good morning, welcome to news 4 midday. i'm barbara harrison. >> i'm keith russell. it's monday, october 22nd, 2012. a renewed effort to find the person who kill a prince georges county teen. he was shot and killed last month as he walk to school. today police back at the scene of the crime. news 4 is there. he joins us live this morning with the very latest. >> reporter: here's the flyer that prince georges county police were handing out. it has the picture of markel and also the nfc for the reward in this case. it was across the street where just over a month ago marquell was gunned down.

you can see the teddy bear hanging from the telephone pole as a reminder of what happened. his mother was pleading with anybody in the community with information to please come forward. >> words cannot describe how i feel. a piece of me has been taken away. and i just find it very hard to deal with it. >> it was just over a month ago central high school student markle ross was on his way to class. he was gunned down. murdered on the very sidewalk he took to school every morning. >> it's not all about my child. it's anyone's child in the community. i'm here today about. because like i said we let the murder go, someone else will be killed and it will be another mother standing here grievingward agrieve ining. >> reporter: with no leads, they took to the streets this morning, passing out this picture, advertising the reward with tips that lead to an arrest

in this senseless murder. >> we want to keep this crime in peep's mind. we want to still solicit further information. >> reporter: it was another person they hope to reach out to this morning, another victim. a person detectives believe was robbed just minutes before markle's life was taken in this same area. a person who may hold the most crucial information in this case now. >> it is important for us to get closure for this family. they're hurting right now. this whole community is hurting. the entire school at central high school is hurting. it's an important case. >> reporter: for elizabeth ross, there is no closure. hoping to find out who is responsible for killing her son and, most of all, why. >> if you know something, anything, just please come out. i know everyone is afraid. so -- but just, you know, give a tip or something to let us move forward. i can't move forward if i don't find out who killed my son. >> reporter: keith and barbara, prince georges county police department wants to stress that anybody with information can

remain anonymous. they can either call crime stopperses or call the prince georges county police department. we're live in capital heights. tony tall, news 4. new today, d.c. mayor vincent gray honored the security guard shot and injured in the line of duty at the family research council in downtown washington. this morning, the mayor presented leo johnson with the medal of honor. johnson is credited with disarming a gunman who opened fire in the lobby of the conservative group's office in august. the gunman shot johnson in the arm. johnson was able to restrain him before he got any further into the building. turning to the weather now. nice out there. chilly start though. looks like it's warming up out there now. >> yes, it does. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kieran with the first forecast. >> well, the autumn color is really coming on strong. we'll show you some beautiful photos sent in by some of our viewers here coming up shortly. right now, under this clear sky, looking at the view from space,

big area of high pressure over our region giving us this gorgeous day. up and down the atlantic seaboard from new england to florida, just beautiful. they're getting a few sprinkles in central kentucky. that little disturbance passing just to our north. right now, around the region, just past the 11:00, reagan national now at 61. and it has climbed now into the upper 50s to near 60 throughout most of maryland and most of virginia. right near the eastern shore, most locations there into the low and mid-60s. out of the mountains now, it is in the 50s. low 50s where they had a freeze this morning. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend. a warm-up on the way. details in just a few moments. >> this morn, soing some metro riders had an easier time getting to the train. back open with three new

escalators. megan mcgrath reports. >> reporter: after years of dealing with broken down escalators, customers have a new ride. some riders cheered. >> love it. >> reporter: after an 8 1/2 month overhaul, the south entrance of the dupont circle metro has reopened. three brand-new escalators now transport riders up to 19th street. >> much more convenienconvenien. brighter, cleaner. i'm glad it's convenient for me to get to work on time. >> reporter: the old escalators were notorious for breaking down. often forcing commuters to walk the more than 100 steps to street level. >> i've counted before. it was better when i didn't count actually. >> reporter: metro officials say the new ones are different, a more sturdy design that should hold up better. >> these are brand-new industrial grade or transit

grade. it's a new classification for escalators that are more rugged. we know that they will provide more reliable service. >> reporter: to do the work, the south entrance was completely shut down for months. it was tough on businesses who saw a drop in foot traffic. so at krispy kreme, they were celebrating the reopening this morning. >> it was a little difficult. you miss your regulars. you miss a lot people who come in regularly. so that's why we're super excited. almost like a grand opening all over again. >> reporter: this work is part of a larger escalator overhaul that's happening in the system. next up is the pentagon station. then comes work at the north entrance of dupont circle. then in 2014, bethesda is on tap for an overhaul. >> prince georges county will pay about $3.6 million to ten people who were either falsely arrested or injured by police after a maryland duke basketball game. $2 million will go to john

mckenna. he was seen on video being beaten by police. a student celebrated the maryland win back in march of 2010. the rest of the cash will go to the other nine plaintiffs. one of the officers was acquitted. the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison will be sentenced in december. he faces up to ten years behind bars. the redskins came close but they could not make it two in a row yesterday. they faced the defending super bowl champion new york giants on the road. the skins took the lead with less than two minutes to play but eli manning did what he does best. >> on a third down and two. as manning looks to cruz. and he will race to the end zone. >> manning and victor cruz, we've heard that before. but how did cruz get that wide open so late in the game? redskins lose, they fall two games behind the giants. a giant loss in more ways than

one. tight end fred davis tore his achilles, ending his season. trent williams talked about what it means. >> it's definitely a blow. but, i mean, we -- there's nothing we can do about it but continue to go forward. i mean, hopefully we'll have someone step up and kind of fill that void. >> the redskins minus davis on the road again next week against the steelers. >> fans have something to look forward to next week. a very popular former player is once again suiting up in burgundy and gold. sources tell us that former tight end chris coolly will return to the team. he reportedly is working out a deal with the team and could return as early as today. the team released h ed him back august after an eight-year run. remember, chris cooley sits down with us live every monday night on news 4 at 5:00 for the cooley report so be sure to join us then for the latest. we know where the redskins

will have next year's training camp. they'll be moving to richmond where vacant land near the science museum of virginia will see a multimillion-dollar redevelopment. the team will announce the details this afternoon so be sure to watch news 4 later this afternoon for more. the time now, 11:09, right here on news 4 midday. still to come, the final decision on what will happen to seven-time tour dde france champion lance armstrong. plus, november is th president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent...

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tonight president obama and mitt romney will meet face-to-face for perhaps the last time before election day. the candidates will square off in their third and final debate. it will take place on the campus of lynn university in boca

raton, florida. the president has been preparing at camp david, romney in florida. both candidates have kept low profiles. but their campaigns used the sunday morning talk shows to appeal to voters. >> the american people have gotten to see mitt romney up close as he offers his vision of the future what he would do as president. even more startling is the president's complete failure to put forth an agenda for the next four years. if he did come to one the events, you'd hear the case for how he'd build an education system second to none so we have the best trained workers in the year. how we get control of our energy future. >> tonight's debate begins at 9:00. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. we want to hear from you during and after tonight's debate. our own andy gulf will gather your comments and they may end up on news 4 tonight at 11.

tonight's debate may be the candidate's last chance in a race that appears to be far from decided. president obama and mitt romney are tied nationally. in the latest poll, the president held a slim three percent lead in that poll before the first two debates. help leads his republican rival by five points among all registered voters at this time. both candidates running mates will be campaigning today in battleground states. republican paul ryan will spend today in colorado. he arrived there yesterday and spoke to about 1,000 supporters in colorado springs. vice president biden will be in ohio for the next three days. he'll visit canton and lorraine, ohio, today, before heading to toledo for the evening. >> both candidates in the virginia senate race will try to win over jewish voters this week. republican george allen spent this morning at the juish community center in fairfax. like the race for president, virginia senate race is extremely close.

that race is getting tight. >> we are all winners today with the weather out there the way it is. it's warming up too. started off kind of cold. >> some locations were at freezing this morning, right around dawn. but it has warmed up dramatically. we are on pace to have peak autumn color in washington this coming weekend. that's pretty much right on schedule. look at the trees there. a few individual streets along the potomac river. right along the jefferson memorial and the washington monument. showing some nice color. right now, reagan national with the bright sunshine is at 61 degrees. we've got a very light southeasterly breeze now. it is comfortably dry. we have some gorgeous autumn color around the region. this photo taken by one of our viewers along georgetown pike in fairfax county. this was taken yesterday by ur who was traveling along there.

gorgeous canopy there. in west virginia, there's some gorgeous color though it is past peak, higher elevation. send your photos to weath weather@nbcwashington.com. there is beautiful fall autumn color there. northern montgomery county. temperatures around the region hovering around the upper 50s. right around the metro area, right around the check piece bay in the mid-60s. farther west where we did have the freeze, central shenandoah valley into the mountains. many of those locations were right near 30 degrees. generally in the 40s to low 50s there. here's the wider view. all these areas in the light green are in the 50s. and farther west there, where you see the dark green still in the 50s, and that includes much of western maryland and the

shenandoah valley. here's the wide view. we have this big area of high pressure giving us this gorgeous autumn pattern. we have a disturbance moving through illinois. that's going to be traveling just to our north during the morning hours tomorrow. might get a sprinkle north of the metro area. as we go fourth, here's the system coming in from the west. it will be passing through. perhaps right along the border around dawn might get a sprinkle. otherwise, a few louds, then a partly cloudy afternoon. wednesday, after a few morning clouds, we'll have another dry clear pattern setting up. for the rest of the afternoon, enjoy sunny, mild. light wind ill be in the low '70s. in the early 60s by this evening with a very slight breeze. it will be cool with a light wind. we'll be in the upper 50s by midnight with a very light

southwesterly breeze. then storm team 4 four-day forecast. feecht your eyes on this. you know, i've said before, autumn is a battle between summer and winter. it felt like winter this morning. it will feel like summer wednesday, around 80. record high is 84. so it can get a little toasty in october. near 80 on wednesday. still beautiful in mid-70s both of those days. into the weekend, does look like it will be be a bit cooler. >> we might be able to break out the shorts. >> i'll break mine out. >> it's now 18 minutes after 11:00. still ahead, yoga for people of all ages. 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 gamg 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.

"esquire" magazine has named a d.c. chef the 2012 chef of the year. he served up some great food at el dente here in d.c. you've been a celebrated chef around town for a long time. >> i've been around for 33 years. >> 34 years you've been here. all right. >> since i was 19. >> everybody knows your name. this is a new restaurant for you. everybody's talking about it. >> yeah. it's for everybody, you know, here on -- >> how does it feel being named "esquire" chef of the year?

>> it was a surprise because they called me and said they picked me as one of their 50 new best restaurants. they gave me the -- >> congratulations. we're making something special today. we're making capalachi suka. >> absolutely. we have some butrnut squash. we roast them. >> you start from scratch? >> yes, yes. >> okay, butternut squash. >> then we put some cheese. just a little bit. >> beautiful. >> a touch of nutmeg. >> always fresh, grated. >> yes, yes. nutmeg is always better to use it -- grate it yourself, smell the aroma. we put the egg yolk inside. >> just the yolk. >> this is a kind of pickled fruit with mustard and honey, you know -- >> that's something very italian, isn't it?

>> yes, of course. >> because we don't see that. you can't find that in either grocery store -- >> no, but you can find it in italian -- >> say the name again. musta de -- >> very good. we just mix everything. in the meantime, the sauce is just brown butter. we have a little bit of parmesan cheese. >> you probably made that by hand, right? >> of course -- >> you can buy -- >> what's inside? >> it is what -- >> oh, i see. >> salt and water. >> okay. >> here, we have the butter. starting to -- we have a little

bit of -- a little bit of water -- >> about how long do we have to boil? >> about 25 -- >> okay, so we're -- >> we just -- >> i'm going to hold it here. >> okay, very good. you see the fried. just beginning to brown. a it up touch of the water. more cheese. >> always plenty of that. >> yes. >> it smells so incredible. that's it. >> yeah. >> wow, this is something you can make when you get home from work. award winning restaurant.

we have on the menu. we have red onions. those are sweet and sour vegetables with tomatoes. ah, fantastic. never enough of that. folks can see this absolutely gorgeous gift. i can't wait to eat it. you and i used to work out together -- >> yes, we did. you stay skinny, but i need to go back. >> i think we'll be eating some of this. so great to see you,roberto. >> very nice to see you again. >> it is 11:26. coming up, the latest slam against lance armstrong. and who said, quote, he deserves to be forgotten in cycling? plus, we'll introduce you to a four legged war veteran who you may run into at a local metro station. tom kieran will be back with the

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right now, police and family members back in action trying to figure out who killed a prince georges county teenager. he was shot and killed as he walked to school last month in capital heights. investigators hope to find more clues today from the scene as well as from potential witnesses. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. president obama and mitt romney are getting their final preparations in right now for their third and final debate. it will take place in boca raton, florida, and will focus on foreign policy. the candidates are tied among likely voters. cycling's biggest star for more than a decade.

seven titles now gone. cycle's governing body has agreed to strip him of his titles. the announcement was made just a few hours ago. >> just the last few weeks, lance armstrong has lost endorsements,tepped down from his live strong charity, and now he's been stripped of his seven tour de france titles that made him a legend. the international cycling union has accepted the report on armstrong, which bans the cyclist from the tour for life. they say his vacated titles should not be given to other riders. the agency's 200-page report says there's overwhelming evidence of widespread use of performance-enhancing drugs. armstrong decided to stop fighting the allegations in august.

>> as a cyclist, i was sickened by what i read in the report. if i have to apologize now on behalf, i will say i am sorry we couldn't catch every damn one of them red handed and throw them out of the sport. lance armstrong has no place in cycling so he deserves to be out. >> the committee could strip him of his bronze medal. they will meet to talk more about this particular report, what can be learned and what policy changing can be made. a man is in critical condition after falling more than 20 feet from an escalator at metlife stadium in new jersey. police say the 42-year-old was leaving the giants/redskins game when he fell over the side of the escalator. they say the man fell 21 feet and landed on a metal stage. police are not sure what caused him to fall. police say the man accused of opening fire at a wisconsin day spa slashed his wife's tires

two weeks ago. investigators say 45-year-old radcliffe hauton's wyche had a restraining order against him. three women were killed, four others hurt. one of those victims is in critical condition. witnesses say they heard gunshots and saw smoke. shortly after hauton walked in the building. >> we saw all the cops pulling out their guns. >> i seen a girl in her 20s holding a towel to her neck because she was bleeding from her neck. >> police spent hours searching for him. they found him dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. today jury selection begins for former fbi agent on trial for the deathf killed in a drunk driving crash. prosecutors say adrian johnson's blood alcohol level was three

times the legal limit when his car collided with another killing 18-year-old lawrence conner jr. johnson faces nine charges including vehicular manslaughter. if convicted, he could face up to 13 years in prison. after the crash, he lost his job with the fbi. searching for the person who attacked a woman jogging in bethesda. on the capital trail near brookway drive. police say the 20-year-old woman was knocked unconscious and dragged into the woods. police are not releasing any details about the attacker. the pharmacy at the center of a nationwide meningitis outbreak is facing a wave of lawsuits. at least 12 people who received steroid injections made by the center have filed complaints. health experts believe more lawsuits will be filed.

the pharmacy is being blamed for tainted steroid shots. the cdc says 23 people have died from the outbreak, including 2 people in virginia and 1 in maryland. another 285 people are sick. we'll check in again with tom kieran now to find out a little bit more about our weather this week. >> it's a great week to be outside. >> oh, it's been so wonderful. i love this time of year. we've got low humidity. some fresh cool breezes. it really doesn't look like autumn here because these are oak trees behind me and oaks are always the last ones to turn and they usually just kind of go a brown color. but elsewhere, we've got some beautiful autumn color. you can see some trees there right around the tidal basin are already near peak color there. an absolutely gorgeous day under way. 61 at reagan national. a very light breeze. unhinging some of the leaves now. there's the view from space.

we have a clear sky now. clouds may be with us tomorrow morning. right now, it's in the upper 50s to around 60 throughout much of the region. it's going to be a cooler afternoon. hy highs there only around 60. metro area, low 70s, with lots sun and a gentle breeze. tomorrow, partly cloudy. near 50 in the morning. delightful. then wednesday, even milder, around 80 degrees. this mild pattern with sunshine continuing. over the weekend, cooler. small chance of a shower on sunday. that is the way it looks. >> okay, tom, thank you. south dakota residents will get a chance to pay their respects to the late senator george mcgovern later this week. a public viewing will be held in sioux falls. he'll eventually be laid to rest here in washington. he ran for president in 1972 but lost to richard nixon. he passed away yesterday at the

age of 90. today, former cuban leader fidel castro criticizing media reports that said he was on his death bed. the 86-year-old wrote an article saying he doesn't remember what a headache feels like. the article also included new pictures of castro taken friday. just yesterday, venezuela's former vice president released a picture of castro. he said the two met for five hours over the weekend at a hotel in cuba. this week, the defense is expected to call actor george clooney to the stand in the sex trial against former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi. the 76-year-old claims the movie star can help prove his case that he did not have sex with an underage show girl. the accuser said she saw clooney at a party thrown by berlusconi. clooney says that's not true. berlusconi is accused of paying a 17-year-old girl for sex and abusing his power in an attempt to cover it up. we have ara

you can no longer get on southbound i-95 from allen road. you'll now be rerouted on to butono drive, then on to 95. vdot will build a reversible flyover ramp in that area. police are looking for a hit and run driver that left a 21-year-old man injured. police say the driver hit the man walking on the street saturday afteoon. the driver took off. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. investigators believe the driver may have been racing a second car that crashed near university boulevard and rigs road. police arrested that driver. the time now, 11:38 right here on news 4 midday. still ahead, yoga to the extreme. and how much money you can save by skipping the madness of black friday and shopping right now. stay with us. stay[ 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.

it's almost hard to believe holiday shopping season is just around the corner. there are some new ways you can get the very best deals both in store and online. courtney reagan tell us how. >> it's a holiday tradition. throngs of shoppers lining up to get the best deals. a company that tracks the best prices, get more expensive as the season goes on. on black friday in years past, this pair of ugg boots averaged $135. in october, just $85. it's part of why nearly half of holiday shoppers will start before halloween this year. >> i have started because i find you can get better deals right

now. >> reporter: toys "r" us are going after early birds. put down a 20% deposit on a best-seller by halloween and you're guaranteed to have it for the holidays although you'll pay for price. the toy giant is also offering layaway, in store pickup for online purchases and free shipping deals. it's a sign the tough competition that retailers face. more than half doing everything they can to lure consumers back into the stores. they will match the prices of local stores. with more people using smart phones to comparison shop from the aisle, they're taking it a step further. matching internet competitors like amazon.com, the biggest threat online. be careful. there are exceptions. >> they're not going to price match on maybe their busiest

day, say, black friday. also, make sure that it's the same item that you're asking them to price match against. the same color, the same style, the same brand. >> a little research may be the best bet for big savings this holiday shopping season. even though d.c. is an expensive place to live, a new study says the district tops the list of the most affordable metro cities for middle class families. that, according to center for housing policy and center for neighborhood technology. of the 25 largest metro areas in the country, the capital region places the lowest housing and transportation burd en on its residents. boston rounded out the top five. stocks are mixed in early trading this morning. let's check in with hamton pierson. >> great news about the

liveability factor here. that's always good stuff. turning to the major averages. we've got them struggling to stay in positive territory. after heavy equipmentmaker caterpillar says it is weaker than expected. the nasdaq is up 3. the s&p down 3. cat pill, the world's largest construction and mining equipmentmaker, cut its forecast for full-year revenue and income worldwide. 2012 profit, about $9.25 a share on revenue of $66 billion. earlier estimates had profits this year at about $9.41 a share. ougautomaker nissan recalling nearly 14,000 of its top selling ultima sedans. the issue bolts that may not have been tightened. they could fall off, according to government safety regulators. made between may 10th and july

26th according to nissan north america. gasoline prices continue to fall. now at $3.75 a gallon nationwide according to the latest survey. that's down 8 1/2 cents a gallon in just the last two weeks. tulsa has the cheapest gas, $3.26 a gallon. san francisco, the most expensive, $4.51 a gallon. ouch. barbara, back to you. this is a great day to get in the car and drive somewhere. >> aren't you glad you're not in your favorite city with the price of gas -- >> you got that one right. >> thanks a lot, hampton, good to see you. yoga has been shown to help alleviate many health challenges. making it an increasingly popular exercise choice. here with more on the benefits of yoga is kim weeks. you brought your student, cisely

jones. how old are you? >> i'm very proud to be 74. >> what have been the benefits for you? >> about six years i've been doing yoga. it's made me feel so much more comfortable in myself and find the possibilities of what my body can do even at this age. >> we're about to see an example of that shortly. kim what are the benefits for people of all ages? >> the benefits for people of all ages is basically wide ranging. the circulatory system, the nervous system, the bones. as we talked before on the show, osteoporosis sort of combatting that. >> so you talked about what you can do. yoga will allow you to do. this is your job now. >> she's going to come into a head stand. she's going to come on to the crown of her head. this is a challenging pose. i'm not recommending trying it at home unless you have a great

teacher. she's going to come up. i'm behind her because it's scary to do anything on tv. >> you should have a person spotting you. >> you can. you can come down. you can. it depends how advanced you are. there are people like me who can stand in a head stand for ten minutes. she, under normal circumstance, can also. >> doesn't look like too much blood rushed to the top of your head. >> sometimes i just feel like i'm so stuck and i just go upside down. head stand is wonderful. it's one of my favorite poses. it just reverses everything in your system and you end up feeling very refreshed. >> so when you feel your world is upside down, you turn yourself down side up. >> absolutely. >> kim, would you speak to that? >> if you think about the effects of gravity on the body, turning the body upside down with a really good teacher can teach you how to stack your bones the right way affects the

circulation mainly. think about all that blood that doesn't have to work so hard to get to the feet. the lung, the nervous system. >> obviously she's been doing it for six years. do you have to have that much experience? >> well, somebody who has an experienced teacher, number one. i think somebody who's had about a year of yoga. somebody who definitely does not have heart disease or, you know, anything -- any problems in the spine. there are some contra indications but not many. >> you want to make one final point. >> it's such an inspiration to be here. saturday, at 2:00 p.m., we're teaching a free class. balan balanceyoga.com. >> you have to give me a high five after that. job well done. the time now, 11:49. coming up, the four-legged friend that survived a war in

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a chunk of a meteor hit a woman's house before landing in her backyard. 61-year-old lisa found the space rock saturday in california. weber says the rock hit her roof wednesday but didn't think anything of it till she read that debris from the meteor could be found in her area.

scientists confirm the rock was part of the meteor shower that streaked across the try above the san francisco bay area just last week. scientists are now searching the area for other space rocks. what's it like to sky dive from 24 miles above earth's surface? the only man who has done that is describing his experience. felix baumgartner opened up about his record setting jump this morning on the "today" show. he said he had to use his year of experience sky diving to gain control after beginning to spin out of control. baumgartner spent five years training for this jump. amazingly, he said he didn't enjoy it till it was over. >> i was standing on top of the world. you realize everything around is hostile and i thought, i have the privilege to stand where nobody else will stand before. you step off along the way. >> did you enjoy it at all? >> honestly, no. this is work, you know.

this is hard work. later on, when my parachute opened, yeah, this was the first moment where i enjoyed it a lot because i knew it's over and i'm alive. >> baumgartner says he's now officially retired from the daredevil business. i don't blame him. i don't think i want to do any of those things. >> today, d.c. will look more like hollywood. calling on stars to honor ellen degeneres. the comedian is receiving the nation's top humor prize, the mark twain prize for american humor. jimmy kimmel,ynoweth will be on hand. the show will be broadcast october 30th on pbs. >> now, some of the stories we're following. the parenting tips president obama is giving jay-z and beyonce. and a kangaroo greets travelers at an australia airport. we'll tell you how social media played a roleness big adventure.

plus, coming up at 5:00 tonight, how you can spice up your meal with fall flavor ingredients. liz crenshaw's report coming up at 5:00. and a look outside. we've got a beautiful day. tom is here. >> it looks good too, doesn't it? we all stop talking. yeah, yeah. the color is really coming on strong now. just wonderful. this is the peak week i think here in the washington metro area for sure and areas out in the rural areas where we've got some trees that are absolutely gorgeous. we really appreciate you sending us your photos to weather@nbc weather.com. beautiful sky. temperatures just before noon are now getting to the 60s. reagan national up to 67. ought to hit the low 70s. most of the region by later this afternoon. in the mountains, they're in the 50s. maybe low 60s midafternoon. elsewhere, up into the low 70s.

a delightful day. overnight tonight, mostly clear this evening. few clouds around tomorrow, around 50 degrees. tuesday, partly cloudy and warmer. the upper 70s tomorrow afternoon. on wednesday, even warmer. a little touch of summer in the air. wednesday afternoon, around 80. the record is 84 set on that day back in 2001 for that date. that's the record for the date. and it's going to be near there. and then on thursday and friday, the delightful pattern continues into the weekend. >> all right, tom, thank you. >> i'll take all of it. we end with a story about a bomb sniffing dog named hatch. the 6-year-old dog worked with marines in afghanistan. at one point in his career, he was even injured in the line of duty. now he has a new job in the nation's capital. >> he is on his first day in the metro system. he's fully trained. we're performing acclamations. i think coming from repelling

out of helicopters and being in afghanistan, i think he thinks the metro system is pretty easy. these dogs walked foot patrol after foot patrol. from the stories we heard, they slept in the sleeping bags with their handlers in afghanistan. they were military working dogs. but they slept with their handlers, lived with their handlers. we found when we brought them back here, they're great with our families. my kids go outside and play fetch with him. and they have an incredible drive. when they come to work, it's work. he starts in the morning till he goes at night. he's going 100 miles an hour. the public love him. the good thing is, people are not afraid of labradors particularly. they obviously know he's a working dog. he is great with people. great with children. >> hatch injured his two front paws when a bomb exploded last year in afghanistan. he's recovered from those injuries. he surfed four years in

afghanistan. he served four years in afghanistan with the marines. he's making everyone happy. >> looks like he's making people smile down there. >> that's news 4 midday. thanks for joining us. tune in at 4:00 later today for all the day's news. >> we'll be back tomorrow morn at 11:00 a.m. with news 4 midday. till then, have a terrific day and we'll see you in the morning.