one of the world's longest serving dictators is no more. >> president obama confirms the death of moammar gadhafi. good afternoon. >> i'm pat lawson muse. moammar gadhafi is dead. he allegedly ordered the bombing over lockerbie scotland. they killed him and released graphic cell phone video to back up their claim. steve handelsman has the story. >> reporter: the cell phone video is graphic, but shaking. for hours, u.s. officials were scrambling to verify what libyan rebels claimed, moammar gadhafi is dead. president obama saluted the libyan people. >> you have won your revolution. now, we will be a future with

dignity, freedom and opportunity. >> reporter: libya celebrated. they joined the rebels to overthrow what they loved. they needed help and got it from the u.s. >> we did go in and supported rebellion against gadhafi. it's a good thing he is gone. we have to be careful about the lessons learned. >> reporter: air power works. in attacks, nato warplanes pounded gadhafi forces. in late spring, italy, france and others kept up the air attacks. gadhafi facing wartime charges refused to give up or get out, even after tripoli fell. he was held up in the town of

cert. according to some reports, that is how and where moammar gadhafi was caught and killed. arab experts say whether it makes america safer is unknowable. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. moammar gadhafi admitted libya was responsible for the bombing of pan am 103 prior to the september terror attacks. it was the worst attack directed at americans. the flight from london to new york crashed december 21st, 1988. 270 people were killed. the vast majority of them, american. a woman in new jersey lost her 20-year-old daughter. she said she's buying a bottle of expensive champagne to celebrate gadhafi's death. we are following breaking news in montgomery county where two firefighters were injured battling a fire. this is over the 6600 block.

this fire broke out an hour ago. it started on the front side of the home, spreading throughout. firefighters on the scene were told to evacuate at one point. two injured firefighters were not hurt and will not be taken to the hospital. the owner was not home at the time. we'll bring you the latest as more details are available. if you have been outside, it started out as a beautiful day and became blustery. >> the winds have picked up. veronica johnson is in the weather center with more. >> it's funny how the weather gets us that way in the afternoon. yeah, we started out with sunshine and breezy conditions. quickly, by the afternoon, the clouds rolled in and the winds picked up. earlier today, the winds were just under 40 miles per hour. take a look, winds gusting up to 26 miles per hour.

get over into prince george's county, and clinton, maryland. the winds are gusting up to 30 miles per hour. most locations settled down to 20 to 25-mile-per-hour wind gusts and going to be pretty breezy in the evening hours and for a portion of the overnight. look at the radar. sunshine and clear skies. we have clouds rolling in about lunchtime today. the entire area now overcast. our temperature stands at 59 degrees with a south and southwest wind, sustained at 18 miles per hour. again, it's the higher gusts we are getting. we have, well no rain reported from the clouds here. up to the north, take a look in pennsylvania and to the west. there's a lot of rain and a lot more wind just to the northwest. wait until you see what chicago has been dealing with today. noaa is out with their winter

outlook today. if you are wondering what we could be getting here this winter, we'll give you a tees. back to you. >> thanks. police are looking for three suspects after a man was shot and killed in washington overnight. he was riding the bus near the 2100 block of alabama avenue at midnight. he was shot on the bus. he was found lying on the street and died at the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out why he was shot to e begin with. firefighters find a body inside a burning car. the vehicle was at the 2900 block in forestville early this morning. tracee wilkins explains why the location comes as a surprise to investigators. >> reporter: for those not familiar, it's an industrial park. people who work here tell me

during overnight hours, criminals often use the road to come and dump stolen vehicles, strip them and burn them. police patrolled this road overnight because of those issues. it was a surprise when they discovered what happened over that way where you see the burn marks there. fire was called out here before 1:00 a.m. for a vehicle on fire. once they put the fire out, they found there was a person inside the burning vehicle. because the person was so badly burned, they have no information on sex, race or the age of the deceased. they have not been able to identify this person, either. >> the vehicle was so badly burned, we don't know the make or model of the truck that person was in. police are not calling this a homicide. they have to await autopsy results to know. they are investigating the vehicle to find more

information. >> that was tracee wilkins reporting from forestville. a federal government owned landmark in gorgetown is up for sale. it's according to "the washington post." it's an abandoned art deck coe plant. it sits on two acres. it's part of the obama administration plan to sell federal property across the country. the government owns $1.2 million in property costing taxpayers $20 billion to operate and maintain. a company is recalling thousands of bags of salad. no illnesses reported. the salad blends come in several varieties. they could be sold under the name taylor farms or fresh selections, ehb or marketside. some were sold in virginia. the selby dates, october 18-21. call 877-323-7374 for more

information and get a full list of the affected products. president obama's jobs bill stalled in the senate. now, democrats are going to try a different approach. they are going to try to get it passed in pieces beginning with the bill designed to help public safety workers and teachers. republicans say the bill won't create jobs, it will hurt job creators. brian moore has that story. >> reporter: unable to get president obama's $447 billion jobs bill through the senate, democrats want to bring it to a vote piece by piece. first up -- >> it's part of president obama's jobs package to ensure we save the jobs of thousands of cops and firefighters across america by imposing a tax on millionaires. >> reporter: republicans see it differently. >> this is a proposal to raise taxes on 300,000 business owners

in order to send money down to states so they don't have to lay off state employees. >> reporter: gop senators held a news conference with small business owners. the plan will create uncertainty, not jobs. >> we hold steady because we don't know what's happening. >> reporter: vice president biden is helping the president campaign and called republicans out. >> why are you not for it? what is your answer? what are you proposing. >> reporter: republicans plans, to reduce taxes and get government out of the way. the jobs plans are struggling in the senate and face a rougher ride in the republican controlled house. in washington, i'm brian moore, channel 4 news at 4:00. today, the labor department announced a new partnership with facebook to help unemployed workers find jobs. it will give more information

about little known job searches. they hope to expand to twitter and other social networking sites. there are 3 million job openings in the country and 14 million unemployed people. meanwhile, the president will have a late night chat with jay leno on the tonight show. today, the president will appear on tuesday when he travels through the west coast. he's trying to boost public support for the jobs bill. this is the president's fourth visit and the first president to appear on the tonight show. when news 4 at 4:00 continues, new details about the man who released wild animals into the streets before taking his life. a waitress tries to strike back at a customer. the kardashian wedding was the most watches event on e.

french president nicolas

sarkozy says he is a proud papa today. his wife gave birth to a little baby girl. the baby is now the first infant born to a sitting president of modern day france. the 56-year-old leader missed the birth because he was at a meeting in germany. he was seen arriving at the clinic three hours afterward. mother and daughter are doing fine. he did not announce whether they have chosen a name. gabrielle giffords has a book coming out. she reads the final chapter on the book on tape. her memoir co-written with her husband is titled "gabby, a story of courage and hope." a tv star is a new mom for the second time in just six months. how does she do that?

>> it's time for hollywood headlines. georgia is joining us from the morning show on wkys. welcome back on this thursday. >> thank you. >> let's start with lindsay. yesterday, she was in cuffs and today she didn't show up for community service. >> she showed up late. she drives up in her $80,000 porsche. she says the media confused them. they said wrong, we gave you step by step directions and you have been here before. she has to get 16 hours in before november 2nd, which is her next court date. >> what is her problem? i don't know. did you see her, her teeth were jagged. that's why she missed one appointment. she needs therapy. >> she's coming apart at the seams. >> she is. >> the kim kardashian/chris

humphreys wedding is coming apart? can this be over already? >> i don't think so. i think it will be over soon, but not this soon. they say she's hired a divorce attorney but every time you see her on the red carpet or pictures of kim kardashian, she's at parties. what a fun job. >> now, there are rumors that will and jada pinkett are having problems. >> that's so last year. >> we have seen all the pictures on the supermarket racks but they are working on a new project together. >> they work together well, at least. i think they will stay together forever as business. jay zee and beyonce, venus and

serena. j.lo and marc anthony are part owners. i think they work together well. >> you don't know about believing the rumors? >> i believe the rumors, but i think they are staying together. >> mariska -- she has new baby? >> yeah, it's crazy. she has 5-year-old son. she adopted a baby girl and they just got a baby boy. they said yeah, let's do it again. they have a nice multicultural family. so darling. >> a family girl. >> gq came out with what they are calling the gods of rock. >> keith richards is on the cover but you wouldn't see lil wayne on there. this is like their survivor chapter. it's about artists who survived

drug addiction, jail time, lulls in their career. erykah badu is in there. i love her. it's a great issue. 93.9. see you next thursday. >> thanks for having me. >> we'll listen to you in the morning. >> yeah. i see you tweeting all the time. look at you. >> i gotta tweet you out. >> she knows the terminology. i love it. >> see ya. coming up next, secretary of state, hillary clinton pokes fun of the republican presidential candidates while overseas. a growing number of customers are not buying their

howard county is taking a big step toward bert health. students, residents and employees started a 30-day pledge to not drink soda. they are calling it the soda-free 30. it took off in columbia. officials are hoping it will help prevent obesity and chronic disease and promote healthy

choices as we approach the holiday season. it ends november 18th. >> after you don't drink it for awhile, you don't miss it. >> winter. what does the crystal ball say? >> our favorite season. >> we are going to get to that in a moment. what's interesting, some areas that got hit last winter are going to get hit hard this winter. i want to show you what's happening in chicago, off lake michigan. look at this, lakeshore drive. imagine being in your car and driving. it would be hard to concentrate on the driving when you see that outside your window. last night, winds gusting to 60 miles per hour. the wave heights are around 16 to 18 feet last time i checked. they sub size quickly. they are huge waves. that's crazy. now, on to the winter outlook.

noaa put out their winter outlook today. the areas in green, wet. the areas in yellow and brown, dry. notice, we are right on that line, again. so, there is indication the climate factors in place last year, the la nina that we are going to go back into that. it's a similar year to last year. the storms are going to be right on the line. chicago, remember the images of lakeshore drive last year? they may be looking at similar images. i'm not going to be overly specific about our area. right now, it's a similar pattern. you know, it wasn't that hard to get through. we'll put out a winter forecast in a week or two weeks. let's talk about what's going on now. started out with sunshine, the clouds moving in. now, overcast.

the area of low pressure is still north and west of us. so, until that lifts further away, we are not looking at sunshine. tomorrow, a similar deal, in and out of the clouds. the wind at 18 miles per hour. overnight, it's going to be a mostly cloudy night, partly sunny by the time we get to tomorrow. temperatures chilly. 48 to 47 degrees by tomorrow morning. definitely, very, very cool start to the day tomorrow. here is a look at your future weather. the clouds are off to the west. again, tomorrow, with the circulation, it's going to be a breezy day and partly sunny day. certainly by the afternoon. then, for saturday, a little more sunshine, i think coming our way and not as much wind. a crisp, cool day for saturday. a crisp and cool weekend coming our way. in a couple minutes, where the best fall color is. it's great fall color pictures.

the evening forecast, partly cloudy, breezy and chilly. 59 to 52. the wind is up to 10 to 20 miles per hour. by tomorrow morning, here we go. partly cloudy sky, breezy and brisk 42 to 47. i have to give my kids an extra look to make sure they are not going out the door without a jacket on. you know how teenagers are. cool. 61 to 64 is it for a high temperature. notice the four-day forecast. we do not have the 70s coming back. for the weekend, 62. saturday, a good looking day. same on sunday with a high of 63 degrees. monday, early part of next week, we are dry starting out with 67 degrees. we'll look at the extended forecast. >> you know it's easier for you to get through the winter than for us. >> we start looking at things and have an indication and know what's going to happen. >> yeah. >> i guess it makes it easier.

it's hard when we know there's a lot of snow that's going to come. >> or cold. >> thanks. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, a concern for one community. >> i swatted one last night that big. >> giant mosquitos are breeding because of the standing water. defense

welcome back to news 4 at 4:00, i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm wendy rieger. rebel forces in libya killed the man who held their country hostage for four decades. moammar gadhafi is killed. president obama says his death marks the end of a painful era for libya. prince george's county firefighters found a body inside a burning vehicle overnight. it was located inforestville. police weren't able to identify the victim. they couldn't tell gender or age. they are waiting for autopsy results. since president obama's jobs bill stalled in the senate, democrats have a different strategy. they are trying to pass it

piece-by-piece. first up, taxing millionaires. republicans say that plan will not create jobs and will hurt employers. >> the uncertainty about europe led to more swings on wall street. the dow gained 27 points to close at 11,541. the nasdaq was off five. s&p 500 gained five. the prosecution is expected to rest their case today in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. they used their last witness to butt a dagger in that michael jackson killed himself with propofol. >> reporter: questioning of the prosecution final witness continued for the third day. yesterday, dr. stephen shafer pulled no punches laying out 17 agregregious violations and one

being illegal. >> the lack of medical records, it's such a profound violation. it's the realtime records. it's the -- it's everything. >> reporter: some of the most disturbing violations included using propofol as a sleep aid and administering it in jackson's bedroom without proper monitoring. he was disturbed that dr. murray waited to call 911. that is so egregious. i actually find it difficult to comprehend that you can have a patient who has arrested and you call and you leave a voice message for someone? it's just inconceivable to me. >> reporter: the defense claimed jackson took several lorazapam

pills. today, on the stand, dr. shafer disputed the claims. >> the possibility of a direct self-injection seems extremely unlikely. >> reporter: he told jurors had proper medical care been given, michael jackson would still be alive today. once the defense continues their case, it could take four days with 15 witnesses. the case could go to jury as early as next week. an exchange between secretary of state hillary clinton and president karzai today. clinton related an observation about republican presidential candidate herman cain. >> the president was saying he saw in his news clip how he said i don't know all the names of all these presidents of all thi

countries. >> in an interview last week with the christian broadcasting network, cain was asked if he was prepared for gotcha questions about foreign policy. he said if he didn't know something, he would say so. it's not in his interest to know the names of leaders in the smaller, insignificant states around the world. giant mosquitos. heavy rains caused swarms. they are two to three times larger than the normal ones we see in the area. they are more aggressive than their smaller brethren. >> i swatted one last night about that big. >> the season has been bad. it's been three times over what we averaged in the past. >> health officials say floodwater mosquitos no more

likely to spread disease. they can transmit heart works to dogs. prince george's county high school got a boost today thanks to a generous donation. the u.s. general services administration gave 40 computers to suitland high school. it's part of computers for learning. they encourage agencies to give equipment to schools. maryland congresswoman donna edwards says it benefits the government as much as the students. >> it's a direct relationship. everybody gets something out of it. the businesses and government agencies get a prepared work force. >> after a similar donation and partnership with d.c.s kramer middle school in march, the literacy rate went up 25%. still ahead, new information

about the man who released the wild animals in ohio. officials are rounding up the last of the creatures. and, what you need to know about getting

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place outside the white house. 3,000 tickets are available for seats as well as 14,000 for standing room. the national park service will hold an online lottery for the tickets. it opens thursday november 3 at 10:00 a.m. we have a link to register on our website, www.nbcwashington.com. or pick up the phone and call 877-444-6777. >> it is starting to feel seasonal out there with the blustery winds. >> i want a little more fall, first. >> yeah, i'm not ready. >> more pie, more apples and taking in the leafs and the fall color. it's happening big time out west. viewers have been sending in their fall color picks.

this is from ron. he was up high, top of allegheny, west virginia. very, very nice. the highest of elevations. here's another pic from him. wouldn't you love to have the day off and take your time? it's lovely. right. today, there's a lot of leaf, what they call leaf droppage with the wind taking a lot of the leaves off the trees. out west, a little less. take a look at this one. >> it's lovely. >> a vibrant yellow leaf and now the vibrant red. where is the best color? you can see west the high peaks there. already peak color and up to the north in maine and new england. peak color here, moderate color. we are between 40% and 60% on color. it's at the end of the month around halloween that typically we get peak color here.

we have a little bit longer to wait. you need the really cool nights. we'll have exactly that tonight and the next couple nights. we are dropping down to the 40s. 47 to 48 degrees right in town. some of the northwestern suburbs are heading down to the low 40s. very, very chilly overnight period with clouds around. tonight still clouds around. tomorrow and like today, well, more breezy conditions. the wind tomorrow is primarily out of the west. 63 degrees the high. 66 in fredericksburg. the four-day forecast, folks who want to plan accordingly, a lovely weekend for getting out. 63 expected on sunday. the morning temperatures, there will be some spots, i think saturday and sunday morning around here that could be starting out in the upper 30s. around frederick, maryland, hagerstown, the upper 30s. next chance of rain for us? wednesday of next week.

temperatures try to spike in the upper 60s for a spell. on the other side of the front, we are back down into the low 60s. no 70s showing up. >> we are really cooling off. all right. thanks veronica. some people think a seattle waitress went too far. a customer left her a bad tip and insulted her. she slammed him online. it created a bit of a tit for tat that's gone viral. >> reporter: the late night crowd in seattle can sometimes be demanding. according to this bartender, the couple sitting at her table on a busy friday night was down right rude. >> they were eating their food, picked up a taco they ordered. there was an extra layer of beans on it. they were pointing it and waving it in my face saying this is

carb hell. >> reporter: you were thinking of kicking them out? >> yeah. >> reporter: the man left a terrible tip, no money, just handwritten advice about losing weight. >> what did it say? >> you could stand to lose a few pounds and lose was spelled incorrectly, just to prove how intelligent they were. >> reporter: to prove how angry she was, she went on facebook and tried to give the male customer a piece of her mind. >> as a feminist, i think it's completely uncalled for for a man when he's mad at a woman to pick her apart physically. >> bloggers picked up on it and it went viral. >> they are talking about it in taiwan. >> it is never appropriate to write something unkind on the bottom of the credit card slip. >> reporter: days after all the attention about the terrible tip, an online review from an

unidentified person seemed to describe the night in question. he wrote, my girlfriend and i had the worst restaurant/bar experience of our lives. the woman serving us ignored us for 25 minutes. according to the reviewer, they were served double decker tacos they didn't order. when they asked for regular tacos, the waitress countered with a snarky comment like you could use a little weight. she claims that's not what happened. >> i didn't do anything to offend this person and i don't know why they had to pick apart my physical appearance for it. >> that was amy robach reporting. she posted a photo of who she thought was the customer. it was the wrong guy. it was a photo of a texas guy

with the same name. the waitress apologized. >> spiralled out of control there. >> we need to chill a little bit. still to come, you may not be able to keep track of the treats the halloweeners bring home in a few days, but there is an easy way to keep an eye on where they are getting those treats. coming up tonight, a news 4 exclusive. a registered sex offender behind bars. how he used facebook to lure a young girl into his home. >> d.c.s mayor tours the national cathedral. what he's asking after the earthquake. a car slams into a store and into the path of a baby strapped in a

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the aftermath of the tragedy in ohio continues. we must warn you, this contains graphic pictures. in eastern ohio, life is getting back to normal after the exotic animals were released. most had to be killed by sheriff's deputies. we have more from the community. >> i describe it as a war zone. >> reporter: with the threat of roaming, dangerous animals gone, sam can talk about his close encounters. >> it appeared to be a bear. i turned and 30 feet on the other side of a wire was a male, african lion.

came up here and asking what we saw. he dropped his notebook and went off and killed three down here. >> reporter: the shooting continued throughout tuesday night and wednesday morning until all 49 released animals had been killed. mountain lions, african lions, bears and tigers. they agree, there was no choice but to kill the animal. the farm owner doomed them all by setting them free before he shot himself in a suicide. >> he did have a bite wound to his head area that the doctor said would be consistent from a larger type cat. >> reporter: the car kuss of the 49 animals are buried here on the farm where they were raised. the locals are somewhat sympathetic. >> it's a sad tragedy.

i hate the situation. they were animal lovers. >> if you look at the animals, there wasn't anything starving in that situation. >> reporter: outsiders are not as forgiving. >> you buy a tiger but not common sense? >> reporter: in the end, they are glad things weren't worse. >> it could have been a terrible situation. >> reporter: for the six remaining animals rounded up, a second chance at the columbus zoo. in the meantime, they are talking of toughening up the laws. not allowing anyone charged with animal cruelty to have animals. back to you. that's news 4 at 4:00. doreen joins pat for news 4 at 5:00. a registered sex offender is in trouble with the law again.

it's his third offense in a few months. only news 4 has the details about his latest arrest. good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm pat lawson muse. jim handly is off tonight. we'll have more on that exclusive story in a moment. first, breaking news. two firefighters injured this afternoon while battling a house fire. the fire broke out around 3:15 in the 6600 block. we are the details. >> reporter: good evening, montgomery county firefighters are wrapping things up. they are going to take the hoses and clear the screen. they are on the other side of the struck trying to figure out what sparked the blaze. two firefighters were here and they got injured when they went inside. they came across extreme heat. the house was fully