darnstown road and berryville road. chopper 4 was above the scene just a few moments ago. firefighters say the cyclist was taken to a local trauma center with serious life-threatening injuries. children were on the bus at the time of the crash. no word on whether anyone on the bus was injured. but we are following this story and we'll bring you more details just as soon as we get them. breaking news near los angeles where a gunman has opened fire at a business and a nearby home. three people have died, two others are wounded. right now investigators are still searching for that shooter. a neighbor describes the business as a family-owned fire extinguisher company. this is all happening in the city of downey, about 20 miles from los angeles. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. a big weather story developing right now. hurricane sandy could have a big impact on us. >> storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson is keeping a close eye on this.

>> confidence has really been increasing with each computer models, guidance we look at. the storm system sandy, as a hurricane, could move very close to the east coast in that time period of the end of the weekend. and through the early part of next week. let's talk about it here. today, of course, w50e6 had clouds moving through. storm system right now far koun down to our south. you can see some of the northernmost part of the cloud shield hitting areas of southern florida right now. the position on sandy as a hurricane has winds of 80 miles per hour. you can see right there, over jamaica. it's been producing a lot of rain and battering areas of jamaica with quite a bit of wind today as a category 1. later it will be making its way through eastern -- over eastern parts of cuba, then on to the southeastern bahamas with its track to the north, and again, very close to the coast in that time period for the early part of next week. here's what we know for today. what we're going to be seeing,

this storm sandy, hurricane getting very close to the east coast for the end of the week and early part of next week. could be a destructive storm system for some. i'll give you more details on what i think we'll get around here. today, of course, it was a warm one with our temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. 82 degrees right now in manassas. near record warmth today. i'll have more details on sandy, its track all the way up the coast and what we could see around here monday and tuesday of next week. now to a politician's controversial comments about abortion in cases of rape. the comments of some republicans including mitt romney distancing themselves for a candidate for the senate. that candidate is still standing by what he said. >> yes, he is. this is not how you meant to say it, but putt, yoyou're right, h what he said.

>> i came to realize life is a gift from god. i think even when life begins this that horrible situation of rape, that it is something god intended to happen. >> that is mourdock in his debate. the most closely watched senate races in the country. mourdock said he can't stand sexual violence and hopes people understand that, but thinks people have twisted his message. >> life is precious. i abhor violence and i'm confident god abhors violence and rape. i apologize if they came away and certainly have been humbled by the fact that so many people think that that somehow was an interpretation. for those who want to kind of twist the comments and to use them for partisan political gain, i think that's what's wrong with washington these days. >> mitt romney officially endorsed mourdock a few days ago, but a romney spokesperson

said he does not agree with mourdock's comments. but mourdock aides say the ads are not coming off the air. the busiest day so far on the presidential campaign trail. all four of the candidates in the race are now traveling from battleground to battleground in an effort to cover as much real estate as they can. steve handelsman joins us from capitol hill with just two weeks to go now. >> reporter: good evening, jim. so many combinations of wins in the various battleground states could lead to a victory for the obama side or the romney side, that both those guys, and their running mates today are visiting all the battleground states they can. mitt romney and paul ryan swing state tours started in colorado. they split up. romney going to nevada. where he trails by three points. but claimed he's closing in on the president. >> he's out of ideas. and out of excuses.

and in november you'll put him out of office. >> reporter: ryan went to ohio, where he and romney closed a five-point gap to one. >> mitt romney and i believe in true compassion in upward mobility. >> reporter: colorado could be key. last night outside denver thousands cheered the republican ticket. the obama lead in this state has disappeared. to slow the slide, barack obama will visit five swing states. >> we're going to pull an allnighter. >> reporter: starting in iowa, where his lead is down to two points. >> iowa, you know me. you know that i say what i mean. >> reporter: he charged governor romney with bait-and-switch. >> the bait is, the promise that his plan creates $12 million, the switch is the fact that his plan doesn't create 12 million jobs. >> ohio is going to pick the next president of the united states of america. >> reporter: if the democrats do

win here, is that really it is this. >> everyone always says no republican has been elected president without ohio. that's absolutely true. but you know, every four years we break rules. >> reporter: the obama plan is to take ohio, plus iowa and wisconsin or new hampshire or colorado, maybe virginia. >> the problem for the president, he has leads in these swing states by two, three points. the problem is, he's not over 50% in any of them. >> reporter: and 50-plus one is the winning number. the pace will stay intense. governor romney tonight in ohio, president obama on the "tonight show" in california, a late night rally in nevada. an air force one red eye to florida for tomorrow's swing state push. i'm steve handelsman, news4. the iteam has discovered a mistake that led the state board of elections to send out thousands of duplicacoming up t

some are finding multiple ballots in the mailbox and whether you need to worry about voter fraud. tisha thompson is investigating the ballot problems for us. a developing story this afternoon. the tunisian government said it has arrested a man reportedly linked to the u.s. consulate attack in libya last month. a government official said the 28-year-old is in custody now. right now the u.s. state department is not commenting about the arrest. earlier this month, two other tunisian men were arrested in turkey. ambassador christopher stevens and three others died in the embassy attack september 11th. a former employee is suspected of opening fire inside a mega church. one person was killed. it happened here this morning at the world changer's church international. police are searching now for 52-year-old floyd palmer. they consider him armed and dangerous. world changer's church international is one of the largest churches in the country with 30,000 followers.

its leader and founder, reverend dollar, leads a ministry of satellite churches all over the country. where is the district's most notorious speed trap? if you guessed 295, you would be right. three of the five busiest speed cameras are located on that stretch of roadway. three cameras located along i-295 issued more than 200,000 tickets during the 2012 fiscal year. raking in more than $20 million for the district. >> d.c. 295 may be, may be the most expensive road in america to drive on. >> here's a look at which cameras make up the top five. cameras on dc-295 come in first and second, followed by the one on new york avenue. another dc-295 camera near bening road comes in fourth with a camera along branch avenue in southeast rounding out the top five. >> wow, that's a lot of camera clicking. >> that's a lot of speeding,

too. putting the pedal to the metal, the highway that now has the highest speed limit in the country. bobby brown arrested again. why he's in trouble this time. and we'll show you the local man who's getting national attention for his unique halloween display. ike leggett: gaming generated one hundred and eighty...

million dollars for maryland schools. question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven.

war. the ukraine's military is training these dolphins to be combat ready. the first class of ten dolphins already knows how to find targets on the bottom of the ocean and signal that their mission is complete. trainers will now show the dolphins how to patrol the water and protect the area from underwater intruders. during the cold war, the former ussr trained dolphins for its black sea fleet. tonight politics are going

to headline late night. president obama is making a stop on the "tonight show" with jay leno. >> no political party is off limits from a few jokes. mitt romney visited the show earlier this year. mark barger talked with jay about the late-night politics. >> lindsay lohan has endorsed mitt romney for president. lindsay lohan. so this -- this could be just the thing that puts obama over the top. >> i don't think anybody can figure out my political beliefs really. at least i hope not. >> reporter: jay leno tries to be an equal opportunity offender. >> so far for halloween, obama masks are 30% higher than mitt romney masks. well, that makes sense. what's scarier than four more years of this economy? >> my favorite thing is when i have president obama on the show, you, and your democratic friends, i hope you're happy. then when romney's on, i knew

you were a republican. >> reporter: he said this year's campaign doesn't stack up comedically than the golden years. >> bush and clinton, yeah. >> reporter: and unscripted moments. >> they brought us binders full of women. >> i don't think anybody would have written binders full of women. you say this, and people will react. >> reporter: even though the candidates provide leno nightly targets -- >> i didn't know they were bank robbers. i thought it was one of president obama's stimulus programs. >> reporter: he said it's never awkward having them as guests. >> good to have you. >> good to be back. >> i never question anybody's patriotism. i just joke about their judgment. it's like the mafia, go after the wives of the family. >> reporter: leno's got a few more days left. >> my trick is not to try to change somebody's mind, it's just to get a laugh. >> the debate tonight was special because it was broadcast in 3-d. as if the candidates are reaching in and take iing the my

right out of your wallet. >> watch jay leno this evening right after news4 at 11:00. we have breaking news now out of fairfax county. chopper 4 is over a massive house fire right now in lorton. this blaze broke out about 3:00 in the 8400 block of sullenberger court. as you can see in the live picture, flames destroyed the roof of the house. the blaze was brought under control in less than half an hour. no word on what caused this fire. residents were not home at the time. singer bobby brown has been arrested again on suspicion of drunk driving for the second time this year. they pulled him over this morning in los angeles. he was booked and released on $25,000 bail. brown pleaded no contest to dui earlier this year. brown was married to whitney houston, who died in february from an accidental drowning. turning now to the weather. veronica is here with the latest word about our weather and

hurricane sandy. >> right. hurricane sandy as we look toward the weekend and next week, this could be a very big storm system for parts of the east coast. right now we know today, it's been pounding areas of jamaica. there's certainty on what it will do for cuba and southeastern bahamas, then on beyond that, chances are pretty high, about 60%, 70% chance that part of the east coast will be impacted with rain and wind. let's talk about what we know right now as we head over to the weather wall. as far as the confidence on sandy's track, here we go. right near the coast, the confidence is up on that track, with a lot of the computer models now coming on board and taking it in that direction, or many of them. major problems for the east coast. and again, a destructive storm, this system could be for some with some heavy rain and possible flooding. out there right now today, we've got 79 degrees. we got rid of the clouds and even the morning sprinkles, 79 degrees. plenty warm with some locations

just down to the south getting into the low and mid-80s, from warrenton, prince william county, fredericksburg, and culpepper, 81 to 85 degrees. we could easily tie the record high temperature for today. so in the short term, again, we've got areas of clearing skies, high pressure moves in, and don't have to go too far to notice this. again, the outer most edge of what is sandy, as a hurricane right now. the clouds hitting areas around key west and miami. you can see the spin there as it comes right over jamaica. so it's on to areas of cuba, and then the bahamas, with that track as a hurricane, going right to the east of florida. very close to florida. again, a lot of the guidance taking the storm system more and more toward the outer banks of north carolina, toward areas of delaware, and even coastal new jersey. so it could weaken as it makes

its way through the bahamas. then it will have chance to strengthen again. this could be a very strong storm wa high impact of wind and rain on sunday for areas through north carolina, southeastern areas of virginia, areas around norfolk and virginia beach. and then on toward rehoboth and ocean city on sunday, with rain and wind. saturday, we're okay. but then on monday, monday it looks like the day when we could be impacted the highest. monday and early tuesday, with rain and wind. we could be looking at winds as the storm system makes its way northward about 60 miles per hour for several hours on monday. we're talking a lot of rain, too, with a slow-moving system. coastal areas get hit the hardest with coastal flooding, heavy rain. and that means power outages, too, possible with that sustained wind. here we go in our forecast for the evening. a few clouds. we're very warm. 73 to 78 degrees.

by tomorrow morning, we're mostly clear. another warm start for us at 50 to 60 degrees with a light wind. then tomorrow afternoon, still warm at 71 to 76 degrees. here's a look at the four-day forecast. warm 71 to 75. dry, too, for thursday and friday. saturday, upper 60s. again, with no impact here. it will start to turn a little breezy. much cooler conditions with rain, i know the marine corps marathon is taking place on sunday. we'll talk about sunday and early next week coming up. >> veronica, thanks. the billionaire in your neighborhood, can you name the richest person in yourstate? new help today for people who found mistakes in their credit reports.

two controversial local issues are the talk around town today. whur's molette green is here with fresh reaction from the station's listeners. people are talking about question 6, which asks voters whether they want to uphold same-sex marriage in maryland. question 7, as we know, is about expanding gambling, table games in prince george's county. molette, these ads have

blanketed the tv, but there is a campaign also in the pews and unusual lines being drawn, shall we say. >> the listeners are getting a lot of feedback during monday morning services. we've got two more worship services before election day. religious leaders usually stay away from political issues, but they're speaking out about question 6, and question 7, because they say this is about the moral compass of the community, jim. in terms of question 7, what is key for prince george's county is if the community votes it down, it's not going to happen. the sixth casino in the state of maryland won't be coming to prince george's county slated for the national harbor. some of the largest churches in this country reside in prince george's county. and those religious leaders know the clout they carry. what we're also seeing which is really interesting is a split

between church leaders and civil rights groups. you've seen julian bond, the face of the naacp speaking out in support of same-sex marriage, while religious leaders say this is a moral issue, and they can't side with the civil rights group. you know civil rights -- the civil rights movement was borne out of the black church. so this is a huge deal in the county. >> we've seen the ads here. i was up in baltimore over the weekend. ministers taking to the airwaves over those issues there, too. your station has a big town hall coming up. >> absolutely. we've got to talk about this in a big way because people are so confused with the messages coming out. two hours we're devoting on two stations, 96.3 whur and sirius xm channel 141, we're going to have political heavy hitters, educators, people from both sides of the aisle, including state comptroller on one side, on the no side, and former

county executive wayne curry, state senate president mike miller talking about this. tune in. we want people to call in and weigh in, too. >> everything is not cut and dried on this. a lot is at stake, particularly with question 7. >> absolutely. >> the commercials, you don't know what to believe. >> and what happens after november 6th, we're still going to be talking about this. we're going to be going to court, i suspect. >> stay tuned. >> mm-hmm. >> molette, always great to see you. thanks a lot. pat, back over to you. >> thanks, both of you. barnes & noble, caught on camera, the camera who jumped into action to save a boy's life on his school bus. president obama: there's just no quit in america... and you're seeing that right now. over five million new jobs. exports up forty one percent. home values... rising. our auto industry... back. and our heroes are coming home. we're not there yet, but we've made real progress and the...

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welcome back at 4:30 on what's turning out to be a busy

day in the news. >> we have more information about this breaking news in montgomery county at this hour. a school bus crashed into a cyclist in the darnstown area. chopper 4 was above the scene just moments ago. we've now learned the school bus left school. the cyclist was taken to a local trauma center with serious life-threatening injuries. we'll bring you more details about this as soon as we get them. and new information just in on another breaking story out of georgia. an arrest in a murder inside a mega church. one person was killed today. it happened this morning at world changer's church international. it is one of the largest churches in the country with 30,000 followers. its leader and founder, reverend dollar, leads a ministry of satellite churches across the country. turning to the weather which could turn tricky for us. thanks to hurricane sandy. veronica johnson has the latest

from the storm team 4 weather center. >> yeah, that's right. we continue to look at the guidance again. we're talking about the potential for storm system here with a major impact. the early part of next week. the potential with some of the guidance that we have seen, and how it's been trending more toward the coast. so as far as our weather right now today, absolutely gorgeous. we've got really two more great days coming our way on thursday and friday. take a look at our shot from that camera, live atop the gaylord national resort. gorgeous there with the nice blue sky. just a few clouds. of course, we had the sprinkles and more clouds early part of the day. temperatures right now, mid 70s to low 80s. college park, green belt coming in at 83. by tomorrow morning, we're going to be starting out in the 50s. but you know what, mild. so a lot of folks getting by without even a jacket. by the afternoon, we expect to see highs back in the upper 70s tomorrow. i'll have more on sandy's track

coming up in a couple of minutes. a man has been sentenced now for leading police on a high-speed chase down a philadelphia runway. a passenger jet had to abort its landing back in march when kenneth mozak crashed through a gate and led police down the runway more than 100 miles an hour. today a judge ordered him to serve 16 months in prison and pay $92,000 in restitution. two new jersey towns are imposing curfews for trick or treaters this halloween. north of new york city are requiring anyone under 18 to be accompanied by a parent after 8:00 at night. there have been 15 reports of adults attempting to lure children in that area in the past month. barnes & noble is warning customers about a security breach at stores in night states. they said hackers tampered with the devices used to swipe debit and credit cards.

none of the locations are located in maryland, virginia or the district. barnes & noble said online transactions were not affected and the pads were disconnected at the stores affected. an error in your credit can keep you from getting a loan, even a job. as danielle lee reports now, a federal watchdog group is now making sure credit companies do their part to help consumers. >> reporter: a food service employee in a washington, d.c., high school. but she'd like to be out here. among the ranks of food truck owners. the reason she isn't is because she got a bad credit report and can't get a loan for her business. >> a lot of stuff on there, some belonged to me and some were a lot of mistakes. >> reporter: she's not alone, a recent study found 79% of all credit reports have some type of error.

>> a small error on a report, like a new collection that's not mine, can affect you. >> reporter: the latino economic center is helps her solve the problem. he specializes in negotiating with credit companies to correct reports. >> it's a thin line between doors that open and doors that close. >> reporter: now the consumer financial protect bureau is supervising large companies like experian, equifax and transunion to make sure the complaints get solved. >> bad credit can block them from borrowing money at all. >> reporter: both transunion and experian say their reports are highly accurate. in a statement, transunion writes, our goals are to continually improve our processes. experian, we look forward to working with cfpb. >> it's nice. it's like given a second chance. >> reporter: it could make all the difference in her business dreams.

the cfpb was created as a result of the consumer protection act of 2010. if you do have a problem with your credit, you still need to try to resolve that with the credit reporting company directly before going to the cfpb for help. danielle lee, nbc news. disappointing study for women in the workplace. a new report released today shows that one year after graduating from college, women earn only 82% of what men with the same job earn. the american association of university women looked at graduates from the 2007 to 2008 school year. on average, men made nearly $43,000, while women earn just over $35,000. the health care and education fields were the only field that provided equal pay for men and women. there's a familiar name today at the top of the list of richest americans. a company called wealth x just released that list of wealthiest americans by state.

microsoft chairman bill gates who keeps company with other philanthropists like bono these days, tops the list with a personal fortune of $64.5 billion. investor warren buffett takes the number two spot with nearly $50 billion. and oracle ceo lawrence ellison is at the number three position. as for our area, forrest mars jr. of the candy dynasty is virginia's wealthiest resident is a fortune of $17 billion. the richest person in maryland, according to this list, ted learner a principal owner of our washington nationals. his wealth is listed at nearly $4 billion. do you have a need for speed? coming up, the highway that now has the highest speed limit in the country. and what's your workout? the sultry exercise that's actually inspired by ballet. ♪

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it lets women tone and shape their bodies. we asked them what's your workout. >> reporter: it's a deep workout. with a sultry twist. a taboo class called lava-licious. >> we made it into a pole, in a sense, and ladies can get a really incredible workout while feeling good about their bodies. >> reporter: lauren price is co-founder of lava bar. she hired a professional pole dancing instructor to create a wild ballet bar workout that tones your core and gluts. for a new mom mindy, it helps your self-esteem, too. >> you feel sexy. you feel like you're trying to be sexy at least for an hour. >> it's a workout that lets the women here let loose, and the walls around them gives way to another escape. >> it gives them a chance to let their minds sink into what's going on on the walls instead of

being intimidated by the challenges going on in the class. >> reporter: every month a new local artist is featured, an outlet for women sweating the day away by sculpting, toning, and trying really hard to do all the right moves. >> the head stand was difficult. it's always hard. it burns. but it's a great workout. that's why it's a great workout. >> reporter: the biggest benefit is a bachelorette bonding kind of way. >> a chance for girls to take a class and laugh together, enjoy their bodies, and feel sexy. >> reporter: in arlington, angie goff, news4. >> a little bit of gangnam style here. >> a lot of gangnam style there. >> lava-licious is offered twice a month at the studio in arlington. >> very body conscious workout. >> and they're all in great shape. >> keep doing that, you'll be in great shape.

when news4 at 4:00 continues, we'll show you how a bus driver sprang into action and saved a child's life on his bus. and tracking hurricane sandy and the impact it c

still early, not a sure bet, but you are seeing trends now, veronica. >> right, the confidence has been increasing that this is going to be a storm system that will come closer, that will parallel the east coast, as we talk about the time period of the weekend, saturday, sunday, down south, around the carolinas, monday here, tuesday here in areas of new england where it could have a higher impact. not a sure bet. as we talk about what we could get around here, we're saying potential, possibilities right now. but so that you know, and so that you're able to plan for the early part of next week. that's really what we're trying

to do here in storm center4. let's see what's going on right now on radar. you can see just how dry it is here. down south, all the way south, down across the sunshine state, you can see just a few showers. even a few thunderstorms just east of miami right now. some storms already coming across cuba. again, these are some of the outer-most rain bands of hurricane sandy which is a category 1 storm right now. off to jamaica, and areas of eastern cuba, right into the southeastern bahamas. the other thing that we know for sure is the next two days are going to be pretty nice around here. we're not going to get up to 80, or 80-plus degrees, but it's still going to be plenty nice. for tomorrow, mostly sunshine across the area. and we'll be getting into the low and mid-70s. then on friday, there will be a few clouds coming back into the area. it will be a partly sunny day for us on friday. now, on saturday we're going to see clouds increase. it's going to be a partly sunny

to mostly cloudy day on saturday. there will be some showers coming into the area with a cold front. this is a complex storm system, not just sandy paralleling the coast, but it's also another system coming in from the west. and that's why our thinking is that areas north across new england could be hit the hardest with a lot of rain and especially some wind as these storm systems may try to fade. looks as though there's a potential of high impact, 80% chance of wind and rain around here with a low impact. 20% chance we'll just have light wind and no rain at all. so count on at least something right now. by the time we get into monday, some 60-mile-per-hour winds possible throughout much of the mid-atlantic area right up into pennsylvania. so that's the way it's looking right now. we will all through all of our shows continue to keep you updated. as far as the next four days, low to mid-70s. cooler for saturday. and dry.

60 degrees on sunday. it's sunday, monday, even tuesday when we could be impacted by sandy and our temperatures will be plenty cool, too. dropping to the upper 40s to around 50 degrees on tuesday. >> all right. veronica, thanks. drivers with a need for speed have happy feet over a new highway that opened today in texas. >> the 40-mile stretch between austin and san antonio is now the fastest highway in america. though not everybody is revved up by this idea. >> reporter: life in the fast lane just got a bit faster in texas. this morning officials cut the ribbon, or some say waved the checkered flag opening the fastest stretch of highway in america. 40 miles between austin and san antonio, where the speed limit is now 85 miles an hour. state road 130 cost nearly $1.5 billion of public/private project with the builder sharing toll revenues with the state.

the new faster lanes giving drivers the option of paying to bypass the congestion of nearby i-35. >> 35 between austin and san antonio has gone from reliability to unreliable to reliably bad. >> reporter: but there are some who say bumping the speed limit to 85 is too quick of a fix. >> i think going 85 out here, what's going to happen, more wrecks. they already drive like idiots out here. >> it increases the number of crashes and serious injuries in those crashes, and the number of deaths. >> reporter: builders say it will be safe as long as drivers keep their eyes on the road, and hands on the wheel. >> everybody's got to put away their cell phone and keep their seat belt fastened and only use the left lane for passing. >> reporter: the lone star version of the audubon. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. >> and outside our office, 25 miles an hour. the new technology that lets

you spend money literally at the touch of a finger. talk about halloween spirit. this local display inspired by gangnam style. way out. i'm wendy rieger. coming up at 5:00, breaking news as a school bus collides with a cyclist. plus, a political sign goes up in flames in a northern virginia neighborhood. tom sherwood, new million-dollar townhouses in washington near the baseball stadium, next door to the new face of public housing in the district. i'll have the story coming up. and then tonight -- the girl who tossed a bottle in the water years ago. [ male announcer ] if barack obama is re-elected,

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the song that's gone viral, gangnam style is the inspiration of an over-the-top halloween display here. this is in leesburg. he got the idea from an online message board. he's gone all out in previous years, shows to michael jackson's "thriller" and, of course, "monster mash." you've got to be dancing to that. >> dancing out with the lights. a new high-tech payment system could make searching your pockets for cash or your credit card outdated. >> a supermarket chain in northern france is testing this out. customers can make purchases at the touch of a finger, using a biometric reader. data is exchanged between the credit card and fingerprint reader. >> it works like a card as long as the card is a short distance from the reader. the company behind the idea is called natural security. and the technology is designed to ensure the protection of your private information.

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caught on camera in oregon. a school bus driver saves the life of one of his students. that student got something caught in his throat.

that's when training for the driver really paid off. >> reporter: nicko is like many high school students who like to have fun at school. he's a self-admitted practical joker. but last week riding in the back of the school bus on the way home he accidently swallowed a plastic ice cube. you can see him reaching out for help. but his friends first thought he was joking. >> no, that's something you don't joke about. it's not funny. >> reporter: in fact, his airway was blocked. he couldn't breathe. >> i had blurriness, like covering my eyes. like starting to my peripheral. i couldn't see anything, but like a blink of light. >> reporter: lucky for niko he was on jim mcintier's bus. he's retired and got extensive training on safety and life saving. >> i thought, i'll never use

that. at least i hope i don't ever have to use it. >> reporter: suddenly with niko teetering on life and death, the training came through. mcintyre gave him the heimlich maneuver. he was shaken, but alive. >> i was sitting there crying, and i was so scared, like for the whole entire bus ride home i was quiet. >> reporter: mcintyre did, though. he lectured the kids on why they should not eat or drink on the bus. and he's relieved. >> oh, yes, i'm very thankful for the way it turned out. i've thought about that since. it could have been 180 degrees the other way. breaking news. a school bus packed with children crashes into a cyclist. >> this happened about 3:15 this afternoon. derrick? >> reporter: this happened about

2:37 here. it involved a school bus coming from pools high school. with the students taken off of the bus, and transported on their way by another bus sent by the school system. however, the accident reconstruction team remains here at the scene. we don't have much information about the victim, except that it appears to be an adult male. was transported away from here in serious condition. now, this road remains closed right now at berryville while they conduct the reconstruction. we're told no students were injured. we'll have more details on this as they become available. >> all right. thank you, derrick wartd. and welcome to news4 at 5:00. >> now to the skies and all eyes are on sandy tonight. we could be in, folks, for a strong hurricane. doug kammerer is tracking sandy. we know it's a ways out. what are you seeing now, doug? >> it really is a ways out. a category 1 moving right over jamaica, actually coming back into the caribbean as it makes