right now, maryland wants u to know they're prepared for the worst case scenario. at this hour, health officials e telling the public what they would do if a case of a is discov in this state. plus, facing charges. a suspect due in court. coming up, the latest delay that made him a no should this morning. and we're learning more about the allegation against a teacher. why police say their investign is far from over. welcome to news 4 midday. we begin with the suspect in hannah graham's disappearance. he was supposed to appear in court today but he was a no show.

th would have been his first court appearance since being brought back to virginia. nbc's david koehler. >> repor a packed courtroom at the general district court this morning right here in charlott matthew and hisinside both were supposed to be here to be part ofn two reckless driving charg. instead, those have been continue e were the very first charges fileded in co ed conneh hannah graham's disappearance. he walked into the police station, walked out, after asking for an attorney, and a short time later, police pulled him over for reckless driving. those have been pushed off to december. hearing, along with the more serious abduction with intent to defile charge. police deploying some new tactics, including flying a drone above certain parts of the search areas.

we're going to look more into that. wel bring you updates on air of coue for news 4:00, and at 5:00, at 6:00, and online at nbcwashi > a man once cleared off a technica of child abuse charges now faces a new round of accusati minutes ago, a judge ordered michael gardner to remain behin bars. you may recognize his name. guarr o led the falls church democratic committee. news 4's molette green joins us with new developments. just a ago, the judge in this case revoked the bond on the existing charges that michael gardner faces. he denied bond on the brand-w cha that he faces. the judge made that ruling base said, violated the condition, of his release from prison earlier

basicall traveled out e did not followuter banks and the orders of the court appoind supervisors, which were to get permission from court to travel out of town. now, we did look at the charging documents in these new charges against him. he faces two felony counts of aggrav sexual battery of a child. th child is under 13 years of age. this alleged incident, two incides happening at the same -- at the same time period. back in 2009. now, gardner was released from prison earlier this year. he is facing a retrial in that case. but, again, michael gardner is not getting out of jail. he is sitting in the adult detentn center right behind me, as we speak. his bond has been revoked on the

existing charge against him. and the new charges, no bond for him either. back to you. >> thanks, molette. we could hear of a breakthrough today in the disappearance sist. the investiga led police to bedford county, virginia. the family of michael welsh once d land there. police named him as a person of interest in the sisters' disappea look for updates beginning on news 4 at 4:00. turning to the weather now. we are starting to see a little sunshine out there. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia joins us with her first forecast for this thursday morning. good morning. >> after some fog this morning d plenty of clouds, a little bit of sunshine trying to make an appearance. you'll notice partly sunny skies. r the rest of today, partly to mostly cloudy. the weather not having any

negati impact on your day. high temperatus today very similar to yesterday, in the mid test check of the plenty of clouds, but no rain. there isn't any rain in the forecast for thursday. 69 is where we're at now. partly sunny skies at 2:00. temperat in the mid-70s. by 6:00, a temperature around 74. so, nice for this time of year, for the afternoon and evening hours. up in baltimore, the orioles taking on the tigers. their first playoff game. nice weather for tailgating but bring a jacket because as the game gets under way, it will start to turn cool in baltimore s. it's going to be the coolest weekend so far this season. i'll let you know you can expec coming up at 11:30. >> montgomery county police were at a well-known potomac realtor's home just an hour before she was killed. they say on tuesday, she slashed

her tires, then killed her. rocca then allegedly drove off and crashed his car on purpose to kill himself. police say rocca worked for mattingls husba and was being accused of theft from that six flags america had been banned from that par s 15-year-d was indefinitely banned fm the park in july. ts not clear what he was doing fight started. the boy's family says a group of strangers bea him up outside the gates. they plan to hold a vigil for him tomorrow outside the park. the 15-year-old is still in a medicall induced coma. well, today, a virginia teacher will fe a judge on charges of having sexual relatir erica mesa taught at colonial forge high school in stafford t photos to and had a relationship

with one student but according to the freelance star, invests now say she had sexual rns with at least four male victims since 2012. right now, there's new informn on how many people came into contact with an ebola patient. hospitalized in texas. the number's higher than once thought. plus, questioning poll results. why one candidate for governor maryla says you should not trust the latest numbers in the race. and a mad dash for free tickets to a nats playoff game. the scavenger hunt involving the scavenger hunt involving these noms, an

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right now, health officials from across maryland are meeting to update their protocols, shouldo treat an ebola patient in this area. as a dallas hospital questions why its staff did not admit an ebola patient sooner. thomas eric duncan first went to an emergency room septemb 25th. doctors sent antibiot officials say he told a nurse he was visiting from liberia, whi i one of the hardest h areas of that information was not commun an ambulance took duncan to the hospit two days later in worse conditio > we've also learned duncan stopped at dulles international

ait on his way from liberia to texas. here's what we know about his travel. duncan arrived on united airlin flight 951 from brusse on septemb 20th. he went through customs and flew on fligh822 to dallas-ft. officials say duncan did not have ebola symptoms when he was boarded. they also say duncan would not have been contagious until he dallas. just hours ago, we learned the cdc is monitoring people who are not infected but came in close contact. the cdc will check those people every day for 21 days. some parents a keeping their childr home from school after learning of the possible connecti. well, head to nbcwasm for much more covera of the ebola situation.

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a candidate in maryland's race for governor suggests recent gains by his competitor could misleading. democrat brown disputes this poll. it shows republican larry hogan now within fr points of brown. a political action committee that supports hogan commissioned this poll. in a statement to news 4, hogan's team says gonzalez research is bipartisan. brown team believes otherwise. they would rather highlight last week's "time poll which shows brown with a 14 point lead. candidatn virginia's senate race will point out their differs next week. democrat incumbe mark warner will face off against republican ed gillespie.

news 4 is joining to sponsor debate. host chuck todd is the moderator. you can see that debate tuesday night at 7:00 right here on nbc 4. you get to hear d.c.'s mayoral candidat square off tonight. bowser, cotan za and schwartz e part in the debate. news 4's tom sherwood will be one of two panelists asking will be two more debates later this month, including one hosted by nbc 4 on october the 16th. the secret service is under new leadersh. former special agent tom clancy named. pierson resigned wednesday after

failing to report to president obama. >> there are probably some other folks th need to take the exit ramp out too. >> the more i learned, the worst it is, and that scares me. >> he wants someone with a fresh perspect retired back in 2011. the problems with the secret service could actually matter for midterms. here to explain, why could it in any other year, a story like this would get any other press coverage. i don't would moved needle politically. it seems like this is the latest a whole series of stories t government not working. a year ago, almost to the day, the healthcare.go site was crashi spectacularly. the government was shut down. since then, we've seen the irs, the nsa and the va all subject

to these scandals. ideas of mismanagement. now this service that is suppos to be the elite force. with his life and his family's lives. messed up not just once but at least three times failed to to do their job. things tha are associated wi this governm just aren't working the way they're supposed to. >> even with this problem with the secret service, hard to blame on one party or the other, or is it just mismanagement? >> absolutely. i don't think there's any sugges the administration is any way responsible for this. you saw a bipartisan coming togeth in those hearings with pierson, now resigned. going after her and saying ts that this is a systemic problem. that said, though, republicans do still stand to benefit a little bit politically from this because you saw the white house was on its heels having to respond to this. the white house didn't know about some of these -- these security breaches until right before they went public. that doesn't make the admi look like they're

on top of it. i think it contributes to the same narrative that the prest is being more buffeted by events than controlling them. his address to the congrel caucus tonight. why is that speech an important one? >> t preside had previously said he wanted to take executive action on deportations. at end of this summer. the administratn then said actu we're not going to do anyt until after the novemb elections because the polil climate just isn't right for it. and there's a lot of activists sayi there are families being ripped apart every day. the president has a respon to address this. itl still act on this before the end of the year. when he appears before the hisp activists tonight, he'll have to talk about that and acknowledge they've been report, a with the midterms comi up, with latinos being a big part of the electorate, he's going to have to make that messe very clear.

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about our changing minds campai, you can head to our websit have a list of mental health resours in our community. >> the scammers harassing local reside th place will look a lot difft tomor afternoon when a playoff baseball game begi here in washington. coming up, the ticket giveaway that has people around our area searg for hidden gnomes. first, a look at what's hot on

we're getting ready for the playof this mornin beltway to t. the orioles start their postse tonight. they take on the tigers in game one of the alds. maryla governor martin o'mall has declared today o's oran day. wear orange in support of the oriole first pitch is 5:30 on tbs. the os are hungry for a world seri title. the last time they won was 1983. the nats will take on the giants game one of the nlds on friday. giants beat the pittsburgh pirate las night. take a look at the wilson buil earlier this morning. it will be all lit up in red for as lon the nationals remain in the playoffs.

the nats are giving you a chance to win tickets to a playoff ate. the same time. news 4 megan mcgrath. y seems natural that the rd so nation tur him in a garden gnome. at t heart of a really funny scavr hun going on today. we've been watching it unfold on lack ak at some of the pict people have been postin conclusion of the scavr hunt, there will be about 100 of these little jayson h garden gnome, out there on the streets. all around the dmv. there are six of them that are autogr if you get one with an autogr you get two tickets to saturday's game. people have been told to post their finds on to twitter. we've seen a lot of really pretty posts this morning. a professort american

univty rep to work, going into the office, around 8:00, an discov congratulati you found me. he was sitting right here, y the his business. diren you'r standing. and i looked at him and i said, okay. i had no idea this promotion was going on. then i saw him. i saw how many other people have picked one up today. i said, hey, this is really great. really getting the area really juiced up. >> and people are very excited. this is not the end of it. i'm joined by valerie cam, f marketing officer wite nation we saw the first batch this mornin the are more coming? >> there are more to come. we're continuing to hide them throug the day. so keep looking. the last of them will be out there by about 4:00 p.m. today. what about the tickets?

what's been claimed? are there still tickets hiding? >> there are still autographed gnom out there. as fars we can tell, only three hav been claimed. there is still three more autogrd gnomes to find. if you find them, you get your seas tickets for saturday. >> we're told this will happen throug the day and probably the last batch will go out arou 3:00 in the afternoon. report liv from nats stadiu back to you. > where drones can be flown and who can use them. coming up, decisions being made right now that could have lastg effects on what you see and here in the skies above us. plus, a sperm bank being sued for a major mixup. the woman behind the lawsuit expl why she's taking legal > and it's a rain free day, right at least. will it stay that way for the weeken stm team 4 meteorologi amelia is back with your first look at the seven-da

right now, ski season is quicy approaching. workers a copper mountain ski in colorado spent the night making snow. now, about 4 inches of the rl stuff has alr fallen in that area in the past week. copper mountain opens up on hallow r area ski resorts will open throug november. >> no. >> no snow in our forecast. i know that.

we've got some rain perhaps. we do have some rain. its way into the area. we're not r for the snow yet. being when it arrives, it will be maybe a welcome sight. let's at least enjoy our fall. for the rest of the workweek, we're looking at a mix. some fog tomorrow morning. after that, partly sunny skies. pretty much exactly like what we had yesterday. it will be a repeat perfor tomo and today. rain early in the day. most of the day is dry and breezy. and then cool on sunday. the coolest day so far this season. right now for the most part are in the 60s. except for fredericksbu and culpr coming in at 70. we're at 69 in washington. 66 in leesburg and gathersburg. for the most part, mainly cloudy skies across the area right now. a little bit more sunshine though. we get into the afternoon hours, tempes warm into the mid to upper 70s. 77 for a high today in was also our high

yester 73 for a high temperature for those of you in martinsburg. for tomorrow, your commuter foreca during that morning commut dealing with some fog, espe in the rule areas. you might want to budget extra time for that and make sure kids waa safe tomorrow morning arou 60 degrees. so maybe a light jacket. defini want to layer. and the good news, the friday eveningcommut it will be most cloudy. at least it will be dry, with temp in the low 70s. exciti time for playoff base here in the dmv. nation spurs tomorrow as they take on the san francis giants. t pitch just after 3:00. breezy at the ball park. we're looking at dry conditions. temper will be in the mid-70s at the start of the game. by the last out, temperatures will be a little cooler, arou 79 degrees at that point. so 69, excuse me. so you might want to bring a

light jacket. you can see all the playoff base weather. i posted that information on my face and twitter pages. dry., on friday, we're keeping a high temperature of 74. after some morning fog, we're lookg at a cloud/sun mix throug the day. for saturday, a high temperature of 71 degrees. of course, it's fall for fairfa as well. say hi to myself, eric gonzalez, david, some other storm team 4 and news 4 members. he we are, saturday, 5:00 a.m. notice how it's mainly dry acro the area. just some scatted showers only until about 8:00 a.m. afternn hours, it is dry here on saturday. rememb, breezy. sunday, barbara, a high tempe of only 63 degrees. and that's after a cold start. washin will be in the mid-s. in the mid-30s, then after that, we'll return to temperatures in

the 70s monday and tuesday and wednes right now, the safety commite for montgomery council is developing rules for using dronesn your neighborhood. a preview of the drone's fire will be using to gain the upper hand during a fire or rescue. today, rt reviewing protocols for using them. exactly where they can fly witht compromising your policy. e committee will come up with a complete set of rules before the drones take flight. today, one of the possible locas about the new fbi headqu holdin open house at the propos site in landover tonigh e of three potential spots for the new headquarters. the oth sites include green belt and greenfield, virginia. x on sheriff road. earning

sending e vials ended up being from a black donor. k should be responsible for the mistake. you can't be oops, i'm sorry, be happy you got a child, and walk away. you can't do that. >> jennifer says she's happy to have a healthy 2-year-old daught, but now the little girl is experiencing prejudice in the town they live in. she says she's suing in part becae wants to move her family to a larger and more diverse community. so far, the sperm bank has not commen a warning this morning about a phone scam where the scammer just won't give up. and the legal action the british royal famy is taking to keep ca

in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge.

the duke and duchess are threg to take legal action against a photographer they say has been monitoring their son prin george. in a statement, the palace said the unnamed photographer was suspecd of placing prince ge under surveillanc and kate are expecting their secon child. they say they want to spare their children intense press covera> thi morning, we have details on a scam that may leave your phone ringing off the hook. the callers are persistent and their pit sounds real.

promisg free money in the form of a government a gonzalez tells you what to watch out for and h to stop the callers in their tracks. >> rep he recently spent near an entire day answering his phone. >> i got eight more calls that day, roughly half an hour apart, all day long, from the same peop about the same thing. >> rep the callers all clai his government grant had been approved. the catch, cole never applied for a government grant, typiy reserved for resears and nonprofits. very c tryi to express they were reprs of the govern col is not alone. the federal trade commission says more than 5,000 complaints impost scams in 2013. with these phony grant calls, like the one cole received, scam , or request for a check you pay a processing fee.

if you get a ring from someone clai your grant has been approv, the better business bure says hang up. but beware, callers can be pers and persuasive. otr ways to avoid getting duped. r give any personal fil inf over the phone. and no, you'll never have to make a payment in advance in orde to receive a real govern grant. finall report the calls to the federal trade commission and the attorn general's office in your state. stopped. cole did report the the ftc and the virginia atto general's oe as well. you can also check out a company or organization with the better busine bureau as well. if you have a consume proble just e-mail erica, at cons watch at nbcwas

today, we're talking to steve hay about a health issue that nearly took his life recent. coming up, we also hear from the man who may have saved him.

heart disease is the numbe and women in the united states. this includes both heart attacks and cardiac arrests. our fitness expert steve hayes is here to talk about his own heal scare this summer.

along with a man he says saved his life. welcome to both of you. steve, tell us what happened. he will be able to tell the story, he remembers what happen you start with what you rememb. >> remem jus sitting on the couch. and playing a game solitaire on the computer. that's the last thought i rememb. >> now, you're one of his health fitness clients. tell us how you happened to be there. happened? >> well, we were playing the game that steve said. all of a sudden, he just passed out. was out of his mouth, gaspr air. i thought he got scared because he owed me money. >> but it was much more serious. it was more serious. so we pulled him on the couch, stra his legs. my god son was in the room. thank goodness. he called 911. i started on steve like this, u pounding on this rock chest. it w impossible. and so for about 4 1/2 minutes,

i went. i got o then i did it again. >> was he still unconscious? >> out, unconscious, barely breath they gave him the pads. this is when the ambulance got there? >> ambulance got there. so for a half hour, he was actu out? >> actually, from the time i did the cpr, it was about ten minute got there, it was another 20 minutes of it. thatas the half hour. hospit they put induced coma. we just started to pray he could come out. >> how long was it before he was brought o of this induced coma? well, they reducinged the s tha was a full day. on the second day, he started to co out. they took the respirator out on the second day as well. now, steve, we've watched you. yo exercise all the time. you're in full speed ahead mode.

your whole life. >> yes. the doctors say this contd to what happened to you. barbara, at this moment, y have no idea. they just call it cardiac arrest it's le someo pulled the plug on me. they're sti trying to find out exactly wt caused it. >> are they limiting your exerci? >> no, as a matter of fact, whe very careful about what i was doing. t i'm basically bi was. jay can tell you about one of his -- what i want to ask you, jay, i know you were there, you heard from the doctors. you all are friends along with being one of his clients. did the docto say that maybe he had overdone it? >> the best thing they said is to -- because he was in such phen shape, he had a very slim chanc of surviving. >> he had a -- >> a slim chance surviving becae he was in phenomenal shape. did a cat scan. an angiogram.

and everything was wide open. and he 20-y 30-year-old. from his great work out. and that's what saved him from not havin a massive heart attack. but this electrical piece, they why. >> so, are you bac doing all your exercises you were doing in the past? >> yes of fact, it was -- maybe abt a full week after i got out of the hospital, i was back doing everything. jay was telling a gd friend of hi gandhi. well, we are so happy to see you standing, able to talk to us. ke us all in good shape so if we h same problem, we > ur wednesday's child this week is a young man we have introd you to before. sadly, he's still waiting, but he's still hopeful of finding a forer family. we took 11-year-old dejur for a dini treat where he got to eat loads .

i hear you love hamburgers! >> i do. >> well, guess what we're going to do today. we're going to have some of your favori foods. this is going to be a lot of fun. the manager welcomed us to z burger. how are you? nice to meet you. >> he loves cheeseburger he's ready for one right now. >> the chef was ready to give us a lesson in making the perfect cheese t means you're going to learn how to make your own so you' never going to have to wait for somebody else to make it for you. when did you first realized you liked cheeseburge so much? >> when i tried one. >> at 11 years old, he lives in a group foster home. o have his favo food very often. he has been in the system for about most of his life actually, it's been about eight years now. >> what grade are you in now? >> sixth. >> do you like school? >> yes. >> ways your favorite subject? >> math. >> how are you doing in math? >> as and bs.

>> wow! >> as you can tell, he talks a little slowly, so he has some i really think with the right home and a small soothing nurtg environmen he could real do well. >> what does adoption mean? >> that you can live with a fami forever. >> tell me about the kind of fami you think you'd like to a nice family that has . ot and sisters. >> so, we're really hoping for a family -- if they have children at all, a very small number of childr. , cuddled and given all this home and attention that he real hasn't had for himself. >> i want to have a dog, a cat and a rabbit. >> wow, you want them to really pets, huh? he does want a family that likes cheese and if you have room in your home and your heart for dejur or

another child who's waiting, call our special adoption hot line. the number's 1-88-to-adop. or searc wednesday's child at nbcwas coming up, a sneak peek at must see tv. plus, the friday forecast we're almo about to get to. amelia is back with a look at what to expect this weekend.

checking some stories deve at this hour. the cdc is monitoring 80 people in dallas for symptoms of ebola. these people came in close contac with thomas eric duncan or his family. duncan is the patient doctors are treating at a dallas hosp for the disease. the hospital is reviewing why its staff did not admit him when duncan showed up at the emery room earlier in the week. the hearing for jesse mattw has been continued until decemb. matthe facing charges in the abdun of hannah graham. he was supposed to appear toda charge s first hearing was delayed. and facing the tiger, tonit in baltimore. maryla governor o'malley has declar today o's orange day. he's asking all state government employs to wear orange in suppor of the orioles. the late time the orioles won the wor series was 1983. new must-see tv tonight on

nbc 4. two new comedies, bad judge and a to z premiere after the biggt loser. >> nbc premieres a new romantic come tonight. a to z chronicles the evolution of a relationship starting with e first meeting. one of the stars of that show, ben feldman, joins us with more on what audiences can expect. welcome home, i should say. >> i'm happy to be here. you grew up in montgomery ing. county but originally chevy cha d.c. >> i stand corrected. let's talk a little about the show. seen some of it. it's a funny, funny romantic comedy. it doesn really sort of try to get into the will they get togeth. a will they stay together kind of a show. i think a lot of shows exist in that will they/won't they kind of place and it's all about, its first meetg and s happens that gets in the way. we get all that out of the way

in the very fir episode. it's a relationship, what happens in the beginning to the end. all the crazy quirky little mome happen in real relation you s to see that from the exactly. those are interesting. i don't know why you see more of that on tv and in movies for that matter. so there's a whole lot material to pull from. >> how do you describe your charr then for folks who are going to see -- >> my character is -- he's sort of a hopeless romantic. he believes in fate, destiny. i can think of a lot more cynil -- i could stand to take a few lessons from this guy. a lot of people obviously will recognize your face from without a mustache, yeah. right. some othe, we'll say, issues, you had with e character. i ge. there will be no nipple play in -- on this show. >> so let me ask you about comi home. you grew up in this area. your folks still live in the

area. th has got to be great to be ab to watch the premiere tonigh i'm going to wa parent house. >> maybe one or two people that are lik my friends and then it's just them and all of their friend be fair, they didn't know i was coming here so i think this is a party that existed without me. okay. so it's got to be nice. this brand-new show. you get to see it at home for the first time. it is great. i have a feeling people -- when you watch it with people that are that comfortab with you, you' definitely get criticism and critiqued. >> so you have to be ready. anythi else you're doing while you're in town? any sites you want to see? >> i don't have time. , sell.to run around and, you but late night, i finally got to go to a restaurant that i'm been dying to go to. it was just the great et. it was incredible. i always try and eat my way through e city i'm in. >> smart man, that's the it.

we appreciate you stopping. good luck with the show. we should let folks know a to z prems tonig at 9:30 right here on nbc 4. ben, good luck to you. thank you, it's good talking to you. we'll have to watch. absolutely. >> are we going to have rain while we watch? >> no rain today, tomorrow. but tomorrow night, mainly after midnig, rain's going to arrive y early saturday. game one, game two, playoff for the orioles and the nations looking dry. no rain in the forecast. that great news. temper, though, pretty month every game, going to be on the cool side or the winds will be breezy. so i would recommend long sleeve light jacket for the games. is here this afternoon, partly sunny, temperature of 77 up in baltim e as well. tomorr, a cloud/sun mix throug the day. a high of 74. rain saturda most likely out of here8:, 9:00 a.m. dry, breezy, cooler.

71. co on sunday morns and 40s and 63? 30s and 40s. so far this season, coldest so far this season. >> thanks. that's news 4 midday for today. we tha for being with us. we invite you're to tune in at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. l be back here tomorrow fo

>> nicole: ej. are you happy with what your sister managed to get away with? >> ej: i'm not giving you a quote for your television show, nicki. >> nicole: i'm not asking as a reporter. i'm asking as someone who cares about eric. your sister caused him a tremendous amount of pain. she ruined his life and got off scot-free. oh, let me guess how that makes you feel. >> sami: and i'm just a little bit nervous, eric, 'cause i have something i have to tell you. um... and i wanted to do it in person, so i'm so glad you're here. >> eric: what is it? >> sami: [exhales] i got back together with ej. we're--we're together, for good.