leave after allegations of sex abuse brought on by two former ball boys. jay gray has more on both of the stories. jay? >> reporter: good evening, doreen. first, a lot developing late here at penn state. first, we start with joe paterno. his son scott saying he has a form of lung cancer. the doctors believe it is treatable and the prognosis is good. there is a new investigation on this campus and rumors of one more on the way as they try to fight through the scandal. the last time we saw coach joe paterno, he was leaving a doctors office. scott revealed the legendary coach is battling a treatable form of lung cancer. that news as the ncaa announced they opened a formal investigation into the athletic programs in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal. federal agents and prosecutors are looking into allegations

jerry sandusky abused young boys while traveling across state lines and may have used the internet to communicate with and recruit potential victims. a list of victims that several lawyers tell nbc news is growing. >> there's comfort in numbers. i think they now understand we are not alone. >> reporter: ben represents at least two alleged victims including one not among the eight listed on the original grand jury report. my client was sexually assaulted in the early '90s and sexually assaulted on the grounds of penn state university. >> reporter: as the events continue to unfold, there are new allegations this time at syracuse university. bernie fine has been placed on administrative leave as the university and local police investigate allegations he sexual aassaulted two ball boys for more than a decade. the head coach called the allegations lies and said his

assistant has his full support. support is something many are looking for right now in two major college athletic programs on two campuses and two struggling communities. penn state football team this saturday plays rival ohio state while syracuse basketball team pla plays. a lot of it will be far away from the field or the courts this weekend. i'm jay gray, back to you. >> thank you. oklahoma state university is mourning the loss of its head women's basketball coach and an assistant coach there. kurt budke and miranda serna were killed on a plane. two other people were killed in the plane crash. they are calling the crash a nightmare. >> they were just both beautiful people. i'd love to be the man that kurt

budke is and the person that miranda was. >> the tragedy comes a decade after the university lost ten people affiliated with the men's basketball team in a plane crash in colorado. new video tonight of the man accused of firing shots at the white house. his name is oscar ortega hernandez. he says he's jesus and appeals to oprah to help him get the word out. >> it's not just a coincidence i look like jesus. i am the modern day jesus christ yaw all have been waiting for. i ask you oprah, better yet, i'm begging you, oprah, please cast me on to your show, oprah. it is so crucial that the world hears god's word for the fate of humanity, for the fate of mankind. >> this tape was made back in september before he left idaho and came to d.c. he's accused of firing shots at

the white house on friday. he's been charged with attempting to assassinate the president. if convicted, he could get life in prison. joining us now to talk about that video is nbc correspondent pete williams. let's begin. how did they get this video? >> he went to idaho state and asked for help in making the tame. the university referred him to a student there to help him. he wanted to make this tape and try to get on oprah winfrey's program to talk about his views. the whole tape is 45 minutes long. you hear where he's obviously mentally troubled. the fbi was in idaho where idaho state is earlier this week to get a copy of the tape. now it's come out and everybody is looking at it. there's another bit of information that's come out that he met with a computer scientist or computer science student in idaho and said i think barack obama wants to put chips in

every child like the kind you put in a pet to find them if they are lost. that will be the mark of the antichrist. more and more is said about how troubled he was in the months before he came here. >> any indications that this is the kind of thing that people should have reported to authorities in advance of what happened last week? >> he wasn't a student at idaho state at the time. it's difficult to know to whom you would report. there's nothing on the tape that deals with or prefigures the threats. he doesn't threaten the president or talk about obama. he doesn't give views that he spoke about obama being the antichrist. we have seen a lot of detail because of the court documents about how this happened. the car where he fired the shots, he pulled over. he stopped. he was not shooting from a moving car. secret services said several rounds hit the white house on the upper floors where the family quarters are. they have not said how many.

i think they don't know how many. it appears nine times because of the shell casings found in the car. >> he's in pennsylvania. when does he come back here? >> next week there's a court hearing. the maker of this video will be coming to court to testify. >> pete williams, thank you. >> pleasure. you bet. lawyers for the former university of virginia who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend are making an unusual request in court. the defense is asking to conduct one-on-one interviews with the jurors. they are worried jurors may have seen or read too much about this high profile case and may already have formed an opinion. he's from chevy chase and is charged with murdering another lacrosse player. it happened last may. the trial is set to begin in february. today, washington nationals

catcher wilson ramos was back at nats park to get checked over by team doctors. he also wanted to deliver a message to his fans. >> reporter: just a week ago, this was the celebration in venezuela as wilson ramos was freed from the kidnappers that held him for two days. today, the celebration came to nats park. teammates and management got a chance to welcome him back to the clubhouse. nats general manager said he returned first and foremost to thank his fans. >> thanks my fans for your prayers and support. i'm happy to be here. happy to be with my family. see you in spring training. >> reporter: it was an emotional reunion to see the catcher walk into his office. >> he's here for me to lay eyes on him, give him a hug and make

sure he's okay. >> reporter: team doctors checked him out and pronounced him in great physical shape. the ordeal does not seem to have changed his demeanor. >> he's strong physically, emotionally and mentally. it was good to see him with a sense of humor. he wants to put it behind him, as you can imagine and get on with the process of thinking and preparing for spring training. >> reporter: wilson ramos boarded a plane to head back to venezuela to join his family. his next game there is tuesday. a new security plan will await ramos and other players in the winter leagues. >> we are in conjunction with the mlb security in making sure that wilson and our other players in venezuela and other countries are safe and sound. >> reporter: before he left, ramos made special mention of

the candle light vigil. an organizer says she want wait for opening day to welcome ramos back to his spot behind home plate. >> i'm not sure what is going to go on. i'm certain there will be a lot of noise. >> reporter: julie carey, news 4. nats officials say wilson ramos' family will be included in the security plan. they live in venezuela year round. coming up, 30 years later still questions about the death of actress natalie wood. police have reopened that case. an iraqi general tonight. the unusual request from the man accused of murdering his 91-year-old wife in georgetown. the supercommittee trying to hammer out a deal that trims the nation's deficit. time is running out. how about the weekend weather? >> starting on the cold side tomorrow morning. we are dipping down into the 30s in many locations. 43 at the airport. i show you how low numbers go tonight then give you a forecast

for the rest of the weekend. for now, let's go outside. hakeem? >> hello, doug. coming up in sports, the capitals cool their jets in winnipeg. the jets get beat by tim tebow. shanahan talking cowboys rushing attack and a skins game is under

for the first time in more than 50 years, the u.s. secretary of state will visit myanmar, known as burma. secretary of state hillary clinton will visit next month. she's got a number of demands for the government including release of prisoners and finding a way to resolve conflicts. myanmar suffered under brutal leadership for decades. president obama sees progress since new leaders took office back in march. the 12 lawmakers given the job of cutting $1 trillion from the deficit is known as the supercommittee. the deadline is tuesday. tempers are growing short. a usually mild manners senator blasted colleagues. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: five days left for the superchit tee. >> we are aware of the deadline staring us in the face. >> reporter: five days for the

democrats. >> working away. >> reporter: trying to find $1.2 trillion in debt reduction. the 12 members are still hung up. moderate republicans like pennsylvania senator pat toomey are open to tax hikes. telling the committee no way are tea party republicans like steve king. >> taxation is not the problem. not taxing enough is not the problem. spending too much is the problem. >> reporter: democratic senator baucus blew his top. what in the world are we doing he railed in an interview. the death of his nephew in iraq. yet baucus said, a majority of congress are not willing to put their jobs on the line to reach an agreement. they are afraid of losing their jobs. they are too timid. he's not giving up. >> we are going work as long as it takes. >> reporter: if there's no

agreement, $600 billion in social service cuts kick in automatically plus $600 billion in defense cuts. not until january 1, 2013. many lawmakers aren't worried. 19 days later, either president obama or a republican president is set to be sworn in. a new congress in place. quick action possible to reverse any automatic cuts. so it seems increasingly likely despite the supercommittee and the deadline making the big move to solve the debt crisis could get postponed, again. steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. late today, democrats rejected a republican offer of a smaller deal that would have cut $640 billion from the deficit. democratic senator john kerry said the plan did not meet any standard of fairness or common sense. a republican official accused democrats of being, quote,

transparentally uninterested in compromise. cold out today, friend. >> yeah, cold out there. i got a little picture in the mail today. e-mail. not regular mail. >> you got another ticket? speeding ticket? >> no, i paid them off. i appreciate you bringing that up in front of everybody. the picture i'm excited about because it's getting cold this time of year. take a look at this. i like this picture. doreen you are a skier. take a look at this resort. it was cold enough they were actually making snow. there it is right there. >> all right. >> take a look at that. >> that is a nice picture. >> they are probably going to make snow tonight and tomorrow morning. then i think the temperature is too warm for it. at least it shows you it's a sign of things to come over the next couple days. we will see cooler temperatures. the resort, no idea when they are going to open. they are hoping for more cold weather. speaking of cold weather, we had

it today. take a look at union station. 73 on monday. 68 on tuesday. 59 on wednesday. then it just kept going down. 53 yesterday and today. a high of 48 degrees. today, we saw abundant sunshine. you can see the steady drop there. we go on the up tick today and tomorrow. winds out of the south-southwest at 7 miles per hour. guess what it puts the windchill. 39 is the current windchill. a cold night. some areas into the low to mid-30s. 32 in frederick. 36 in gaithersburg. 32 at the freezing mark in manassas. 36 in culpeper. if we are all right freezing in manassas at 6:15 at night, we are going to get colder. most areas to the west will be low to middle 20s overnight one more time. this is starting off your saturday on a cold side. 40 in reston.

32 in manassas. a cool 35 degrees. radar, nothing to show you. we are not talking rain this weekend until late sunday and then into the start of next week. early next week could be unsettled. once again, the weekend is looking great for the most part. satellite and radar showing clear skies across the area. a few high clouds coming in during the day tomorrow. still, all in all, a nice weekend. a great saturday. clear skies this evening. chilly and cooling quickly. i have 41 to 44. that was at 4:00. i should have moved the numbers to 31. that's how fast we have cooled. as we look toward the morning tomorrow, 25 in the coldest areas to 34 inside the city. clear skies. a cold start on your saturday morning whether it's kids football practice or baseball practice. tomorrow morning is going to be a cold one. mostly sunny. a nice afternoon. high temperatures 50 to 54

degrees. winds out of the south at five to ten miles per hour. then we continue to go up. 62 on sunday. mostly cloudy skies on sunday. we take on the cowboys. the game looking good as far as the weather is concerned. temperatures around 58 degrees around game time. monday, tuesday and wednesday, rain chances increase steadily. the best chance of rain early on wednesday morning. it ushers in colder air on thursday. that is thanksgiving. right now, thanksgiving looking dry and a nice thanksgiving day. >> sports happen on thanksgiving. >> i'm looking for an outdoor football game. >> there you go. all right. hope you get some action. thanks, doug. coming up tonight, a controversial ruling from the fda on a popular breast cancer drug. a school bus driver suspended from her job because of a cell phone. >> reporter: is it time for a

a surveillance camera caught a florida school bus driver using her cell phone behind the wheel of her bus. it caught cindy using a phone on two separate occasions. the school district says it camera was installed to see if she was yelling at students. she was suspended for a day. the school district says it is the only violation on her

record. if you use the south capital street bridge, you know what a headache and what a back up there can be every morning and afternoon. they are taking new steps to build a brand-new bridge to ease the flow of traffic there. tom sherwood that has report. >> reporter: the south capital street bridge called the douglass bridge carries vehicles into and out of the city. why do we need a new bridge? >> the bridge we have now is about 60 years old. we made many repairs to the bridge. the design structure when the bridge was built. we need a new structure to last another 60 years. >> reporter: the new bridge is one of the highest prioritiepri. it's estimated to cost $800 million. it will require a major commitment from the federal government as well as the city. >> if i had my way and had the

money, we could see a new bridge in six to seven years. >> reporter: it's not a long time. the city was notified it is getting $68 million now in federal funds to buy the land for the new bridge. it will be next to the old one. >> we will create a round about type of interchange to allow you to go to the various destinations. instead of signalizing it and creating back up, we are trying to create free flow. >> reporter: it's expected to boost the booming economic redevelopment in the southeast waterfront near the new baseball stadium and ease traffic on i-295 and the parkway. the bridge is also good news to maryland senator who is on the politics hour. he says it will ease traffic. >> transportation, infrastructure are direct jobs, construction jobs.

people who do bridge work and road work. it connects communities. it's an engine for business growth. >> reporter: tom sherwood news 4, washington. a panel of experts is recommending the martin luther king jr. memorial library remain in the current location. it's at the corner of 9th and g street northwest. the city says it's too big for the library and needs major renovations. it wants to sell the building to a developer. today, members of the urban land institute recommended they move the offices to another location and rent the extra space to a tenant. many people are fighting to keep the library in its current location. coming up, colonel mustard. police call him a killer. he's back in court to defend himself for the murder of his 91-year-old wife. >> i'm jane watrel. resident who is lost everything in this mobile home park are

making their voices heard in washington. i'll have the story, coming up. a college dorm turned crime scene. coming up in ports, a milestone for frank. the caps face a familiar foe.

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two major universities are dealing with allegations of child sex abuse. at penn state, the ncaa is launching an investigation of its own of the athletic program there. this comes as football coach, joe paterno has been diagnose knowlesed with lung cancer. at syracuse university, assistant basketball coach bernie fine has been put on administrative leave while the university and police investigate child sexual abuse against him made by two former ball boys. new video of a man accused of shooting at the white house last week. oscar ortega hernandez made the tape before traveling to d.c. he claims to be the second coming of christ and appeals to oprah winfrey to help spread the

word. he was arrested in pennsylvania wednesday. he's accused of trying to asass gnat the president friday night. wilson ramos came back to d.c. after being kidnapped. he was kidnapped at gunpoint outside his family's home where he was playing winter ball. police captured his abductors. doctors gave him a clean bill of hel. he'll be back with the nats in the spring. the man accused of killing his 91-year-old wife was in court today. >> he convinced the judge he should be able to represent himself and asked for permission to wear a military uniform during the trial. >> reporter: in court today in an orange jailhouse jump suit. if he gets his way, he'll wear his general's uniform for the murder trial.

he's a 47-year-old german. he claims to be an iraqi general. he's charged in the murder of his 91-year-old wife. today in court, he got permission to represent himself in the trial. reaction from miss draft's daughter. what about him representing himself? >> that's his choice. >> reporter: she was found dead back in august. cause of death? beating, strangulation. arrested, this man. the couple had been married 22 years. he got a $2,000 a month allowance from miss draft. she recently cut it to $1800. neighbors say there's been a history of violence in the house. the police have been called there on a number of occasions and that miss draft was afraid of her husband. i caught up with him hours before he got arrested.

did you have anything to do with her death, sir? >> please go away. >> reporter: did you have anything to do with her death? >> i'm closing the door. good-bye. >> reporter: he paraded around in a fancy uniform saying he was an iraqi general. neighbors called him colonel mustard. he says she was killed by iranians looking for him. he says should he die in d.c. jail, he wants his remains turned over to his u.s. liaison officer. i'm pat collins, news 4, washington. >> they are holding him without bond. the murder trial is scheduled to begin october 1 of next year. police are looking for two men involved in an armed

robbery. it happened outside the cecil hall dorm. a male student said he was approached by two men in masks. one had a knife and robbed him before running off. this is the first reported armed robbery on campus in a year. tonight, a major step toward tightening d.c. ethics laws in the wake of several ongoing scandals. this bill would create a three person ethics board with the power to investigate and rule on ethics lapses. the new board also would have subpoena power and the authority to issue fines up to $5,000. they would lose committee chairmanship and could be barred from voting. a formal hearing will be held on november 30th. a formal vote is expected by the end of the year. hundreds of people in a

woodbridge trailer park were left homeless after tropical storm lee moved through in september. fema denied individual federal aid for the victims. today they made their voices heard. jane watrel has their story. >> help for the people! >> reporter: it was a cry for help outside the federal emergency management agency headquarters. >> everything. everything. total loss. >> reporter: in early september, heavy rains from tropical storm lee caused massive flooding destroying the holly acres mobile home park. they were suddenly homeless and uninsured with few affordable housing options. >> we have many families living together. one family is living on the porch of a trailer. there is no low income housing in prince william. >> reporter: they have taken in other relatives who lost

everything. four people sleeping in this small bedroom. 22 people are in the house. >> it's sad because, i mean, they -- lose it so, it's really sad. >> reporter: flood victims wanted assistance from fema but were denied. they approved state and local governments. small business and home loans were made available. >> this is the water line here. >> reporter: this auto parts owner had damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. he says he'll pass on the flood loans. >> we have good credit. we'll go to the banks and not jump through hoops and doing anything special. >> reporter: mobile home park doesn't have that luxury. virginia's governor has 30 days to appeal the decision. in woodbridge, jane watrel, news 4. while fema denied the u.s.

small business administration approved low interest disaster loans in flood stricken areas. a redevelopment project in d.c.s shaw neighborhood is going to bring thousands of jobs to the district. ground breaking was held today for what they call the sitting market at o. it's a project in northwest d.c. a mixed use construction project that will include a giant food store, a hotel, more than 600 apartments and 150 condos. project is expected to generate 2400 jobs. still ahead, a controversial ruling about a breast cancer drug. why the risks outweigh the benefits. new information that forced poli to make a commitment is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile,

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hello and welcome back. i'm meteorologist doug kammerer. we are here in storm center 4 on a chilly evening. temperatures in the 30s in many locations. 33 at the airport. the rest of the area, most of the area already into the low to middle 30s. this is the reason why. clear skies outside now. a cold air mass.

a cold night tonight and tomorrow. i think you'll start off tomorrow around 5:00 or 6:00 with a temperature 34 in the district. 25 in frederick. some suburbs could be colder. a few high clouds and back into the 50s tomorrow. anytime the temperatures are in the 50s with sunshine, it's a nice afternoon. i think we'll see a great day out there. sunday, the forecast is going to be good as we take on the dallas cowboys. that's going on at 1:00 at fedex field. the temperature 58 degrees under mostly cloudy skies, if not totally cloudy. no excuses, at least weather wise. >> all right. thank you, doug. the food and drug administration revoked approval for the drug avastin. it's a breast cancer treatment that some women considered their last hope.

the drug received fast track approval. it confirmed the benefit for women with advanced breast cancer. fda officials say there's no proof it works and carries a risk of life threatening side effects. it's approved for other types of cancer. it will remain on the market. it may cause insurers to reject claims in breast cancer cases. the drug costs $88,000 a year. investigators in los angeles are taking another look at the death of the actress natalie wood. she drown nearly 30 years ago after a night of partying on a yacht with her husband, actor robert wagner and another actor. the death was ruled an accident. now, authorities sacredable new information is emerged from several sources about what happened. >> follow up on the leads we have. we are going to reintroduce people, interview new people and talk to people and re-evaluate

the evidence. >> one possible source is the captain of the boat that night. he said on the "today" show, wagner is responsible for woods death. however, investigators say wagner is not a suspect at this time. for now, they say, woods death is considered an accident. up next, hakeem is live with friday night football. where are you tonight hakeem? >> arlington, virginia. it's lee high school taking on yorktown. this is going to be a phenomenal game. we'll talk about that a little bit coming up. coming up in sports, mike shanahan stops the cowboys running game. good luck with that. dwayne is valuable. plus, what caps coach says about his teams road woes when news 4

hakeem is talking about high school football tonight. also football a couple levels up from that. hakeem? >> yes, sir. a beautiful night for football. it's a little cold, but it feels good. it's lee high school taking on yorktown. the yorktown offense is rolling this season. their margin of victory, on average is 29 points per game. they are feeling good, trying to stay undefeated. kick off at 7:30. we'll have highlights at 11:00. the redskins have only scored one touchdown in their last three games. meanwhile, the cowboys look solid. they are coming off a 37-point win off buffalo.

dan hellie has more with mike shanahan in his weekly one-on-one. >> reporter: if you had to pick one thing going into this game that you have to do to win, is it fair to say it's the running game? >> i think you have to be physical. we are a physical football team on defense. they have an excellent running game now. murray is running the ball well. we have to be able to stop the run and match up in the passing game and get after the quarterback. the only way to do that is being physical. >> reporter: two running backs combined for 28 yards per game on average over the last five games. do you think you'll try to make a conscious effort to get the game established early, if you can? >> there's a reason for it. you lose four or five guys up front and you are not the same as you were. it's simple to figure out. it might not be in the running game depending on the match up. it depends on what they are doing. we have to improve from the last

four or five games. >> redskins/cowboys set for kick off sunday. third quarter, 10-3, new york. sanchez froze. plaxico burris, picked off by goodman. he takes it back 26 yards for the touchdown. it's the third pick six. six minutes to go. tebow looking to pass under pressure. gets rid of it. it's caught for 18 yards and a first down. tebow completed 9 of 20 passes. tebow makes a play. he's going to run it. tebow is going to score. the game-winning touchdown. tebow is pumped. tebow leads denver on a 95 yard scoring drive to beat the jets, 17-13. the president, john elway, he's

impressed. meantime, the jets lost 2-0. their record falls to 5-5. college football, virginia tech hosting north carolina. they didn't have to morph. they are always mighty. virginia tech leads 10-7. quarterback fakes the hand off and runs up the gut. can't take him down. 23 yards for the touchdown. his ninth rushing touchdown. he's in front, 17-7. they are looking good. virginia tech has it on second and goal. thomas up to d.j. coals. makes the grab. one foot down. it's all you need in college. they defeat the tar heels 24-21. virginia tech improves their record to 10-1. hometown hockey bruce boudreaux canceled practice because he

wanted the team to rest. the capitals lost three in a row. their latest against the winnipeg jets. no score. caps get on the board first. three-on-two here. he waits. goes top shelf where momma hides the cookies. beautiful goal. his fourth of the season. caps in front, 1-0. jets on the offensive. game tied at one. cane with a quick stick. game tied at one. cane strikes again. bottom of the screen. cane has seven goals in two seasons against washington. winnipeg wins it, 4-1. the caps scored just four goals in the last three games. here is coach boudreaux. >> trying to do everything you can to slow it down. the best way to slow it down is score a goal. when we scored the first goal, i

didn't hear the crowd at all. the best way to stop a crowd from cheering is not making stupid mistakes in your own zone and making opportunities to score. >> reporter: the caps play the maple leaves, tomorrow night. today, voted mvp, the first of his career and he was traded twice this season and finished up with 16 goals leading the league. 13 with the black and red. here is his reaction to being mvp. >> i think an understanding that we have. we have played many youth soccer against each other. you have the mutual respect for one another. when he brought me in, he said listen, do your thing. of course he has a structure in terms of how he sees a team going about it. he let me play the way i feel most comfortable. i adapted easily.

the fans and players taking me right away and feel right at home. it was a special feeling. >> reporter: he's the fourth mls mvp in d.c. history. a quick shout out to the boys soccer team last night. the wolverines won their first state championship, congrats to them. the bethesda chevy chase girls soccer team goes for their fourth consecutive state title. good luck to them. lee is taking on undefeated yorktown. highlights tonight on news 4 at 11:00. back to you. >> high school playoff time all over the place. thanks. coming up next, a modern day musical that's a little bit shakespeare and a little bit jersey shore. press pass with david gregory. he's talking act his new book,

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the curtain just went up on a new play from play wright and d.c. resident but it's opening way, way, way off broadway.

it's at robinson high school in fairfax, virginia. the actors will bring it to light. >> i want you to play romeo. >> oh, i love that part. i love it. it's what i wanted to play, but just remind me, is he good or bad? >> reporter: it doesn't take long to realize this funny, flashy show is unusual. it's shakespeare meets jersey shore. >> it's taking a story of midsummer nights dream and jersey shore characters. >> it's like i'm hit from lightning from above. there you go. it's what women do. >> reporter: the new es play, midsummer jersey was placed in the hands of students. he's created a play he hopes will be big with high school audiences. who better to bring i to life? >> it's special.

we are the original act. he's a nice guy. >> reporter: he says he got a call last year from the publishers asking if they would be interested. >> in the spring we did a reading for him. he spent a long time hearing what the kids had to say about the show. >> reporter: high school casts are typically girl heavy, it offers many female parts, thus the hairdressers. >> scissors up, nails bright, combs down. >> reporter: in the leading rolls, cookie, think snooki and the under statement in a show, the loose and luscious. >> i'm in love with helene. >> reporter: the students are thrilled with the chance to launch the show. >> out of this world amazing. >> it's great for the drama department. ken would trust his baby with us. >> i like best that no one has

done it before. i can do whatever i want. i don't have anything to work off of. >> reporter: the early buzz is so good one performance is sold out. there aren't many tickets left for the other two shows. julie carey, news 4. it runs tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at robinson high school. one of washington's top woman managers has an office in this building. jackie bradford, our boss was honored last night as one of washington's most influential, powerful, trail blazing women in business. they offer the award every year. she was chosen as a woman who leads our strong organization, nbc 4 and gives a lot back to the community. she does all that and more. we congratulate her on her achievement. she would probably hate that we are doing a story about her. >> she would. that's for sure.

>> too bad. congratulations. a quick check on the weekend. >> the weekend starting off cold but a good weekend out there especially on saturday. plenty of sunshine. cool 53. it's below average. with sunshine saturday afternoon should be great. sunday, more cloud cover. a temperature, warmer temperature of 62 degrees. once again, we'll see the clouds. the clouds will increase monday, tuesday and wednesday. each day, rain chances go up. 30% chance on monday. a good chance of rain early on wednesday. that storm system will move through and out of here by thanksgiving. right now, thanksgiving is looking dry with a temperature of about 50 degrees. right now, i think thanksgiving is looking good. >> okay. thanks, doug. the smithsonian has been collecting items from the nation's first ladies for more than 100 years. you can see the items in a new exhibit that opens tomorrow at the national museum of american

history. it's called, simply, first ladies. it explores the changing role of the nation's first lady over the past 200 years. it features 26 gowns, including a white chiffon one shoulder dress michelle obama wore as the nation's first lady. there are personal possessions and other items that go back as far as martha washington. they will also be on display. >> that is one of my favorite things at the smithsonian. it always attracts a lot of people. >> i have never seen it. >> you haven't? you don't know what you are missing. >> i'm interested in the china. >> the silverware. >> we'll go. >> you don't on our broadcast tonight, hollywood mystery. was natalie wood's death really an accident? tonight why the drowning of a