good morning. welcome to news 4 midday. >> it's monday, october 15th, 0 2012. right now prince william county fire crews say a least 80 storage uni were heavily damaged or destroyed by a 3 alarm fire. crews were called out to the 7900 block of sudley road around 11:15 last night. megan mcgrath talked to some people who lost everything. >> reporter: fire crews will be on the scene much of the day. they're pulling out the smoldering material from the storage units and hosing it down. this was quite a fe.

you had sgen dozens of units a individually locked a crammed full of burning material. 85 of them. the contents at most a complete loss. the fire broke out in the g building at the stor-all. investigators believe the blaze started somewhere in the middle of the building and spread to either side before because of the nature of storage units, it was a difficult fire to put out. >> they're filled with stuff and they're all self secured. so they have individual lock. they had to cut each individual door, some with locks, some they had to cut the door completely off to get to the fire. >> reporter: it took 140 firefighters to put out the flames. units from neighboring jurisdictions came into help. a backhoe was brought into clear the units of charred debris as the sun came up, the extent of the damage could be better seen. one unit had a car inside. another, an arcade style video

game. worried customers trickled into see if their unit was among those that went up in flames. ann was among the lucky. >> i'm okay thank goodness. >> reporter: but ivan did not fair so well. he's in the process of moving and had everything he owned in there. >> it's like the memories, all the pictures, memory from my kids is gone. it's nothing that you can replace. >> reporter: the fire department still has in the put out a damage estimate. as for what caused the blaze, that's still undecember investigation. megan mcgrath, news 4. and new today, a coalition of religious groups is calling on metro to donate money that it charged and received for a controversial advertising campaign. the ads contain what many consider anti-muslim messages. tony is live in northeast washington where the news conference just wrapped up. >> reporter: good morning. not only is the campaign calling

for metro to donate its proceeds as you mentioned, they're also launching an ad campaign of their own today and they say while they support the judge's earlier decision, they say that the posters that are currently in theetro borderline hate speech. it was a controversial decision made by u.s. district court judge, a freechl speech issue that meant many in the district's religious community searching for a way to respond to anti-jihad posters up at the metro stations. >> everything that is protected is not productive. and i don't find these ads on to be productive, i find them to be insulting. >> reporter: the poster created by the executive director of the american freedom defense initiative reads in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support civilized man. defeat jihad. >> i'm not for saying that they can't voice their opinions, but they need to be respectful of the other side, as well 37. >> reporter: and now an allied

group of prominent faith leaders from local christian, jewish and muslim communities are publicly asking the metro to donate all of the proceeds made from the anti-jihad campaign to chair if i. >> we have to demand something of the metro that is in the profit making mode. and our role is to prove size, not profiterr. >> reporter: the response ads are scheduled to go up today. s. >> i think they need to go up. i think that always hearing from the side that hates isn't what this country is all about. >> we need to deal with this stuff with a positive framework as opposed to additional negative. >> reporter: and the coalition also has online petition gone at shoulder to shoulder

campaign.org. tony toll, news 4. and look at that sky out there. not looking quite as good as it did yesterday. >> tom, how can you explain that? >> i call that a front coming our way and it's brought in clouds and southwesterly gusty winds. winds gusting 20 to 25 miles an hour this morning. looking at storm team 4 radar, the area moving color is rain. raining pretty hard in central north carolina crossing into virginia. some of that more moderate to heavier rain may come into our southern and southeastern suburbs by later this afternoon, but right now right around washington, we've had just a few sprinkles, but along the blue ridge from western louden county, madison, green, points west, they're getting some passing light to moderat showers. and just to the north of washington, as well, getting some light to moderate showers areas in dark green and northern

montgomery and howard into northern and anne arundel, as far as farther south along the western shores of the bay and eastern charles county getting a few sprinkles. the areas in yellow under the risk of damaging winds from thunderstorms later this afternoon. we'll keep you posted and take a look at the forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend in just a few minutes. fr. a former d.c. police officer is in court accused of killing tli while off duty in 2011. he so licited a transgender womn for sex. she refused and he threatened her and a friend with a gun. a few minutes laters he jumped on the hood of their car and shont through the front windshield hitting three people. all victims suffered nonlife threatening injuries. also two officers are in court facing assault charges against a university of maryland

student. james harrison and reginald baker are charged with attacking john mckenna. video taken from a dorm room shows officers in riot gear beating mckenna following the big win over duke back in march of 2010. he suffered a concussion in the incident. both officers face first and second degree assault charges. and police say the person behind a string of armed robberies near the university of maryland campus is only 17 years old. police arrested robinson after finding item in his home. last week three students reported being robbed at gunpoint. robinson will be charged as an adult. a developing story this morning. the search underway if two virginia hikers missing in montana. neal peckens and jason hiser left for a hiking trip in glazer national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they didn't

catch their flight home. both are veterinarians. 50 rangers searched the trails and found tracks in the area and a fire ring. ra rangers say it may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hikers park permits which will help them narrow the search. >> they had a back country permit and that showed them where they would be hiking, so we at least have the general area of where they were. the weather, perhaps the weather is playing something with this, we're not sure. but we'll continue to do what we can. >> park rangers say the men may have gone off trail due to the high winds and snow. well, the losing streak is officially over at fedex field. look at that, the redskins against forced three turnovers yesterday defense the vikings and scored a touchdown to an interception. rg3 sealed the win in the fourth

quarter with a spectacular 76 yard touchdown run. the skins won 38-26, now in second place at 3-3, ending their eighth game losing streak at home. >> coach sean, tight end coach, said he felt me run by him because ofof the gust of wind. i don't know. whatky say. no, but i could see guys telling me i got the first, so they were saying stay inbounds, slide. and i was kind of run like i think i i can get a little more. and then it all went from stop, stay inbounds to go, go for the touchdown. >> he's just out there really having pun. i wish i could have as much fun as he does playing the game. because he's just really going out there, care free, just making plays. >> having fun even after a concussion. next sunday the redskins hit the road to face the new york giants who they are trailing.

they appraisal by one game. >> i called you and we both said did you see it. and when i called, i started thinking of acronyms for rg. real good, running great, making defenses look ridiculously goofy all at the same time. >> he was amazing. and when he jumped in to the stands, i guess he just kept going and they didn't let him -- >> he was running so fast, he couldn't stop. >> what a cutie. >> and a great player to boot. >> very nice, as well. it is 10 after 11:00. coming up, it's a big week for the candidates for president with a second debate taking place tomorrow. we'll have the latest poll numbers. plus what happened during a daredevil's record breaking fee

pretrial hearings get understand way for the self professed mastermind of the september 11th attacks. khalid shaikh mohammed and four co-defendants will go before a military commission at guantanamo bay. the hearings are closed to the public, but some families of the victims will have a chance to watch on closed circuit it tv at military bases in maryland and three other states. and today lawmakers are remembering former senator arlen specter. specter died yesterday after a long battle with nonhodgkin's lymphoma. he served pennsylvania in the u.s. senate for five terms p. he was a republican until two years before he left office when he switched to the democratic party. . he lost re-election the next year. specter was also known for helping appoint supreme court justices and serving on the warren commission. arlen specter was 82 years old. new this morning. a look at just how close the race for president is. president obama leads mitt

romney by just three percentage points among likely voters according to the latest "washington post" abc news poll. that's within the poll's margin of error. thele president's lead has actual ly grown by 1% since before the first debate which most say romney won hands down. both hand today thes will keep low profiles today as they prepare for their second of three debates tomorrow night. president obama prepping at williamsburg, virginia. mitt romney 00 in boston. obama campaign aides say the president is determined to redeem himself after the first debate. he studied his performance and won't make the same mistakes again. >> i think he'll be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country. >> the president can change his style, he can change his tactics, he can't change his record. and he can't change his policies. and that's what this slaeelectis about. the debate tomorrow will focus on domestic and foreign policy. the president will likely face

questions about the response to the attack in libya next month. and both may be focused on winning virginia. mitt romney's running mate paul ryan will be visiting lynchburg tomorrow. president obama meanwhile heads to northern virginia on friday. his campaign isn't saying where he'll visit or when it will be. if you haven't registered to vote yet, this week is your last chance. in fact today is the dead line to register in virginia. maryland voters have until tomorrow. the same goes for people in west virginia. and the district, the deadline has already passed to register by mail, but you can still register in person. you'll have to do that at a public library, a firehouse or a police station. tom kierein, i hear we register with you for some great weather. >> thank you. >> and welcome back. good to see you. we missed you last week. >> i was hiking in the sh

shenandoah valley and i thought i really miss you guys and i wish you were with me. >> right. >> what a contrast we had over the weekend. yesterday afternoon almost felt like summertime, but then saturday morning, this is what it looked like in much of the region. it felt like wintertime. in fact a frs, the firost occur saturday morning. i took this picture is this northern montgomery county right after sunrise and it was quite a heavy frost. the frost was all over much of the region west and north of enter at a tiinterstate 95. meanwhile it's turning to winter in europe. this was sent by a facebook follower, christian beck from austria. the austrian alps getting their first heavy snow. looks like fog, but that's heavy snow there in austria. so it's amazing. the reach of facebook is all over the world. there are the clouds over the potomac river.

a few sprinkles. still cloudy, 69 at reagan national. a southerly breeze, it's been a bit blustery all associated with a front that's beginning to drift our way and triggering moderate down pour here in the carolinas and into southern virginia. and closer to washington, though, just a few scattered sprinkles around, getting moderate shower, though, near annapolis and from anne arundel county and across the bay. farther west getting other light to moderate rain now. shenandoah valley and just east of the blue ridge, northern fauquier and consume pepper and farther west, right along i-81 through the shenandoah valley getting some light rain. chance of damaging winds later this afternoon as the front moves in south and east of washington in this yellow zone. could have winds gusting over 60 miles an hour. and that's just a slight risk of that, that would be between 2:00 and 6:00. right now around the region, it's mild.

upper 60s to near 70. out in the mountain, it's in the 50s to near 60. and farther west behind the front in many places in the midwest, it's only in the 40s right now and that's coming our way later tonight. closer to home, we're in the low to mid-60s around the metro area and much of northern virginia and shenandoah valley. near the bay, 70. fredericks during 73. all this associated with an area of low pressure there the southern part of canada stretching all the way down the spine of the appachians and that will continue to track off to the east, these areas in color are zones of rain that a will likely be with us into the afternoon. but by 5:00 to 6:00, should be all done. we'll clear out. clear sky tuesday. nice and clear. and then as we get into wednesday, another wonderful day, winds shifting a bit into the south and al little more cloudiness around. so have an umbrella handy this afternoon. passing showers and breezy. then this evening, clearing out.

showers ending. we'll be down to the mid-50s by midnight. and then by dawn tomorrow, the 40s. yes, a chill moving our way. highs only in the 60s tomorrow. and then a pleasant pattern after that highs near 70 on wednesday, thursday, friday. might get a shower friday morning. weekend looks nice. partly cloudy, highs in the 60s. >> always good to hear. thank you, tom. still ahead, important information for victims of domestic violence. steps that you need to know about. plus why pregnant women should consider keeping up their yoga routine. and this week's pose of the week. but first here's a look at when's hot on nbcwashington.com. [ female announcer ] as you're making your decision...

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relax, which can help you adjust to the physical demands of pregnancy.relax, which can helpt to the physical demands of pregnancy. here with who are is kim weeks. kim, good morning. and your student, leah, good morning. 37 weeks pregnant. do i need to break out my scrubs? how has yoga benefited you? >> i think that yoga is helpful because a lot of pregnancy you're up here in your head, thoughts are spinning. and when you actually do yoga itself, it's bringing you back into your body, so it's a calming of the mind and it links you to your body and brings you closer to the ground which suggestly where you're going with birth. >> and you can speak to those benefits, as well. you have two children ages three and one, you've been doing yoga for years. >> yes. so the benefits range even right before a woman gets pregnant up to early pregnant city to calm the mind, to come down from the

anxiety of what's going to happen. because the body still basically the same at that point with the exception of the hormones. but in second trimester when the body is doing a lot of stretching, the mind starts -- yoga is so good for the bed because then you can contain that experience of so many change, but you still feel great. second trimester is just an amazing experience because you still don't quite know what's coming. >> and the third trimester! so show us a pose that has worked for you as you get ready for the birth of your first child. >> okay. so i say do the warrior 2 first and then just come down. so this is just a great pose to open the hips, a great pose to get into the legs. nonpregnant people can do it. and now she'll come down on to the floor and do cat cow. which it's the number one for me, for her, because first of all, main opening of the back

body. your neck hurt, your belly is huge, so right here she's opening on the back and then she comes through and opens the chest and opens to the possibilities and also just opens the front body which is already pretty open. >> and why do you enjoy these poses that are more catered to pregnancy? as opposed to regular poses which might even be less strenuous. >> at this point, anything that feels good is what i want to do. it's a natural movement of high body toward certain things. so the fact that my low back just feels tight and gripping and you crunchy doing the cat cow is like an aahh, calgon take me away. >> well, we hope you have a great delivery. you're expecting a girl. thanks for stopping by. kim, thank you so much for displaying the benefit of nonpregnant and pregnant poses. coming up on the next half hour of news 4 midday, a daredevil's

thoughts after an incredible jump from the edge of space. and the scary moments during the 800-mile-an-hour fall. plus good news for coffee lovers. why women should not be worried about enjoying that morning cup of joe. and tom kierein is back with how much rain we should expect today. stay with us

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fire crews in prince william county are trying to figure out what caused a devastating fire at a storage unit. at least 80 units were either damaged or destroyed entirely. no one was hurt, but it took 140 firefighters to knock down the blaze. sfwloot search is under way for two virginia hiker missing in montana. neal peckens and jason hiser left for a hiking trip in montana's glacier national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they did not

catch their flight home. park rangers say the men may have gone off trail due to the high winds and snow. an austrian skydiver made history becoming the first human to travel faster than the speed of sound. it happened in a free-fall. tom costello tells us about the death defying plunge. >> reporter: there he was at 128,000 feet standing quite literally on the edge of space preparing to do what no one had done before. with his mom watching from mission control, 43-year-old felix baumgartner offered a few words most hard to understand. >> the whole world is watching us. >> reporter: and then he was gone. beginning a terrifying super sonic dive from 24 miles up. a white dot as he quickly passed 700 miles per hour.

the day began well before sunrise in roswell, new mexico, as the red bull stratus team laid out the paper thin balloon and fearless felix zipped in to his capsule. he's made harrowing jumps before. in brazil, croatia, from 15 and 18 miles high. but sunday's mission was about breaking a free-fall record that had stood since 1960 when joe kittinger jumped from 19 1/2 miles high and also breaking the sound barrier. if his suit tore, the former austrian military paratrooper faced instant death. he was a guest on the "today" show earlier this year. >> well, i like the challenge. i always like to work on projects where i have to start by scratch. >> reporter: sunday after a brief burst of wind, baumgartner's balloon got the green light. >> there's the release. and there's the p applause. >> reporter: and 2 1/2 hours later, he was standing where no

man had stood before with joe kittinger on the radio. >> our guardian angel will take care of you. >> reporter: out of the capsule, felix was a bullet, 833 miles an hour mcht ach 1.24, exceeding the speed of sound. and then with a space mask fogging up, what looked like a terrifying out of control flat spin before he stabilized. finally 4 1/2 minutes later, baum gagartner pulled his chute. >> when i was standing on top of the world, you become so huchl bell. you want to come back alive because you do not want to die in front of your parents, your girl friend. >> i was wondering if the chute deployed actually, but he had to pull a cord to do it. >> imagine that coordination. imagine that fear. imagine that trepidation. plan imagine all those thoughts. >> not easy to imagine falling freely like that and having the presence of mind to then pull that cord. >> took 4:20.

imagine those four minutes. >> want on try it? >> no, never. >> you heard it. it was the weekend of breaking the sound barrier. the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound marked the 65th anniversary with a repeat flight. yesterday 89-year-old chuck yeager sat in the back seat of an f-15 that broke the sound barrier more than 30,000 feet above california's mojave desert. the plane is quite different than the experimental rocket he took on that historic flight october 14th, 1947. 65 years to the minute. we'll check in again with tom kierein, find out about our forecast. when the rain will come. >> are we talking any record numbers as you're out on that weather deck? >> i don't think so. just some light rain. you can hear the wind blowing. we have gusts swirling the leaves around. winds are gusting around 20 miles an hour. so we've had just a few sprinkles in washington over the

last hour or so. there is the cloudy sky over the nation's capital on this monday morning, the 15th day of october. and radar showing an air of rain. generally light rain. more moderate along the blue ridge and into warren and parts of clark county getting moderate showers. and then louden county, a little light rain there. as well as around just east of washington, eastern prince georges and around anne arundel. but elsewhere, just clouds and we're in the mid and upper 60s much of the region now. and for the rest of the day, shall some passing showers are possible. so if you're about to head out, grab an umbrella and also blustery wind will be with us from time to time pip only a slight risk of strong storms way south of us. p and then the rest of the week, might get a shower on friday,

but weekend looks nice. that's the way it looks right now. barbara. all right, tom, thank you. the meningitis outbreak is now up to 205 confirmed cases nationwide. 15 of those cases are in maryland, 34 in virginia. the cdc says the number of deaths stands at 15 across 14 states. the outbreak is linked to steroid shots used for back pain made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. the medication has since been recalled. a woman in minnesota is the first to file a lawsuit against the pharmacy. the new mexico company linked to a salmonella outbreak is expanding it recall to include raw and roasted peanuts. sunland began a voluntary recall of peanut butter last month. the company shut down its fee nut processing plant last week. this comes after at least 35 salmonella cases were reported in 19 states, including maryland

and virginia. sunland is recalling everything made at its contaminated plant since march of 2010. the products can be found at trader joe's, whole food's and target. a new study shows the controversial hpv vaccine does not change a girl's sexual activity. the study from kaiser permanente looked at medical records of close to 1400 vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. revealed no difference in girls sexual activity from the ages 11 to 15. the c can dc recommends girls get hpv vaccines around the age of 11 or 12 to prevent cervical cancer. women who drink section cups of coffee each day are less likely to get cancer of the womb as well as type 2 diabetes and parkin sonses. if six cups seems like a little much, the study says caffeine is not a factor, so you can drink

decaf. about one in every eight women here in the united states will develop breast cancer over the course of her life time. the good news, death rates have been sdkidecreasing since the 1. one reason, awareness. and an event is working to raise even more awareness. welcome. this is the 14th rear. we have the chairs for the event. we have nina snow, welcome, and marty coleman, thanks for coming. doctor, you're famous in this area for all the work you've done and your dedication to trying to find a cure for breast cancer. you've treated many, many women p. i know he i followed your career. you're now with suburban hospital as an emeritus surgeon. >> correct. >> tell us about what's going on with breast cancer. >> well, breast cancer as you said affects one in eight women and progress is being made. but one of the things where i

think it hasn't made as much progress as perhaps we would like to is in the straightforward dealing with patient themselves and offering services that are important to them. and that's why this event is so important. it raises money specifically for what we call the patient navigator program and it helps patients that either can't afford the chemotherapy or maybe trps to t transportation to the hospital. and they frequently talk to them before the surgery so that they're able to have somebody to turn to after the surgery if they need help. >> very important for women who are suffering from breast cancer just learning that they have it. this is a big deal. saks fifth avenue has been involved in the fight to find a cure and help women suffering from breast cancer. >> this is our 14th year as a companycelebrating key to the

cure and we couldn't be more happy. we've had an unprecedented response to this year's event. it is tied to our very popular friends and family weekend which starts this thursday to sunday. so a percentage of all of our sales will go to benefit suburban this weekend. >> and you brought some things that we'll be seeing. free cupcakes at the event? >> we do. george dotown cupcake as well a5 other local area restaurants and we have great donations from our vendor partners. this gorgeous coat potentially someone could win. and i wanted to bring up the t-shirt that our co-chairs are wearing. 100% of the proceeds from this shirt go to benefit suburban hospital. so we encourage people -- >> and how much are they? >> they are $35 a piece. >> and these are all prizes that you can win about by purchasing a key. >> you can buy certain ones for

$75 and up. and you can see about your key opens the treasure chest and in that treasure chest is a wellth of prizes from both our fashion vendor, local partners who have donated, as well as gift cards to sax fifth area. >> and behind us are some of the survivors that will be featured at the event. >> yes. >> doctor, what should women be doing right now if they don't know if they have it, are you you still recommending a yearly mammogram? >> absolutely. a screening mammogram for women at least over the age of 40, personally i still think 35. and yearly exams by their fishes on i go. and of course breast self exam every month. i mean, i see patients probably 15 to 20% of the patients find their own lumps would i self examination. so that's really important. >> and most of us know how to do it, but if you don't, you can find in-strikstructions on the

internet. >> of course. >> so tell us quickly when it is. >> >> kickoff event wednesday evening. frien friends and family thursday through sunday. >> good luck and i hope you continue to find ways to treat women. thanks again for being here. it's 11:42 and still ahead, the americans taking home a nobel prize this morning. plus a simple way to improve your child's behavior. stay with us.

starting today, more than 100,000 people can say they go to harvard. this is the first day of school for the new free online courses. they're part of a program called harvard x. right now harvard is offering two classes, one if computer science and the other in public health. it's part of a nonprofit venture.

a harvard professor is one of two winners of this year's nobel prize for economics. he shares it with a professor at ucla. they used gamegorithm that helpe impact of matching methods. that research has helped in fields including matching doctors with the right hospitals. u.s. retail sales rose sharply in september. we'll check if wif in with mary thompson for the rest of the business headlines. >> after closing out the worst week since june, the markets are actually in a slight rally mode this morning. the dow up just about 63, nasdaq about 12. providing early support to the market, stronger than expected retail sales numbers for the

month of september. they rose 1.1%. citigroup is also giving a lift to the broader markets after the bank reported stronger than expected earnings. softbank has made it official paying over $20 billion for a 70% stake in sprint. this gives the japanese company a foot hold in the wireless market and gives sprint much needed money to help it compete better with bigger rivals at&t and verizon. microsoft is taking another stab it at the online music which is p business. today it's rolling out its music platform replacing its zune marketplace. and kindle clients are eligible for a credit on past ebook purchases. back to you. >> thanks, mary. october is domestic violence awareness month. every nine seconds, a woman is assaulted or beaten. men are also victims of domestic

violence. pastor sound der saunders joins steps to protect yourself. more than car accident, muggings, rapes combined. what causes this? is there a simple answer? >> there may not be a simple answer, but i'm here to tell that you domestic violence is on the rise. it's a hidden agenda. the fear factor comes into play because they're afraid to speak up and to speak out. >> so how do you encourage them to do that? i know you have several point, we'll get to those later. but what do you first encourage them to say? >> we want them to let someone know. we want them to tell their families. tell a friend. they need to talk about it and let this be known so that they can get the help that they need. >> and you say women are not the only victims. and you have examples of men who are victims. >> yes, men are victims. in the african-american

community, an african american male will never tell anyone that they have been abused. and that's because of pride or whatever the reason. but we're saying to them come out of the closet, let it be known. ask for the help and help would be available for. >> you told me on the phone that before you became a pastor you were a victim of domestic abuse and you got out of that relationship. why do men and women stay in these destructive recent ships? >> they say because of fear. they also stay because they don't know where to turn.lacent ships? >> they say because of fear. they also stay because they don't know where to turn.>> the. they also stay because they don't know where to turn. they didn't know who to trust and they're looking for resources that sometimes is not available. >> let's take a look at some of the steps you encourage victims to take. it's on screen. it's a four step policy. >> call the police. file a report. find a safe haven. seek family support.

no contact with your abuser. >> don't get weak and just say he or they didn't mean to do it. >> correct. stay away from the perpetrator. you have a conference october 17th and 18th. what's this about? good it >> it's about healing. we want you to know that we care about you and we're concerned because we need to talk more about domestic violence so we will embrace you, we will refer you you, we will help you p. and you can have the confidence that d.c. alliance will assume y support you. >> it's a subject a lot of people don't want to talk about, but one we need to face.you. >> it's a subject a lot of people don't want to talk about, but one we need to face. still to come, the time is 11:50. why the book business is going to the dogs.

plus tom kierein back with another check of the rain headed this way.

a new study shows even a little bit more sleep could make a big difference in kids' behavior. researchers studied students age 7 to 11. half of the kids went to bed earlier than normal while others stayed up p.

everyone an extra half hour of sleep could result in a huge improvement in behavior. fall is officially here and one great way to enjoy the season is to go pumpkin picking. one local place claims to be the pumpkin patch with a purpose prp all proceeds go toward the church's mission trips to nicaragua and to the hunger ministry. they'll be hope through october 31st. >> i'll take a slice of pumpkin pie. he starred in the artist and water for elephants. and now that adorable jack russell terrier is out with a book. uggie stopped by to visit the "today" show this morning. his trainer spoke on his behalf saying the book is dedicated to reese witherspoon and is officially retired from movies. the new book is available

tomorrow. >> we'll take a look now at some of the stories we'll be following this afternoon. coming up at 4:00, micro chips are often used to locate pets. but now thousands of school kids are forced to wear the tracking devices. we'll tell you why and how it could mean big bucks for a school system. ♪ snoop dogg like you've never heard him before. he turns a hit song into a commercial for hot pockets. and coming up at 5:00, new home for homeowners facing f foreclosure. >> i want to hear the snoop dogg song on hot pockets. i love hot pockets. meatball and sauce, meatball and sauce. and that's all i got. >> good, we're glad to hear that. >> how much did we pay him for that so

that? >> meanwhile let's look at radar. rain heading our way as we move along here. we have an area of rain just to the west of washington and where you you see those areas in the yellows and the oranges coming down a little bit harder, right along the blue ridge, just east of the blue ridge in western louden county, getting moderate showers there. meanwhile right in washington, no rain here, just a few sprinkles to our south. northern part of the eastern shore, moderate downpours. and there is heavier rain way down in southern virginia. that may make it way our way by later this afternoon. all these areas you see in yellow, they're under a severe risk zone. that is the potential zone between 2:00 and 4:00 -- or, rather, 6:00, a possibility of storms that might produce damaging winds.

depend, just maybe belierief damaging winds from isolated thunderstorms. right now it's rather mild. it's 72. this is probably about the warmest part of the day. because once the rain begin, it will quickly drop back into the 60s. pour d any rain will end by late this evening and it will be breezy today, tonight and into tomorrow. a chilly start tuesday morning. down to the mid-40s. afternoon highs low to mid-60s. bright sun, but blustery. delightful wednesday and thursday, highs near 70. might get a shower friday morning and the weekend looks nice. and we are following breaking news right now. a stabbing at north wood high school in silver spring.

police are telling us one student was stabbed during a fight inside the school. the student is expected to be okay. the suspected stabber was able to get away. police are now looking at surveillance cameras inside the school to try to get more information. and we'll continue to follow this story throughout the day and on mnbcwashington.com. thanks for joining us. check us you out later today for all the day's news. >> have a terrific day.

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