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on the debate over same-sex marriage. will the endorsement help or hurt business? >> president obama took a break from the debate to root for the red skins. >> stranded in the snow for five days, they battled the elements and kept hope alive. >> tonight, two veterinarians who were lost have been found and they're okay. erica gonzalez joins us now. >> reporter: jim, this community is where one of those hikers calls home. and just behind these gates, there is a family and a few four-legged friends that are anxiously awaiting their arrival. >> they were like what can you do? >> reporter: it's been nearly a week since cathy has heard from her son. then, at 3:30 today, she woke from her daze. >> when i found out that he was found, i just let go and just sobbed and sobbed and sobbed.

>> a hiking trip through glacier national park. >> i just knew that neil had put a lot of preparation into the trip. >> friends of neil pekings say the two virginia vetter nairns took the trip to montana a bit out of season so they could be in town for neil's daughter, madison's, first birthday. >> today, she was just out of sorts. >> cathy tells me the thrill seeker set out last tuesday. >> i never felt that this was going to end catastrophically. i never felt that something happened to him. >> reporter: family members say the two ventured into back country and fell into a ravine. the conditions? frigid. 18 inches of snow in some parts. exhausted from contemplating the what ifs. >> i asked debbie for it a couple days ago.

>> you know, the outpouring of warnt warmth and generosity from people all across the country. >> reporter: and, tonight, peki in, gs is joined from his father and family. although medics cleared the two hikers, they were given the green light and decided to wait this evening and instead, come home tomorrow. earlier, a lot of folks around here awaiting their arrival. >> secretary of state hillary clinton said tonight that she takes responsibility for an attack on a consulate in libya on september 11th that ended with four americans dead. that statement came during an interview with cnn. secretary clinton spoke with news tonight and admitted she has a great deal of concern with what the state department has to do to ensure that another attack

doesn't happen again. >> tonight, two mobile officers are in stable condition. that accident in ohio did not affect the first lady's schedule this evening. the two officers sideswiped each other as the first lady was traveling to the airport in columbus. no one else was injured. none of the other secret service vehicles was involved. >> president obama and mitt romney are spending another night in seclusion pred pairing f for their second debate. the president was impressed with the quarterback's performance. mitt romney held mach town halls. >> a lot of pressure going into that debate tomorrow. two new polls of likely voters shows the race is dead even.

the president with 49% to romney's 48%. the washington post abc news poll shows the difference at 49-46 in favor of the president. both results are within the margin of error. we invite you to stay tuned in. and tomorrow night at 11:00, angie gulf will be monitoring the web. she's getting instant feedback. we invite you to weigh in. your comments might be those on the air. >> now, to the debate about same-sex marriage. the chief officer of gallaudet wants voters to decide whether it's legal. she is not anti-gay and has never voiced her opinion on gay marriage. mccaskill is scheduled to speak in annapolis tomorrow.

her attorney is exploring legal options. >> there is growing. >> the luxury retailer recently sent a memo to employees endorsing that legislation. jim rosenfield reports from montgomery mall in bethesda. >> the ceo weighs in on gay marriage as voters out west prepare to decide on a referendum on gay marriage similar to maryland's question 6. >> it's known as referendum 74, asking washington state voters to approve legislation passed erltier this year allowing same-sex marriage. without referring to the upcoming vote, ceo blake nordstrom sent an e-mail to all 56,000 employees late last week saying it is our belief that our gay and lesbian employees are entitled to the same rights and protection marriage provides under the law as our other employees.

shoppers were supportive of the move. >> even though i may have my own personal prejudices in different directions, i think from a corporate standpoint, it's a good idea. >> i don't know that i would consider it a reason to shop here, but it makes me feel good about shopping here. >> and this from a nordstrom worker. >> it's a sensitive topic. it's very sensitive. but as far as a company, i mean, working for them and whatever they stand for, i love nordstrom's. >> blake nordstrom is in direct opposition of chick-fill-a's ceo. nordstrom now joins other west coast companies including amazon, nike, starbucks and microsoft. jim rosenfield, news 4. >> two prince george's county police officers are on trial right now for beating a former

university of maryland student. cell phone video captured the incident after umd's basketball victory over duke in 2010. the two are charged with asaulting jonl mckenna whom prosecutors say was merely skipping and singing. the defense says mckenna tried to throw a punch in the middle of a riot. mckenna was clearly unarmed. >> and even though they tried to say he was doing this and that could be a tletenning manner, i think any reasonable person can tell that's absolutely ridiculous. >> he testified saying he didn't remember much. the officers face up to 25 years in prison if they're convicted of assault. tonight, a local teen is recovering from a stab wound after a classmate report dlid attacked him outside the school cafeteria. it happened in northwood high school. the stabbing started with an argument. the victim was taken to the

hospital and is expected to be okay. officers arrested 18-year-old who is charged where second-degree assault. >> police are looking for a guy who held up a shell gas station on annapolis road in buoy. he pointed a shotgun at the clerk and got away with some cash. >> with the meningitis outbreak spreading, the centers for disease control and prevention in atlanta opened this emergency operation center. 214 people are now sick. 15 have died from meningitis, including one pashlt in maryland and one in virginia. the food and drug administration is investigating whether drugs given to patients could be the cause of this outbreak. now, to a warning for pet owners.

nature's recipe is voluntarily recalling its over-baked biscuits with real chicken because of possible salmonella contamination. the company says if you have some of these treats, throw them out and contact nature's recipe. for more information, head to our web site, nbcwashington.com. >> going to be more fall weather. right now, you can see the rainmaking itsz way across our region. we've got some cooler air once again, not quite as cold as it was earlier this weekend. temperatures down to 60 degrees with winds out of the northwest at 12 miles an hour. it will bring in cooler air. i'll show you how cool that air is and what really comes next. >> coming up next, more than a hundred men tied to a prostitution ring run out of a zoomba studio.

tonight, a look at the profile's names. >> family keepsakes lost forever. now they're trying to figure out what started that fire. >> plus, a new arsenal to battle

. we have a new look tonight at that intense fire that destroyed dozens of self storage units. those flames tore through the store-all facility last night.

85 storage yuunits were scorche. most of their contents wera total loss. one man was in the process of moving says he lost everything he owned. >> it's like the memories, all the pictures, everything, you know, that i got. memories from my kids, it's gone. it's not that you can replace it. >> investigators are still trying to find out what caused that fire. >> tonight, a small seaside community in maine is seeing the names of neighbors, friend and relatives flash across the tv screen making national news. police say alexis wright ran the operation out of her zumba studio. she's accused of taping her video encounters were more than 20 men. a few of them went to court to prevent the name's release only heightening speculation that lawyers and law enforcement officers are among the clients. >> a group of religious leaders is fighting back against the controversial ad being displayed

in several metro staegss. that ad was created by the american freedom defense initiative. it calls on people to support israel. today, the religious coalition called on metro to donate all the money from the ad to charity. that coalition put up its own ad denouncing hate speech. >> snowy scenes bring back bad memories for a lot of people in the district. today, the city got a head start on winter. the city also has a new arsenal of equipment at its disposal. there are new trucks that remember which streets have been plowed and the plow blades themselves are new meant to remove more snow with less noise. still, city leaders say their response depends on the amount of snow that falls. >> up to 18-20 inches of snow, i feel vecomfortable about what w can do.

>> the d.c. area gets about 14.5 inches of snow in a typical year. as we have learned in recent years, it can certainly exceed that. >> it's been feast or famine. a couple years ago, we had well over five times above average. you know, you get over 70 inches one year. i think we're going to get some snow. but our official forecast comes out in about the next three weeks. still crunching the numbers out there? you guys see the numbers out there? take a look at this video that we shot a little bit earlier. this is from a viewer. i want to say thank you very much for sending this in. this is what we call a shelf cloud. you notice a cloud coming at you. this is probably right after the cloud made its way through this area. a beautiful shot this afternoon. i've also got some pictures.

this was aually 12th and u street. once that cloud moves over you, that's when the strong winds come and then the rain comes in. this is another one of those clouds over towards the leesburg area. this is a pretty cool shot. again, very, very nice cloud cover. thank you very much for sending me those pictures on twitter and facebook. you're going to see some wind with it and then some rain coming in after those clouds pass by. for the record today, a high temperature of 72 degrees. a low of 60. that's the current numbers. we're going to continue to go down. about 600ths of an inch of rain. some areas picked up over a half an inch of rain. 60 degrees the current number. wind out of the northwest at 12 miles an hour. that wind is creating a little bit of a chill in the air, not really compared to a couple of days ago when many of us were in the upper 20s.

right nows we're still in the 50s. 55 in leesburg. fredericksburg coming in at 57 degrees. radar, showing the rain that's moved through. this is where the storms came through. this is where those clouds, those really ominous-looking clouds made their way across the region. we did see the heavier storms. some of those storms producing frequent lightning. did not expect any hail or did not expect any severe weather. that's pretty much what we've got. now that they are through in comes the clearing skies. we should clear out very nicely tonight. that's going to lead to cooler conditions when you wake up tomorrow morning. our frontal boundary continues to move on out. we are in for a very nice afternoon tomorrow. you may want to take a late lunch, maybe around 1:00. by 1:00 it's going to be beautiful. 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, a nice day. and then on wednesday, high pressure moves down to the south.

you can take lunch whenever you want? it's going to be nice and mild out there with temperatures into the low 70s. if you liked yesterday, i think wednesday is very similar to what we saw yesterday. 46 in gaithersbu rurks g. 50 down towards pax river. mostly clear skies. not too cold out there. those winds northwest at 10-15 will help give it a little bit of a chill in the air. tomorrow afternoon, take that jacket off. breezy, and a bit cooler. as we move on the next couple of days, look at wednesday, high of 73 -- or rather 70. thursday is looking great. friday is looking pretty good, although a lot of clouds and maybe a slight chance of a shower. saturday and sunday, both looking dry. and temperatures at or above average. so no real cold air. no real heavy rain. again, lunch begins at between

11:00 and 4:00 or 5:00. >> there's a bonus in your forecast. you're helping us plan our schedule for the next few days. >> i'm trying. >> we now know what daredevil felix baumgarten was thinking during his freefall. he says he was not scared of dying rather he was worried that he would not be able to complete his record-breaking sky dive. he, of course, did complete it and shattered the record. he is now the first man to break the sound barrier without traveling inside an aircraft. he is a national hero in his native, austria where people are hoping that the stunt will keep others from confusing their country with australia. we hope it works. >> i don't believe he wasn't scared. coming up in sports, end of the nats season have you down? well, don't worry, the wizards

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you know, i'll bet you people in richmond could hear all the people in the d.c. area yelling and screaming and jumping up on their feet when rg3 made that run. >> yeah, even people in the press box. it was spectacular. the 76 yard run heard around the beltway. it's been the buzz for the last 24 hours or so. but believe it or not, robert griffin, iii, wasn't the only reason the redskins won. the best effort came from special teams ace lorenzo

alexander. the redskins secondary gave up more than 300 yards passing but clamped down when they needed to. mike shanahan pleased with the fact that his defense ranks third in the nfl with 14 take aways this season. >> the one thing i think we've always talked about, we've talked about for the last two yiers, and that's turnover ratio. teams that win are teams that are good in the turnover area once you get to the playoffs, the teams that win the super bowl are usually the best in the turnover area. that's always an emphasis and something that we've been talking about the last couple of years. this year, we're a lot more successful in the turnover ratio. >> a few turnovers against the jien giants this weekend, that's for sure. the acc is expected to look a little different.

there is a team from tobacco road, but it's not north carolina or duke. maryland was picked to finish six. up a level, the wizards have a few tune up games. tonight u the guys seeing a very familiar face. the first game ever, the new barclays krecenter in brooklyn. look who's there? first possession of the game, wizards going to work. inside, the old fella, oklafor. he lost 12 pounds because of food poisoning. wizards down by three. wizards going the other way, mack to crawford over to another new wizard, trevor ariza. the wizards within one. under six to go. brooklyn up by 7. they haven't had a pro-team in

brooklyn since 1957. the wizards fall 98-88. head coach randy whitman looking forward to his team getting back to full strength. >> we fought on the boards, you know, we ended up getting beat by four. we're playing a little undermanned right now. but, hey, withe're stepping up battling. we do those kinds of things and hopefully you get some more guys back. >> i know it's painful, but it is our duty to show game 2 of the nlcs. >> oh, really? >> have to do it. bottom of the 1, first batter. that one is kbon. second lead off in the post-season for the giant's center fielder.

bottom of the four, he's doing some more damage. finds the gap in left center. misplays the ball, three runs come in to score. the jiegiants go onto win 7-1. the series even now at one game a piece. >> call for a good game against them, but i guess it's lights out. >> makes me a li

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