looked at your pension? >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take as long. >> let me give you some advice. >> i don't check it that often. >> let me give you some advice. >> t most recent presidential debate felt like a boxing match. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. the debate was a little chilly last night and so is the weather. when you look, temperatures took a big dip overnight. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the forecast. >> i'm going to have to use the "p" word. puffy coat. >> i was wondering where you're going with that. >> yeah, you're going to need it. feeling more like a december morning than october. we're starting off with temperatures down in the upper 30s much of maryland and much of virginia. mercyfully, we don't have a lot of wind. you don't need your wind breaker

over the puffy coat. right now mid-30s in the sm shenandoah valley. near freezing many locations in western maryland and highlands of west virginia where there's quite a bit of frost. so watch out for that. locally, upper 30s in montgomery county as well as prince george's and much of fairfax and the rest of northern virginia. arlington in the low 40s. much of southern maryland, only 40 degrees. a few high clouds drifting over us. going to set the stage for a beautiful sunrise. sunrise is getting later and later. not until 7:20. by 8:00 a.m., we'll still be cold. only around 40 degrees. quickly warming to 60 around noon. ought to hit mid and upper 60s. partly cloudy through the afternoon. light winds. by 6:00 p.m., back down to the low 60s. sunset 6:26. i'm back in ten minutes with a hometown forecast. now with first 4 traffic, here's danella. good morning. >> good morning. still checking on the delays if you're traveling route 50 inbound in maryland.

chopper 4 flying over kenilworth avenue. here's what's going on. right lane blocked. the crash here involved a single vehicle. you're seeing significant delays. you're just lowered to one left lane to the left to get by. and your travel speed very slow. 15 miles per hour to get from the beltway to 295. that drive will take you at least 22 minutes this morning. let's head over to military road. a paving operation blocking all of your lanes at 42nd street. instead, you should take nevada as an alternate route. i'm back in ten. eun, over to you. >> thanks, danella. 6:02 now. president obama and mitt romney won't be taking any breaks after last night's second debate. they'll be back on the campaign trail today. mitt romney will visit virginia. his first stop is chesapeake. then he'll travel north to leesburg, where he'll hold a rally at 7:00 tonight. the president will campaign in ohio and iowa before returning home tonight. and the campaign stops come after a debate that featured plenty of fireworks. both candidates took an aggressive tone in that town

hall style discussion last night, and they clashed on several issues, including the president's energy policy. >> in the last four years, you cut permits and licenses on federal land and federal waters in half. >> it's not true, governor romney. >> by how much did you cut them by? >> we have actually produced more oil. >> how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal land and federal waters? >> here's what we did. there were a whole bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question, and the question was how much did you cut them by? >> do you want me to answer it? >> how much did you cut them by? >> i'm happy to err sw the question. >> and what is it? production of government land and oil is down 14%. and production of oil and gas is down 9%. >> that's not true. >> that's absolutely true. >> the third and final presidential debate will take place next monday in boca raton, florida. >> the candidates will give their takes on last night's debate. vice president biden and paul ryan will both appear on the "today" show.

and some of the nation's leading researchers in technology are telling maryland to check the accuracy of its voter database. according to "the post," researchers warn the system could be easily hacked. they say someone could exploit an online tool to change someone's address or party affiliation. election officials told "the post" they found the scenario highly unlikely. suicide bombers detonated a car bomb in eastern afghanistan. 45 people were hurt in that attack. this happened at the gate of a u.s.-afghan combat outpost in the paktiya province. the taliban is claiming responsibility for that acan at that -- attack. a drive by shooting at third street and livingston road in southeast washington. police say around 12:45 this morning, a gunman on a motorcycle fired a gun, hitting a man in the leg. the gunman then crashed his bike and took off. police are still looking for him. a second person in virginia

has died from the nationwide meningitis outbreak. that raises the death toll now to 16, more than 230 others are sick. this news comes as federal criminal investigators raided the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the infections. health officials believe steroid injections to help back pain were contaminated. on monday the food and drug administration warned other drugs from the pharmacy may be tainted. the group that launched a controversial advertising campaign on metro wants a new ad posted in stations and buses. this is the new ad from the american freedom defense initiative. it features this from the koran. "soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of unbelievers," and it has a picture of the burning twin towers on september 11th. they're still waiting for approval from the transit agency. this started when the american freedom defense niche viv released an ad calling muslim radicals as savages.

and now this is a response against the counter-campaign to the original ad. today a controversial board member of the agency behind metro's expansion to dulles will step down. dennis marteyer has been criticized for taking lavish trips at the expense of the washington metropolitan airport's authority. that agency has come under fire by officials at the federal and local level for lack of accountability, transparency, and judgnt. marteyer says he'll voice his own issues with the board during his resignation. ahead, a wicked shake. a quake that rattled nerves across new england. ♪

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that's got to be the most embarrassing day of that guy's life. >> i would agree with that one. talk about karma. this say porsche 911. it was stuck in traffic in san francisco. the driver decided to take a shortcut through a construction zone. that $80,000 car ended up getting stuck in wet cement. the driver stayed in the car because it was $80,000. he was in there while the crew tried to wiggle the car out of concrete. >> he also didn't get out of his car because he knew the cameras were rolling and he didn't want to be embarrassed. and the other drivers are cheering. that's what you get, right? it is now 6:11. >> time for weather and traffic on the ones. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has the details. rummage in your closet and try to find your winter coat. we're off to a cold start. much of the region. upper 30s under a cloudy sky. by 8:00 a.m., mid-40s. by the noon hour, ought to be

hitting low 60s. hour by hour, the whole region, how's it looking for today. by midafternoon, mid and upper 60s. a nice warmup after this cold start, a few clouds coming and going and a lighter wind. a look at the the seven-day outlook into the weekend in ten minutes. now danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning. still checking things out along 50 in maryland. heading to d.c., here's what's happening. heading inbound at kenilworth avenue. earlier accident blocking the right lane, it's gone. travel lanes are open, but you're just sluggish from the beltway to get to 295, that drive is going to take you 20 minutes. let's head over to 66. heading eastbound 66, slow from the bypass as you make your way from centerville road. good news from 66, no accidents in the roadway. once you pass it now. you're pretty good until you get around 50. you'll start to hit the brakes a little bit more. heading over to 270 past frederick. 109 to get to the beltway, nice and clear.

>> thank you, danella. coming up on 6:12. they call themselves the james bond gang. when you see how these guys broke into a home, you might come up with a different name.

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welcome back. at 6:15. a california film commissioner is defending a decision to shut down a major freeway to film scenes from "the hangover 3." the commissioner says the film benefits the state economically. a traffic alert in d.c. military road is about to close. it's closing right now in both directions at 42nd street because of emergency repairs. news 4's tony tull live in friendship heights with how long the repairs might last. >> reporter: good morning. good news and bad news. bad news first. the repairs that ddot was going to do to military road at 43rd street was supposed to end at 7:15. it's not going to finish until 10:00 a.m. this morning. you're going to need to find an alternate route. take a live look.

ddot just arrived on scene a few minutes ago. they're about to shut down military road between 43rd and 42nd street. sos that the good news. you'll be able to hop on reno or wisconsin to get around the road closure. you will not have to take nevada as i stated earlier. as you can see, there's plates on the ground. the road collapsed underneath. they're going to have to dig it out, pour in some cement, let that try, and then put asphalt over the top. ddot is saying they won't be done by 7:15. they'll be done about 10:00 a.m. you can hop on reno or over to wisconsin to get around the road closure. tony tull, news 4. an earthquake that hit the new england states caused no apparent damage, but it did rattle some nerves. the 4.0 magnitude quake at hollis center, maine, hit last night and sent shock waves as far as connecticut. a store employee a few miles away had no idea what was going on. >> i heard a bang, and it felt

like the building was just shaking. went off for three seconds, and then it started shaking again. >> earthquakes in new england are rare but not uncommon. maine experienced a series of quakes in 2006. the strongest quake to hit maine was an estimated 5.9 magnitude earthquake in 1904. 17 after the hour. this morning a busy u.s.-canada border crossing in washington state back open after a deadly shooting. police say a man driving a van shot and critically injured a canadian border officer. the man then shot and killed himself. he was on his way from the u.s. to canada. investigators are trying to figure out what led to that shooting. a new york taxi driver is in legal trouble after getting caught on camera throwing a passenger out of his cab. surveillance video shows him pull the man out of the backseat then shove him. the cabbie claimed the passenger was drunk and got sick in the backseat of his car. in court, a judge suspended the cabbie's license.

new york city taxi laws do not allow drivers to touch a passenger, but they can refuse service. crew overboard. a racing boat capsized in san francisco, sending all 11 members into the water. this was during practice for the america's cup. the crew says the boat was making a turn, when the nose suddenly dove into the water, and that flipped the boat end over end. nobody got hurt. the boat cost between $8 million and $10 million. so far no estimate on the degree of damage. experts say several works of arted can be held for ransom. thieves walked away with several high priced art from a museum in the netherlands. thieves stole paintings from pablo picasso, claude monet, and other artists. the museum displayed the collection as part of its 32rd anniversary celebration. investigators are now analyzing the museum's surveillance video. this morning we're getting a look at a band of well-known dollars. they call themselves the james bond game. took a look at the surveillance

video. it shows the four menusing their butts to bust down the door at a home in chatham, new jersey. the suspects avoid using their hands or feet to break open the doors and windows. that way they avoid leaving fingerprints and footprints. the thieves got away with some jewelry, but police believe this gang has hit dozens of homes in affluent communities for the last year using their butts. the capitals and the rest of the nhl could soon be hitting the ice again. the nhl recently made a new offer to the players association in the hopes of starting to season in two weeks. if the players union agreed to the deal, an 82-game season would start november 2nd. the league locked out the players last month when the current collective bargaining agreement expired. commissioners requested time to review the proposal. ♪ if you like it then you should have put a ring on it ♪ >> the nfl confirming they like beyonce too. she's going to perform at the

super bowl xlvii halftime show. now the question is who might join her on stage? although that's not really important. it's beyonce. i'll take her by herself. the 16-time grammy winner posted the photo on her tumblr page with the eye black and the words 2013 on her face. there is some speculation that beyonce's husband jay-z or maybe former band members from destiny's child might make an appearance during her performance. >> she is so awesome. just watching the video makes me excited to see her performance on the super bowl. >> me too. >> and everyone else, aaron. do you think you're her only fan? for real? >> no. >> 6:21. time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. starting off. you're going to need your winter coat this morning. a few clouds passing over, which ought to give us a beautiful sunrise. a mostly clear start over the mountains, many locations in

west virginia, western maryland. areas of dark blue in the 30s. right near the freezing mark. below freezing. elkins down to 30 degrees now. closer to washington, right around the beltway, only upper 30s to near 40 degrees. reagan national, on the warmer waters of the potomac at 49. by later this afternoon, mid to upper 60s and partly cloudy. storm team 4 forecast, might get a shower. increasing clouds and near 70. on friday, any shower activity ending predawn and party sunny in the afternoon, up near 70. over the weekend, saturday, sunday, great for outdoor activities. 40s in the morning, afternoon highs mid-60s, and a milder start to next week. i'm back in ten minutes from the storm team 4 weather deck. >> good morning. i'm here with delays. live look from chopper 4, steady delays from the beltway all the way to new york avenue.

50 miles per hour right about now. i-95 in virginia already slow on the brakes from stafford as you head north to triangle, solid delays. from dale city, hitting the brakes, and it's stop and go as you make your way to the beltway. fairfax parkway, right now at 38 miles per hour. 6:22 is the time. the slow process to lower speeding fines.

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welcome back. 6:25. another reason to get to bed early. apparently, just missing two hours of sleep can make you forget. a good night's rest helps the brain restore thoughts. this from the academy for neuroscience. scientists also said there's a critical period the brain consolidated information learned. anything lost due to lack of sleep is gone forever. and sleeping longer the next night won't bring it back. i'm really sad about this.

>> just gone. got to get it in when you're supposed to get it in. >> i've got a lot of memories i want to keep. breakfast is the most important meal of the day. researchers in london say that's especially true if you're trying to shed a few pounds. people who skip breakfast and eat more at lunch and have a bigger craving for fatty and sugary foods. people who skip breakfast eat more lunch and have a bigger craving. the study found that those on an empty stomach ate a fifth more calories. experts say breakfast is linked to blood sugar level that is linked to appetite. >> we can't be eating a tub of bacon or a dozen doughnuts, but a healthy, nutritious, well-balanced breakfast. >> 6:26 now. 50 degrees. ahead, the most dangerous room in the house for your phone. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending

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home sweet home. this morning two virginia men describing how they survived several days in the wild. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. and the answer is i don't believe people -- that wasn't a question. that was a statement. >> the debate last night more like a slug fest. ahead, the one question the experts focused on the and the comment that instantly went viral. good morning, everyone. welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. there's a little something for everyone in the forecast. if you like the cold, this is your morning. but there's a welcome warmup for the rest of us. >> tom kierein in the chilly morning air on the storm team 4 weather deck. looking at your breath, tom? >> it's like a december morning. i had to break out the parka. it's off to a cold start. thankfully, we don't have any wind at all. the flag here in front of nbc 4

is just hanging limp right now. we've got a few high clouds passing over the region predawn here. out in the mountains, many locations near or a little bit below freezing, and that includes parts of the shenandoah valley. scattered frost there. here are the temperatures closer to washington. right around the beltway, only right around 40 degrees in prince george's, southern montgomery, and arlington counties. western fairfax, upper 30s, as is prince william, and much of loudoun county. stafford, spotsylvania, fauquier, rappahannock. in maryland, northern montgomery counties, 40s, anne arundel, and calvert. a few high clouds drifting over. that ought to give us a beautiful sunrise. after that, we'll get more sun. hour by hour today, here's the regional forecast. midafternoon ought to hit the

mid and upper 60s with a light wind. sunrise 6:20. sunset 6:26. i'm back with a hometown forecast immediately followed by a regional forecast in ten minutes. danella has a look at traffic. good morning. >> good morning, tom. i'm still checking the roadways, and you are facing delays if you're about to head out of the house. finish that last cup of coffee quickly. i-95, slow past new hampshire avenue. really, these delays continue to georgia avenue. traveling i-66, heavy from the bypass. slow past the rest area. delays continue to centerville road. then you'll get a little bit of a break as you make your way from fairfax county parkway. you are under speed to get to the beltway. it's not terrible. you're at about 41 miles per hour. that drive will take you about 14 minutes. if you're taking the rails, checking them, they look great. no reported delays right now along the metro, marc, or vre. eun, over to you. >> danella, thank you. two virginia men have probably never been more

thankful to wake up in their own beds. they spent five days stranded in the wilderness. neal peckens and jason hiser lost their way hiking in glacier national park last week. they spent days in the woods in subfreezing temperatures. we were there when peckens arrived at his herndon home. >> overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from everyone. their families received just a ton of support. 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 found the men monday. the rangers say the menused a smoky fire and an sos made out of logs to get attention. officials are questioning an apology by police. one of the officers apologized for the incident caught on cell phone video. the lawyers for the officers say

they only apologized because other officers had to go into internal affairs for questioning. the beating happened after maryland's basketball team beat duke in 2010. a suspected gallaudet university professor says the school supports bullying after she was suspended for signing a petition supporting gay marriage. dr. mccaskill discussed it yesterday in annapolis. last week the school suspended her for signing a petition to put maryland's same-sex issue on the ballot. through an interpreter, mccaskill said she's allowed to sign whatever petition she wants. in this very moment, she determined that this signature meant i was anti-gay. no one has the right to decide what my signature meant. >> the university's president reached a statement about the controversy. he said, "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 gallaudet community work together to respond to the concerns that have been raised." police on the hunt for a gunman who shot two people outside a popular chinese restaurant. this happened at the golden china restaurant on columbia pike in silver spring. it was at 7:00 last night. the suspect shot two men who were waiting in their car outside the restaurant. the two victims drove a mile down the road before medics caught up with them and took them to the hospital. those are expected to be okay. family, friends, and colleagues are mourning the loss of a college professor shot and killed at her mother's house in reston, virginia. 68-year-old dr. ruth hamilton was shot and killed by her brother in front of their 91-year-old mother. police say a family feud led to the deadly shooting. police arrested the victims's brother charles hamilton. dr. hamilton taught at american university and yale university. the program called 287-g expires in december. it allowed police to investigate

the immigration status of people arrested. the new program allows names of those arrested to be checked against a federal database. immigration and customs says a new way is cost effective. prince william county board chairman cory stewart says the program only works if someone has a criminal history. 6:36 is our time. first it was big bird, and this morning there is another debate comment that is exploding online. also putting the brakes on a proposal to lower speed camera fines. [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney

would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.

pretty bizarre rescue mission. a boeing 757 saved a man on a damaged yacht in australia. the yacht sent out an emergency beacon. authorities asked an air canada flight from vancouver to sydney to change course and look for that missing boat. the plane ended up spotting a yacht thanks to some help from the flight's passengers. >> can you imagine being a passenger on that plane? everyone look out the window. >> it worked. nobody got hurt. 6:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein with the cold forecast. looks like a little bit of sunshine. >> we've got those clouds just in the perfect position to give us a beautiful iridescent sunrise. that sun still coming up for another 40 minutes.

hometown forecast this morning, silver spring, montgomery county. by 8:30 mid-40s. by lunch hour, low 60s. here's the regional forecast. hour by hour, we'll have it reaching the mid and upper 60s by midafternoon. thankfully, not a lot of wind this morning. you still, though, need to get your winter coat and gloves for the morning. by the afternoon, it will be mild. nice change on the way as we head toward the weekend. i'll have that with your storm team 4 seven day outlook at 6:51. a look at traffic now with danella. good morning. >> good morning. big delays on i-95 as you make your way northbound at dale plfd. an accident involving a tractor-trailer. it was blocking the left lane and left shoulder lane. now just the left shoulder lane. backups about a mile. here's how it looks at the rest area. pretty slow. travel speeds from quantico to get to the beltway underspeed. that drive taking you 41 minutes. i-270, slow here from frederick all the way to germantown,

steady delays. when you get to rockville, it's stop and go as you make your way to the beltway. >> news 4's melissa mollet at the live desk with breaking news. we're keeping an eye on a very busy morning overseas. in baghdad, 5 people have been killed and 15 wounded after a series of bombings there. two police officers among the dead. in afghanistan, 45 soldiers have been hurt and one person is dead after a suicide car bombing near the date of a u.s.-afghan combat outpost. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack which happened in the eastern part of the country and shook houses nearly two miles away. most of the soldiers were injured by falling debris. at the live desk, melissa mollet, news 4. today president obama and mitt romney will go from debating to campaigning. both candidates will return to the ba lground states a day after their second debate. romney will make two stops in virginia. he'll begin the day in chesapeake to travel to our area. he'll hold a rally in leesburg.

the president will campaign in ohio and iowa before returning to washington. >> you also have es through a caymans trust. >> we're way off here, governor romney. >> bewe're a little off topic. >> i thought we were talking about immigration. >> if i could have you sit down, governor romney, thank you. >> you missed last night's debate, you missed quite a few fireworks. it was so feisty. georgetown university's debate director thought president obama and mitt romney were, quote, going to come to blows at one point. the president seemed particularly angry with romney, who accused him of waiting two months to call last month's deadly attack in libya an act of terror. >> you said the day after in the rose garden it was an act of terror? it was an i spontaneous demonstration. is that what you're saying? >> please proceed, governor. >> i want to make sure we get that for the record. it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in benghazi an act of terror. >> get the transcript. >> he did, in fact, sir. let me call it an act of terror.

>> can you say it a little louder, candy? >> he did call it an act of terror. >> the president went on to take responsibility for that deadly attack in libya. secretary of state hillary clinton had taken the blame earlier in the week. the president said he is always responsible. so if the first presidential debate will be remembered as the big bird debate. perhaps last night's event will be known as the binder debate. twitter blew up when mitt romney talked about how he select the wemd f women for his cabinet as governor of massachusetts. >> all the applicants seemed to be men. and i went to my staff and said, how come all the people for these jobs are all men? and they said, well, these are people that have the qualifications. i said, gosh, can't we find some women that are also qualified? so with took a concerted effort to go out and find women who had backgrounds that could be qualified to become members of our cabinet. i went to a number of women's groups and said, can you help us find folks? they brought us whole binders full of women. >> within minutes of that comment, somebody created a

twitter handle, romney binders. it already has more than 32,000 followers. people have been tweeting pictures like this as well. in just a few minutes, both candidates' running mates will give their takes on last night's debate. vice president joe biden and paul ryan will both appear on the "today" show. it starts at 7:00 right after "news 4 today." some of the nation's leading researchers in election technology wants maryland to check the accuracy of its voter database. according to "the washington post," they warned the state its system could be hacked easily. they say someone could exploit an online tool to change someone's address or party affiliation. election officials told the post they found the hacking scenario highly unlikely. maryland governor martin o'malley along with the state's attorney general and court of apaellings, now defendants in a lawsuit involving pitbulls. "the baltimore sun" reports residents of a baltimore community suing them over a court ruling that finds pitbulls

inherently dangerous. they say it violates property rights because the law could force them to give up their dogs if they bite someone. a man shot a man and crashed a motorcycle. it happened on livingston road in southeast washington. around 12:35 this morning, the gunman on a motorcycle shot the victim in the leg. he then crashed his motorcycle and took off running. a second person in virginia died from the nationwide meningitis outbreak. that raises the death toll now to 16. more than 230 others are seek. this news comes as federal criminal investigators raided the massachusetts pharmacy that is linked to those infections. health officials believe steroid injections produced for back pain were contaminated with the disease. on monday, the food and drug administration warned other drugs from that pharmacy may be tainted. prince george's county school board member rosalind johnson resigned from her

position. she's been serving on the board while living outside her district since june. under maryland law, a board member who moves out of his or her district is supposed to resign. johnson moved out of her laurel home to care for her dying mother. her resignation is effective immediately. and d.c. council member jim graham may be in trouble over a land deal four years ago. the department of ethics and government accountability is launching a preliminary investigation into the matter. the panel wants to see if graham violated d.c. ethics rules with his role as a d.c. council member and metro board member. graham is facing questions about whether he improperly tried to influence metro's plans for a vacant lot near the shaw howard metro station. he says he will cooperate with the ethics board. today dennis marteyer will step down from his post as a board member on the metropolitan airport authority. he's been criticized with using the authority's money to take lavish trips. the agency which oversees the local airports and metro to

dulles airport has come under fire for lack of accountability, transparency, and judgment. marteyer says he'll voice his own issues with the board during his resignation. the group that launched a controversial advertising campaign on metro is at it again. this is the new ad from american freedom defense initiative. it features this from the koran, "soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of unbelievers," and it has a picture of the burning twin towers on september 11th. the group is still waiting for approval from the transit agency. this controversy started when the american freedom defense initiative released an ad describing muslim radicals as savages. the group says this ad is in direct response to the council on american islamic relations counter-campaign against the original ad, and that ad calls on people to support israel and defeat jihad. 6:48 right now. you find it, they'll match it. that's the offer target hopes will keep you in their stores this holiday shopping season. cnbc's jackie deangelis live with more on that.

>> aaron, good morning to you. target is the latest retail chain to announce it will match the online prices of its rife l as. target says it will be intensely competitive and will also showcase exclusively items, including a luxury collection created with retailer neiman marcus. target will honor ads from amazon.com, toysrus.com, bestbuy.com between november 1st and december 16th. best buy jumping into the crowded tablet market. they're going to launch its own device called the insignia flex starting december 11th. it will only be available in best buy stores. it will cost between $239 to $259. it's about the size of the kindle l fire and the upcoming mini ipad, which we hear is expected to be unveiled next week. aaron, back over to you. >> jackie deangelis, cnbc. thank you. if you want to make sure

your iphone stays intact, you might want to keep it out of your kitchen. a survey by warranty provider square trade found 51% of iphone accidents happen at home. and the most dangerous room for your phone is the kitchen. that's followed by the living room and the bathroom. take a listen to some of these statistics now. 9% of iphone users report'd dropping their phone in the toilet. 5% say they've left it in the washing machine. 6% report leaving it on the roof of their car and driving off. there's new video showing what a daredevil saw when he jumped from the edge of space. red bull released video from a camera attached to felix baumgartner as he hurdled to the earth. the man known as fearless felix also broke the sound barrier reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. >> apparently, he left his iphone in the balloon. not going to get that one back.

sorry, buddy. >> no. >> let's turn to storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. time for weather and traffic on the ones at 6:51. it's a cold start this morning. we've got a beautiful sunrise under way. sun's coming up at 7:20. we will have temperatures around the region. certainly looking more like autumn. look at this gorgeous photo sent in yesterday overlooking the shenandoah valley sent in by one of our viewers to weather@nbcwashington.com. gorgeous autumn color coming on strong as well as individual trees right around washington. if you have beautiful color on your street, send me a photo, and we'll put it on tv. we'll share it onlip too. look at that beautiful sunrise under way over the potomac river. live view from our hd 4 city camera. right now partly cloudy. 39 at reagan national. a calm wind this morning. all these areas in dark blue, the 30s. off to a cold start, much of maryland, much of northern virginia. southern maryland, northern

neck, shenandoah valley into the mountains, only low 30s. a few spots in the mountains below freezing. elkins at 30 degrees. high clouds drifting over us will move off to the east. and we'll get lots of sunshine throughout much of the rest of the day. for the morning commute, winter coat and gloves. by 8:00 a.m., low 40s, upper 40s in the suburbs and rural areas. metro area, right around 50 degrees. by noontime, upper 50s to near 60. by midafternoon to late afternoon, upper 60s. this evening, we'll be down to the 40s by dawn tomorrow. near 70, increasing clouds. might get a shower after sunset tomorrow evening. and the storm team 4 seven day outlook into the weekend, friday a beautiful day. partly sunny, near 70. over the weekend, chilly saturday, sunday. both days, mid-60s and a milder start to next week. danella, good morning. how's the commute now? >> still a mess, unfortunately. if you're traveling along i-95, here's the first thing you're dealing with. northbound at dale boulevard, an earlier accident blocking the

left lane. still a disabled tractor-trailer blocking the left shoulder lane. further north as you make your way towards lorton. had an accident in the right shoulder lane. right now it looks to be gone. nope, still there. be aware of that as you make your way northbound. let's check travel speeds. you are slow 31 miles an hour. we'll take you 21 minutes to get from the occoquan river bridge to the beltway. speaking of the beltway, let's head over to the beltway in montgomery county. heavy on the brakes, sluggish past new hampshire avenue. delays continue to georgia avenue, all the way to i-270, aaron. very slow. 26 miles per hour. back over to you. >> thank you, danella. we're talking about the beltway. this morning we expect to get an update on the express toll lanes project on that road. virginia transportation officials plan to answer lingering questions and give an update on the opening date. that project now in the final stages of construction. it's expected to open later this year. when it's finished, northern virginia drivers will have

another option. a traffic alert in a busy part of northwest washington. emergency work being done at military road and 42nd street. in just the last few minutes, a change of plans for crews working out there. news 4's tony tull is live with an update. tony good morning. >> reporter: eun, good morning. 30 minutes ago we spoke with ddot, and they said they weren't going to be able to finish the road work until 10:00 a.m. this morning. i spoke to a supervisor, and he said, we're calling an audible. going to fill the sinkhole with concrete, and cover it back up. you can see on military road between 43rd and 42nd street the road is shut down in both directions. the concrete truck is here. they're going to fill t nkle, as i said, and they're going to cover it up with a plate and come bk a later te to put the asphalt over the top of it. if you are heading out this morning, chances are not going to need to worry about nan alternate route. chances are the repairs will be done and you'll be able to

proceed. ddot saying about 15 minutes they'll be done. >> tony, thank you. after a whole lot of discussion, there's finally some movement to lower speed camera fines in the district, but it won't happen any time soon. right now you could pay as much as $250 for going 11 miles over the speed limit. that same violation in maryland costs just $40. ward 3 council member mary cheh co-sponsored a bill to cap low level speed violations at $50. d.c. has plans to expand the program, which is expected to net $80 million this year alone. it could be 2014 before any new fine structure goes into place. >> let's get an out the door forecast with tom. cold start action tom. >> but a mild action. afternoon highs upper 60s. a beautiful day. afternoon temperatures tomorrow near 70, might get showers. thursday evening. ending predawn friday and a nice weekend to follow. danella, how are we doing? slow trip inbound 50 from maryland to get to the beltway,

a near 20 miles an hour. an earlier accident at connecticut north avenue, but delays remain. that is news 4 today. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next. maryland schools are number one in america because

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