we begin tonight with two developing stories.

first in maryland, a fire breaks out at a senior living center that happened at the pinewood east. one man is hospitalized with life threatening burns. four firefighters injured when they crashed on their way to the fire. they're all expected to be okay. a race between two cars caused a deadly crash in colesville, maryland. it happened on randolph road this afternoon. the driver of a nissan lost control and flipped on to the sidewalk while trying to change lanes. police believe two cars were racing. one of them may have hit the nissan. melvez garcia died. she was only 31 years old. neither of the cars stopped. the man hunt is over but the investigation is beginning after a deadly shooting. police are not yet saying whether this is a case of gun play ending in tragedy or murder. >> reporter: one young man is dead, another is in police

custody, and a third is mourning the loss of his good friend a a shooting at this house late this afternoon. crime scene investigators work late into the evening gathering evidence from the home. one item recovered, the gun used in the shooting. it was around 3:20 when police were called to this home. they found the victim dead of a gun shot wound. neighbors say another young man who lived at the home emerged saying i didn't do anything. and was led away by police. >> he was crying his eyes out. >> he was upset about what happened? >> he looked destroyed. and then they took him to the police station. >> reporter: police launched an intense man hunt for the third young man, the suspect. dozens of squad cars patrolled the streets. neighbor zach atkins captured this video of police spotted a man in a car fitting the suspect description and surrounded the

vehicle. >> there were about 25, 30 police cars. cops came from everywhere. and pulled all three of them out of the car. two females and a male. >> reporter: while police confirmed they have the man they were seeking in custody, no charges have been filed. >> we're trying to determine just exactly what happened. it's still early. >> reporter: police say both the suspect and the young man who lived at the house are answering questions tonight and cooperating with the investigation. in aspen hill, news 4. a home invasion near george mason university. it happened last night. just a few blocks from the campus. students say two masked men with guns broke into their house and started yelling. one student managed to get into a bathroom where he called the police. while on the phone, he heard the commands. >> on the ground. yeah. or i'm going to blast your head off. it was -- for me it was on the other side of the door.

seeing my best friends on the other side is so hard because i'm the one on the safe side. >> police say the gunmen stole laptops and cell phones. they got in through an unlocked door. police in fairfax county are warning parents about a man exposing himself to kids. thils happened in herndon. he flashed several kids. none of the children were touched. mysterious smell, really funky, on metro this evening. a lot of people complained about it. >> people who ride the metro told us they smelled a foul odor this evening. they started tweeting about it. the last time we heard these reports was early january. there was speculation back then that organic brake pads caused a smell like rotting fish during a stop. there was a similar smell throughout the system. one said quote, why does metro

smell like fish? this woman said i love when the metro smells like rotten fish. it smells like a fish shop/pet store in lefant. >> it has a fishy odor to it. that's the only thing i can describe it as. >> closer we got actually from the fran cone ya location to this location, the smell did increase. >> reporter: a metro employee told me he believes brake pads caused the smell. a spokesperson wouldn't confirm that, but he said he will look into it tomorrow. news 4. getting back to business is the plan for prince george councilwoman. she apologized today. she was clocked going 105 miles an hour on the beltway in a county car two weeks ago. police originally gave her a warning. but earlier this week, slapped her with a $500 fine and six points on her license. very brief news conference today, toles apologized.

>> i offer my utmost apologies to my constituents and colleagues and all county residents. i trust we can now move forward with the very important business of the county. i thank you for your cooperation and support. >> took away the county car that she was driving. says she plans to take a driver improvement class. d.c. mayor vincent gray denies handling cash or money orders when he was running for office. contribution to gray's 2010 campaign are the focus of a federal probe. they're looking into tens of thousands of dollars of unexplained cash or money orders. they want to know if some came from a businessman whose home offices were raided last week. he has not responded to requests for a comment. kenneth ellerby is speaking out about a claim that he

sexually harassed women at his old job. a woman is claiming elerby leered at her. two women accused the chief of looking them up and down and talking to their chests. >> i think what they were referring to was a uniform inspection activity. if you were to find out my name right now, how would you find out my name? >> looking at your tag. >> that's where most people in public safety wear it. i never intended to and never did harass anybody. >> mayor vincent gray told news 4 he was not aware of the complaint but will look into it. there will not be a state fair in virginia this year. the group that run the event filed for bankruptcy today. it will now be up to a court to decide what happens next. the state fair is a 156-year-old tradition in virginia. most recently it was at a park near kings dominion.

in an effort to take a bite out of the high def market, apple introduced the new ipad today. >> reporter: online, apple's referring to the new version as resolutionary for the sharp new screen. this device is impressive. unlike previous versions, the camera on this new ipad can shoot video in hd. apple also claims with a higher resolution monitor, you'll have the best picture on any mobile device that's out there. and that's good news for people who play video games or watch movies. apple says the ipad has 1 million more pixels than an hd tv. battery life is expected to be nine hours. but unlike the first two models, this new one will be 4g capable. meaning it will be able to be used on verizon and at&t's lt e! networks. with all these future.

apple will keep the ipad 2 in production as well. cutting its price by about a hundred dollars. now, you can preorder the new ipad on apple's website and it hits stores next friday. back to you. we are following a developing story involving the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. tomorrow a coroner will reveal what caused the death of cardinal anthony bevilaqua. he died january 30th after a long bout with dementia and cancer. his death came just one day after a judge ruled that he could testify at the trial of a former aide. that aide is accused of transferring priests suspects of molesting children. the cardinal was 88. toyota tonight is recalling

more than 600,000 cars and trucks. it's the biggest recall that involves the tacoma pickup from 2005 to early 2009 models. a defect may prevent the air bags from deploying in those vehicle. the other recall involves the 2009 camry and the venza models from 2009 to 2011. both cars have a lamp switch problem that could cause electrical malfunctions. toyota will notify owners about what they should do next. a teenager is hospitalized tonight after he got hit by a car outside -- or she got hit outside of a high school. it happened after classes were dismissed. the driver stopped after hearing a thud. when she looked in her rearview mirror, she saw the teenager lying in the road. >> i could not stop the car. even if i had seen him running, like seen him just crossing the street, i would have stopped. >> the driver said the teenager,

a young man, told her that he was okay. a high school valuetorian. she has a near perfect gpa and dreams of being a heart surgeon. she moved to the u.s. when she was four years old. last week as she waited to hear back from colleges, she learned that she had one month to go back to colombia. last night she learned that immigration would be deferring her case for another two years. >> i'd just like to say a couple days ago i thought my whole future was crashing. i worked really hard to be the number one in my school and to help my community and giveback. and i'm grateful that i'm getting something in return. >> an immigration officer says the agency's focus is removing

criminals from this country. daniella hopes she'll be accepted at either yale or brown. a car ends up sideways on someone's front lawn. just ahead tonight, what happened just minutes before. a man being tortured because of his writings is now living in northern virginia. talking about his quest to keep his family safe. 30,000 spots taken up just like that. it's the marine corps marathon. hopefully the weather is as nice as it was today. we've got a cold front making its way our way. it's going to be here by this time tomorrow night. i'll show you what it brings with it in a minute. oh dear...

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well, there are wrecks and then there are wrecks. d.c. police trying to find the guys who left this mercedes wrecked on its side. this was after a police chase. the police lost sight after the car then quickly discovered it. after a three car accident outside of providence hospital. the suspects were able to jump out of that wreck and run away. a prominent writer was tortured in china for what he wrote about the government there. now that writer is living in northern virginia. tonight he's talking about the inhumane treatment that forced him out of his country and he's still trying to make an impact. >> reporter: for most, the flag on the front porch flies for

pride. >> translator: hang the flag there the first day he moved into this house. >> reporter: for him it's freedom from feefr. >> translator: there's a difference from the life back home. >> reporter: one of china's most famous writers opens up about his abuse. >> translator: he was tortured by police and they physically bent his fingers backwards and slapped his face and stabbed his chest. >> reporter: yu has boldly criticized chinese leaders in his books. it was one that almost cost him his life. >> translator: the police said it would only take them half an hour to dig a hole there to bury him alive. >> reporter: in 2010 yu was obtained after his imprisoned friend was awarded nobel peace

price. they worked closely together that would lead to months of monitoring and no more writing. >> translator: he knew that his life is under threat constantly. so he didn't feel safe anymore inside china. >> reporter: in china, yu, his wife and young son were permitted to leave. he thinks officials wanted him out during the presidential transition year. now out of the country, he's still on course writing two new books, contributing to the "washington post" and staying connected while hoping to make a difference some day back home. >> translator: he feels only that way could he propel the process in china. >> reporter: one of yu's new book criticizes hu jintao. more movie channels coming tonight. some major celebrities are

helping launch networks. they include sean diddy combs and magic johnson. >> i'm thrilled, first of all, for the opportunity. but not just for myself. i'm thrilled for the opportunity for the african-american community. >> it's humbling to be here with this opportunity comes a huge responsibility. >> the stations are part of when nbc acquired universal. the first new channel is set to start next month with the other three by 2014. they're the first batch of ten stations featuring minority programming to be launched on comcast. the marine corps marathon is more popular than ever. this year the race sold out in two hours and 41 minutes. which wouldn't be bad timing in a marathon, as a matter of fact. registration opened at 3:00 this

afternoon and before 5:45, all 30,000 slots were sold. the runners will take their marks on sunday, october 28th. >> and it was a good day to start training. >> yeah. for sure. tomorrow another great day to get out there. really when you're training for a marathon, there's no bad day. out there right now, pretty nice. not just pretty nice. it is simply gorgeous. 11:19 at night, it is spectacular outside right now with temperatures still in the 50s in most locations. outside, temperatures today reached a high temperature of 67 degrees after an average high of 53. well above average today. you may have noticed a beautiful full moon tonight. it is really spectacular out there. clouds trying to move in. mostly clear skies, the sun has gone down by now. winds out of the south at 14 miles per hour. current temps still in the 50s everywhere. this is still above average at 11:20 at night for high temperatures.

it's amazing how warm we are right now. and more amazing how warm we're getting during the day tomorrow. you start off this warm, we're warmer tomorrow. nothing to show right now. no rain across the area. i don't expect to see any rain probably until this time tomorrow night. as our frontal boundary moves in. right now just some clouds streaming in ahead of that front. not evident if you step out the door. we did see plenty of sunshine today. nice warm temperatures. but watch what happens tomorrow. here comes our frontal boundary. with high pressure off the coast, we continue to see our winds. maybe even gusting to 40 miles an hour during the day tomorrow. it's going to be a warm afternoon with sunshine early. then the clouds move on in here. the rain will hold off until tomorrow night. then we get a little bit cooler on friday. but we're still above average with temperatures ranging in the mid to upper 50s. that's with plenty of sunshine. let's break down the sunshine for you. here's 11:00 tomorrow morning. no rain to talk about and then watch what happens during the afternoon.

7:00 still no rain out there. we wait until about 11:00 or 12:00 when we start to see the rain moving on in. about 2:30 in the morning, everybody seeing some rain before it quickly moves out of here by 10:00 in the morning. i think we're starting to see sunshine again. nice day even on friday after the front moves through. tomorrow morning, a few clouds. nice and mild and a great start. 44 to 50 degrees to start off our thursday. tomorrow afternoon we'll see partly sunny skies and windy and warm with late showers. once again, i expect most of the day to be on the dry side. high of 70 tomorrow. 59 on friday. saturday and sunday a bit cooler. 50 on saturday then back to 60 on sunday. don't forget to spring forward for late savings time. 67 on tuesday. even warmer on wednesday. >> beautiful. >> not bad at all. >> not bad. coming up, did you see the third quarter tonight? who were those guys? who were they? [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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so you were there? who were those guys out there in the third quarter? >> mass crusaders. i've never seen them before. >> it was like a disney movie. >> where have you seen a standing ovation for the wizards? >> standing ovation for the first two quarters was for the lakers. it was a pro-laker crowd. i go to the game with the weatherman tonight. the wizards led by the likes of kevin and booker outdualed kobe bryant for their first win against the lakers since 2006. kobe wearing that mask because he has a broken nose. but he still hurt the wizards early on. there you go. he scored 20 of his game high. however, he missed 22 shots.

a lot down the stretch. wizards rally. steve blake turns it over nick young to trevor booker. booker was great. 18 points and 17 rebounds. fourth quarter, how about roger mason jr. from the corner? buries it. he scored nine of his 14 in the final frame. later mack trying to make something happen. no good. look who's there to clean up the mess. kevin seraphin. what are you doing young man? how about the john wall dance. everybody celebrating. wall only had four, but his teammates stepped up beating the lakers 106-101. what a game that was there. big east tournament. look who was there. former georgetown great jeff green still recovering. doing well. taking on pittsburgh first half. henry simms up and under. tough layup there. simms with 20 points, 13 rebounds, and five assists. that was some simsanity.

so you have the senior stepping up and the freshman playing great as well. porter puts hoyas up by eight. then simms feeding the super freshman. otto goes for 20. great pass from simms there. georgetown down to pitt. hoyas play cincinnati tomorrow at 2:30. peyton map bing and the colts have officially parted ways. the colts cut him. saving $28 million and setting off one of the most highly anticipated free agent frenzies in nhl history. the redskins will pursue peyton including six other teams including the jets, dolphins, broncos, and seahawks. he is already 36 years old. he missed all of last season with a neck injury. he's been cleared to play by doctors and says that's exactly what he intends to do so next season. >> well, i don't want to retire.

no, i don't feel like i have anything to prove. but nobody loves their job more than i do. nobody loves playing quarterback more than i do. and i still want to play. but there's no other team i've ever wanted to play for. and as i go, i go with just a few words left to say. a few words i want to address to colts fans everywhere. thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. i truly have enjoyed being your quarterback. thank you. >> tough time for peyton there. but they did it the right way in indianapolis for both parties today. ♪

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