finally lost his grip on august 21st, when rebels over ran the capital of tripoli storming the compound of gadhafi and forcing him to go on the run. gadhafi rose to power in a military coup that he led in 1969. gadhafi began to lose control in

february, as rebel forces started an up rising started by the successful protest in egypt and tunisia. >> it looks nice and sunny out there. lovely. tom kierein, what a nice break from yesterday. >> yeah, and it's clean. we had the rain and the wind clean things out, and a beautiful, beautiful morning under way. the wind is blustery. the sky camera bouncing around and you see cloud shadows racing across the landscape, and the latest wind gusts, these are the peak wind gusts we have seen in the last few minutes, and 25-35-mile-per-hour gusts throughout the region. we could have gusts to near 40 miles per hour. temperatures are near 60 in washington, and in southern maryland near the bay, but father to the west they're in the mid-50s in many locations,

and quite a chill in the air there. some of the high spots out there could have their first snow of the season tonight, but not here. just turning chillier after the afternoon when we climb into the perhaps low and briefly mid and upper 60s. the higher temperature will be in southern maryland near the bay. highs reaching low 60s this afternoon, and the wind gusting up to around 40 miles per hour. so we will have the leaves swirling about and the winds will begin to diminish tonight. we will look at that and chilly changes into the weekend coming. >> see you in a bit. even midday traffic can have its issues, and let's check in with danella sealock to see if there are still issues out there. >> you are right, i am still

seeing delays. i-66 inside the beltway, first traveling the inner loop of the beltway, and here is the view from spout run parkway, and through the rosslyn tunnel, not seeing delays. i will be back shortly with another update. >> thank you, danella. there was an accident, and here is how the scene looked from chopper 4 about 6:00 this morning. no word on the condition of the pedestrian. the video you are seeing is from 6:00 this morning. in half an hour, the d.c. mayor will tour the exterior where most of the damage was sustained, and is also expected to make an announcement about the district's response overall to the damage caused by the

earthquake across the city. the national cathedral sustained some of the worst damage in the area, to the tune of $250 million in repairs. the landmark is scheduled to open november 12th, but the repair work, that could take a decade. right now, in the other area of our city, senate democrats are trying to pass obama's jobs bill one piece at a time. there is a look at the capitol. they are trying to pass a bill that would prevent the layoffs of teachers and firefighters, and the republicans say it will strike down the bill because it requires half a percent of tax on millionaires. president obama's approval

rating has been dropping for the past few months, but he remains the frontrunner when put up against the republican candidates. the poll shows the president defeating romney, and the margin of victory grows against herman cain, 49-43, with six undecided, and against rick perry, president obama is 51% to perry's 42%. >> today, president obama is going to honor a local woman and 12 other americans with the presidential citizens medal. it's the nation's second highest civilian award. one honoree is from maryland. a program sent thousands of packages to service members in the high risk areas. the citizens medal is given to those that perform exemplary

deeds to our country. we got one of the lions that are missing. >> these are from the people that saw the wild animals roaming their state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. text save to 7-8836.

eastern ohio no longer re-sre resembles a jungle. now we are hearing the 911 calls when the animals were first spotted wondering around the neighborhoods. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> there is a lion. >> i just found out, there's animals running around, and i think i just seen one, and it looked like a jaguar or wolf or something. >> two days ago, more than 50 lions, tigers, bears, monkeys, wolfs, wild animals released by this man, their owner. that's terry thompson that was found dead shortly after their release. police believe he committed suicide. jack hanna said he is heartbroken over their deaths but capturing them alive could

have been disastrous. >> i know animal rights are going to be nuts, but the sheriff did the right thing. >> ohio's governor is now voeing to toughen the laws on exotic animal ownership and purchasing. a man was shot in the face on a metro bus. he later died from the injuries. this was 11:30 last night near the intersection of alabama and 23rd street southeast. and megan joins us for more on this. >> reporter: there are surveillance cameras inside as well as mounted to the outside of the bus where this happened. you can imagine that investigators are going to be taking a close look at those photos to try and figure out exactly who is responsible for the deadly shooting. now it happened at a bus stop near 23rd and alabama in southeast washington, very early this morning. now, according to police, a passenger onboard that bus was

shot for an unknown reason, shot in the face. he died as he was being taken to the hospital. now we are told that nobody on the bus, the metro driver was not involved and was not injured. now, no word on suspects or a possible motive behind this shooting, but they are still actively investigating. now a little while ago, about an hour, hour and a half ago, they re-opened alabama avenue and it had been closed in both directions for several hours while they collected evidence from the scene. traffic is now back to normal. police are asking for any help in the case, any information, you are asked to contact investigators. at this point, no word on arrests. >> thank you, megan. the defensive conrad murray is expected to call 15 witnesses as it begins its case starting tomorrow. he is on trial for manslaughter in michael jackson's death.

he is accused of giving a lethal dose of propofol. yesterday the prosecution wrapping up its case had testimony from a propofol expert saying murray did not follow guidelines when administering the drug. lindsay lohan, she is in trouble again. stop the presses. she could face more jail time after a judge rejokvoked her probation. she was on probation for a dui arrest in 2007 and a juewelry store theft last year. she could get as much as a year and a half behind bars. whether she will serve that or not, who knows, because california's prison system is so overcrowded they are letting people go. it's a beautiful day here.

>> yeah, we are seeing individual trees, and even though we are not at peak color, and we are seeing peak color around the blue ridge and parts of the shenandoah valley. the metro area will likely have the peak color here the halloween weekend coming up, just another ten days or so. the big story has been the chill and the wined. you can see the flags flapping smartly in the gusty southwesterly wind there, and the trees are still mostly green right near the potomac river. and just down river at reagan national, they had a gust of 20 miles per hour. they had a gust of 26 at reagan national. elsewhere, right near the chesapeake bay, that is gleaming blue and white with those white caps on the bay, quite a

dazzling sight, and they had 30 miles per hour gusts there over the waters of the bay. and peak gusts over the shenandoah valley and blue ridge have been up to 35 miles per hour, and especially along skyline drive, and then in western maryland and west virginia, most locations are in the low 50s and upper 40s right now. further east, we're generally in the 50s from the blue ridge all the way by the chesapeake bay, and right now in prince george's county, and arlington and fairfax, we're in the mid and upper 50s. with the wind blowing, it's chilly. if you will be heading out shortly, you want to wear a light wind breaker, and we had clouds building back in after sunshine broke out in the last couple hours. mostly cloudy, shenandoah valley, and as we go forward here over the next 24 hours, watch out here in the mountains, this is the first time we are seeing the indications that we

are getting snow showing up in the white zone there, and that's out in western maryland. and petersburg, thomas, davis, that area, they could have their first snowflakes flying in the air later this evening, and then by dawn tomorrow, it may change over and during the day tomorrow to some scattered strickprinkle there. elsewhere we will have scattered showers in the day. and then the winds will be gusting to 40 miles per hour in some of the higher spots west of washington. we will have temperatures in the low 60s perhaps there and 60s in the lower part of the eastern shore. sunset this evening is at 6:24. we will have a mostly clear sky by then and the breezes will be settling down to 25 miles per hour or so as we drop back down into the 50s, and near 50 by midnight, and by dawn tomorrow, down into the low 40s, so quite a chill in the air on friday morning and friday afternoon,

and the highs reaching low 60s tomorrow, so likely will be partly cloudy, and tomorrow's winds will be coming out of the northwest and gusting around 20 or 25, so not as blustery today. and then saturday afternoon, into the low 60s, and great for the college and high school games around the region on saturday. and sunday, lows in the 40s, and then afternoon highs low 60s again and partly cloudy. next week, monday, maybe a bit milder and more clouds around and a week trough coming around with clouds, and then sunny tuesday and back into the upper 60s, a delightful autumn day, and make it rain midweek next week on wednesday. >> along the parkway the color change is stunning now. it's really starting to click in. >> yeah, it's coming on fast. >> yeah, it is. thanks, tom. let's see if traffic is moving best better there on i-66. >> i am still seeing some problems on i-66, but i want to

show you the inner loop of the beltway in virginia. that's where i am seeing the most red as you make your way heading towards i-66 on the inner loop, that's a slow commute for you. and the lanes are packed. good news, not seeing any accidents but just congestion. and the beltway in maryland, here is the scene at connecticut avenue. inner loop and outer loop is clear as well. prince georges county, not seeing any problems there. and you are clear, wendy, back to you. >> thank you. and the st. louis cardinals are going to look to take a 2-0 lead in the world series tonight. >> that's into left center field, and coming to get it, and the cardinals win game one, 3-2. >> the cardinals take the game

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lighting, and it will be on december 1st. 3,000 tickets available for seats to the event, and the national park will have an online lottery for tickets. that starts at 10:00 in the morning on november 3rd. can you register for the drawing anytime through 9:59 a.m. on november 7th. we will put a link to register on our website, nbcwashington.com, or can you call 1-877-444-7677. it's right there on the screen. and we are going to show you exercises forgetting and staying fit for fall. we will talk about upper body exercises, you can do it with bands, and you don't have to get all the heavy machines. tell me the difference, i don't fully appreciate you can get

with the bands. we all think we need to be holding heavy stuff. >> the bands are awesome. they work the tendons. tendons connect muscles to bone, so the bands, they strengthen the tendon, and once the strengthen is stronger it works automatically. >> we need upper body -- we're not going to look like you, honey, but we need to, we need to keep our strength, and if you are recovering from injuries or anything else. >> building muscle, that's something you have to put a lot of emphasis into big arms and stuff like that, but if you want to get tone and everything, bands, and lightweight, and with these bands you cannot go wrong. >> and they are cheap? you can take them when you when they travel? >> they weigh about 2 ounces? yeah, i love it.

let me show you something with the bands. a lot of times when you want to work the posterior, just do this, put it behind your head and pull it out. >> oh, my. >> as you lean, slightly bend the knees and you are working the abdominals. >> it gives you core stability. >> great for the core. and a lightweight, and that's only 5 pounds. >> can you feel that? >> yes. oh, yes. >> the pectoral, that's a major muscle, yes. when you come from here, everything pushes there. when you are doing the core, you are going to see all of the emphasis into the core you are

working, the peck muscles -- as a matter of fact, it will tighten the whole body. >> i wonder, what is that around my ankles? that's my upper body. >> i like that. that's a good joke. >> you may like it, but we don't like it. so what can you do? >> well, what you want to do for your upper chest, here is another one. take the bands, and this is the band and slightly bend the knees and pull it out in front. as can you see, watch the chest as it goes in, and it goes out. you keep a maximum tension. if you want more tension on the band, and if you want to do the free weights, start them in the front, and slightly bend the knees, and squeeze the abdominals. but you start and you pull it out, and as you are pulling, you

are working the inside of the chest the neck and shoulders and abs. >> do you have a nutritional trick for us? >> research has shown that apples will allow you to prevent colin cancer. >> thank you. see you next thursday. coming up in our next half hour of "news4 midday," don't go away, secretary hillary clinton away, secretary hillary clinton pokes fun overseas as she t just got her flu shot, like a champ --

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forecast, and we right now have a beautiful day. right now on news4 midday, breaking news in libya, the prime minister minister says moammar gadhafi is dead. celebrations broke out in the country as reports emerged that the dictator had been killed, but nbc news cannot confirm this. the transitional council says gadhafi was captured and wounded as he tried to leave his hometown of sirte. we just learned of the passenger shot and killed on the bus. he was 22 years old, he was shot around 11:30 near the

intersection of alabama and 23rd street southeast. police are not releasing information about a suspect or motive. and in charles county, the pedestrian was hit in the 2200 block of crane highway in waldorf. and firefighters found a burning cock of koverton road. and tracee wilkins has the details. >> reporter: for those of you not familiar with this area, it's a industrial park.

the people that work here they say in the overnight hours criminals have came and dumped cars. so fire was called out here just before 1:00 a.m. for a vehicle that was on fire. once they put the fire out, they found that there was a person inside of the burning vehicle. now at this point, because the person was so badly burned they have no information on sex, race, or the age of the deceased. obviously they have not been able to identify this person either. and the vehicle was so badly burned that we don't know the make or model of the truck that that person was in. now, at this point, police are not calling this a homicide. they are saying they will have to wait on autopsy results to know that for sure, and they are also investigating the vehicle

to see if they can find anymore evidence inside. we have a news4 exclusive this morning. a loudoun county teacher is on leave. 11-year-old justin brian said he was sitting when a male teacher told him to sit down. >> i told him that i am sitting. >> and he just picked me up by my waist and throws me and then pushed me out in the hall and starts yelling at me. >> i wanted to let my son know if somebody harmed him, it was okay to stand up for yourself. >> justin says in the hall the teacher told him that he was being nasty and disrespectful. the louden sheriff's office is reviewing video from the school's gym. a spokesperson from the school said it's a personnel matter and it's under investigation and they will not put any student in an unsafe situation. the first phase of the metro rail to dulles already received

criticism for the way it's funded. that project could get behind schedule and go above budget. the manager of the project said it could cost an extra, $150 million. construction issues could delay the open of it in 2016 by six months. and a camera is making people see it, and there are no signs telling them it's out there. it's hidden by a giant tree. the cameras on the stretch of road that is notorious for accidents. the camera was placed there to specifically slow people down. people that live in the area think the camera is a good thing. >> people speed through here like all hours of the night, and during the daytime you see -- there's a lot of children that live here and i have a son

myself. >> i don't care where they put speed cameras or red light cameras, and it doesn't make a difference, just obey the law and it won't be a problem. >> people said they need to be warned there's a camera there, and d.c. police say are not sure it's the law they have to post where a camera is. and a landmark will be up for sale next year. it's an art deco style heating plant. it hits on two acres at the corner of 29th and k. it's part of the obama's administration's to sell excess properties. it's gorgeous out there today. let's check in with tom kierein, because it's also getting a little blustery. >> yeah, we had the winds

gusting over 30 miles per hour at many locations, and over the last several hours, here is a live picture from the sky watcher picture. and you can see the cloud shadows racing across the landscape now. the beautiful satin blue sky with the cumulus clouds rolling on through, and yes, these are the latest wind gusts. they have been around up to as high as 35 miles per hour in some locations, and we will have the blustery winds into the early evening. it's chilly and we are still in the 50s in most locations and near 60 by the bay. we will climb into the low 60s in most areas, and perhaps upper 60s around the northern neck, southern maryland and lower eastern shore. over the last 12 hours, the clouds cleared out this morning, but now they need to close back in from the west, and quite cloudy around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, and western maryland where there is gorgeous

autumn color. and some of the high spots in maryland, there may have their first snowflakes of the season. we will bottom out in the low 40s by dawn tomorrow. and then on friday, partly cloudy and we'll have a bit of a blustery northwest wind tomorrow, and highs reaching low 60s and more of the same for the weekend. great weather for all the outdoor recreational activities going on, high school and college football, and in the high 60s for saturday and sunday. next week it may turn a little more warmer -- not warm , but a little more warmer. perhaps we could get a few sprinkles, a very small chance of that, and then sunday on tuesday and maybe approaching upper 60s tuesday afternoon.

a chance for more rain midweek next week with the highs in the 60s. that's the seasonable temperatures. how is traffic? >> i have bun big complaint, the outer loop we have a disabled truck slowing you down. as you passover the wilson bridge and make your way towards 210. and in virginia, still very slow from braddic road. and i-66, good news, no accidents to report on either side. and i-66 inside the beltway heading west, seeing delays at glebe, and they continue as you head towards the dulles toll road. 270, and this is the highlight because i am not seeing any delays on 270 north or south, but there's a lot of wind. >> always a pleasure to see pavement when you are looking at

270. it's always just cars. the exchange between hillary clinton and karzai. she related a comment from herman cain. >> the president was saying he saw the news clip about how mr. cain said i don't know the names of all the presidents and countries -- all these places. >> that wasn't right. >> and in an interview last week with the christian broadcasting network, cain was asked if he was ready for the got you questions, and he said he did not think it was necessary to

know the names of the smaller insignificant states is what he said. and the first president to appear on "the tonight show,sho

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recalling thousands of bags of salad that could possibly be tainted by salmonella. no illnesses have been reported yet. the blends come in several varieties districted by taylor farms and may have been sold under the taylor farms name, and they could have been heb or market side. they have "sell by" dates october 18th through the 21st. you can call for more information and a full list of the affected products. let's see how wall street is fairing this hour. let's check in with bertha coombs. >> and we are getting confusing signals. the officials are supposed to unveil a comprehensive bailout plan this year in a summit, but there are conflicting reports as

if they will hold off on the summit, and meantime here at home we are in the thick of earning season. and the quarterly results came in better than expected, as the consumers spent 16% more, and a few of them racked up late payments. ebay reported strong earnings, and the company is trying to transition to an auction site, they want to compete with amazon. southwest airlines reported a rare loss this morning because of the efforts to hedge against oil prices going up backfired when the oil prices went down last month. for the holidays, southwest is expecting a lot of business. it looks like the airlines will charge between $4 and $10 more per passenger, and that becomes more when you add in the taxes, but sometimes the folks will

undercut, and so if american doesn't join, maybe those won't hold, but as usual, book early. >> and use your american express card and don't pay your bill on time because it's good for the economy. >> yeah, thanks. and president sarcozy has a baby girl. he missed the birth and was on a trip for a summit. and we don't know what the couple has named their little girl just yet. our wednesday's child this week, he just had a birthday. his name is donnell. those who follow his progress say he has made leaps and bounds, and on top of that they say the 3-year-old happens to be a great little kid.

barbara harrison takes us to meet the very sweet and cute, donnell. >> there is donnell. there he is. hi. he arrived for his wednesday's child shoot dressed for the recent weather. recently he was invited to be with me at a museum. this room had brightly colored costumes to try on, and down the hall -- >> a great room, this is red, white and blue. >> it's a place filled with room after room for fantasy fun for little ones. there's grandma and grandpa's place. look at that. danella was not too sure about the rooster, and he is a little insecure about things unfamiliar, and those that know him say -- >> donnell is an amazingly,

happy chirpy child, and loves to sing, sings everywhere, and he loves colors and tv. he can scoot. he is a -- he just is a very joyous child. >> what he did like was the farm puzzle and he did well inputting the pieces in the right place. >> but he does have a natural curiosity. he is starting to talk more, using more words. i really think that with a lot of love and attention, he will reach a nice potential. >> donnell was very happen wrae when elizabeth and rachel put his chair together, he seemed to feel more secure here and ready to experiment like some of the toys like the drum and the piano. before we left there was surprised for donnell to take with him, including books and puzzles, and now he just needs a family to help him grow and to develop all the wonderful things he will learn to do in his life,

and who are ready to get a lot of love back from a little boy ready to go home with a forever family. barbara harrison, news4 for wednesday's child. >> if you have room in your home and heart for donnell or another child who is waiting, call the special adoption hotline, or go to the home page at nbcwashington.com. state farm. this is jessica.

hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm.

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cities for treat or treatiick-o d.c. is one of them. the walk score, population and density and the all important local crime report. san francisco was the best city to trick-or-treat, and boston is in second, and honolulu and seattle and chicago followed, and then washington, d.c., we are number seven. there was some pretty big holidays coming up in the remaining months. we are heading into the holiday season, and there are plenty of free things to do during each of them, so joining us with a few fun, free options, levon. >> there's something weird to do. can you get dressed up as a zombie and go out to silver

bring this weekend. on saturday night they will be doing the annual silver springs zombie walk. this is something fun to do. ar don't want to go trick-or-treating anymore, and it's free. if you want to participate, get dressed up to silver springs, and georgia avenue is where the parade kicks off. >> you just have to do the zombie? >> yeah, however you decide to do that. it's about being yourself as a zombie, really. >> that's easy to do, because you need the grayish white paint and fake blood and blacken your eyes out. >> it's trendy, too. >> incredibly trendy, too. >> since we are in the fall, it's the fall fraulic at glenn echo. >> yeah, the leaves are about to change color, and that will happen over the next couple

weekends. and october 29th, a great time to take the kids out and see some of the forest and see some of the kids participating, and there are lots of activities for kids, including trick-or-treating. that's entirely free from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. on october 29th. >> that's like an artist caolon out there, and so it would be interesting to see how they carve their pumpkins. >> you want to mark your calendars, december 2nd and 3rd. the highlight is really ice sculptures, and then it's done with chainsaws, and santa comes and it's right downtown bethesda. it's another free event and it's the theme for the day.

we're all saving up for the holidays. >> that's always a great intersection, because there are so many shops and great restaurants there, too. >> more than ever. >> after you have seen the ice, can you go and get a drink with ice in it, you know, and enjoy yourself. thanks, and for more details for your weekend go to the nbcwashington.com website. let's take a look at some of the stories you are following. at 4:00, brouhaha between a way stress and a customer gets national attention over an unwanted tip. we will tell you where you need to carry your bug spray. and tonight at 5:00, from shouting in cyber space to bill cramming, what happened after that story aired. we look into viewers that took action thanks to our report, and

that's coming up this afternoon on news4. the reported death of moammar gadhafi, and nbc news cannot officially confirm it, but libyan's national transitional council says gadhafi was attacked when he tried to leave his hometown of sirte. celebrations breaking out across the country as the reports emerge. gadhafi lost his grip on libya when the rebels over ran the capital of tripoli and forced gadhafi to go on the run. tom, it's an amazing day. will it hold? >> hairstyles by mr. wind today. we had the wind gusting to around 30 to 35 miles per hour this morning. can you see that on the potomac river. this is a live picture from the city camera, the potomac has a chop on the river from the wind whipping in out of the west-southwest. there is capitol hill and clouds passing over us, and the clouds have filled back in again, and they will be with us into the

afternoon. here is another view of our sky looking off to the west from upper northwest vantage point. the camera located about 300 feet above northwest washington a looking into montgomery county, and way in the distance in loudoun county, and we have the clouds passing through. and the wind gusts now, reagan national gusting up at 32, and on the shore have been gusting up to 35 miles per hour. and then around the blue ridge and the shenandoah valley, they have had gusts around 40 miles per hour. we will have the gusts remain high into the afternoon, and right now approaching the noon hour and we are near 60 degrees throughout much of the region, except shenandoah in the mountains, where there's a lot of cloudiness, they are in the mid-50s now. and after sunday morning, the clouds will begin to roll back in from the west and will be with us from time to time into

the afternoon hours. tonight we could have the first snowflakes in western maryland and high spots in west virginia this evening. and then tomorrow, a chilly day, low 40s in the morning, and afternoon highs, low 60s, partly cloudy and a bit of a blustery northwest winds, but the winds will diminish for a terrific weekend coming up, but chilly in the mornings and afternoon highs with low 60s on saturday and sunday. mild in the first part of next week, and might get rain midweek. >> thank you, tom. thank you, and be sure and join us for