of taking lavish trips on the metro authority's dime, including a $9,000 trip to a conference in prague. marteyer says he'll voice his own issues with the board when he resigns. two men are waking up in their own beds this morning after spending five days stranded in the snow. jason hiser and neal peckens flew to virginia in a private plane last night. the pair got lost while hiking in glacier national park. they spent days in the woods in freezing temperatures. >> how does it feel to be home? >> overwhelmed. overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from everyone. our families received just a ton of support, and we really appreciate that. we can't express enough gratitude for everything that everyone has done on our behalf since we've been gone. >> park rangers say they found the men monday.

the pair were well prepared. they rationed food, collected firewood, made a smoky fire and an sos message made out of logs to get attention. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here now. tom, it's cold outside. >> when we went to bed, it was chilly. now it's cold. it is october after all, and it is inevitable. it's eventually going to turn to winter. and it is feeling more like a winter morning than autumn. there's the live view from our hd4 city camera showing the live view of washington monument. we have clouds drifting over the region. right now in washington at reagan national, it's 49. elsewhere, it's down into the upper 30s. that includes parts of montgomery county, fairfax, prince william, as well as arlington and parts of prince george's as well. only 40 degrees there. much of southern maryland, charles county, calvert, st.

mary's, down into the low 40s this morning. farther west, upper 30s. as the day progresses, hour by hour, it's going to be a cold morning. we'll be hovering near 40 by 6:00 a.m. then by noontime for your lunch hour, still rather cool, only around 60 degrees. maybe just a tad milder than yesterday. sunrise 7:20. sunset 6:26. by then we'll be back down into the 50s. danella now with first 4 traffic. still looking out for road work in the area. southbound at 100, you're going to see construction there. also still looking at, if you're traveling inbound, 50, right around kenilworth avenue, road work blocking one of the lanes. the outer loop at 193, not bad. the inner loop is where you'll find the road work. at last check did have one lane

getting by. looks like they're in the process of picking up the cones. if you just stick to the right, you'll be fine getting around the road work there. volume is very light. no issues at all. eun, over to you. a major traffic alert for drivers in northwest washington. emergency road work on a busy stretch of military road may cause you delays. around 6:15 this morning, crews will stop traffic in both directions of 42nd street for about an hour. crews need to pour concrete over a section of road that collapsed. then steel plates will cover the area until it dries. military road should be reopened by 7:15. >> good morning. we just got these numbers into the news room. 45 soldiers have been hurt and one person killed after a suicide car bombing in eastern afghanistan. the bomb went off at the gate of a u.s.-afghan combat outpost, shaking houses nearly two miles

away. many injured soldiers were in rooms inside the base that collapsed from the force of the explosion. the taliban has claimed responsibility. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. both presidential candidates hit the campaign trail again today after last night's second debate. mitt romney heads to virginia. he'll visit leesburg and chesapeake a day after his running mate paul ryan campaigned in fredericksburg and lynchburg. president obama will hold rallies in two other battleground states, ohio, and iowa. he is scheduled to campaign in northern virginia on friday. both campaigns are declaring victory in last night's debate. the format allowed them to go at one another more vigorously. they clashed on several issues, including the president's energy policy. >> you cut licenses on federal land and federal waters in half. >> not true, governor. >> by how much did you cut them

by? >> governor, we have actually produced more oil. >> how much did you cut on federal lands and federal waters? >> here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question, and the question is how much did you cut them by? >> i'm happy to answer the question. >> all right. and it is? >> romney also criticized the obama administration's handling of the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. he accused the president of waiting two weeks to call the attack an act of terror. debate moderator candy crowley corrected him and said the president called it an act of terror the day after the attack. >> and president obama used the debate to take responsibility for the attack on libya. his secretary of state did it earlier in the week, but the president says he's the one ultimately responsible for what happened. >> secretary clinton has done an extraordinary job, but she works for me. i'm the president, and i'm always responsible. that's why nobody is more interested in finding out exactly what happened than i am.

>> last night's debate came on the same night u.s. ambassador chris stevens' family and friends gathered in san francisco for a public memorial. ambassador steefvens and three other americans died in an attack in benghazi. a second person in virginia died from the meningitis outbreak. that raises the death toll to 16. more than 230 others are sick. the news comes as federal investigators raided the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the infections. health officials believe steroid injections used for back pain were contaminated with the disease. montgomery county police on the hunt for a suspect who shot two men outside a popular chinese restaurant. police were called out to the golden china restaurant on old columbia road in silver spring last night. the two victims drove a mile down the road before medics caught up with them and took them to the hospital.

folks saw the chaotic scene outside the restaurant. >> 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. that was kind of scary. >> the victims had nonlife-threatening injuries and are expected to be okay. a lawsuit challenging a ruling that pitbulls are inherently dangerous now includes maryland officials as defendants. according to "baltimore sun," martin o'malley, the state attorney general, and the court of appeals are all listed as defendants. members of baltimore county are suing, claiming the court ruling is unconstitutional. they say it violates property rights because the law would force them to give up their dogs if they bite someone. ahead, sharing her side of the story. what a gallaudet university employee is saying about the petition that got her suspended. plus new video is giving us a look of what felix baumgartner saw as he plun

take a look at this incredible video from felix baumgartner's jump from space from his point of view. baumgartner broke the record for highest base jump on sunday leeping from a balloon 24 miles up. the man known as fearless felix broke the sound barrier, reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. can you imagine free falling at

those speeds? i'd lose my lunch. i'd probably lose a couple of other things. >> i wonder if he was screaming. you know how on a roller coaster there's this constant -- >> he seems calm, though. i think he was probably really focused. maybe he wasn't screaming. i'd be screaming. >> here's a live look out over the nation's capital. 51 degrees outside our studios. colder in other places. >> it really is. in our hometown forecast, we take a trip to southern maryland to waldorf in charles county, whereby 6:30 it's only going to be around 40 degrees. by the lunch hour, we'll be into the low 60s, including waldorf and charles county. the entire region hour by hour, here's how things are looking. a cold start but thankfully a calm wind by the lunch hour, low 60s. mid-60s by the afternoon with a few clouds coming and going. thankfully, lighter winds today. a look at the rest of the week

and the weekend in ten minutes. now traffic with danella. good morning? >> good morning. still checking on road work in the area. if you're traveling the outer loop at braddock road, road work did have the left lane getting by. looks like it's just about wrapped up. keeping an eye on the outer loop of the beltway. if you're traveling westbound 66 trying to get to the exit ramp there, you may still find an exit ramp in place also blocking the left lane. on the beltway as you make your way past sudley, very light volume heading eastbound and westbound. inside, nice and clear as well. still to come, taking aim at d.c. speed cameras. the relief drivers could soon see if they're caught.

i'm melissa mollet at the live desk. breaking news overseas. 5 people have been killed, 15 wounded in attacks across baghdad. a roadside bomb hit a patrol earlier today in the western part of baghdad, killing two policemen. and another bomb went off killing two civilians and wounding seven. a colorado community is mourning the loss of a 10-year-old girl killed in denver. more than 2,000 people showed up for a vigil to remember jessica ridgeway. many wore her purple, the girl's favorite color. the girl disappeared earlier this month after leaving her house to walk to school. after an intense search, police found the girl's dismembered body but have yet to name a suspected killer. police are trying to figure out what led to a deadly shooting along the u.s.-canada border in washington state. a man driving a van shot and wounded a canadian border officer yesterday afternoon. police say the man then turned the gun on himself and died.

the driver was on his way from the u.s. to canada. that shooting temporarily crossed the border crossing on both sides. everything is back open this morning. al also this morning, crews are looking for damage from a quake that hit southern maine. the 4.0 magnitude quake hit hollis center, maine, last night. an a employee a few miles away thought it was a gas main exploding. a suspended gallaudet university administrator says the school supports bullying after she was suspended for signing a petition concerning gay marriage. dr. angela mccaskill discussed the controversy for the first time yesterday in annapolis. last week the school suspended her for signing a petition for putting maryland's same-sex marriage issue on the ballot. she said, signing the petition does not make her anti-gay. >> in this very moment, she determined that the signature meant i was anti-gay.

no one has the right to decide what my signature meant. >> allen hurvitz, the university's president, released a statement about the controversy, saying, "while i expect that a resolution of this matter can be reached that will enable dr. mccaskill to continue as our chief diversity officer, this will require that she and the community work together to respond to the concerns that have been raised." this morning family and colleagues are mourning the loss of a college professor shot in front of her mother by her own brother. ruth hamilton allen died at her mother's house in reston, virginia. a family feud led to the shooting. her 91-year-old mother called 911 for help. police arrested the victim's brother charles hamilton. dr. allen taught at american university and yale university. this morning police are looking for two men who robbed a 7-eleven with guns drawn. the armed robbery happened at a store on dale boulevard in

woodbridge. the gunman demanded the clerk empty out the register. they took the cash and ran off. if you recognize the men in these surveillance pictures, call prince william county police. d.c. council member jim graham may be in hot water over something that happened four years ago. the government's new office of accountability is launching an investigation to see if graham violated d.c. ethics rules with his role as a d.c. council member and metro board member. the question is whether graham inappropriately tried to influence metro's plans for a vacant lot near the howard metro station. prince william county officials say a new immigration policy change does not crack down on people here illegally. the program called 287g allows police to investigate the immigration status of people who were arrested. after this year, the secure communities program will replace it. federal officials will check

names of those arrested against a federal database. immigrations and customs says the new way is more cost effective. prince william county board member says the program only works if someone has a criminal history. >> if someone comes to the united states illegally and they're apprehended for the first time, secure communities will not have that person in their database, and that person will not be identified as an illegal alien. under 287g, law enforcement personnel determined whether that person is here legally or not. >> the county says it nabbed 5,000 illegal immigrants under 287g the. the board wants i.c.e. to extend the program another two years. the fairfax county board of supervisors voted on a plan that will force land owners and developers in tysons to pay for billions of dollars of transportation improvements to transform the area into a more

vibrant community. taxpayers will pay 8% more in real estate taxes. the county will vote on establishing that tax district this year or early next year. we could find out when drivers will be able to use the express toll lanes on the beltway. virginia transportation officials plan to discuss developments of the project and the opening date later today. the project is in the final phase of construction. once it's finished, it will provide new lanes for northern virginia drivers between the springfield interchange and the dulles toll road. pushing for lower speed camera fines in the city, but it might be a while before drivers see some relief. right now you can pay as much as $250 for going 11 miles an hour over the speed limit. by comparison, speeding violations in maryland are just $40. ward council member mary chay announced a cap for speed violations of $50. >> what we risk, by having fines

so out of line with local jurisdictions is the legitimacy of the program. >> the city's speed camera program is expected to generate $80 million. cheh says the council must be convinced the lost revenue can be made up somewhere else. the library of congress is giving new life to people who fought in the civil war. the civil war library of america is an online blog featuring diary entries and other writings. you'll be able to read from well-known figures, including robert e. lee, ulysses s. grant, et cetera. it will open november 12th. >> it's 4:51. we turn to tom kierein, keeping an eye on the forecast. it's autumn. warm, cold, it's all in there. >> feeling more like winter. stone cold start. we're in the upper 30s. reagan national, it is a chilly

49 there. that's the warm spot. we've got a calm wind, though, thankfully. and as we look at other temperatures, the areas in dark blue are in the 30s. look at elkins, right at the freezing mark now, up in the highlands of eastern west virginia. all these areas in dark blue are in the 30s, including northern shenandoah valley, much of eastern west virginia and eastern maryland, including washington. few isolated spots in southern maryland. as well as montgomery and frederick county. areas in light blue are generally in the low 40s. that includes much of the metro area. as we look at the view from space, we've had just a few clouds drifting in, and they'll come over us from time to time. more sun by midday. for the morning commute, unrise at 7:20. before then at 6:00 a.m., still cold. only around 40 in the rural areas. upper 40s in the metro area and inside the beltway. by noon for the lunch hour, upper 50s, low 60s.

a few clouds coming and going. a pleasant outdoor lunch, but you'll still need a jacket. storm team 4 four-day forecast, increasing clouds tomorrow. not as cold. as the clouds increase, we'll have the possibility of showers moving in. doesn't look like that's going to happen now perhaps until after sunset thursday night. perhaps off and on showers thursday evening that will likely end before sunrise friday. friday partly sunny. still a bit of a mild day. afternoon highs near 70. over the weekend, turning chillier. chilly in the mornings. lots of sun. great for outdoor activities saturday, sunday, and a bit of a milder start the first part of next week. now a check on our traffic with danella. good morning. >> good morning. still checking the roadways for you. what we're looking at is still some construction. again, around 5:00 a.m., it should be gone. hopefully, if you're traveling i-270 northbound at 80, the work zone should be just about

wrapped up. from there, still blocking one of your lanes. let's take a live look as you travel i-270 past germantown road. both directions northbound and southbound, very light volume as you make your commute. as you connect to the beltway, no issues. at the inner loop, set up at university boulevard. that looks to be gone. only taking ten minutes to get from i-270 to i-95. ♪ ♪ if you like it then you should have put a ring on it ♪ >> i'm supposed to read that. okay. go back to the video. it is official. the nfl confirming that beyonce will perform at the super bowl xlvii halftime show. the 16-time grammy winner also posted that photo you just saw on her tumblr page. she's sported the eye black

super bowl 2013 on her face. there's speculation that beyonce's husband jay-z or former band members destiny's child will join her on stage. >> i want to see jay-z. she is such an amazing performer. and a lot of people are excited she's a more contemporary performer. how about that? is that delicate enough? >> beyonce. jay-z, whatever. beyonce. >> stop it. the grand canyon will be the next challenge for high wire daredevil nick wallenda. >> he plans to walk across the canyon on a tight rope. wallenda's last tight rope act across niagara falls. he was required to wear a safety harness because it was being shown on broadcast television. this time wallenda signed with a cable network, and he won't have to wear a safety harness. you kind of watch but i'm afraid. >> i'd use the harness and the

net. >> all these daredevils out there pushing the envelope. >> the time is 4:56. high drama on the high seas. coming up at 5:15. the accident that sent an america's cup racing team flying into the water.

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themselves this holiday season. the average holiday shopper is planning to spend about $750 this season on gift, decorations, and greeting cards. that is up about $10 from what the average shopper spent last ho year. and 6 out of 10 shoppers planned to spend $140 on gifts for themselves this season. if you want to make sure your smart phone stays intact, you might want to keep it out of your kitchen. a survey found that 51% of iphone accidents happen at home. the most dangerous room is the kitchen, closely followed by the living room and bathroom. take a listen to some of these statistics. 9% of iphone users report dropping the phone in the toilet. 6% say they left the phone on the roof of the car and drove off. 5% say they've left it in the washing machine. come on, in the washing machine. >> never heard that one before. >> i've left change in my pockets. i've washed receipts. >> i get the kitchen thing. most of us spend a fair amount of time in our ki