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they try to recreate the scene to see what went wrong. >> a man is arrested for throwing a cocktail into a crowded food court. >> was there another target? >> strong to severe storms moving across the area right now. i will show you where they are and what it means to you. >> tonight the police department is mourning one of their own. >> the office was killed when his police cruiser collided with an suv in clinton, maryland. this comes less than two months after another deadly crash. darsy is live with the latest on today's investigation. darcy? >> reporter: that officer was based here at the district four station. today police released very few details about the circumstances surrounding this fatal crash. we know he was not on duty at the time and it's possible that another motorist may have pulled out in front of him. >> it's with a very heavy heart

that i come before you tonight. >> 28-year-old officer, a veteran died when his cruiser crashed into a utility poll. it happened at branch avenue in clinton. he was off duty at the time. police are investigating the possibility that he had been cut off in traffic. >> we have witnesses saying that the officer was cut off and we're not at a point yet to say that's what cause the accident. that's two hours after he got off duty this white suv was also involved. the driver was take on the the hospital with non-life threaten injuries. >> you heard a loud crash and it sounded like an explosion and after that you didn't hear anything. >> police recon trukted the scene to figure out how and why it happened. >> i feel for the family.

i'm a family man myself. and this is just a challengic loss. >> dozens of officers carried the body outside of the hospital. this is the second prince georges county office to die in a crash. adrienne morris died during a pursuit. >> it's very sad. yet again in the past two months we have lost another officer. >> now police officials saying that the officer was the father of a 10-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl. they say they have scheduled a press conference where they will release additional details in this investigation. >> let's turn now to weather as we move through part of the region. let us know what it could mean for tomorrow morning's commute. >> we are watching the storms right now. we have seen numerous hail

reports and a lot of lightning going on. that is for washington and frederick county. but still some very strong storms in and arnold our area. right around the gathersburg area. there is right around damascus. and over towards just to the south and east, over towards leesburg, another storm again. a lot of lightning associated with this. take a look at the trail of thunderstorms. and then back to the west. new storms developing this is what could affect you tomorrow morning. i will show you what i think you could be in for. >> thank you, doug. a big scare at a shopping mall after a man allegedly threw a cocktail inside the boston common mall. reaction from witnesses. >> reporter: tonight arlington

police and the fbi are trying to determine a motive. this happened during the busy lunch hour. this video you're seeing only on news 4 shows arlington police taking a man into custody near the courthouse. someone called police saying he smelled like gasoline. he is suspected of throwing a cocktail inside the boston common mall. >> i was going down the escalator and all of the sudden glass just splattered all over town in the food court. >> about five minutes after that i saw police and bomb sniffing dogs. >> police evacuated the mall for more than five hours. >> a search was don for more devices. >> federal agents called in to sweep the area and found three more bottles near where the suspect dropped the first one.

>> it was a device used in the commission of a violent crime. we're going to qualify it for what it is and charge them with possession and intent to use. >> no one was hurt. the fbi does not believe he is connect tood any terrorist organizations. >> somebody can just walk into the mall and do something like that. nobody caught him ling right away. >> surveillance video did capture what happened. and they will play a big role if this case does go trial. the mall is expected to open tomorrow morning. news 4. >> new tonight, news 4 has learned that the man accused of trying to bomb the federal reserve building also considered a building in maryland.

wanted to hit a location, more people would shake the whole country. officers arrested him in a sting operation. stunned family members insist he is not a terrorist. >> in bangladesh, he was not like this. he was a good boy. >> he came to the u.s. to study cyber security in missouri but left school and moved to brooklyn. he is being held tonight without bond. >> a stranger repeatedly broke into an apartment, set up a hidden camera and recorded young women for months. these pictures show the man setting up the camera on montgomery run road. two women in their 20s live here. police say the man has returned several times since june to move the camera so he could see the bedrooms and the bathroom. last month one of the victims found the camera and called police. now neighbors are worried.

>> if someone were to have broken in without their knowing, that is a little scary and makes you question the security in the community. >> they have checked out workers and contracts. >> a new trial in two officers accused of beating a university of maryland student. the jublg was once married to a police officer, convicted of a similar crime. the officers are accused of beating john after a maryland duke basketball game. the case still expected to go the jury tomorrow. >> to the presidential race now where president obama and mitt romney sat down for dinner just days after their contentious debate. they shared the stage. that's a white tie event put on by the arch diocese of new york to raise money for needy children. every four years the contenders

show up and trade jokes. >> the campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning, suits for a lunch fundraiser, sport coat for dinner, but it's nice to finally relax and wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> ultimately tonight is not about disagreements governor romney and i may have. it's what we have in common, beginning with our unusual names. actually mid lly mitt is his mi name. i wish i could use my middle name. >> tomorrow president obama will campaign in fairfax county. romney does not have any events until the debate on monday. >> jobs, the economy and medica

medicare. >> this was the fifth and final debate between the candidates and the discussion got heated. tim and george shared a stage but not much else. allen began by characterizing the opponent as the president's yes man. >> i want to be virginia's senator. tim wants to be president obama's senator. >> but cane said he would support whomever is president. then he went on offense to discuss defense cuts. >> you and i are both fathers and this one is very personal to me. >> both debate sequestration. to prevent the cuts to the military. he said allen accused him of supporting the cuts. >> i have a son who just started a career in the military. i will not do things that will hurt the troops or defense.

>> the debate ended with a handshake between the two candidates. both men say they have offered a different choice for virginia voters come november. richard jordan, news for. >> and in a letter to the governor, the new rules created an environment. the new rules require clinics to meet the same construction standards as new hospitals. abortion rights say it could force most out of clinics. >> a major highway shut down for hours during a dust storm and the threat isn't over. >> a dog walk irassaulted in the district. >> a young boy with special needs disapp

as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

. >> dangerous dust storm in oklahoma forced officials to shut down part of an intertate highway. the weather caused a massive pile-up. up to 30 cars involved. five people had to be hospitalized. interstate 35 was closed for six hours odue to low visibility. the extreme draught is to be blamed for all of this. >> now to northern california. somebody captured this video of a fire ball streaking across the

sky. part of a immediate yometeor sh. it is caused by the earth orbiting through the debris of h haley's come met. a key witness in the sandusky trial is speaking pubically for the first time. in an interview with people magazine, an 18-year-old aaron fisher revealed his name and spoke about the abuse. he was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison. >> and boxes of evidence outline decades of abuse. these represent over 1200 cases of known or suspected child abuse cases. the names were never turned over to police over fear it would ruin the boy scouts' reputation.

>> a major crack down on counterfeit goods. more than 100 people arrested as part of a tenth month police sting. the operation concentrated along richmond how and the garfield areas. during the raids, officers seized ten points of cocaine, 30 pounds of marijuana, 23 guns, stolen gift cards, i pods and jewelry. >> an arrest with an assault on a dog walker a woman walking her dogs on l street says a man came up behind her and he started yelling at her claiming one of the dogs had bitten him. after that she says the man sexual assaulted her. the dog was missing for several days before he was found and reunited. >> and puppies are credited with helping save a child with special needs who got lost in

the woods. kyle kemp has downs syndrome. police believe he followed his dog and four puppies into the woods. the dog made it home but kyle and the puppies didn't. the dog led rescuers to kyle and her babies. the puppies kept kyle warm enough. >> i heard the dogs barking again. started hollering for the puppies and hollering for him. he hollerred back. >> he is expected to be just fine. >> would two puppies be enough to keep you warm tonight? >> depends on the puppies. are we talking doebberman? >> foitonight's a no puppy nigh. temperatures are not going go down all that much.

right now it's the severe weather that's happening or the strong thunderstorms out there across our area. for the record, this is what we saw out there with a high temperature of 72 degrees. yes we will see rain overnight. that rain may get its way in here tonight. the airport it is 65 degrees. our dew point close to 60. that tells you there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. 63, so still very warm. much warmer than she has been. we have showers and thunderstorms coming in across the area. and a brand new warning that was just issued. it does include the town of cullpepper. this area does have some severe capabilities.

here is where the strong storms are here. this one is getting strong, too. look at all of the lightning here. just to the west of the only area. back towards frederick. more thunderstorms here. so if you live in this area. you're getting ready to go to bed you will probably stay awake due to thunder. some fairly heavy downpours here and down to the south farther, down towards madison and orange county we're watching this right here as we will continue to make its way towards the north and east. it could produce hail. we have seen a lot of hail and light ning. watch out if you're going be out and about. these will eventually move into the district. so you will praebl heobably hea there is more down to the south. notice this severe thunderstorm.

we have got a few more to go. as we widen out this area back towards west virginia, nothing, nothing, and then boom. more showers and thunderstorms that will continue to move our way. we are going be in for a little bit of a cool down. showers and thunderstorms all night long. here is what happens tomorrow morning. showers right around the i-95 corrid corridor. so tomorrow morning could be wet. tomorrow afternoon everything clears out of here pretty nicely. could be a slow one for you for your morning commute.

sun and clouds breezy. can't rule out a shower but we should be dry for the most part tomorrow afternoon. sunday probably the better day. both coming in at 67 degrees and then next week. i'm calling in and taking off. there will be no weather next week. >> we just have to get through tonight. >> coming up, the red skins getting ready to take on one of gett[ minto ] you know,n one of 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.

>> are we letting the trash

talking begin now? >> i don't know if you can really talk trash. >> not yet. >> especially when you're banged up. if the redskins are going to beat the giants, they will have to do it without the skins' best receiver still hindered by a toe injury. they will try to contain eli manning and a balanced offense. the exact same amount as the redskins by the way. manning has 11 touchdown passes and has only been sacked four times so this will be a monster challenge for the skins' d. >> everyone knows what he is all about. he's tough. never mitssed a start. playing his best football now. if they are balanced and run the ball, it is more tough. >> it's him and everyone around

him. they don't come out and try to trick you. they just say this is what we're going to do and attack and execute. the first time the yankees have been winless in a post series in 32 years. we will take a 1-0 lead. the sixth rbi of the alcs. he is the mvp. >> shares or strikes out. only allows two hits in 5 and

two-thirds innings. strugg struggling. cabrera and one gone. a two-run shot. the tigers go up 4-0 and they would add four more runs. they sweep the yankees. the yankees had a 188 balting average. that was the lowest in baseball history. >> we come to work every day to win. it hurts when you don't win. there is no doubt about it. obviously life goes on. collectively we weren't able to get it done. >> i have the utmost respect for them a little luck, good

pitching and great hits. sometimes you get on a roll and it's pretty good. >> to the nhl now. following a 70 minute meeting in toron toronto, 18 players represented the player's association and they did not sound confident that a deal would be getting done any time soon. nick left tonight to join the khl team in russia. he is the fifth capital player to head overseas. it does not look good. >> but he's p

maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. and balanced the budget every year.

and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility, grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.

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