>> first tonight, to the presidential debate there was a decidedly different i. tone than the first enkounter and there was some moments of real debate in what seemed to be genuine animosity. >> from back and forth to interruptions and demands of clarification. as steve handlesman reports, both men were on the offensive and dull moments were few and far between. >> very little of what governor romney just said is true. >> reporter: determined to stop his slide in the polls, president obama hit hard from the start. >> governor romney says he has a five-point plan? he has a one-point plan. and that lan plan is to make su

that folks at the top play by a different set of rules. >> governor romney hit back a sharp exchange. >> in the last four year, you hit permits in half. >> various deductions. >> reporter: uncommitted voter asked about taxes and the debt. >> i said i would cut taxes for middle class families. >> i will not reduce the share that's being paid by the highest income taxpayers. >> moderator income crowley. >> settled? >> no, it's not setted. . >> and the suggestion that anybody in my team whether secretary of state, our u.n. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own governor is offensive. >> reporter: michael jones an obama voter in '0le.

8. >> we've created 5 million jobs, gone from 800 million jobs a month being lost. we saved an auto industry. does that mean you're not struggling? absolutely not. a lot of us are. >> median incomes down. 23 million americans out of work. that's what this election is about. >> this debate was about the sharpest of differences. now the voters weigh in with this race virtually tied and election day just three weeks away. from hempstead, long island. nbc news. >> the debate played a big role on social media. we asked viewers on nbc washington's facebook page to weigh in who they thought came out on top. 80% say they think the president won round 2. >> reporter: the final numbers

aren't in yet, but tonight's tweets surpassed 4 million just mid way through the debate. and a lot of people took to twitter in the washington area to voice their opinions. the biggest moment on social media happened early in the debate when the president and mitt romney came within a couple feet of each other as each raised their voice talking about oil production. carl barth, jr. said get them some boxing gloves, said that on twitter. as far as the candidates connecting with the people, karen davis writes both candidates have won some points in this debate. neither comes across as likable. also, asked on twitter, we wanted to know the questions that you wanted answered that didn't come up. mark russel writes we "need" to hear about the military. something obviously that's very important here around the beltway. we heard from amanda from fairfax county. she writes poverty in a real way.

the conversation continues online right now at nbcwashington.com. we have complete analysis and a local story board that shows how the debate played out right here in the d.c. area. we want to invite you to join us. >> both candidates continue in northern virginia over the next few days. governor romney will visit leesburg to be the. >> now, some breaking news in silver spring. shots fired out tonight. it happened at the busiest time of day as the dinner crowd was rushing in. shomari stone tells us what happened. >> reporter: well, people who live in this neighborhood and folks who are getting chinese food in this take out tell me that this shooting is very unusual. in fact, a customer walked outside, looked around the corner, saw the scene and then called police. >> something really bad just happened.

>> reporter: michelle johnson sat in her car while montgomery county police investigated the crime scene in if lot where she usually parks to pick up dinner. >> like i didn't want to come in the store. i couldn't tell what happened, actually, but i was thinking someone must have gotten shot. so that was kind of scary. >> tonight, police tell me a gunman shot two men parked outside a restaurant. the shooter got away. right now, we're bringing you closer to the scene. montgomery county cri scene investigators are right here snapping photos for evidence. the wounded man drove a mile down the road. they're going to be okay. a police search with canines came up empty for the shooter. linda douglas had just finished bible study across the street. >> we do have some thefts and whatnot. but not at that level. >> i hope they find out kpaktly who did it. absolutely. and they put them in jail. >> reporter: tonight, montgomery county police say they're

searching for the suspect in this case. they're going to go back to the lab, look at the evidence and then decide how to move forward. here in silver spring, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >> a developing story in new eng england. a 4.0 magnitude earthquake was felt in maine. it was about three miles under ground. a store employee a few miles away thought a gas explosion caused the building to shake there. >> i heard a bang. and it felt like the building was just shaking. it went on for three seconds and then started shaking again. >> items fell off shelves but there's no reports of major damage from that quake. >> a second person in virginia has died from that nationwide meningitis out break. that raises the death toll to 16. more than 230 others are sick. the news comes as federal criminal investigators raided the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the injections.

steroid injections were contaminated. on monday, the food and drug administration warned other drugs from the pharmacy may have been taken as well. >> two men from virginia are back home now after a harrowing ordeal. they spent five days in glacial national park stranded in the sthoe. tonight, we'll learn about their fight to survive. >> reporter: jim, the two hikers are with their families tonight. they're nestled in their homes. one of them in a home right behind these gates. they're surrounded by family, by friends, home-cooked meals and we were there to greet them. jason heiser and pekins are back. >> how are you feeling? >> honestly, overwhelmed. overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from everyone that our family has received. and we really appreciate that.

>> thg after being lost in the back country of glacier national park in montana. >> i never felt that this was going to end cat strofically. >> this was perks kins' mom yesterday. today, the duo made their way from montana to richmond, virginia via private aircraft. >> we're just relieved to be back. >> in a statement, glacier national park credits the men's readiness. these hikers were prepared with appropriate equipment and they used their situational awareness skills to determine how to respond to the unexpected in the back country. >> did you tnk that they would find you? did you know? >> definitely. definitely. we had faith in that. >> reporter: the men were cunning, according to fous, they did things like ration food and create s.o.s. messages with logs. no sad story here. tonight, it's about thankfulness. a happy ending to this story.

pekins is home with parents, a wife and a beautiful baby girl, madison. >> i know that there's a lot of questions about what went on. but, right now, it's kind of a time for family. >> reporter: yeah, how about those questions? how do you get lost there in glacier state park? what's going through your mind as you're surrounded by inches and inches of snow. we are looking to find out more from these hikers tomorrow. >> family u friends and dignitaries got together in san francisco today. the public memorial was held tonight in front of city hall. family members and former coworkers spoke about stevens influence and accomplishmentsment stevens was killed in an attack in benghazi back on september 11th. he was 52 years old. >> a family feud led to murder in fairfax. ruth hamilton went to her

mother's home to talk about a family member. police say allen's brother, charles hamilton, shot her right in front of their 91-year-old mother. dr. allen was an assistant professor at an american university and an adjunct professor at yale university. >> accusations of bullying, intimidation and intolerance from a gallaudet university employee suspended for signing a petition regarding same-sex marriage chl. kb gallaudet's chief operating officer gave her statement. she signed the petition to bring the vote in november. through an interpreter, mckcaskl

says her life has become a nightmare. >> no one has the right to decide what my signature meant. >> allen horwitz, the gallaudet president, expects to return to her job. >> coming up, a new push to lower fines from d.c. drivers. >> retailers getting into the holiday spirit. what target is doing to make sure shoppers get the best bargain. >> how about our weather? >> oh, that will be nice. out there right now, you walk outside. it is on the chilly side. it's going to be a lot colder when you wake up tomorrow. plus, when is our next storm co

disappointing news for metro riders. it may be another three years before cell phone service is available throughout the rail system. today was metro's initial deadline to provide wireless access in all the tunnels and stations using federal funds. now, they're asking congress for another extension. they say the work is more complex than originally anticipated. december, 2015 is the projected date now. to finish the project. >> tonight, there's a new push to take some of the sting out of the speed camera tickets in d.c. some drivers sfface up to $250 fines for just one violation. but some council members are

stepping in to try to change that. jim rosenfield tells us how long it could be before some drivers could get relief. >> in a flash and you're on your way to getting a speeding ticket in the mail. >> my family had a banner month a couple months ago when i think all four of us got one ticket. >> a family portrait, if you will. drivers snapped by one of more than 40 speed enforcement cameras strategically faced around the district. >> how did you feel writing that check for $250. >> not good. >> yes, any delays in responding and you'll pay as much as $250 for going just 11 miles over the speed limit in d.c. the same violation in maryland, only $40. >> all of these cameras are just to get money. >> the program is expected to bring in $80 million in revenue this year alone. this, as the district plans to expand the use of cameras including at stop signs near

schools. >> it hits the wallet very hard especially during these times. >> the gripes haven't been lost on council members. >> very irate. >> who, today, co-sponsored a bill aimed at capping low level speeding at $50. fines for running a red light would not be cut. >> what we risk, though, by having fines that are so out of line with at least the local jurisdictions is the legitimacy of the program. >> but slow down a minute. it could be a while, maybe even 2014 before this new fine structure goes into effect. chase says first the council is going to have to be convinced that the lost revenue can be made up elsewhere. in northwest, jim rosenfield, news 4. >> good news for shoppers out there. the target stores plan to match the prices of several online competitors during the holidays. the company's ceo says the program begins on november 1st and runs through december 16th. target plans to match the prices of amazon.com and the online

prices of walmart, best buy, toys are us and babies are us. best buy recently started a similar program. >> oh,my, it's not time to start thinking about holiday shopping yet, is it? >> it's time two months ago for some. >> not for me, quite yet. it is feeling colder out there though. >> it is. you walk outside, you can see your breath. many locations, some of you down into the 30s. if you're right downtown, you're still sitting in the low 50s. out towards the washington monument, looking at a temperature of about 52 degrees. the high temperature today, a very, very nice 65 this afternoon. a beautiful fall afternoon, and, yes, we were below average. average high temperature is 6 8 degrees. so three degrees below average. sunset tonight was at 6:29.

now, before 6:30. tomorrow, the sun will not come up until after 7:20. we continue to see our days shrinking. 52 degrees the current temperature out there wind out of the southwest at 3 miles an hour. not bad, right? 52. well, again, that's in the city. take a look in the suburbs. already down to 39 in frederick. 41 in gaitherburg. so you can see where the coldest air is. you could see some frost out there. there are no frost advisorieadv however, as this area has seen the end to the growing season. the frost will not come tonight as i don't think temperatures will drop below that critical mark. now, as far as the rain is concerned, no rain to talk about. next 12, 24, maybe even 48 hours before we see our next chance of rain. but we do have some high clouds coming in.

clear skies with temperatures to crawl even more. the temperatures are not going to go down all that much more. right now, we're at 41 in many locations. if we didn't have the cloud cover, we uld be all the way down into the low 30s. but because of the clouds, we will be a little bit warmer. i think temperatures in the mid to upper 30s for most of you back to the west. 36 in martinsburg and 36 in frederick. that's where you could see some frost there. temperatures may rise tomorrow morning. maybe around 41 degrees over towards monassiss. we saw nice weather today with high pressure. high pressure tomorrow, moves down to the south and east. here comes some milder weather. tomorrow is a beautiful day. thursday looking good, too. we do have another storm system. it's a frontal boundary that will move through late thursday and into thursy night. i think thursday will be dry. thursday night, however, has a good chance for some showers. maybe some thunderstorms. so we'll, of course, keep you posted on that.

>> tomorrow, 36 to 49 degrees. as we make our way through the next couple of days, high temperature tomorrow? how about 71. how about 73 on thursday. 73 on friday with a chance of some shower activity early. the coldest numbers, 67 on saturday and that is right around average for this time of year. right now, the weekend looking very, very good. and then right back above average to start next week. >> all right, thank you, doug. ♪ if you liked it than you should have put a ring on it ♪ >> tonight, the nfl has confirmed that beyonce will perform at the super bowl halftime show.tonight, beyonce photo. she's sporting iblack with a date of february 13. the speculation that beyonce's husband or her former group may wants from destiny's child may

join her on stage. >> you'll have to get up and get the snacks before halftime. >> oh, yes, absolutely. >> coming up in sports, we asked, you responded. your best suggestions for the redskins touchdown celebration. >> also, new details about a

maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done.

we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. i guess there are a few people around here who are nats or orioles fans who would like to know? >> there's probably a couple. there's still baseball fans out there who are interested. things did not bode well for the yankees tonight. already down 2-0 in the alcs. the bronx bombers were facing justin verlander.

and then they lost their own starter whoo eer who was forced the game with a stiff back. alex benched for tonight's game. in game 1, he was apparently trying to collect girl's phone numbers in the stands when he was on the bench. tiger's ace, gets some defensive help here. russel martin pops one up foul. almost goes over the railing. that's out number three. bot tom 4. delman young has been the yankee killer. that's a line drive that just keeps going right out of the park. the tigerings take a 1-0 lead. bottom 5. your triple crown winner. miguel cabrera is up. curtis granderson taking a bad path to that ball. quintin berry comes in to score. verlander gives up just one hit through eight. right now, the tigers are up 2-1

with two outs in the ninth. let's talk a little soccer now. the u.s. took care of business in the world cup qualifying tonight. the guys needed to get a win or a tie against kwaguatemala to advance. the good news is they were unbeaten against guatemala in their last 18 matches. we pick it up in the 18th minute. the u.s. on the attack. eddie johnson had to clip dempsey who slides in to score. the red, white and blue take a 2-1 lead. to the 36th minute now. more from the u.s. michael bradly to hercule hercules gomez. second of the game, 30th of his interfashl career for dempsey. and the u.s. wins 3-1. they advance to the final round of world cup qualifiers. and, folks, we have some answers. at six, we asked for your

suggestions for the redskins new touchdown celebration. ewe respond you responded with dozens of ideas. here are the three that our sports staff liked the best. our third best suggestion. the burgundy bounce. you like that? >> that's pretty good. >> all right. first submitted by chris cheok. our second favorite, the hog hurdle as first tweeted by justin chan. i like that a lot. our favorite suggestion for the redskins touch down celebration, the flight for ol'dc. thanks to gmoney. >> burgundy bounce right here.

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