>> the decision will end joe paterno's 46-year career immediately. he will not coach the team on saturday. dan hellie is here with more. >> minutes ago joe paterno told the associated press right now i'm not the football coach and i have to get used to it. the board of trustees fired paterno and the president. the firings came after charges of jerry sandusky. earlier today paterno said he would retire at the end of the season. paterno is college football's winningest coach. he spent 62 years at penn state 46 as the head coach. the furor over how the sandusky sex abuse allegations led to the

shakeup. >> we thought that because of the difficulties that have engulfed our university and they are great, as you all have documented -- that it was necessary for us to make a change in the leadership to set a course for a new direction. i would hope that everyone would agree that what we're doing is what we believe in our best judgment is in the best long-term interest of the university which is much larger than athletic programming. >> this comes as the department of education confirms it is launching a probe into whether the penn state officials broke the law by failing to report the allegations. and tom bradley will take over as the interim head coach. >> an awful way to go out after a long career like that. >> they didn't feel like they had a choice in this one. >> serious charges. now to a kidnapping of

washington nationals's rising star wilson ramos. prayers are coming in from around the world tonight. shomari stone joins us from nationals park. >> reporter: the details are sketchy right no. but we are hearing that wilson ramos has been kidnapped in venezuela. nationals fans who come here to watch him play and cheer him on tonight they are concerned. according to venezuelan's national newspaper the catcher was taken by four gunmen at his home. he is from venezuela and returned home after his season with major league baseball to play winter baseball. the kidnappers have not contacted the family with ransom innovation. i talked to nats fans tonight and they are shocked by all this. >> that's horrible. >> you are a die-hard nationals fan. how do you feel about this news? >> this is unbelievable. i mean, i don't know what to

say. it's startling. >> reporter: now we tried to talk to officials at the venezuelan embassy but they were unavailable to comment. as more information comes in the story is still developing. we will update it on our website. live in d.c. i'm shomari stone. back to you in the studio. >> wilson ramos was born in venezuela and is only 24 years old. he is a catcher with the team. he came to the nationals in a trade last year. he is popular among his teammates. tonight the national's closer tweeted the following, extremely upsetting news about ramos, thoughts and prayers with him. scary situation. tonight a developing story about the remains of america's war dead. the air force admits that cremated body parts were dumped in this landfill between 2003 and 2008.

a government official told the washington post that the remains could not be identified and they are now buried at sea. the news comes a day after the discovery of mishandling of bodies. an 8-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after being hit by a metro bus. news4 has the video on that. aaron gilchrist now with the remarkable story. >> reporter: first thing to tell you is that the boy is okay. he was not seriously hurt. he was crossing the street with his mother when someone that nobody saw coming happened and it was all caught on tape. the view from inside this bus is frightening as an eight-year-old is hit by thes but. he comes out of nowhere and throws his hands up. >> this boy approximately eight years old ran out from between parked cars. >> a camera recorded inside and

outside thes but as it drove up 29th street northwest just before 9:00 a.m. >> reporter: metro says that the boy darted out between two cars and was hit by the bike rack on thats but. it left a bruce. >> reporter: metro says that even though thes but was only doing 10 to 15 miles per hour the outcome could have been different if the bike rack hasn't come between the bus and the boy. >> this operator has three decades of experience. it is unnerving to have something this close. >> reporter: the metro spokesman says that near misses happen daily for the metro buss in the region. we showed you video from buses 234 which pedestrians and bicyclists darted in front of these vehicles. metro says that actual contact is rare because drivers go through two months of training. >> there is no substitute for bus operators who are

well-trained and alert. >> no one was seriously hurt but metro says the drivers and public have to use the road with safety in mind. >> never cross the street from between parked cars. >> reporter: we tried to contact the boy's family several times today. they did not respond. no one is facing charges in this incident. back to you. tonight a fugitive from the law for 15 years is behind bars. armed robbery suspect william rohman turned himself in to police tonight. he said he was tired of running and gave up. he is accused of robbing a 79-year-old man back in 1997. he twice appeared on "america's most-wanted". herman cain is answering more questions tonight about sexual harassment allegations brought to against him by at

least four women. cain addressed the issue in a presidential debate in michigan tonight. the debate was supposed to be on the economy. but cain had to defend himself against the controversy that dogged him this past week. >> the american people deserve better than someone being tried in a court of public opinion based on unfounded accusations. that's -- >> the women who accused cain are planning to hold a joint news conference. the details of the news conference have not been worked out. a ferocious storm packing 80 to 100-mile-per-hour winds is threatening people in alaska tonight. many have been evacuated. people who stayed behind are being told to safeguard themselves and their property from the blizzards. here in washington the weather is over and changes are rolling in overnight.

>> you will notice the changes tomorrow morning. a frontal boundary is coming in. you can see the showers making their way to the area and falling apart. the showers falling apart. rain is not going to be the biggest factor from the storm system as it crosses the day tomorrow. i'll explain what the biggest factor may be as we head into the end of the week and the weekend coming up. >> thanks, doug. thanksgiving is two weeks away and a turkey farm in virginia is dealing with a major loss. a poultry house caught fire. 11,000 birds were killed last night. investigator it is are trying to figure out what sparked that fire. they say those thanksgiving turkeys alone are a loss that measures $75,000. a hawk got its claws stuck in the moving part of a metro escalator. jackie bensen has that story. >> he would up the effect later

he would get stuck and hop down. >> reporter: no you were not hallucinating. that woman at the eastern market metro station was holding a hawk. he had a very bad morning. >> a gentleman who was standing there, you know, he grabbed him. but and freed him but he didn't have a good enough hold so the hawk tried to fly away. and that's when he flew into the back of thiss but -- this bus stop glass and fell back. >> reporter: one of the people who witnessed the plight is dr. jean richards. she is a veterinarian. she actually worked with hawks before. >> i worked at a raptor facility before in veterinarian school. i used the skills i learned to

pick him up properly not to injury his tall longs that were fractured and missing in some places. >> an employee of the capital hill improvement district ran to get a box and dr. richards called animal control. >> the feathers were amazing. he had his full feathers in. it was amazing. >> reporter: the d.c. animal control called the raptor conservancy foundation. they are an organization that helps out when birds of prey get into trouble. coming up an i team investigation reveals where medical marijuana factories might be setting up shop in washington. the majority will

medical marijuana factories are headed to the district. the news4 i-team has a list of where they might be setting up shop.

some residents are just finding out and they are not excited about it. >> reporter: how would you feel about leaving next door to a marijuana farm? medicinal marijuana can be sold in d.c. residents in one area are finding out they are likely to be ground zero for d.c.'s newest business. residents smoking mad. >> i didn't know they were coming. >> reporter: city leaders pounding the pavement. meetings getting heated. medical marijuana is taking root in the district and we are giving you the first look at where the pot will grow. we found 24 out of 28 applications for cultivation centers are clusters in one area, anc 5 b. >> we are in the heart of the community that is truly plagued

with issues of crime and drugs for many years. >> reporter: the commissioner says that it is unfair that so many are concentrated in these neighborhoods. >> who wants to move in here? >> reporter: he is going door to door letting residents like this man know what could be moving in? >> how are they going to deal with security and with people buying medical marijuana and selling it? those questions need to be answered. adam lives a few doors from one proposed site. and seven more applications on fenwick street. >> we just fought getting rid of prostitutes. >> reporter: this woman is concerned about the site across the street from a gentlemen's club. and this one where five applicants and 475 plants could share the building with two urge

c -- churches. >> he showed up at a commissioner meeting. >> we don't film our meetings. >> it's a public meeting is it not? >> they let us stay. >> we're having a meetings because the areas are finding out they are coming to the locations. >> reporter: tempers flared when some residents questioned if this was a done deal. >> what do you say to people who say it's a done deal and we have no say? >> we will do our best to serve in our best interests and certainly make sure your views are represented. >> reporter: anc 5 b chair will hold two public meetings before december when the city must make a final decision about where the pot factories will set up shop. >> i don't believe it should be saturated all in one area. >> to show you how saturated anc

5 b is we made this map. everything in this blue purple area that is anc 5 b this rhode island area. this was the area where we were hanging out with the gentleman. if you click on any of these icons you can get the details about what they're planning to do at each site including how many plants in each building. if you click on the love it will bring up the applications for a lot of these facilities. it's the only place on the internet where you can read what they plan to do. we talked to several applicants who said if they had their way they would set up somewhere else. but d.c. has strict zoning laws and anc 5 b has the cheapest rent. tomorrow meet the guy who wants to grow the pot in the building

with the two churches. doug's here now with more on the changing direction of our weather happening overnight. >> we just came off a stretch of great sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60s. we will move into an area that is cooler and windy. that could last four to five days. i'm talking about winds 20 to 30 miles per hour and maybe more a couple of the days. looking at the boat house down near the kennedy center a beautiful shot and really just a gorgeous evening out there tonight. the temperatures milder than they have been over the last couple days at this hour because of the cold front making its way our way right now. the warmer air ahead of the cold front. the low this morning was 42. the sun wet down at 5:00. tomorrow, the sun goes down before 5:00 for the first time this season at 4:59 tomorrow afternoon. the temperature is at 50

degrees. dew points around 47. we are starting to you see fog develop in some areas. that could be a problem overnight tonight especially on the southern portions o maryland and the eastern shore. same thing in the northern neck. seeing areas of dense fog with visibility less than a half give yourself extra time tonight and tomorrow morning. temperature in leesburg, 46 degrees. but last night we were in the 30s already. doppler radar nothing to show you in the immediate area. but when we widen out just to the west we are talking about shower activity. not a lot of rain here. the moderate to heavy showers are starting to die out. this is not going to be a big rain event. you need to take the umbrella with you as you step out the door but the biggest change is the temperatures and the winds. the high pressure dominating but bringing us mild weather.

tomorrow that frontal boundary crossing the area at 1:00, 1:30 with shower activity and along that front an enhanced area of rain. the best chance is from washington south and east into maryland. chilly air and windy conditions moving in for the day on friday. tomorrow the winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. friday 20 to 30 miles per hour and many areas in the upper 40s all day long even with the sunshine. and there will be snow in portions of west virginia. tomorrow 42 to 49 degrees. the winds northwest at 5 to 10. increasing to 10 to 20 late in the afternoon with a new showers. it will be breezy and ten degrees cooler tomorrow with a high of 53 to 57 degrees. then on friday a high of 52 but most areas in the 40s for veterans day. winds 20 to 30 miles per hour. they will increase upwards of 30

to 40 miles per hour on saturday. and next tuesday and wednesday a potent storm but a fairly dry storm comes through that pushes the temperatures up to 70 degrees but winds around 30 to 40 miles per hour. a couple of bad hair days for a couple days. >> thanks for the warning. >> no problem for you, huh? do you know who

>> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming.

that's why we bought a subaru. how are you the underdog against a team with just one win. that sucks. that's bad news, man. >> you know things are not going well. as bad as things have been for

the skins over the last decade they have not lost five in a row since 2001. that could happen this weekend. this weekend going down the miami 4 1/2 point underdogs. the dolphins have one win this season. matt moore was the offensive player of the week this week. he had a breakout performance last week. moore threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns including this 35-yard bomb. moore also did not throw an interception. meanwhile the dolphins defense harassed matt cassel with five sacks. the redskins know they will have their hands full. >> this team is a good football team. and they just had a big win and they will be confident. we need to continue to be confident even though we have had struggles. we need to continue that

confidence. we are capable of it. >> the dolphins could be a 4-4 team. they played a lot of teams close. we are not taking them as a one-win team but as a competitive football team we have to prepare for and be ready to play. >> atogwe and the redskins take on the 1-7 miami dolphins. maryland's athletic department is facing a $4.7 million deficit this year. they are taking action. up to ten sports which is one-third of the varsity programs could be eliminated. the men's and women's swimming and diving teams have been recommended for elimination. a final decision but the school president is expected by the end of the up month. the water polo team is also bracing to be cut. the swimming center in college park was in use as the teams get ready for a competition this weekend. both have started facebook pages

and have 8,000 members trying to save the programs. some of the members include underarmor founder and ceo kevin plank, current nba players and former georgetown star chris wright. today the members of the swim team put their frustration into words. >> yeah emotional. there were tears. people didn't believe it at first i think. i think it has not set in completely yet. it's a recommendation that has gone to the president. there is no final decision yet. we won't know until the end of the month or sooner. so right now it's worse because we know that it's been sent to him and we know what they want to do and we are waiting to hear the words your program has been cut. it's really an emotional day for us yesterday. a couple more news and notes.

haynesworth found a new home claimed by the tampa bay buccaneers. that's the team that wanted to sign him when he went to the redskins. clark fined for his hit on dixon. clark says i might as well put him to sleep for real or blow out his knee. you might get fined again. tashard choice went through his first full practice today. he could make his debut on sunday. ryan clark used to play for the redskins and that statement is unlike him. >> that is unfortunate. coming up next a

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