unfolding right now, folks. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we begin in alexandria where police file charges today in three high-profile murders. >> murders that have baffled and frightened a community for more than a decade. charles severances with charged this afternoon with the murders of ruth ann ladaot, ron kirby and nancy dunning. jul julie carey joins us live from outside police headquarters where the news conference just wrapped up. julie? >> reporter: no doubt alexandria residents very comforted by the news here today. the police chief just wrapped up a news conference in which he announced that after months of investigation, charles severance has now been indicted for the three unsolved alexandria murders, including the more than decades-old killing of nancy dunning. she was a popular real estate agent, the wife of the then sheriff of this city. now severance is charged with

first degree murder in connection with the dunning murder. he faces two capital murder counts. those for the november murder of ron kirby and february killing of popular music and piano teacher ruth ann ladato, all shot to death. it was disclosed in the news conference today, the murder weapons have not yet been recovered. this case was taken before an alexandria grand jury for indictment, and the chief says there was no single breakthrough that brought them to the point to seek charges. he said instead it was just the very steady collection of evidence that led to this day. >> i am confident that the suspect, charles severance, is the suspect that we have been looking for for just now almost 11 years. throughout those 11 years, the alexandria police department never lost focus on these cases. >> reporter: now, charles severance is in custody in

loudoun county where he has been held on an unrelated weapons charge. the chief says it's likely he'll be transported to alexandria within the next week or so. another interesting thing pointed out in this news conference. even though he faces two capital murder charges that can carry the death penalty, brian porter has let it be known today he does not plan to seek the death penalty in this case. but as for why, he decided to do that we do not have any answers to that and he has declined to answer any questions. now, family members of the victims were brought to police headquarters before the news conference today. the news was shared with them before it was revealed to the media and the public. some of those family members, including the relatives of nancy dunning were at this news conference. i'll have their reaction coming up all-new on news4 at 5:00. reporting live from alexandria, julie carey, news4. >> thank you, julie. also breaking right now, the story so many of you were talking about today on social media. ray rice fired by the reiavens.

>> the termination came after video showing rice knocking out his future wife inside an elevator. >> we're inside the ravens practice facility and the nfl is also taking more action. >> reporter: that's right, jim. the nfl has actually suspended ray rice indefinitely, that coming out shortly after it was announced the ravens organization released him from his contract. he's no longer a part of the team. the new video that came out from tmz sports this morning shows us exactly what took place in that elevator on that night in atlantic city. want to warn the viewers out there watching, the video you are about to see you may find to be very, very disturbing. the video shows rice and his wife walking into the elevator. once inside, he punches her, and after she lunges at him, he hits her back and she falls to the floor unconscious. he then drags her out of the elevator at the rebel casino in atlantic city. rice had been serving a two-game

suspension for what the nfl called a violation of the personal conduct policy. after the footage was released this morning, the league put out a statement saying the video was not made available to them until today. many are wondering if that, in fact, is true. and questions loom about what this incident means for the future of nfl commissioner roger goodell. ravens' head coach john harbaugh will talk to the media tonight at 8:00 once his team gets done practicing. coming up later on news4 at 5:00, plenty of reaction and strong reaction from around the nfl. we'll tell you what people are saying about this ray rice situation. jim, pat, back to you. >> all right, jason, we'll see you again at 5:00. this story has really become the talk of the nation today. this afternoon, white house press secretary josh earnest was asked about the ray rice video you saw. he said the scourge of violence against women needs to be combatted. >> and just minutes ago, "washington post" columnist

sally jenkins posted an article online. she has in the article a line that says that a lot of people have been thinking today. really, what did roger goodell and the ravens think a professional football player knocking his wife unconscious looked like. >> we'll have more on this story throughout the evening. and you can always join our discussion and talk on facebook at nbcwashington.com. now to new developments in the murder of a d.c. corrections official. officers found carolyn cross dead in her alexandria apartment yesterday. and today her suspended killer made his first appearance in court. news4's pat collins is live for us in alexandria with the latest on this story. pat? >> reporter: jim, a high-ranking, highly regarded d.c. official murdered here in alexandria. she was on her way to a management conference in atlanta. in fact, her daughter was to pick her up and drive her to the airport. but when her daughter got here, there was no answer at the door. the victim, carolyn cross, the

deputy director of the district's department of corrections. she was 64 years old. found murdered inside her apartment yesterday morning by her daughter. charged in the case, 29-year-old dewitt saom appeared in court today with bandages on his wrist and forearms. they say he was wearing a suicide smock an article of clothing jailers use to keep inmates from harming themselves. the victim, carolyn cross, lived in this building. the suspect in the building next door. police say they found no evidence that the two had any prior contact. >> we have no reason to believe that they knew each other and no reason to believe that this was connected to her work with d.c. corrections. i think the scary thing about it, it appears there was no connection between the two. but thankfully, we caught him shortly after we discovered her. >> reporter: today i talked to a

woman who lives here. she says she remembers the suspect hanging out in the gym here in street clothes staring at women working out. more about that, coming up at 5:00. live in alexandria, pat collins, news4. >> well, right now those clouds are getting darker out there, and there's a chance of isolated showers through the evening. >> oh, they have been stubborn all day today. let's go straight to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson in your storm center with the first forecast. >> on top of that, cool like fall today with temperatures solidly trapped in the 70s under that 80-degree mark. some of you had showers today and some of you had just a gray sky. on storm team 4 radar, blobs, shadings of blue and green where the rain is. and it's split at i-95 and off to the east where most of the showers are and really have been for the greater part of today. so southern maryland areas like st. mary's calvert county and leonardtown wet, as well as

annapolis. and for most of the evening, that is exactly where those showers are going to stay. so in your weather headlines, gray skies for most. everybody still needs to stay umbrella-ready. coming up, i'll tell you about a little bit of heat is in autumn. i mean, real autumn-like air that moves in. i'll tell you in a couple minutes. >> not this august autumn stuff. thanks. first at 4:00, george clooney letting us in on his wedding plans. >> also, prince william and kate middleton expecting again. odds makers are already making predictions about a possible name for the prince or princess. and later on, atlanta hawks owner bruce levinson releases a racially charged e-mail and compares atlanta's fans to us here in washington.

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the american university professor charged with setting fires near campus appears before a judge. david pitts was due in court today, but his case was continued until next monday. last week, pitts was arrested at the fox hall square shopping center. police tell us he broke into some stores there and set a chair on fire. then lit another fire in a wooded area. police say when they went to his home office, they found thousands of prescription pills, including ambien, oxycodone and cialis. a brazen lunch time robbery in northwest d.c. police are still looking for three men behind it. today they released a video of the robbery captured on the store's surveillance camera. it shows the suspects walking into a business on p street northwest near third street. one of them kicks a door several times, but the door doesn't open. this happened last saturday, just before noon. the suspects appear to grab a few things off the counter and then they run out of the door. police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest

in this case. a couple now under arrest, accused of locking a woman in a cage. hear from the man who rescued her. plus, little prince george is getting a new title. big brother. we're going to check in with our reporter in london for an update on how the duchess of cambridge is feeling for her second royal pregnancy.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. one of the world's most famous bachelors is getting hitched. in one of the world's most romantic back drops. george clooney will tie the knot in venice in a couple weeks. his publicists didn't give an exact date. clooney, 53, is marrying 36-year-old lawyer amill amule dean. kate middleton and the prince are expecting their second child. we have more on the big news out of london. >> reporter: it was just over a year ago when the world sat anxiously awaiting the arrival of the future king of england, prince george. and today we have learned he's going to be a big brother. prince william and kate have announced they're expecting their second child, saying in a statement released this morning

that they're delighted with the news. they're already getting a number of well wishes. >> it's great news. it will be nice to have another member of the royal family joining us. >> reporter: the duchess is suffering from extreme morning sickness, and is being treated at her home in kensington palace. she has cancelled her plans to attend a planned visit to oxford today. the news comes after weeks of speculation the duke and duchess of cambridge may be expecting and if george's worldwide popularity is any indication, this news is sure to spark a second round of royal baby frenzy. the little prince proved to be a real crowd pleaser on the royal family's recent tour of australia and new zealand. the newest member of the royal family will replace prince harry as fourth in line to the throne. the duchess of cambridge was expected to attend a number of events this week for the international version of the warrior games in support of prince harry.

all of that is now on hold. abc news, london. >> no word yesterday on exactly when kate is due. betting line on the name for a second royal baby has been going on since george was born. the favorites right now, henry for a little boy and elizabeth for a girl. head to our website, nbcwashington.com, for a photo gallery of the royal family, including a look at prince george's baby pictures. veronica joins us now. lots of clouds since the sun came up. or didn't. >> right. >> and not much rain. but that's coming. >> a little bit of rain is coming. but like groundhog day, where you -- that will be us really -- >> do that again. slow motion. >> sound effects and all. >> the next 24 hours. woop! we're going to get a little rain in here. so is there a high probability of a little bit of rain. also a pretty high chance too that we're going to have those gray skies continue. here's what's going on. all you've got to do is look at radar and see who has had the rain today and it really has

been just areas around dc off to the east and south. southern maryland. leonardtown wet, waldorf, maryland, wet. same thing east of frex fredericksburg too. and annapolis, more rain. all of this making its way slowly to the north-northeast so rain in the back door. bethesda and areas around woodbridge and right down quantico, so some wet roads for the evening for anyone going out. there's a snapshot of areas around frederick, maryland to warrington in virginia, mostly dry. but in terms of what's going on, we've got some showers across southern maryland. there's the front. area of high pressure to the north so it's that east-northerly fetch that allows us to stay locked in for another 24 hours and thunderstorms. that front will make its way northward tomorrow. so there might be an isolated thunderstorm across southern maryland tomorrow. 76 degrees now.

we drop to 70 by 11:00. yes, still a few more light scattered showers around. in terms of what we're going to be seeing by tomorrow morning, we're going to introduce fog into everything going on. and that fog will be rather patchy, mainly down to the south and off to the west. so here we are, 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. again, areas of some wet weather, roads wet. might want to get an early start out the door tomorrow morning. scattered showers tomorrow, maybe an isolated storm or two. calgary st. mary's, same thing around salisbury and ocean city. as we get into wednesday, i think wednesday is looking dry right now before we get back to the showers and thunderstorms on thursday. so rain intensity for tonight and for tuesday, we're kind of -- what kind of umbrella will you need? nothing too crazy. just the purse umbrella. that's what we'll see around here. heavier rain come up on thursday close to 80 degrees tomorrow. 76 men as as, 79 fredericksburg. a little taste of fog once

again. we hit the high of 82 wednesday. there's storms thursday, close to 90. yes, some higher humidity. what happens after friday, ooh, you'll want to see it. i'm going to have that coming up as we take a look at the weekend in a couple minutes. >> thanks, veronica. one of our hot talked topics today is very controversial a has local ties, as well. >> and has folks looking back to the racist remarks made by donald sterling who owned the l.a. clippers earlier this summer. >> we're talking about former atlanta hawks co-owner bruce levinson. he revealed a racially charged e-mail he sent to team owners two years ago. the e-mail linked the team's struggle now to sell tickets to the trouble it's had attracting white fans. they even suggested low season ticket sales were due to black fans scaring off white fans. it says 70% of the crowd is african-american. the cheerleaders african-american. the music is hip-hop. and the e-mail said even in d.c. there's never more than 15%

african-american crowds at the wizard game. >> so pat today he said he's angry at himself, apologized to fans and called it, quote, inflammatory nonsense. by the way, he had several local connections. now deleted nba bio says he graduated from american university law school, and by the way, he also came to the nba himself, something different than donald sterling, revealing the e-mail. he is now selling his interests in the team. we want to stay in atlanta and some sad news there for a fast food legend. >> this is the chick-fil-a founder, truette cathy. he's the self made billionaire who opened chick-fil-a back in 1967. that was the first restaurant. the chain became famous for its chicken sandwiches and also for being closed on sundays. >> yeah, you can't get them there. still infamous also for the chain's sometimes controversial religious leanings, especially when it came to gay marriage. a public funeral is planned for

wednesday south of atlanta. and this final talker is about an indiana mom who was held captive in a cage for two months. she is now free. >> today the man credited with rescuing her is being called a hero. and some disturbing details are coming out this afternoon. ron higgins went to visit this mobile home in evansville, indiana, where his ex-wife and boyfriend had lived. he planned to stay a couple nights, but while he was there, they told him they were keeping a woman hostage in a small wooden cage. there it is. >> yeah, he said she had a dog collar around her neck. and he said the couple would only let her out to cook and clean. he says he knew he had to help her so he drove her to safety after he was able to convince the two that he wasn't going to tell police. well, he did. they were arrested on a number of charges, including kidnapping and rape. that's an awful story. >> truly is. >> but good thing he stopped by. >> the second night she said please, with tears in her eyes,

don't leave her without me. and i promised her. i promised her. if i had to give my life to get you out of here, i will. >> yeah. it's a good thing he did stop by there and the two, by the way -- that's his ex-wife and her boyfriend. that's who he was visiting. >> that's exactly right. very disturbing story. up next on news4, first at 4:00, why putting the baby to sleep on animal fur may be good for their health. plus how it could help them later in life. and why hundreds of kids in the midwest have suddenly been returned to the e.r. we're breaking down the risks of a rare and mysterious virus. and we invite to you join the conversation with us here on news4 at 4:00. follow us on facebook. you can tweet us. my handle is jim handly. >> i'm plmuse. we want to hear from you about the stories that get you going first at 4:00.

right now, doctors all over the country are scrambling over a rare virus affecting some of their youngest patients. >> hundreds of young patients, children, are being rushed to emergency rooms and clinics. those fighting asthma seem to be worse after. >> as erika edwards reports, they're asking for the centers for disease control for help. >> reporter: this 13-year-old was airlifted to a denver, colorado, emergency room last week.

his mother says he had had a cold, which led to a severe asthma attack. then he couldn't breathe. >> he was unresponsive. he was lying on the couch, and couldn't speak to me. was turning white. and had blue lips. >> reporter: will, who is now recovering, is one of more than 1,000 children across the country who have been hospitalized with a severe respiratory virus. the centers for disease control says early testing shows many cases are caused by enterro virus 68. about a dozen states across the midwest and southeast have contacted the cdc for help investigating the illnesses. >> more children are going into our critical care unit from this virus than any of the other respiratory viruss we commonly see. >> reporter: most kids have underlying conditions like asthma. it looks a lot like the common cold with coughing, sneezing and wheezing. if the child has trouble breathing, that's when you need to see a doctor. >> some parents are going to be very anxious, because their

children are hospitalized, but the vast majority are going to get completely better and better rapidly. >> reporter: there's no vaccine for the enterro virus. doctors say good hand hygiene is the best way to avoid getting sick. erika edwards, nbc news. >> so far, there have been no deaths associated withhis virus. the united states is going on the offense. president obama makes a plan for the fight against isis. we've got a live report from downtwn washington. plus, why two former presidents, bill clinton and george w. bush, took the stage together today, and they went for some big laughs. see it for yourself first at 4:00.

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lodato, all killed in their homes and all three living within blocks of each other in alexandria. and their murders have spanned a decade. and there are still a lot of unanswered questions. so we have two crews working on this story and we hope to have some family reaction coming up for you at the top of the hour at 5:00. let's get to the other big story today. breaking right now. a big talker. the baltimore ravens firing running back ray rice after some new video shows him punching his then fiancee inside a hotel elevat elevator. before we show th video, we want to warn you, it's a bit violent. here we see rice and the woman walking towards the elevator. when they get inside, they begin to argue. and then we see him there, he punches her. she hits her head on the railing as she is falling to the ground. and the video we saw before of him dragging her body out of the elevator and kind of moving her aside with his foot.

and that is someone standing on the other side. the video from the other side of all of this we have been looking at and that caused the nfl to suspend him for two games originally. now after seeing this video, the nfl has suspended him indefinitely from the league. the nfl still getting a lot of grief from fans because of the original punishment, just that two-game suspension. we'll be live in baltimore this afternoon. have a report on some of the social media outrage with the nfl at the top of the hour for you, as well. so a lot going on this afternoon. see you at 5:00. now back to you guys in the studio. >> thanks, wendy. now to the widening plan to defeat the militant group isis, which has seized large chunks of iraq and syria. president obama meets with congressional leaders tomorrow, then on wednesday, he will announce the u.s. strategy in a speech to the american people. steve handelsman joins us live from capitol hill, where it is still unclear what congress' role will be in the decision making process.

steve? >> reporter: that's right, pat. depends who you ask. good evening from the russell rotunda. now that house and senate lawmakers are back here on capitol hill from the summer break, president obama wants their support for a wider war against the so-called islamic state. but he says he does not need the okay of congress. lawmakers went back to work, worried about isis. >> the most pressing national security threat since 9/11 -- >> reporter: president obama will ask the american people wednesday to support a u.s.-led effort to destroy isis. congressional critics say it's about time. >> i do. i do. i think this is a gearshift for the president. >> reporter: many lawmakers demand a formal vote. >> i think he really does need to come to congress for not just consultations, but an authorization to use that kind of force. >> reporter: the president disagrees on "meet the press." >> well, i'm confident that i've got the authorization i need to protect the american people. >> reporter: mr. obama wants more air strikes against isis and ground attacks by iraqis,

kurds and others. but not americans. >> this is not a fight that the united states can take on for them. >> reporter: defense secretary hagel was in turkey today looking for help. the plan is to attack isis strongholds in iraq, seen here in red. not in syria. some in congress wonder why. >> the head of the snake is in syria. and if you're going to kill the snake, you've got to go to where the head is and cut it off. >> reporter: but starting in iraq is easier to sell. >> we've expended so much blood and treasure, people can understand protecting some of the things that have been lost lately in iraq. >> reporter: meanwhile, congress has to deal with the dollars and cents issue, the government running out of money october 1st. this time, republican leaders say they will quickly pass a short term spending bill to make sure there is no government shutdown or even a threat of a shutdown. and they say they will do it without drama this time.

even as lawmakers debate the dramatic move of the u.s. going back to war in iraq and maybe after that in syria. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> steve, thank you. up next, how twitter plans to put your shopping skills to the test. plus this. >> buy a can of wasp horn net spray in the supermarket, because this is so potent. the great part, if you spray it, it will go 20 to 25 feet. >> you can stand at the corner of your room and if someone does get to you, spray them. >> hit them. they are temporarily blind. >> would you know what to do? jeff rossen joins us with the best and worst way to respond to a thief in the night. and carry along the little umbrella this evening. or if you're taking the dog out, you might need it. let's say you've got the umbrella, the leash. you're set, because you've watched us. temperature drops to 70 degrees by 11:00 p.m.

another cool day tomorrow, but i'll show where the temperatures are going to start rising, next on news4 at 4:00.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. dangerous home invasions are happening, of course, across the country with several high-profile cases this summer. >> so what happens if an intruder ends up inside your house? does your family have a plan to get out unharmed? today national investigative

correspondent jeff rossen has some quick and simple tips to keep your family safe. >> reporter: it's the middle of the night. and these attackers are moving in. home invaders caught on surveillance video, kicking in doors. and getting violent. even attacking victims in their own bed. home invasions are more common than you think. happening nearly 50,000 times a year. that's 135 home invasions every day. just this summer, it happened to sandra bullock. an intruder got within steps of her bedroom. just weeks ago, nba star ray allen's family was hit, waking up to seven intruders inside their home. not even the kennedys are immune. a stranger getting into their sprawling compound in high an yes, sir port this summer. if the rich and famous can't

keep them handout, how can you? >> it's one of the most frightening things i've gone through. >> reporter: susan dawson came face-to-face with a home intruder. >> i said oh, my gosh, who are you. he punched me in the nose and down i went. >> reporter: the attacker tied her up and ransacked her home. >> he would keep going through the bedroom looking for stuff. what i was thinking about most is how was he going to kill me. >> reporter: so how can you get your family out alive? wallace zeins was an nypd detective and 22-year hostage negotiator. i hear a noise, what do i do? >> simple. a lot of people don't have alarms. they're expensive. so what you should do instead of leaving your car keys downstairs, put it on the night table. you hear a noise, hit the red button on it, built-in automatic ala alarm. >> reporter: and he sayth is meel yoll need in your bedroom too. >> buy a can of wasp hornet

spray. this is so poetent, more powerful than mace. >> reporter: if somebody does get to your bedroom, you can hit them. >> spray them. >> reporter: what happens to them? >> they are temporarily blind. >> reporter: here's another tip. sleep with all your bedroom doors open. you want your kids to hear what's going on. then you go to them. so the key is to get the family together, all in one place and then get out. >> exactly. as quickly as you can. >> reporter: but what about a worst-case scenario? the intruder captures you like what happened to susan dawson. they're holding you guys downstairs on a couch like this saying where's the money, where's the jewelry. do you tell them? >> absolutely. you want to treat them like royalty. on top of that, you don't want to lie to them. >> reporter: and that's exactly what susan did. she cooperated with her captor and got out alive. >> it could happen to anybody at any place at any time. >> reporter: by the way, since

that attack, susan has installed a security system. but if you can't afford one, here's one more tip. you can buy one of these, they cost just 99 cents. it's called window alert. it's a small alarm and what happens is, it sticks on your window or sticks on your door. and the intrudier tries to break in and the two sensors become separated. the alarm goes off. look what happened. so easy. very cheap. experts say noise, the best deterrent when it comes to home invaders. now back to you. >> great information there. just a month after their wedding, cancer took the love of her life. >> when he could not talk a lot and he was in the bed, he would mouth i love you. >> how one woman is bringing hope to others and keeping her husband's memory alive. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great?

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. it is a heartbreaking thing to imagine, having to say goodbye to the love of your life less than a month after saying "i do." >> now a maryland woman is on a mission to keep her husband's fighting spirit alive. angie gull has her story. >> he is a retired u.s. air force master sergeant. and so he's strong physical hee and mentally, but at the same time, the most generous person you could ever meet. >> reporter: when lori met wi williamson online in 2006, she

had no idea the joy he would bring her in person. >> boat rides and anything you could think of we did. we made an appoint to spend a lot of time together and to look for new things to do. >> reporter: from gardening to social events, their days dating were full of action, loving life. years later, they would get engaged. >> for me it was just -- i just wanted to have a wedding and be together. he wanted a big wedding. >> reporter: planning a wedding would soon get complicated. in 2010, will complained of excruciating back pain. it took more than a month before doctors had a diagnosis. prostate cancer. >> you know, despite all the strides and so forth that have been made in con cancer research to hear you have cancer is never a good thing and devastating. >> reporter: they both decided life and that wedding must go on. >> it was a wonderful day. >> reporter: last june, supported by a cane, sometimes a walker, will had grown

significantly weaker, was able to say "i do." >> he surprised all of us and ended up closing down the reception. we were the last ones to leave. and the deejay stayed and kept playing. >> little did they know, it would be their last dance and last chance for so many friends and familiar low to see them together. a month later, will passed away. >> when he could not talk a lot and he was in the bed, just that he mouthed "i love you." >> reporter: it's that love that now has lori on a clear mission to finish the 150-mile bike ride to conquer cancer. >> it's a big challenge, but cancer is a big fight to eradicate this disease. >> reporter: a ride to save more lives while remembering the love she lost. a journey she knows she won't take alone. >> i'm doing it for him and he's going to be the one who helps me push as far as i can go. >> you can still sign up to join the ride september 13th and 14th. the two-day 150-mile bike ride

goes through d.c., maryland and virginia. find more information at nbcwashington.com. >> thanks, angie. well, veronica, we're going to need -- are we going to need umbrellas for the rest of the night? >> for a good part of the week. i would say keep it handy. certainly for the next 24 hours, it's a little umbrella for the next 24 hours. not anything major coming through our area. but boy, the gray skies today covering the area. look at this, union station, the flag flapping when that wind dies down later. tonight, there will be some fog setting in. that's on the other side of midnight. so traveling around the area today, just a little bit in the way of damp roads across the area. here's a look at storm team 4 radar. you can see light showers south of bethesda, getting ready to move northward into bethesda inside the beltway, light showers, same thing here on the south side of 50. light showers around the area. we've got more widespread rain through st. mary's, calvert county, leonardtown, all sliding north-northeast. mostly on the east side of i-95.

so if you're going to be going to the game, pack the poncho. you won't have to wear it. we take on the braves. hard game for us. isolated showers. by the seventh inning stretch, 71. and we drop to 70 by the last out. when we drop to 70, i doot expect the temperature to drop a whole lot more by tomorrow morning. we're going to be starting out at about 65 to 68 degrees. mentioned the drizzle. mainly east and the fog. here we are at 5:00 a.m. watch this fog here. it's mostly in those areas that had the rain today. that's where the fog will be setting up tomorrow. mostly patchy, could get thicker down through areas of the northern neck. if you're going to be southbound down i-95 for tomorrow morning. light showers on tap for the afternoon and evening rush and 78 degrees. wet roads so you might want to leave early for both tomorrow morning. best chance of that rain, again, south and east of d.c. so your impact forecast for tomorrow, low to moderate. because of the dampness. and because of the wet roads and

the fog that will be around the area. so as we look ahead to the storm team four-day forecast, look at this. we stay in the 70s tomorrow. our high temperature close to 90 degrees on thursday with showers and even some thunderstorms around the area. but the weekend, plentyf clouds. saturday is the wet day. sunday the dry day. both days this upcoming weekend, taste of fall, guys, with a high temperature this weekend only 70 degrees. ooh. >> ooh is right. here's something that caught our attention today. something as simple as having a pet with fur around your baby may reduce the baby's risk of developing asthma later in childhood. uranium researchers studied more than 3,000 newborns. half slept on animal fur for the first three months of their lives. by the able of 6, children exposed to that fur were 79% less likely to suffer from asthma. researchers say exposure to animal fur and animal skin appears to act as a shield against asthma and allergies. the newest feature on your

social media timeline is shopping. twitter is testing out a way to let users shop or donate tweets. of test partners starting today. the tweets feature a buy button that will let you make a purchase or donation. home depot and burberry is working with twitter on the option. after clicking the buy button, users can enter shipping and payment information too. first at 4:00, former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush are teaming up to groom the next generation of leaders. and they are sharing new insight on what life is like after the white house. >> and we were laughing about going to restaurants and having to spend our time taking selfies with people. >> at least they're still asking. >> yeah. that's right. >> the friendly banter came this

morning at the museum as the former presidents announced their new scholars program. the goal is to get participants from all areas, not just politics, trained on presidential leadership and decisionmaking. now some stories we're working on for news4 in our news room. three people now under arrest in st. mary's county, accused of breaking into a 95-year-old woman's home and robbing her at gunpoint. also, outrage over graphic new video of ray rice punching his then fiancee, knocking her out. the white house is weighing in, and so are a lot of you. first at 4:00 now, we get to those stories shortly. but right now, the d.c. fire department is dealing with new problems involving its fleet and it could mean delayed response times across the city. mark segraves joins us live with new information. mark? >> reporter: jim, you may recall last year when the department had those problems with the ambulances breaking down and even catching on fire. well, this time it's the ladder

trucks, those large trucks known as hook and ladder trucks that respond to tall buildings and big rescue operations. well, over the weekend, they had an inspection and nearly half of those trucks failed the inspection and had to be taken out of service. union officials have been warning about this, and they say now this could impact your safety. >> unfortunately, we're down trucks. i believe there's ten left in service. it's a 40% decrease from what you normally see on a day-to-day basis. that equates to longer response times. >> reporter: now, coming up at 5:00, i'll tell you how long those delays could last and why it could impact departments in virginia and maryland, as well. reporting live in northwest, mark segraves, news4. hiking trails are closed today after a mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old boy in broad daylight. the way his parents responded may have saved his life.

what should have been a fun family activity ended with a 6-year-old boy in the hospital. mary ann satisfy row explains. >> reporter: several trails in the mountains of cupertino are now closed after a mountain lion attacked a 6-year-old boy around 1:00 this afternoon. he was walking with his parents on this trail near a winery about a quarter mile from this spot. >> the cat did make contact with the boy, did end up taking him into a brushy area. and his parents did fight the

animal off. >> reporter: we're told the boy had moderate injuries. >> it's a very rare thing. especially, you know, in the middle of the day like that. >> reporter: sean and his son were among the first to see the boy after the attack. >> the man came down, out of the trail carrying his son. and it looked like he had a laceration on the back of his neck. and he was bleeding pretty heavily all over. >> reporter: four federal tracking dogs were brought in to find the mountain lion. >> the animal will be euthanized because it needs to be tested for several things, including rabies. because rabies is prevalent in mountain lions on occasion. >> reporter: fish and game leaders say mountain lion attacks against people are extremely rare, especially one in the middle of the day. >> and we learned just moments ago the boy is now out of the hospital. right now at 5:00, ray rice fired. new reaction is pouring in after new video shows the punch that knocked outsre live as the rave

the nfl take swift action. plus, three unsolved murders, and finally, finally an arrest in the murder mysteries that haunted one community for more than a decade. and a mother accused of killing her toddlers. we're going to tell you what the first indication was that something was wrong. right now at 5:00, this is the man indicted in the murders of three well-known alexandria residents whose deaths sent waves of fear throughout the delray community. just in the last couple of hours, authorities announced the indictment of charles severance. >> the victims are ruthanne la dado, ron kirby, nancy dunning. we have live team coverage with new reaction from the families of these victims, families waiting and waiting for this major development. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey begins the coverage. >> reporter: an uneasy alexandria community has been waiting for this day for a long

time, in some cases more than a decade. charles severance was first put behind bars back in march on an unrelated gun charge. in june, police named as a primary focus of their investigation and finally today he was indicted for all three unsolved murders. hugs and tears for the relatives of murder victim, nancy dunning. this is a day we have waited more than a decade for. charles severance is now charged with first degree murder for the december 2003 killing of the popular real estate agent. he faces two capital murder charges for the two recent killings that jolted the alexandria community. the shootings the transportation planner ron kirby in november and ruthanne la dado in february. >> it's with some pleasure to say we have this particular killer arrested. >> reporter: an alexandria grand jury returned the indictment against severance today. he has been jailed in loudoun county on an unrelated weapons