good morning and welcome to news 4 midday. i'm keith russell. >> i'm barbara harrison. itis wednesday, october 17th, 2012. obama and romney had a debate that featured plenty of fireworks. they took an aggressive tone in the conversation. they clashed on several issues. as always, who came out as a winner depends on who you ask. melissa mollet is live with more on that. >> good morning. if you like the presidential debates, two forecasts and verbal sparring. last night's face-off was the

one for you. millions watched to see if president obama could bounce back. >> you want me to answer. i'm happy to answer the question. >> and it is? >> it was a testy change at hofster university. the gloves came off. it looked like the candidates were going start boxing. >> i had a question. >> president obama more aggressive than in the first go round. he appeared more comfortable with the town hall style format. romney didn't back down, standing his ground on an evening that will be remembers giving the impression they are starting to like each other less and less. >> how much did you cut licenses? >> here is what we did. there were a bunch of oil companies. >> i had a question and the question was how much did you cut? >> joe biden and paul ryan

reacted on the "today" show this morning. >> i think president obama was absolutely at the top of his game last night and i think he was able to clearly draw a picture between a future under obama and a future under romney. >> he changed his tactic. they said he would. his answers didn't change. he didn't offer how the next four years would be different from the last four years. >> the recent attack to the u.s. consulate in libya. >> it was a terrorist attack. it took a long time for that to be told to the american people. whether there was some misleading or instead we didn't know it happened, you have to ask yourself why didn't we know? >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out what happened. that this was an act of terror. i also said that we are going to

hunt down those who committed this crime. >> reporter: nbc news looked at the tran skipts. the president said no acts of terror will shake this great nation. romney's aid said they spent days misleading the public. now the two will meet up next monday in boca raton, florida. it will be on foreign policy. barbara? >> thank you. researchers and election technology are telling maryland to check the accuracy of data base. according to "the washington post," researchers warned the system could be hacked. if someone had a voter's birth date and address they can change the registration. they found it highly unlikely. we are following breaking news. a judge dismissed the most serious charge against two police officers accused of

beating a university of maryland student. the judge said the prosecution failed to deliver enough evidence to merit a first degree assault charge. it requires proof. the injuries were serious and permanent. the injuries happened after maryland east basketball team beat duke. >> we turn to weather. doesn't it look like we have a nice day? store? >> it does. beautiful and comfortable. here is tom kierein with the first of our weather for midday. >> right around dawn, it felt like a december morning than october. we were in the 30s throughout most of the region. freezing and subfreezing temperatures in the mountains. now with the october sun climbing higher, the temperatures are climbing as a result. 57 at reagan national. around the bay, the light green is generally in the low 60s. dark green covers most of maryland and virginia.

a few locations in western maryland. east and western virginia are in the 40s. it's the zone that was at or below freezing right around dawn this morning. we have a few high clouds drifting from the southwest heading northeast. an area of high pressure over us that is getting us a beautiful autumn afternoon. we should have the temperatures climbing into the 60s. details on that and a look at the rest of the week. your seven day outlook coming up in a couple minutes. barbara and keith? >> thank you. let's head out to the road to see how traffic is heading. >> danella sealock we have major problems to report. >> it's been a bumpy morning. we are dealing with a crash involving a metro bus. this is at vermont avenue at u street. if you are traveling there, the lanes are blocked. follow police direction. road work in this intersection of georgia avenue and kansas avenue. be aware of that as you make

your route around. you can get by. follow direction. also road work on the outer loop of the beltway. the volume is light so it's not bad right now. barbara, back to you. >> thanks. in a half hour from now, we are going to get an update on the express toll lanes. virginia transportation officials plan to discuss developments including an update. the traffic is now in the final stages of construction and expected to open later this year when it's complete, northern virginia drivers will have another option along with the springfield interchange and the dulles toll road. a drive by involving a gunman on a motorcycle. it happened near 3rd street and livingston road in southeast washington. the gunman on a motorcycle fired a gun hitting a man in the leg. the gunman then crashed his bike and took off running. the victim went to the hospital. he's expected to recover.

new today, police are trying to find out who robbed and attacked a man leaving him unconscious. it happened last night along 31st avenue. news 4 darcy spencer is live there. what can you tell us about what happened? >> good morning, barbara. e police tell me the victim is in his 20s. he was walking along 31st avenue when he was attacked and robbed. it happened near this police cruiser which was placed in the neighborhood as a deterrent. police are telling me there were two robbers involved in the incident. one struck the victim in the face with a handgun repeatedly. the victim went down to the groundhen he was struck again. the robbers got away with his cell phone and wallet. he lost consciousness for every 30 seconds he was able to get up and call for help. what is this area like? is it surprising there would be something like this? >> yeah. sort of because something like

that wouldn't happen around her usually. >> i don't know if it's helping. i would think that's why they are parked there but to try to help, but i don't know if it's helping. eventually, people are going to realize they are just parked there. >> reporter: at last check, police were saying the victim was being treated at an area hospital for head and facial injuries. no arrests made in this case. if you have information, call the police. reporting live, darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you. the time is 11:08. still tocome, big changes for lance armstrong and his career announced this morning. what the athlete and cancer survivor is giving up now. a list of the most expensive places to live. where d.c. falls on the list. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller.

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at least 45 people were injured during a suicide bombing attack earlier today in eastern afghanistan. officials say a bomber set off a car bomb at an outpost. only the bomber was killed in the attack. the taliban is claiming responsibility for this attack. an insider attack killed an agent for the cia in afghanistan according to the associated press cinofficial. the suicide bombing happened saturday at an afghan intelligence in kandahar. two americans were among the victims, one a soldierintellige. the other was an agent working for the cia. nike is severing ties with lance arm strong as he steps down from live strong foundation. he stepped down to limit damage from his doping scandal. nearly a dozen former teammates testified on his use of

performance enhancing drugs. he denied the allegations but stopped fighting for the unfair process. they stripped all seven of his tour de france titles. nike will continue to support the initiative of live strong, however. a section of d.c. ranks among the 100 most expensive zip codes to live in. 2008. that's it. 20008 stretches from van ness to woodley park. the median home price is $2.2 million. manhattan was first followed by alpine, new jersey. tom and i were sure it was going to be san francisco. what would you guess? >> my zip code. >> what's that? >> to be named later. >> no matter the zip code, it's

looking like fall. some of the individual trees are at peak color like some of these sent in my viewers at weather@nbc.com. look at this gorgeous maple in leesburg. fiona sent this in. look at this group of maples in chantilly, virginia. absolutely gorgeous autumn color. that one maple in the back is just starting. it's amazing how different strees get it from the top to bottom and bottom to top and outside inside. what an amazing collection of color. thanks for sending that to weather@nbc.com. send us your pictures, we'll put them online. look at the sky from washington. it's a live view from the city camera. high clouds streaming over the metro area. 57 at reagan national.

dew point 46. it's fairly dry and thankfully a calm wind. otherwise, this morning, when it was down near freezing, the wind like we had the last couple mornings made it a colder feeling. right now, prince george's county, upper 50s. mid-50s in montgomery. much of northern virginia and maryland, milder on the bay. annapolis, 60 degrees. shenandoah valley, chilly, low and mid-50s there. 40s in western maryland. the highlands in west virginia. eastern shore, most locations are around 60 degrees. they are the high clouds streaming over the region now. mostly clear over the mountains. we have a big area of high pressure that's holding throughout much of the eastern half of the country. there's a front moving in closer to st. louis. it may cause rain problems for the game there and perhaps later

for the game in detroit as the national league and american league championship series continues. as we take a look forward over the next several hours and into the afternoon and evening, increasing sunshine and clear tonight. thursday, off to a clear start tomorrow morning. clouds increasing during the afternoon. this is a line of potential showers, maybe a little bit of thunder coming in along the front. this is 6:00 p.m. after that, overnight thursday night and friday morning. by friday morning, a lot of it is gone. we get sunshine back friday. as we get into saturday, clouds coming and going and cooler weather moving in. for the rest of the afternoon, partly cloudy, mild, a light breeze reaches mid-60s. upper 60s to the south dropping to the low 60s by early evening. overnight, a mostly clear sky. sunset, 6:26. temperatures low 60s. by dawn, storm team 4 forecast

down to the 40s. near 70 tomorrow afternoon. increasing clouds. maybe some of those passing showers tomorrow evening into early friday morning and drying out friday. highs near 70 in the afternoon. cooler for the weekend. great for all your outdoor recreational activities. mild start to next week. >> every zip code. >> all zip codes. >> thank you. >> thanks, tom. >> out to the roads we go. let's see if there are problems we have to deal with. >> are we talking the same old same old? >> the metro bus accident is still here. there are closures on vermont street from florida avenue to u street. all lanes are blocked. another accident along i-270. it's in the shoulder lane. one of the cars crashed in the right lane here as well as the left shoulder lane. both of your shoulders are blocked. careful as you make your way southbound at montrose road.

back to you. >> thanks. still ahead on news 4 midday -- >> why does it seem like things aren't getting better? >> a film maker and now author from our area joins this morning to talk about her efforts to get the best help possible. >> plus, we all know sleep is important but two studies point out interesting effects of missing just a little bit of snoozing. we'll have the results. >> first, here is a look at what's hot on www.nbcwashington.com. 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.

in her debut memoir, tori hogan examines problems with international aid. she joins us with more on her

book and efforts to make changes. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is interesting. you could shake up the idea of giving aid to foreign countries. you look at many countries, including africa. >> i don't want to turn people off from giving. not all the money ends up where it's supposed to go. >> you started out as a volunteer, right in. >> yes. on the kenyan border. i was working for save the children. >> you really felt you were giving yourself to a really good cause? >> yeah. i was naive. i was young and wanted to change the world. i got a wake up call by a young refugee boy who told m the aid wasn't working and it forced me to step back and reconsider how i was going to help. >> you were on the ground. what you were seeing, did it seem that things were working? >> it did. the refugees weren't part of the decision making. a lot of aid not getting where it needed to go.

a lot of money wasted. the impact intended wasn't happening. >> we are coming up on the giving season in this country. a lot of people try to give money to u.s. aid and other save the children around the world because they get tax savings for giving. what is wrong with the aid program you see? >> the key issues are people are not the ones making the decision. it's the donors in charge of how we help and what we do. >> you mean the people in the country aren't making the decisions? >> exactly. as we approach the giving season, do the due diligence necessary as they are about to sign the checks and help these organizations. >> we are looking at part of your film. you have made a few now, i understand. tell us about it. >> i made a ten-part series. i went around the world for an entire year to uncover how aid can be more effective. >> what did you discover?

>> there's a lot of hope in individuals. there are people changing the world all over the world and i also found that you know, when you get to the bottom, the grass roots, the communities, they are changing their own, you know, neighborhoods and families in beautiful ways. >> what about for the hungry? those who are starving, with no clothes and no education. are any of our dollars, private or government dollars getting to those people? >> in many cases, they are. a lot of people would advocate for the fact we need emergency relief, you know? that should stay as is. we need to ask the right questions of how to give better and give the donations to the right people in the right way for the most efficient use of our funds. >> you made the film. you traveled all over africa and other countries. where else did you go? >> israel and africa and south

america. >> you decided to write a book after the film. it's "beyond good intentions." >> it was because that boy who woke me up when i was 20 years old, he changed my life. >> what were his words to you? >> a lot of aid workers come and go and nothing changes. do you think you have the answer to our problems? >> you wanted to get the answers? >> i felt i was a problem. i went back to thank him to change his mind. he lives in minnesota. >> how many years passed? >> it was eight years. he was resettled in america. i'll see him one more time, again next week in minnesota. >> you grew up in this area, right? >> i did. virginia. >> what took you to kenya so young? 20 years old? >> i was inspired to do something for the world. i felt that inner calling to do good. >> do you think there are a lot of young people today who are

going, hearing that calling and going abroad to help those in need? >> absolutely. i find a lot of them coming back, feeling disenchanted. >> any warning if you are thinking of doing this? >> do your research. go with the largest degree of humility you can. >> where can we see your film? >> beyondgoodintentions.com along with information about the book. >> tori, you are now living in san francisco? >> yes. >> welcome home. >> thank you. >> good to see you. we'll have to do our homework before we give. >> please do. >> it's 11:26. coming up, the group that launched a controversial advertising campaign wants an ad posted in stations and buses. what this is expected to say. enjoy today's weather. change is on the way. the video that might bring a

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right now, president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail after the second of three debates last night. romney is campaigning in virginia today. he's visiting chesapeake and leesburg. the president is in iowa. he will head to ohio before returning to the district. in the wake of a doping scandal, lance arm strong is stepping down. nike announced they are cutting ties with the former cycling champ. however, they will continue to support the efforts of live strong. a group behind a controversial islam ad is set to release another advertisement. tony tull has riders reaction to the new ad and the graphic image. >> reporter: it started two weeks ago with the controversial

anti-jihad poster. the new poster created has many passengers in disbelief. it's the shocking image of the picture of the twin towers on fire moments after the planes hit the building next to a picture of the koran that reads soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of unbelievers. >> it's not good. i don't want to see that. >> i was in d.c. when it happened. it was scary for all of us. to bring that back, it's exactly what we don't want to do. >> reporter: it's been over a decade since the september 11th attacks. still many find it hard to speak about the event that is transpired that day especially here in the city. pamela is response shl for the anti-jihad posters that are in metro stations. she's hoping to have this new poster placed in metro stations as well. it's so disturbing, it left many

speechless. metro didn't have an official comment. they said it has not been submitted to them. it is up to the judge's decision that it does not violate freedom of speech laws. as offensive as the image may be, metro riders respect the judge's decision. >> we live in a country where people can share their opinions and you understand, and agree with them all they might offend you as you walk by. to not have that possibility of those things posted is a bigger price to pay, i think. >> reporter: metro has not made a determination where the posters will go up. tony tull, news 4. dennis defended his record as he resigned from the board of the agency overseeing the metro to dulles project. he's criticized for taking

lavish trips at the expense of the washington airport authority. that agency has come under fire at the federal, state and local level for lack of accountability, and lack of judgment. a second person from virginia died from the nationwide meningitis outbreak. more than 230 others are sick. the news comes as federal criminal investigationers raided the pharmacy linked to the infections. health officials believe the steroid infections were contaminated with the disease. on monday, the food and drug administration warned other drugs may also be tainted. >> this morning, people were talking about the earthquake that hit new england. the 4.0 magnitude quake hit hollis center, maine and sent shock waves as far away as connecticut. people had no idea what was happening. >> we were all standing in the room practicing, warming up. all of a sudden, the whole

building shook. the whole room went silent. we were like, whoa. >> shaking on the table. i thought i was seeing things. i felt the ground rumble. everybody went silent. i's like what's happening? >> earthquakes in new england are rare but they do happen. that was evidence. maine experienced a series of quakes in 2006. the strongest to hit maine was estimated 5.9 magnitude quake in 1904. red bull released video showing a new and incredible angle of felix baumgartner's jump from space. it shows video as he hurdles toward earth. he broke the record of the highest sky dive leaping from a balloon 24 miles above earth. he broke the sound barrier reaching speeds of more than 830 miles per hour. i thought the video was going to show him pulling out a red bull and drinking it.

>> they always talk about it's the drink with wings. he clearly had wings after that. >> tom kierein and back to weather. are you enjoying being outside? >> fresh, cool, invigorating. gorgeous high clouds. a giant palm tree in the sky, sunshine coming down. the leaves are coming down as well. there's the view from our nbc 4 city camera showing the washington monument, jefferson memorial under this beautiful blue sky. it's still chilly. generally in the 50s. a bit of a breeze from the south. for the rest of the afternoon, we'll have a few high clouds continuing to drift over from time to time heading northeast. we have high temperatures reaching the mid-60s or so by mid afternoon. this evening, not as cold as this morning. tomorrow sun in the morning and clouding up in the afternoon.

highs reaching near 70. after sunset, we get a line of showers coming through that should be gone after midnight and predawn on friday. sunshine back, highs near 70 during the afternoon. cooler weather for the weekend. saturday, sunday, chilling in the morning. afternoon highs, mid-60s. monday and tuesday, up here 70. that is the way it looks. >> looks good. thank you, tom. >> again, we are going to check on traffic. here is danella sealock. good morning, again. >> good morning, barbara. we are still dealing with this bus crash, metro bus crash and right now, vermont avenue in northwest is closed between florida avenue to u street. please avoid the area. the lanes may be shut for some time. montrose, accident activity in the left shoulder lane. multivehicle crash here. for just a moment, all of the southbound lanes were blocked. they are open now. you are able to get by. expect delays in the area. traveling i-95 in virginia,

things look good here northbound and southbound. fairfax county nice and clear. keith, over to you. >> this weekend, the world of montgomery festival celebrates, explores and shares the diversity of the lives of montgomery county residents. members of the band joining us this morning to tell us more about this weekend's event. good morning, guys. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> let's talk about the kid museum and the exhibit and this month gulf of mexicory county is the most immigration filled county in maryland. i mean, what are the biggest countries when it comes to immigration in montgomery county? >> we are featuring four of the largest immigrant populations in the festival. we are focusing on china, india, el salve dor and ethiopia.

we have tremendous diversity. three times the rate of the national average of people born in the countries. >> i read somewhere it's 31%. 31% of montgomery county is filled from people from different counties and one in three speak more than one language. i see the diversity. it's amazing to watch. talk about the hands on activities. >> we are going to try on turbines, painting henna on your hands. chinese calligraphy and wrighting your name in chinese, playing with ethiopian toys. >> you are holding something there? >> this is a great activity. it's a passport available for kids and adults as they come to the festival. if you go you can get passports

stamped that you visited. there's a scavenger hunt in here as well. pictures of items you will see in the tent. amazing artifacts, costumes, jewelry. you have to see if you can find them. the first to complete it will get a prize. >> mine has been stamped twice. >> bring it m. >> can i get mine stamped over and over to make it look like i have gone somewhere? >> they might not be official with the passport officials but they are custom designed stamps for the festival. >> with that said, we have your musicians here specializing in greek music. can you give us a quick sample? >> yes. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ >> that was spectacular. >> thank you. >> would you like to give last details about the festival?

>> yes, check out our website world worldofmontgomery.com. lots of free parking. check it out. the website has all the listings, nine hours of programming going on. wonderful film festivals. we would love to see you out there. >> i was getting down and tapping that one foot. >> you better come. >> i'm in montgomery county, i have no excuses. i was moving my right. you'll teach me how to move the lest. thank you guys. cant wait to see you this weekend. it's 11:41 on news 4 midday. still ahead, where your iphone is most likely to be damaged. plus, two reasons you and your children should be counting every single minute of sleep. stay with us. ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty...

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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. a new survey shows your home

might be the most dangerous place for your smartphone. the warranty company quar trade found 51% of iphone accidents happen at home. the most dangerous, kitchen, living room and bathroom. 9% report dropping their phones in the toilet. 5% said they left it in the washing machine. americans spent $6 billion repairing damaged iphones since 2007. u.s. home construction jumped to a four-year high. we are going to check in with mary thompson. she joins us live with more on that. hey, mary. >> hey, barbara. today, we are looking at mixed earnings reports. they are keeping pressure on the stock market. right now, the dow is down six points. the s&p down five. the nasdaq is holding on with seven points. pressure on the dow, intel in the wake of the earnings report. ibm under pressure after revenue

declined reflecting clients reluctant to spend more on new technology. intel is lower after they narrowed profit margins because of the chips used in personal compute computers. they are offsetting positive news. they rose 15% in september. the news giving a boost to housing stocks this morning. bank of america broke even and were expecting a slight loss. shares of apollo heading in the right direction. warning on lower revenue. it's cutting hundreds of jobs and plans to close 115 of its university of phoenix locations. back to you. >> thank you. a lot of people think losing weight is easy. keith, you want to tell us about that? >> yes, i do. don't stop eating. skipping breakfast will not do

the trick. researchers in london found those who skip breakfast ate more and lunch and craved more sugary and fatty foods. blood sugar levels help you maintain control of your appetite. could a lack of sleep explain why you may be forgetful? scientists say there's a critical period where the brain consolidates information you learn. anything lost due to a lack of sleep is gone forever and sleeping longer the next night will not bring it back. >> sleep can help your memory. can it improve your child's behavior? a study finds minimal changes in sleep can have an effect on their frustration. we have more on this first of

its kind study. >> it is. it's an interesting study. we have known of the negative effects lack of sleep has. this is the first study looking at the effect of sleep on school performance. this study took 34 kids who were doing fine getting adequate amounts of sleep, they had half the kids get less sleep and half the kids get a little bit more sleep. the group that got, on average, 27 minutes more per sleep for five nights straight showed a significant benefit in emotional control, attention and anlt to get along well in the classroom. the group with less sleep showed the opposite effect. they didn't do as well. >> a lot of us parents think people have different sleep needs. if your child is staying up and not falling asleep, sometimes they think well, he doesn't need as much sleep. you can see this terrible

behavior. how can you make a child sleep if they are not ready to sleep? >> you need to prioritize sleep. you need a sleep routine and the kids need to go to bed at the same time. limit electronics. make sure you are setting up an environment and kids are settling down as it gets closer and closer to bedtime. there's a range. kids elementary school age need anywhere from ten to 12 hours of sleep. the rule of thumb to know if they are getting enough sleep, do you need to wake them up in the morning? if you have to wake them up or an alarm clock is waking them up, they are not waking up naturally on their own, they are probably not getting enough sleep. >> is it a good idea to have a set bedtime, 7:00, you have to be in bed? >> absolutely. yes. you want to have a set bedtime, set routine and set wake-up time. that is going to train your body to get used to going to bed and waking up at the same time.

>> any suggestions on how to make a child stay in bed once you put them in bed? should you start feeding them earlier in the evening so they are, i guess, have that long way behind them. >> with regard to eating, you want to make sure you don't eat late at night and close to bedtime. allow two hours before you eat and go to bed. eating late at night, more difficulty falling asleep. make sure that you are just sticking with a routine. it's hard for parents. parents are coming home late. they are trying to get homework done with their kids. >> many of them want to sit down at the table with their children. >> have a family dinner. here is the importance of family dinners. it's difficult. you want a family dinner, help with homework. the kids are involved in activities. sometimes parents don't prioritize sleep, hang out, one-on-one time. it's 9:00 and the kids are going to bed and not getting enough

sleep. >> it's not fair to the child. >> i think you are better off putting them to bed and the good quality time on the weekend. >> should you say it's okay to read before you go to sleep or can they do something while they are trying to fall asleep if they don't go immediately to sleep? >> yes. i think it's good to read. it generally calms kids down. it's a good routine to have. if your child really loves reading or reading something interesting and it's causing them to go to bed later, it's a problem. >> you talked with us about mel toe anyone, wuld you give it to a child? >> i give it to by 7 1/2-year-old daughter. it's safe and effective. 25 studies have been done that show the safety and effectiveness of it. the average dose is 3 milligrams about an hour before bedtime. in general, it helps the person

settle down, go to sleep and helps them have a good, solid night's sleep. >> doctor, great to see you. >> thanks. >> it's 11:52. coming up, a luxury car stuck in a tough to get out of position. plus, meteorologist tom kierein will be back with a check of the forecast. stay with us. we'll be right back.

this has to be the most embarrassing day of his life. >> it's why he's not getting out of the car. look at this. this porsche stuck in traffic when the driver decided to take a shortcut. the $80,000 car got stuck in wet cement. the driver stayed inside the car while crews wiggled it out of the concrete. >> investigators are trying to find out how thieves walked away from high priced paintings in the netherlands. they stole paintings from picasso and many others. police arrived five minutes after thieves triggered the alarm. it was too late. they are analyzing the surveillance video. experts say the stolen works of art could held for ransom. ♪ >> all right. the nfl confirms beyonce will

perform at the super bowl xlvii halftime show. she's sporting eye black with the date february 2013. the game will be hosted at the superdome. the question is, who will join her on stage. there's speculation her husband, jay-z or her former band members from destiny's child may make it as well. >> they are trying to put a ring on their own fingers. it's the super bowl. let's look at the stories we are following on news 4 this afternoon. jim handly joins us. >> a busy afternoon. it can be tough to get into your doctors office. what is the harm in going to a minute clinic or asking your pharmacist? doctor jackie joins us in the studio to tell us when it's safe and when it could put your health at risk. caught on camera, a 57-year-old

woman walking down the street when she's attacked by two men. what the men did next surprised even police. coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00, president obama and mitt romney have one debate left. did each candidate get the facts right? factchecker.org gets to the bottom of it. those stories and more when we join you at 4:00 and 5:00. see you then. back to you. >> can't wait. see you then, jim. >> it's time for a final check on the forecast. >> tom kierein is here. >> gorgeous autumn color. carol took my advice and sent in this photo of a lake near where she lives in montclaire, virginia. send your pictures in. as we look at temperatures approaching the noon hour, it's around 60 around the area. cool. a light breeze coming out of the south. later, mid-60s by mid afternoon. milder tomorrow afternoon. might get a shower thursday

evening perhaps into early friday morning, predawn. friday afternoon, near 70. cool, dry weekend to follow. milder monday and tuesday next week. have a great day. see you tomorrow morning. >> see you then. that's news 4 midday. thanks for joining us. tune in at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 for all the days news. >> we are going to be back tomorrow with all the news. hope you are planning to join us. we have a lot going on tomorrow. have a terrific day. see you in the morning.