shopping mall in nairobi. the siege approaches 60 hours. earlier today, kenyan military forces launched a hostage rescue operation. large explosions and gunfire. the kenyan government says at least 62 people have been killed. the terror group claimi ining ct for the attack is bragging saying several americans are among the militants. we'll have more on that at 4:30. new developments revealed in the criminal history of the navy yard shooter. scott macfarlane has more details. >> the navy official released a time line of the past run ins with the law. we are getting a better picture of what the navy knew about alexis and when. before he enlisted, the only run inwas in 2004. no charges filed, but the navy was aware of the incident from a

background check. however, the official report on the navy record says he deflated the tires of a car, no mention of a gun being used. in 2008, a security level secret clearance good for ten years. from 2008 to 2009 punishments for unauthorized absences. drinking charges dismissed. in 2010 arrested for shooting in his apartment. then the navy started processing discharging him. then that process was stopped. four months later, 2011, granted an honorable discharge. he was issued a navy reserve list card through may. we are starting to see what alexis had. nothing that raised a big enough flag to warrant more severe

punishments. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. came out strongly against the management saying the decision to stop a s.w.a.t. team has embarrassed its members. news 4 reported the s.w.a.t. team was just a few blocks away when told to go back, to return to the capital. the fbi director said it took 30 minutes for armed guards to arrive. they said had the containment emergency response team been given the authority to engage, the outcame may have been different. they add the management's failure has a profound and demoralizing impact on all officers of the department. remember the victims of the navy yard shootings, family and friends are honoring more loved ones. a viewingjohnson is

going on. his memorial service is tomorrow. he was 73. gerald read was remembered earlier today. his wife said he loved his job and was a history buff. kathleen gaarde's funeral is set for tomorrow. earlier today, a group of progun advocates came together to protest new laws and ban dozened of assault lirifles. they held a hearing to talk about the new laws. president obama is greeting world leaders in new york city, a head of a high stakes address before the u.n. general assembly tomorrow morning. he's expected to speak heavy on

syria. also, a sign of improving relations with iran, he could hold a side meeting with iran's new president. lawmakers here in washington are urging mr. obama to take a tough stance on their nuclear capabilities. peace talks on israel and palestine will be on his agenda. we have an update out of prince county, virginia. we are learning ant the victim of the deadly attack over the weekend. kenny diaz was found stabbed saturday afternoon. he later died. he was a student at woodbridge high school. today his classmates wore red. >> i'm going to miss him. >> i think it's tragic to see another young person get, just die from high school. don't get to live their full life. >> last week, we just chilling. now, he's gone.

>> police believe diaz may have known his attacker. so far, no arrests. a teenage driver faces several charges after a deadly crash on routes 29 and 50 in fairfax. police tell us they tried to pull over a vehicle they saw speeding and driven erratically. the 15-year-old driver led them on a wild high speed chase before running a red light and crashing. 14-year-old market bell of washington was a passenger in the vehicle. he died on the scene. the driver is facing charges, including involuntary manslaughter and carjacking. his name is not being released because of his age. it's been a cool monday. the sun finally came out. >> it did. did it warm us up any? how about it? >> i'm glad the sun came out. i promised a lot of people it would and it did. yes. some of you were complaining about the chill. look at the temperatures. 40s in a few locations. some of you started your day in

not one, but two layers. come on, was it cold enough for two layers? michelle, i'm talking about you. 48 degrees in fairfax. areas around burrsville, 40s this morning. we have this area of high pressure moving in. it's like one big eraser that got rid of the cloud cover today. we'll allow the temperatures to drop again tonight after the winds that have been gusting up to 17 to 25 miles per hour start to settle down. the evening, we drop into the 50s. when i return, it's a warm up. i'll tell you how much and how soon in a couple minutes. >> thanks. hillary clinton mulling over a run for the white house in 2016. find out which former governor thinks another president clinton thinks would be a terrible idea. better late than ever for madeleine albright. what she's done for the first time in her life. >> reporter: you heard about all

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decades in the making. two navy airmen were laid to rest at arlington national cemetery 40 years after they disappeared during the vietnam war. james sizemore and another were flying over louse when their plane went down. friends and family members pooled their reseriouses to make sure they had a properfullyover for the service. funds have been stripped by sequestration cuts. >> they are great americans and they are serving by doing this. that's the way i feel about it. i can't thank them enough. he would have loved it. he would have been proud, so proud of his family in all this. >> family members are working to repay $24,000 in fuel for pilots who helped with the ceremony. government workers are keeping a close eye on congress right now. lawmakers now have one week to

prevent a government shutdown. here is a live look at the hill. the budget battle continues over the health care law. last week, the republican controlled house passed a bill to defund obama care. the plan is sure to die in the democratically controlled senate this week. many government agencies are preparing for the shutdown including officials in the district where libraries, dmv, trash service and other services could be suspended. new reaction to hillary clinton's admission she's considering a possible presidential run in 2016. fox news contributor sarah palin says she would be disappointed if she becomes a serious candidate. the terror attack on the u.s. consulate happened on clinton's watch. the former first lady told "new york" magazine she's wrestling with a run. she added she's realistic about

the challenges facing political leaders right now. former secretary of state madeleine albright joined the social network. she was the last to join twitter. she tweeted, better late than never. her handle is @madeleine albright. she's got quite a few followers. new speed cameras are going up in the district. a cool start for the first week of fall. is is there a chance for a warm up?

new developments in the tea party scandal at the irs. scott macfarlane has the lowdown from the live desk. >> details still coming in. we learned lois learner retireed from the internal revenue service.

it's the area that came in for improperly targeting tea party groups. less than two weeks later, she refused to answer questions. learner was placed on paid leave in pay. today, she announced her retirement from the irs. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. getting caught by a traffic camera in the district no longer means blowing through a red light or driving too fast. adam tuss tells us about the new cams that are catching more than speeders. >> reporter: we have been telling you about the automated enforcement cameras going up all over the district. here is one at connecticut and 36th and northwest. you know what this is pointed at? pointed at the crosswalk at the intersection. these cameras are supposed to make getting around the city safer for pedestrians and cyclists and everyone.

some drivers are happy about it. >> answbsolutely. i slowdown. there's one right on my block in the neighborhood. i'm very aware of it. i see the flashes. it's made me slow down. i'm cautious. >> reporter: will they make an impact? we'll hear from drivers and mpd at 5:00 and 6:00. in the district, adam tuss, news 4. nice day out there. >> yeah. >> really nice. turned out nice. >> i was getting grief this morning, both of us were at a wonderful event the christmas in april event. it's an organization that helped so many people in the community. it's like rebuilding together so the elderly have homes. >> new homes, if necessary. there we are with the golfers. >> they were bundled up. it was chilly.

i promised them sunshine. i was glad we got sunshine. didn't get out there swinging, but ricky irvins, he always tries to get a golf club in my hand. a great group of people. again, we have sunshine. we are talking now about temperatures that could be lower tomorrow morning. so, if you are bundled up this morning, you are going to be dressing like october again tomorrow morning. temperature currently, we said 68 degrees. sunshine across the area. with the winds dying down here by the evening hours, that will lower the temperatures to really drop and drop fast. 57 by 11:00 p.m. under that clear sky. again, what's going on is this big area of high pressure that will be moving in. as it moves in, it is going to dominate the weather for the rest of the workweek. a bit of a dry pattern, too. mainly clear skies. here we are this evening at 5:00. as we get into early tomorrow

morning, cooler, lower temperatures. by about four or five degrees in the suburbs. a nice warm up for the afternoon. today, the highs in the upper 60s. shy of 70 degrees. most neighborhoods tomorrow we are going to push into the mid-70s. the day after, closer to 80 degrees. so, some cool starts for us. warmer afternoons coming our way. look at the temperatures. potomac, tyson's corner, 39 degrees. kensington, 44. 39 in frederick and martinsburg, too. these are all the locations west and north that will be low and feeling like october tomorrow morning. should hit the mid-60s by 11:00 a.m. mid-70s by 3:00 p.m. it's with sunshine across the area. temperatures down south, alexandria, camp springs, 75 degrees. just a perfect afternoon for us

coming up tomorrow. here is a look at the four day forecast. 79 degrees for wednesday and thursday. 78 on friday. so, closer to 80 degrees at the end of the week. again, dry conditions here for the next couple days. the question is, with the dry pattern here, always starting a drought. >> there's a lot of brown out there still after saturday's rain. who won at the emmy's from the snubs and surprises, we have everything you need to no. >> oprah winfrey reveals all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one.

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>> long night for access hollywood. we are covering the emmy's. we have the latest hollywood headlines. let's go to the highlights. >> i'm not sure about fresh. >> you look amazing. did grow to sleep? you are around the clock. >> just a little bit. >> a lot of winners for cable last night. hbos "behind the candelabra" scored big. michael douglass and his speech everyone is talking about. >> if you haven't seen the speech, you have to watch it. i can't repeat certain things he said. he had the crowd just in an uproar when he gave thanks to his co-star for "behind the candelabra." michael was very, very candid. he talked about not only thanking matt damon and he mentioned his wife, kathrcather

zeta jones and said he thinks they are going to get back together. it's something for their fans. breaking bad, finally got their emmy for outstanding drama series. talked to brian and the cast backstage. they are going to be celebrating. this sunday marks their series finale. if you haven't seen the show, watch it on netflix. it's addictive. "modern family" four out of four for outstanding comedy. four times a winner. talked to the cast backstage. they were so ecstatic. they beat out "30 rock" and it's their last season. so, that was kind of a bummer for them. "modern family" i don't know how you stop that train. we talked about nbcs "the voice." "the amazing race" has one nine

times in ten years. "the voice" beat them. talked with them backstage. they were just, just -- on the moan about that one. a good night for that show and many other shows. >> we love it. >> we want to talk about "the voice." we were showing video of the original team. of course the emmy award winning show is back on tonight. they are back with the original group. >> yeah. cher is going to be a mentor this season. isn't that cool? >> yeah, saw her on the "today" show. she was amazing. >> yeah. >> you sat down with oprah winfrey where she felt like near breakdown filming "the butler." >> the symptoms were, you know, sort of like, in the beginning, just speeding and a numbness and going from one thing to the next thing to the next thing. i have 42 pages of voiceovers to

do. i remember closing my eyes between each page. looking at the page and the words at the same time was too much stimulation for my brain. >> told you all this happened struggling with the own network, right? >> yes, yes. during that exclusive sit-down i had with oprah, she talked about the symptoms of a near nervous breakdown. she said she was taking on too much. i'm telling you, this is a lesson for everybody, even the big "o" as her limits. she did not want to do "the butler." she was reading all the reports and seeing the numbers about her struggling network and trying to save it. she took on this project. lee daniels was insistent. she wanted to do this for her first movie in 15 years. she would fly back and forth. film a scene, do an interview, fly back and do a scene. it got to be too much.

so, we are going to be showing that interview this week and some of the many other things that oprah revealed just to me in this sit-down. we hope you tune in to "access hollywood" starting on tuesday. >> thank you. >> thank you. we mentioned "the voice." coming up tonight, you are going to want to stick around. after "the voice" we have "the blacklist." that's a big one. spader's character turns himself in and starts to help the bureau track down his network of spies. a lot of twists and turns with this one. getting a lot of buzz. it starts at 10:00 on nbc 4 after the debut of the emmy award winning, "the voice." we can say that, right? >> yes. they sneak up, slip open your car door and snatch valuables from the front seat and gone in seconds. how to protect yourself after the rash of gas station robberies.

terror at the mall. terrorists seize a

welcome back. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. at 4:30, we are tracking that deadly terror attack at the shopping mall in kenya. the somalian terror group, al shabaab is claiming credit and boasting several americans are among the attackers. steve handelsman has more on that part of the coverage. steve? >> reporter: somali's in america, estimated 85,000 are assimilating and prospering like many groups. somali leaders in minnesota condemning what's going on in kenya, admitted a few dozen young somalis have joined the al qaeda affiliated group, al shabaab. u.s. officials say there's no confirmation americans are part of the al shabaab terrorist team. somalis in the u.s. say it's possible. >> yes, they target youth and impressionable kids, lure them into somalia.

>> reporter: starting in 2007, the somalia community in minneapolis/st. paul, men with u.s. passports went to join the jihad and get trained by al shabaab amid the warfare. >> 15 of them have been killed. the other 25, we are not certain if they are over there or came back or what they are doing. >> reporter: despite the fact any american in al shabaab would be fluent in english and able to fit in back here at home. experts guess u.s. malls and the like are not on al shabaab's target list. nairobi is an inspiration to fighters everywhere. >> they demonstrated a highly coordinated attack by a small shell of people can be lethal and deadly. >> reporter: secretary of state kerry sounded a warning. >> whether it's in manhattan or a mall in nairobi or anywhere else in the world, we all have a responsibility to remain

individual lent. >> reporter: eyes are wide open worldwide as the kenyan crisis drags on. one twitter message identified specific somali americans said to be with the terrorists in kenya. they said that feed was a fake. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. one person injured after a hydrogen tank exploded and shot through the roof. it happened at utron on innovation drive. it sent debris flying in the parking lot and damaged several vehicles. a viewing will begin at 6:00 in gaithersburg for john johnson. a funeral is set tomorrow for kate lean gaarde. no arrest in the weekend stabbing of an 18-year-old high school football player from woodbridge. kenny diaz was found stabbed at a park on saturday.

he later died. today, some students at a school wore his favorite color, red, in honor of him. a teenager facing charges for a crash that killed a 14-year-old boy. market bell of washington was the passenger in a car being driven by a 15-year-old boy. the car was involved in a high-speed crash during what police say was a chase in fairfax. the driver is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and carjacking. what is the night looking like? we have the latest from the storm center. >> the lower temperatures help us get a little bit of this, more color out there around the area. we are not seeing it locally, but to the north, pennsylvania and virginia, a little bit of fall color on the maple trees. this photo from kim, if you have any pictures you want to send in of the fall color at nbcwashington.com. gorgeous day through reston. look at the evening planner.

super nice for the evening. we drop to 70 degrees by 10:00 p.m. 69 by 11:00 p.m. tomorrow morning, back in the 30s. manassas, 39. again, clear, chilly conditions. in a couple minutes, we'll talk about the warm up, how nice it's going to feel before the week is over. >> thanks. walmart has two hiring centers open in the district looking for workers for the brand-new stores. the centers are located on 2nd street northeast and eastern avenue northwest. the centers are open monday through friday, 9:00 to 5:00 if you want to fill out an application. they hope to have the h street -- we have to always think like

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grammy award winning artist stevie wonder took to the stage to break ground at the united nations. he was there to tahelp with peoe with disabilities. how improved access could improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people. >> it is truly an incredible day that countries have agreed to commit themselves to not just talking about it, but being

about it. >> people with disabilities make up an estimated 15% of the world's population. news 4 your health, how married life can help cancer patients live longer. a study studied the records of 700,000 cancer patients and found those married at the time of the diagnosis had a higher survival rate. researchers say it comes down to a built-in support system. there could be big pay offs for getting your preschooler to take a nap. children who nap are shown to have a better memory. researchers at the university of massachusetts studied 40 kids in preschool programs. children did better on the game memory on the days they took the nap. the extra sleep helped their learn sboog the next day. you may not want to go through too much trouble to clean up your work space.

sitting at a messy desk can lead to more creative ideas. university of minnesota researchers involved new worses with a ping-pong ball. those with a messy desk had more creative solutions. it could mean you are breaking from tradition. you can go to facebook and check out mine. we did this and got a contest going with us and wendy, too. mine is clean clutter. dust free and odor free and film free. i know where everything is. i have to go digging for it, though. >> there are a lot of creative people in the news room. we'll say that and be done with it. a professor at an ivy league school says he was beaten by men yelling, get o some ma. a hate crime is under way. how to protect yourself from

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we have new developments now on the dozens of fires set out on the eastern shore. scott macfarlane is at the live desk working the story. a woman is suspected of setting the fire is out of jail. she was released from the county jail on $30,000 bond. a grand jury indicted her on arson and conspiracy charges. she and her fiance were arrested in april after their minivan was stopped. they are accused of setting as many as 77 fires. smith admitted to torching more than 50 buildings. as part of the bond, she is not allowed to leave the county unless it's medically necessary. at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. a warning from prince george's county, thieves are targeting drivers at the gas pump. >> they are snatching purses and other valuables.

tony tull has reaction from the growing crime of opportunity. >> sure it makes you concerned. i mean if they are that brazen, you know, lord knows what else they would do. >> reporter: a simple snatch and grab, but the circumstances are unbelievable. this customer is pumping her gas, the white sedan pulls up, opens the door and steals items from the car. >> it's brazen. they have discovered a window of opportunity. >> reporter: it's not just one victim. look at this woman from another angle. >> she's making a transaction. within seconds, gone with her valuables. gone. >> wow! i think it's crazy. >> reporter: after talking with steven for a few minutes and showing him the vehicle, he placed a call to his daughter to warn her. he had to watch it to believe

what was really happening. >> oh, man, this is crazy. this is literally crazy. they took her purse. >> reporter: this morning, the police were out talking with residents in the area warning them about the robberies and giving tips about how to protect themselves. >> be aware of your surroundings. lock your vehicle. if you are going to enter the store to pay for your gasoline, remove or lock away the items from your purse. >> reporter: key term, be aware. prince george's county police say look out for your fellow commuters. if you see something that doesn't look right, don't be afraid to alert them. that's the latest, back to you. >> tony is bundled up there. that was this morning. >> he's going to be bundled up tomorrow, too. if you are listening, pack the coat. we start out in the 40s. many neighborhoods north and west, low and mid-40s again throughout the area. i checked the pollen.

right now is low. it will remain low. so has the rainfall. despite saturday's big rains, the rainfall, we have a deficit, still, since september 1st. the deficit almost an inch and a half. again, it was with the one inch of rain. most of the area running 51 to 75% below average rainfall. so, classified now as being abnormally dry in a good chunk of the area. prince george's county through northern charles county. southern areas of montgomery county, abnormally dry now. same for fairfax and loudoun county, eastern fauquier county. when i make my travels into work, i see still the sprinklers going off. yeah, you are going to have to water. we have a dry pattern setting up over the next couple days. 68 degrees is the temperature with a light wind at 8 miles per hour. the wind settles and eases up

and decreases. here over the next couple hours, the temperatures get a chance to drop. 51 degrees in the the beltway at 5:00 a.m. the sun is up at 6:58. you'll like that, when it comes up, there's a chance to warm up and take gaithersburg and bethesda. higher by late morning, 40 in burke starting out. fairfax, too. 49 is the morning temperature in camp springs and 48 down to the south in alexandria. these are the warm spots for tomorrow. mid-70s, 76 degrees, king george. leonardtown 75 to 76 degrees. again, sunshine that we'll have. for the first full week of fall, we are going to start warming up, but again, staying fairly dry. if you want to look at it any kind of way, it will be a chance here, an opportunity to store up extra vitamin c. the high temperature for

tomorrow, 75 degrees. closer to 80 for wednesday, thursday and friday. your weekend right now, no chance of seeing any rain. high temperature also close to 80 degrees. that will put us a few degrees above the average. cool mornings coming our way. at least we are going to be warming up during the afternoon. back to you. >> thanks, veronica. after four days, apple sold more than 9 million phones. >> wow! >> the new iphone 5s and 5c were launched on friday. people lined up and waited for hours. demand for the phones exceeded supplies. apple says it's the best iphone launch they have ever had. tests on smartphones show they are more likely to break if they are dropped. square trade conducted the tests. the company says they tested five smartphones including the new ones from apple. they aren't as durable as last

year's iphone 5. the worst was the samsung galaxy s4 that failed after being dropped or submerged in water. >> he says they were yelling get

lawyers representing marathon bomg suspect are asking for more time to save him from a possible death penalty. in court today, they claim they never got key evidence from prosecutors and they have not had enough time to submit their argument that he doesn't deserve the death penalty. eric holder will have the full-time say on whether to seek the death penalty. the bombings at the finish line in april killed three and injured 260 others. the man who led the hunt for the marathon bombers is resigning. boston police commissioner headed the department for seven

years. he's been mentioned as a potential candidate for the homeland security to follow janet napolitano. he will leave in two months. police are looking into a possible hate crime. the victim is a doctor at a hospital and ivy league professor. he says a gang of teens attacked him yelling anti-muslim slurs. he's not muslim and owes his life to bystanders. >> it was a bias related event. >> speaking slowly and not as clearly as usual because of a fractured jaw, he told us how he was attacked by a group of teens. >> i heard get osama, and terrorists then the next thing i felt was somebody on a bike moving past me ripping at my

beard and hitting my chin. i went down and i was kicked a few times and punched. >> reporter: he was with a friend enjoying a quiet post dinner walk at 110th street near central park when the hateful words and punches were unleashed on him until good samaritans came to his aid. >> given how many people there were and it certainly could have been far worse had bystanders not intervened. >> reporter: police are investigating the incident as a hate crime. they can't identify the attackers. that's why he says he talked to us. he hopes the community where he lives and works doesn't tolerate this kind of hate. >> my fear is that they will disappear into the neighborhood, which makes it all the more important to reach out to the neighborhood more deeply and really have the community mobilize to make sure things like this don't happen again.

>> he wrote a new york times op-ed about hate crimes. right now at 5:00, new details about a former alter boy murdered as two school communities are mourning the loss of a high school football player. the shopping mall siege in kenya, men, women and children being held hostage. now a major assault against the terror group with ties to al qaeda. the white house is doing a pr blitz to promode the affordable care act. the president traveling to prince george's county to make his case. good afternoon, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. we are covering a pair of stories out of northern virginia. a scary scene out of manassas and a high school student murdered. we are learning more about the teenager with strong ties to the catholic church. >> workers evacuated from a

business after a tank exploded and launched itself through the roof. it happened at the utron company on innovation drive. the blast sent debris into the parking lot and made part of the building uninhabitable. julie carey is live on the scene. >> reporter: fire investigators, building inspectors still on the scene more than five hours after the pressurized capsule blasted off from inside the building causing lots and lots of damage. these pictures taken by chopper 4 give you an idea of the force of what was an explosion of sorts. a large pressurized air cylinder blew through the roof tearing a four foot wide hole before it fell back into the building, hitting a cooler unit causing more damage. they described the booming noise. >> i was sitting in my cubicle and all of a sudden, a loud boom. i thought it was thunder or an