have a big impact on the rest of our week. plus, the anti drinking and driving ad from bus wibudweiser with a guy and his dog is going viral. good afternoon i'm barbara harrison in for jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. in charlottesville, police are awaiting word from the state crime lab hoping to find out whether a person of interest is linked to the disappearance of uva student hannah graham. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is in charlottesvil two searches continue in charlottesville. one for hannah graham, the other for jesse matthew, the person of interest last seen with the fairfax county 18-year-old. on the pedestrian mall, the wanted posters released yesterday bearing jesse matthew's photo are now taped up outside some of the businesses. for more prevalent, the pictures of hannah graham, last seen with matthew in the early morning hours of september 13th. in the next 24 hours, charlottesville police are expecting valuable information from the crime lab, results from

the items seized from matthew's car and apartment last week. new items, including some clothes were seized in a second search yesterday. they were taken to the crime lab today. of. >> through the investigation, we determined there were other items we needed to look for, and that's why a second search warrant. we made a note about these items when we did the first search warrant. so things changed and we went ahead and did the second one to look for those items. >> reporter: i stopped by the home of jesse matthew's grandma today to see what the family might have to say and i'll tell you what happened on news4 at 5:00. julie carey, news4. now to the weather. it's really feeling like fall out there. >> and we're about to see a big change that could impact the second half of this week. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell is in for veronica today. hey, chuck. >> hey, barbara and pat. beautiful afternoon outside today. a picture is worth a thousand words. look at all the blue skies from our reston town center camera looking towards the northwest.

a beautiful day outside today, but that's all about ready to change as an area of low pressure is getting ready to come up the eastern seaboard and bring clouds and rain chances. we could use the rain for sure. for now, south of the virginia, north carolina border, starting to move in our direction. by this time tomorrow most of our area will have seen their first drop of rainfall. rain chances tomorrow, lowest to the north and west. highest down into parts of southern maryland out on to the eastern shore. and the overall impact the weather is going to have on your wednesday to between low and moderate tomorrow. plenty of clouds and chances for rain moving in tomorrow afternoon. in the meantime, a beautiful day outside. low to mid 70s right now. perfect evening for baseball. if you're going down to see the nats and the mets tonight, perfect weather, clear skies, no chance of rain this evening and temperatures in the upper 60s at first pitch to the low 60s by the time we get to the last out. when i see you in a few, we'll talk about the needed rain chances and a look at the weekend. see you in a few. and we are learning more

about the u.s. air strikes in syria against isis and other terror targets. u.s. fighter jets and warships struck dozens of targets, including enemy fighters, training compounds and storage sites as well. president obama says five arab nations took part. saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, jordan, bahrain and qatar. the u.s. acted alone to launch eight separate strikes at an al qaeda group plotting attacks on the u.s. and europe. steve handelsman is working this story and has a live report in our next half hour. osama bin laden's son-in-law will spend decades in prison for his service to the terror network. he became the voice of al qaeda are you recruitment videos after the 9/11 attacks. his lawyers said his crime essentially amounted to using offensive language. but the judge said abu gates has shown no remorse and handed him a life sentence. if you legally own a handgun, you may soon be able to

carry it concealed in the district. the d.c. council is debating a law that would give cathy lanier the authority to issue carry and conceal permits on a case by case basis but applicants would have to show they face a dangerous threat and go through training classes. coming up on news4 at 5:00, mark segraves will have more on why council members feel they have to pass the bill, even though they don't like it. a maryland state trooper is recovering from injuries after being hit by an suv during a traffic stop. officers say it should serve as a reminder to all drivers to obey the state's move over law. the accident happened around 2:00 this morning on the interloop of the capital beltway near the green belt metro stop. corporal brian her shall was searching a car on the right shoulder. that's when the driver of an suv hit him and kept going. franklin hernandez was later arrested and charged with dui and other charges. and for violating maryland's move over law. he spoke to news4's chris gordon outside his home in hyattsville.

he seemed surprised to learn he had hit someone. >> reporter: do you know you hit a police officer? >> yes. >> reporter: maryland state trooper. >> him? i thought it was a car. >> reporter: oh, you thought you hit the car. >> yeah, the car. >> reporter: you don't think you hit a person? >> no, i don't see -- i don't see any person. you know. i thought it was the car. >> chris gordon will have more in that telling interview coming up on news4 at 5:00. and we'll find out why state police take this kind of case personally. a gunman wearing a u.p.s. uniform opens fire. what police officers found when they rushed to the warehouse where the shooting happened. and brand-new security measures at the white house. a second fence that visitors will find in front of the white house now.

first at 4:00, a fallen marine returns to our area just a short time ago the body of marine sergeant charles strong arrived in stafford county virginia from dover air force base. he was a member of the marine corps elite special command. he was killed in afghanistan last week. sergeant strong leaves behind a wife and unborn daughter. he will be buried thursday at quantico national cemetery. a u.p.s. employee who has recently lost his job went back to his workplace today and opened fire. and police say he knew exactly who he wanted to kill. this happened at around 9:30 this morning at a u.p.s. customer service center in birmingham, alabama. the gunman killed two other employees, one of them was a supervisor there. he then turned the gun on himself. the police chief explains what officers found when they ran into the warehouse where the shooting had happened. >> once they arrived and entered the building, i located three

deceased people in the business. it appears that if the shooter who was still wearing his u.p.s. uniform and two other employees. >> police have not yet identified the victims or the shooter. u.p.s. released a statement saying they are cooperating with the police investigation. several other employees witnessed the shooting. the company is providing counseling for them. is it public art or is it porn? that's the emotional debate over an art installation at a public park in downtown houston. nine bronze sculptures are on display. critics say one of them has too much on display. the nude figure leaves little to the imagination. >> it's not art. that belongs in a strip club somewhere. i don't think they should have put it up there. to me, it's -- it's porn. >> opponents say the placement of the sculpture is part of the problem, because it's just steps

from a children's play area. however, some houston residents say the exhibit is art, and should be left alone. a strong warning from the cdc. the dire prediction of an ebola outbreak if the virus isn't brought under control. new information that could change the way pregnant women fight the flu. and paula deen returns to the spotlight. her plans to make her cooking programs available on demand.

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. a new warning today about the ebola virus. health experts now predict the number of people infected with the deadly disease could soar in the coming months, unless efforts to control the outbreak are beefed up and quickly. erika edwards has more on the chilling forecast. >> reporter: the fragile health systems in liberia sierra leone, africa are overwhelmed with ebola. one out of ten sick people taken to the hospital, three did not make it. the u.s. centers for disease control reports the number of ebola cases could surge to 20,000 within the next week without an intense international effort to it stop the outbreak. the world health organization

projects a similar dramatic increase in cases. >> this is exponential increase with hundreds going into thousands of cases per week. and if we don't stop the epidemic very soon, this is going to turn from a disaster into a catastrophe. >> reporter: in liberia, some are waiting days to get treatment for their sick family members. the cdc estimates there could be more than 1 million cases by the end of january, a worst-case scenario that does not take into account recent surges in response. the u.s. military will build 17 ebola treatment centers in west africa and train up to 500 health care workers each week. infectious disease experts say they know how to stop ebola. if at least 70% of patients are found and isolated, doctors say the number of cases should decline almost as quickly as it's now rising. erika edwards, nbc news.

meanwhile, officials say a three-day nationwide lockdown was extremely helpful. during the lockdown, now over, health workers went to more than 1 million households, checking for people who may be infected. they found 130 confirmed cases of ebola. they're now waiting for test results on 70 more suspended cases. they also found 92 bodies during the door to door search. in news for your health, a new study is debunking a long held belief about pregnancy and the flu. until now, doctors believed that a weakened immune system is the reason why pregnant women are susceptible to the flu. but researchers say it's an immune response. pregnant woman's immune system kicks into high gear and overreacts to the flu, make her more vulnerable. findings could change the way we fight the flu in pregnant women. a sign of progress six months after the deadly mudslides in washington state.

the highway that runs through owes skro is now back open. they installed a draj system to direct water away from the road. the mudslides killed 43 people and destroyed homes and other buildings. back here at our home, we've got glorious fall weather. >> such a nice day. >> what's this about it changing? >> we can't keep it forever and we actually need the rain. a lot of the credit cards and gardens have gotten dry, including mine. but indeed the rain chances are going up, up, up as we head towards tomorrow, tomorrow night and thursday. some needed rain. but rainfall with this next system will be very, very variable. the farther east you live or travel, the more rain you'll get farther to the west will be lower amounts. outside for now, though, nothing to complain about in this beautiful picture. there is the white house comfortably nestled in northwest washington under a beautiful day today, sunshine and 74 degrees, light wind at 8 miles per hour. this next system could provide not only a good bit of rain but also quite a bit in the way of

wind as we get towards wednesday night and thursday. for now, though, temperatures in the upper 60s to right around 70. and nearly everybody's neighborhood. winchester and front royal, upper 60s to near 70. 69 in quantico. 68 at andrews air force base. hourly temperatures here trending ever downward, down into the low and mid 60s by 9:00. upper 50s to near 60 by midnight and thereafter and startup temperatures tomorrow morning not as cold as this morning but a chilly start coming. here's the way our future weather forecast goes. starting now at 5:00 today, nothing to worry about. but clouds will start to sneak back in tonight. it will be another chilly night to be outside and a chilly morning tomorrow morning. and without much in the way of sunshine tomorrow, might actually feel cooler. nonetheless, temperatures will be pretty much the same. by late in the day tomorrow, by 6:00 tomorrow, cloudy skies for all and rain chances sneaking in. east of ien-95 tomorrow. tomorrow, plan on cloudy and cool.

55 degrees at 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., clouds thicken during the course of the day and rain chances move in as well. rain chances low in the shenandoah valley. medium here, and higher across southern maryland and the eastern shore. so where's it all coming from? nothing on radar in our area just yet. there is the leading edge of what is essentially coming in two pieces off the coast of north carolina and another off the coast of jacksonville, north carolina. they're to combine forces and push moisture in our direction. it arrives during the course of the day tomorrow. rainfall intensity with this next thing for tomorrow afternoon and for tomorrow evening, just have the umbrella ready. nothing too terribly heavy. we'll get more on to the amounts and timing of the rainfall in a little bit. for now, though, here is your four-day forecast. tomorrow, a 50% chance for rain, mainly afternoon and evening chances. rain likely off and on through much of the day thursday. could be windy, as well. the things you need to know, though, you guys, it's going to get nice and warm and sunny and

dry, just in time for the weekend. that part of the seven-day is coming up. >> thanks, chuck. let's check out a couple stories trending right now. their job is to protect and serve, but apparently they also deliver pizza. two police officers in portland went above and beyond after a pizza hut driver got into a fender-bender and couldn't complete the job. cops grabbed the pizza and made the delivery themselves. the future of the world's first flying classroom is up in the air, literally. berington irving is now flying inspiration 3, the first-ever airplane interactive workshop. hundreds of students joined him for takeoff this morning at reagan national airport. irving's flights will take him and students around the world virtually to all seven continents. students will have access to the expeditions on their computers and mobile devices. visit our home page and search flying classroom to find out how you can get involved. and the newly crowned miss

america, cara kaz an instead of has denied hazing sorority members but does admit making light of hazing. according to the website jezebel, this happened last year while a student at hofstra university. it's raising a few eyebrows, s because her pageant clauses include preventing domestic violence. bearing escape thousands of feet in the air. the drama that forced a pilot to make an emergency landing. >> and how our area ranks when it comes to rudest drivers. hot 95's cain is here to break it down for us.

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. you're watching news4 at 4:00. paula deen is launching a comeback. tomorrow her new online cooking network goes live. it contains her old food network shows and some new programs. dean lost her cooking empire a year ago after accusations of racism surfaced in a lawsuit and she admitted she used a racial slur. she gave a tearful interview on

the "today" show but failed to apologize. this morning, deen was back on "today." >> that was a woman in trauma. and i would say shock, trying to understand what had happened. and, you know, the cold, hard fact, matt, is i probably should not have been here. i probably should have been at home, maybe even under the care of a doctor. >> paula deen says during the past year she's learned the power of words and she apologized to everyone who was hurt by the scandal. the lawsuit that started it all was eventually thrown out. an accidental selfie. what puts women in a bad mood. and an anti drunk driving ad goes virtual. >> hot 95's cain is here. >> hello. >> a lot of folks are talking about a new ad that budweiser

has out, a tear jerker called friends are waiting. >> you have to take a look at this. ♪ >> hey, i'm sorry. they said i shouldn't drive home last night. >> i haven't seen the whole thing -- >> it starts out as the little dog being the puppy and he takes care of the dog and raises him to be a great pup. and then one night he doesn't come home. and the dog is sitting there going, where's my master? where's my owner? next day he comes in the door and he stayed at dave's house because he didn't want to drink and drive. >> good for him. >> very emotional commercial. not the first time budweiser that did something that went viral. they had a clydesdale ad last year that had 50 million views. >> they know how to do it. >> there is a survey of the top things that put women in a bad mood. >> yep. >> jim is listening. >> okay. so -- i'm just the messenger. women are in a bad mood 11 days

out of the year, almost five hours a week. and the top reasons are, worrying about money, bad weather, feeling sick, their partner isn't listening, and weight issues. we all thought today on the show that that was low for both men and women. not just women. but men seem to agree, those things bother us too. >> yeah, i would think so. >> absolutely. >> an insurance company decided to try to find out which state had the rudest drivers. >> yeah. >> where do we fall in? >> number two. well, d.c. was number two. idaho was number one. why? people drive slow. why? there's nothing else going on. seriously. this is what they found. idaho was number one because of the speed of drivers. they actually average below the speed limit. insure.com surveyed 2,000 drivers. d.c. was number two. new york was number three. the best ones, north dakota, maine and new hampshire, in case you're wondering. maryland and virginia, middle of the pack. but obviously it wasn't raining

here or snowing. because then we would probably be number one or number two. >> glad we weren't at the top of that list. finally concern over taking an accidental selfie that gets sent to friends. >> if you have the new iphone ios8, beware if you're in i message and are sending a message to a friend, if you pull up the camera which you can now do, it doesn't give you a chance to review the picture before sending it. so it's causing problems where people are looking at their phone and they take a picture of themselves thinking that's not right, but it's already sent to their friends or online. >> that's kind of weird. >> just fyi. >> you can turn that app off, i assume. >> you've just got to be careful you're not taking pictures in that, just take it in the regular photo. >> heard you've got some cash to give away. >> $1,000 tomorrow morning. we want to give you money. if you want to know the phrase that pays, at 7:25, you could win $1,000 on the cain show.

>> thank you. >> see you next with him. coming up, what visitors to the white house will now see after a man managed to scale the fence there. danger on the tracks. the news4 i team finds out what's being done to stop people from illegally crossing

breaking news. the d.c. council just voted on an emergency bill to allow concealed carry of handguns.

let's go to kristin wright at the live desk with results of that vote. >> reporter: barbara, news4's mark segraves tells us the council unanimously approved that bill. it will allow people to apply for a conceal carry permit. cathy lanier will then approve them on a case by case basis. the bill calls for applicants to prove that they face a dangerous threat and it requires a training course. this vote came as a result of a ruling by a federal judge who said d.c.'s ban on conceal carry was unconstitutional. again, mark segraves will have much more on the decision in a live report coming up on news4 at 5:00. at the live desk, i'm kristin wright. now to the dramatic escalation in the war on isis. overnight, u.s. forces launched air strikes on terror targets in syria, and they had backup from several arab nations. news4's steve handelsman is live at the white house with the

latest. >> reporter: here at the white house in his address to the nation two weeks ago, president obama vowed to take the invite against isis into syria and promised to do it as part of a coalition that includes arab nations. and now he has. out of the syrian sky came precision guided warheads. 120 terrorists reported killed in all. here, an isis command building. two dozen targets reportedly struck. in an air campaign that's just starting. president obama said it sends his message. >> to anyone who would plot against america and try to do americans harm, we will not tolerate safe havens for terrorists who threaten our people. >> reporter: u.s. pilots flew from the persian gulf. four dozen tomahawk cruise missiles fired. three dozen warships hitting syria. five arab nations took part in the adamage. bahrain, qatar, jordan and the

uae. the obama coalition coming together. >> the strength of this coalition makes it clear to the world that this is not america's fight alone. >> reporter: this video, unconfirmed by nbc news, is said it show damage not to isis but to rival offshoots struck like core ason, ready to strike in the u.s. or europe. >> these terrorists plan external attacks, construct and test improvise explosive devices and recruit westerners. >> reporter: at the u.n., president obama planned to thank the leaders to help strike isis last night. but critics warn, isis and company will survive. >> unless and until we can find an arab force that's going to get on the ground and eliminate isis. >> reporter: or maybe a turkish force. turk offered support, but not yet boots on the ground. now that the war is wider and the fighting coalition is bigger.

up at the united nations this afternoon where the president went right after he discussed the overnight air strikes, he has already sat down with representatives of those five arab nations to thank them lavishly and publicly for their participation in his fighting coalition that over the next few days in new york he will try to grow to fight a war that the pentagon warned today could last years. at the white house, i'm steve handelsman, news4. >> and now to the latest on white house security. the secret service has created a temporary buffer zone along the north lawn. the secondary fence runs along the sidewalk on pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house. the secret service tells us the buffer zone is temporary, and will be in place while they conduct a comprehensive review of friday's security breach. the intruder who jumped the fence and ran into the white house is being held without bond. no country gets a pass on climate change. that word from president obama today as he joined world leaders

for a climate change summit. the leaders promised to spend billions of dollars to take better care of the planet. mr. obama said the u.s. has made strides in reducing carbon emissions but acknowledged we need to do more. >> we recognize our role in creating this problem, we embrace our sponltd responsibility to combat it. we will do our part. >> the summit is nonbinding. the goal is to lay the ground work for a new global treaty on climate change. world leaders will meet again in december to start drafting that agreement. jews around the world are preparing for their new year tomorrow evening. traditionally, they are blown to mark the beginning of the new year. it's an instrument made from the horn of a ram. factories that make them have been busy. they're also blown on yom

kippur. the practice dates back 3,000 years. emergency landing. a plane is diverted after a passenger tries to open the door in mid flight. and the newest challenge gaining popularity in northern virginia, all for a good cause. chuck? >> and good afternoon once again. i hope you're enjoying all that sunshine out there this afternoon, because that's not going to last. this area of rain off the carolina coastline, that's coming our way. just in time for hump day and thursday. we'll let you know about the impact it's going to have on the second half of your week, coming up. how can i avoid maintenance fees?

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. a passenger on board a virgin american flight tried to open the emergency exit door while the plane was in the air. it forced the pilot to make an emergency landing. monday's flight from boston to los angeles was diverted to omaha. someone pulled out their cell phone as the man was escorted off the plane. passengers say he was wearing a hospital bracelet. the man started arguing with a woman sitting next to him. then he tried to open the plane's door. two boston police officers restrained him until the plane landed. he was taken to a local hospital for observation. no one was injured. move over, ice bucket challenge. the purple purse challenge is making its way through fairfax county. it's a campaign to raise awareness of domestic abuse and the help that's available for

victims of domestic abuse. proceeds benefit shelter house, a nonprofit that provides services for the homeless and victims of domestic violence. supervisor john cook was the first to hold the purse, which he passed on to board chairman sharon bulman this morning. >> domestic violence is really a problem that goes to the core of our society, because it is violence in our homes. and so raising awareness is critically important for our families. >> fairfax county has a lot of programs to help people get on their feet. and so we have programs that provide counseling, job coaching, job training, assistance with trying to find housing. >> and next to get the purse is ron saul, former defensive lineman for the washington redskins. the campaign continues into october, which is domestic abuse awareness month. retired boxer, mike tyson, went out of his way to help an injured man who had crashed his

motorcycle on a las vegas highway. it happened last week. the man said a taxicab cut him off and he and the bike went down. while lying on the street he said he looked up and he was shocked to see tyson who was yelling at people not to touch him or to move him. >> he's my hero, in all honesty. i -- words can't express how much appreciation i have for him. it's truly awesome. >> ryan chestly suffered broken bones and torn ligaments, but he still managed to snap this cell phone photo of the heavyweight champ. later he sent mike tyson a fruit basket and hand-written thank you note. it is something that's dangerous and can be deadly and the news4 i team has uncovered it. what's being done to stop people from illegally crossing railroad tracks, and where this is happening most. and four apps that work better with the new iphone 6.

. you're watching news4 at 4:00. troubles near the tracks. more than 100 people hit, hurt or killed along train tracks in the d.c. area in just the past three years. and our news4 i-team cameras caught some trespassers pushing their luck. as scott macfarlane discovered, getting on top of those busy tracks is easier than you think.

>> reporter: what you're about to see is technically a crime. a crime news4 i-team cameras captured over and over again. since september 2011, at least 107 people in virginia, maryland and d.c. have been hurt or killed doing this. trespassing, walking on the tracks. including along these csx tracks in prince george's county. >> the train tracks are the fast west way to get from point a to point b. >> reporter: on foot. >> on foot. by far. it's much shorter. >> reporter: walter gaffaney knows the risk it brings. his daughter, mary. >> she literally was pinned to the front of the train. >> reporter: was hit and killed by a csx train while walking on the tracks here, just north of the riverdale mark station in 2012. >> so my guess is she froze, it then threw her. her neck was snapped. >> reporter: he keeps a wall of her photos and art, even her ashes in a bedroom. >> a beautiful girl. talented. smart. >> reporter: but she isn't the only person hurt or killed

walking near local railroad tracks in recent months. in fact, if far from it. we're in beltsville near route 1 and the bushes give way near the tracks. so many people have crossed through here, there is a bit of an informal walking path. so we deployed i-team cameras to see if people would cross, and they did. including this man. >> do you consider it safe walking across the tracks? >> i look both ways. >> reporter: you've been doing it for a while? >> yeah. >> reporter: and he didn't just walk over the tracks. he drove here from out of town. he parked his truck on one side and climbed the tracks to shop at an auto parts store on the other. he said it was easier. >> reporter: do you have any concerns the train can sneak out of nowhere and clip you? >> they can be very quiet and i have a 30% hearing loss so i look both ways. >> reporter: within five minutes of arriving, our cameras spotted trespassers in riverdale, feet from where mary gaffaney had died and where an elderly woman was hit in 2011.

and in beltsville where lords gomez tried to cross before she was hit, knocked out cold, broken bones and her teeth knocked out. i knew that i was running a risk, she says. but that she didn't see a no trespassing sign or any fences. our i-team cameras and crews didn't see any trespassing signs either at any of the three locations, nor any fencing to block would-be track climbers. so we asked csx why and the agency declined multiple requests, instead issuing a series of written statements saying, we do install signs and placards when possible but they are frequently vandalized. the most effective way is service campaigns and public service announcements. csx has its own police force that patrols the tracks and has come in contact with 150 trespassers in prince george's

county in d.c. alone this year and in most cases, turned those people away. in some cases, arrested them. >> i say good morning to her every day. >> reporter: walter gaffaney. scott mcford, news4 i-team. >> a review of reports found the number of people hit and injured by trains in maryland and virginia is down slightly over the past year. but the number of deaths and injuries nationwide is rising. the story started with a tip. if you have something for the news4 i-team to check out, call 202-885-4444 or e-mail them at tips@news4iteam.com. now that the new iphone 6 is out, whatever will you do with it? >> there is a legion of apps to help with the benefits. erika gonzales is here with details. >> so many to choose from, right? i spoke to our digital answer

man, jim berry at consumer electronics association today. and we have come up with four apps you might find useful in conjunction with the iphone 6. pictures. all right. we love to take them and let's be honest, mostly of ourselves. number one, the new camera app takes the 6 and 6-plus to the next level. this app has shutter speed, white balance, manual focus. these are tricks of the trade in professional photography now on an iphone. number two, hipmunk, great for travel planning. it has a handoff quality that you can look at something on a laptop and then pick up where you left off on your phone. and it helps cut down on time spent searching for travel from 45 minutes to about 5 minutes is what experts say. and here's a name you are familiar with. pinterest. with a larger screen and faster processor, cea says that this is even better on the new phone. and number four, pick a game,

any game. the extra oomph and that's a technical term, heightens, intensifies, magnifies virtually any gaming experience. still ahead on news4 at 5:00, a warning about a threatening phone scam that has folks thinking that they owe money on an outstanding bill. and one man described how he lost nearly $1,000. really hurts your wallet to even hear that. we're going to learn how that happened to him and how you can prevent this from happening to you. that's at 5:00. if you've got a story idea for the consumer watch, send us an e-mail. you've got that right there, consumerwatch@nbcwashington.com or 885-4884. chuck was talking about how his camera breaks down all of the time. we need to get you the app and a better camera phone as well, chuck. >> my phone needs more oomph of,

apparently. >> thanks, erika. your phone needs oomph of and we need rain. >> we are going to get rain around here. rainfall amounts will vary a tremendous amount, depending on where you live. a big area of pressure up the coastline so rainfall amounts quite heavy beaches. lesser amounts west of the bay. and lower amounts than that once you get out towards the shenandoah valley and mountains of west virginia where rainfall amounts can be paltry. there's a look outside. what a great view from our tower looking over the national mall and potomac. national airport, nice looking day. high, thin clouds drift in, and it was cold this morning. yes, indeed. these were morning lows. dulles dropped to 42 this morning. 41 in martinsburg. a cold start this morning. tomorrow morning, not quite as cold. overnight lows especially in the shenandoah valley, some 5 to 7 degrees milder. so wake-up time tomorrow morning, temperatures generally in the upper 40s to low 50s. mid 50s in and around town.

increasing clouds, chilly, but off to a dry start tomorrow morning. tomorrow during the course of the day, clouds will continue to come on in, and by the time we get to our afternoon, a couple showers around, scattered showers becoming more and more likely after the sun goes down tomorrow. tomorrow's high temperatures generally back up into the low and mid 70s once again. sort of depends on where you live as to how warm it's going to be, and better rain chances to the south and southeast. so that's where the heavier rain will be for tomorrow and where the heavier rain will be thursday. seven-day forecast time. showers move in second half of tomorrow. windy and breezy and rainy around here. wednesday night into thursday. good news is, we turn the corner, just in time for the weekend. friday, decreasing clouds, 76. both saturday and sunday look amazing with temperatures back up into the 80s. that will keep me winning employee of the month for sure. >> thanks, chuck. a prince george's county police officer found guilty of beating a university of maryland student after a basketball game now has a clean slate.

county bureau chief tracee wilkins explains from college park. >> reporter: it was here near knox road where four years ago, university of maryland students rushed out to celebrate after the duke-maryland basketball game. that turned into what became a controversial night. let me take you to video that evening where two prince george's county police officers face charges for beating one, severely, caught on video and it went to court. what happened then, one of the officers was found not guilty, the other found guilty of second degree assault and sentenced. but now years later a judge has wiped that sentence clean, and he's received what's called a probation before judgment. coming up on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00, we'll explain what that means. we have reaction from the state's attorneys office and also the attorney of that student. in college park, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. a massive manhunt for a murderer in pennsylvania conditions. students are heading back to class, and parents are speaking

out. maryland state police say this vehicle struck and injured a trooper last night along the beltway. this is chris gordon. why they say a law is on the books to protect emergency responders in just this kind of

you're watching news4 at 4:00. schools are back open for the first time in a week in the poconos of pennsylvania.

a state trooper was murdered and another seriously injured in an ambush. investigators believe the suspect, eric frein, is still in the area. eric debbel reports on the extra security. >> reporter: after being closed for several days, the pocono mountain school district, its nine schools and 9,400 students, tried to get back to normal tuesday. at the clearrun campus, some parents were glad. >> they need their education. they need to be in a school. they don't need to be at home worrying about what's going on outside. >> reporter: with the manhunt for suspended killer, eric frein, still under way, school buses did not run into barrett township tuesday morning. that's where a lot of police activity is still taking place. the fact that frein is still on the loose had other parents uneasy as they dropped their kids off. >> my child's safety comes first. hike like i told my child, if

he doesn't feel safe, call me and i'll come get him. >> reporter: there was increased security measures in place. police officers from theocono mountain regional police department were seen patrolling the area. >> i think the school is safe if they have security there. and with the teachers there keeping them safe, it's still a central location where they can actually see around it. so i mean, it's all open to interpretation, in my opinion. >> reporter: over the course of the manhunt for eric frein, state police have repeatedly said they only believe he is targeting law enforcement. with many parents needing to work themselves, some people say the district had a hard decision to make. >> in the end, it's hopefully a start to going back to normality and, you know, hopefully things get situated sooner than later. right now at 5:00, breaking news about guns in washington. what a new law just approved will mean for the city and where you could see people packing heat. the search for a missing uva student continues. we're live in charlottesville

tonight, tracking down those who know the person of interest wanted by police. and storm team 4 is tracking a big system heading our way. find out when it will hit and what it could mean for the rest of our week. hello, i'm pat lawson muse. wendy rieger is off tonight. >> i'm jim handly. first to the breaking news in the district. the d.c. council has just passed a bill allowing some gun owners to carry a concealed handgun. it is a sharp reversal for a city known for having some of the toughest gun laws in the country. news4's mark segraves was there for that vote today and joins us live to explain the reasoning behind this. mark? >> reporter: yeah, jim. you know, these council members were dragged kicking and screaming. there wasn't much debate, and they voted unanimously to improve this bill. that is not addictive of how they afeel about this new law. there were twoeasons they did this today. one, the judge overturned the ban on carrying permits, saying

it was unconstitutional. and then we just found out today that the u.s. attorney's office has not been prosecuting gun cases, anyone caught carrying a gun in the district hasn't been prosecuted over the past several weeks, because they think there is ambiguity in the law right now. those two pressures forced the d.c. council to do something today they really didn't want to do. most d.c. council members and the mayor don't want to allow the public to carry concealed handguns. but after a federal judge ruled the district's ban on carry permits was unconstitutional, council members felt they had no choice. >> we have to take some action, because currently the laws are not being enforced by the u.s. attorney in terms of people carrying pistols without a license. we're under the gun from the order of the judge. >> reporter: the new legislation will allow residents and nonresidents to apply for a concealed handgun carry permit. it will be up to the chief of police to decide who qualifies on a case by case basis.