and how it impacts other same-sex couples. julie? >> reporter: well, the first change is going to be noticed by any virginian going in to get a marriage license. that's because these forms have changed. until today, they said bride and groom. now they say spouse and spouse. and some virginian same-sex couples did not hesitate to get hold of one of these licenses today and then take the leap into marriage and be a part of virginia history. >> i, erika turner, take you jennifer millson. >>. >> reporter: this 26-year-old wasted no time to take advantage of the first chance for virginia's same-sex couples to get a marriage license. jennifer and erika chose the arlington courthouse because they heard someone might be on hand to officiate once their license was in hand. so they stepped out of the courthouse and right into a marriage ceremony. >> you joined in marriage as wife and wife. you may kiss your bride.

>> the marriage was made possible when the u.s. supreme court declined to hear an appeal that sought to ban same-sex marriages in five states, including virginia. erika turner says when the couple got the news this morning, they decided right away to act. >> she came up to me crying and said i think we can get married today. >> we had plans for august. we were going to come to d.c. but the opportunity presented itself a little sooner, so we wanted to take advantage of that. >> reporter: earlier on the same plaza, virginia attorney general mark herring celebrated the advent with other democratic elected officials. shortly after he was sworn in january, herring announced he believed the ban on same-sex marriage approved by virginia voters in 2006 was unconstitutional. >> the rights and privileges of marriage, which are guaranteed to us by the united states constitution, are now available to all loving, committed couples in virginia. >> reporter: other virginia

same-sex couples, most previously married in other states, also gathered at the courthouse to cheer the news. together for three decades, jay and his partner married in the district of columbia last year. >> oh, it's wonderful. it's just a feeling of finality that our love is the same as any other couple's love, and america stepped up as a country, collectively. >> reporter: and now their marriage will be recognized in the commonwealth. virginia same-sex couples married in other states can now also file joint virginia tax returns, adopt children together, make medical decisions for one another and transfer inheritance. reporting live from arlington, julie carey, news4. >> thanks, julie. the supreme court will also take up a local case this year. it involves a woman in maryland who sued u.p.s. she says that company violated the pregnancy discrimination act when the company told her she

couldn't have a light-duty job so that she could continue working while pregnant. in another employment discrimination case, retailer abercrombie & fitch is accused of denying a job to a woman because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. the justices also will hear a free speech case that involves threats made over facebook. a man in pennsylvania is challenging his conviction for posts about killing his wife and shooting up a school. he argues they were rap lyrics and not actual threats. now to new developments in the ebola crisis. the obama administration is considering more screening measures for passengers arriving into the u.s. from west africa. this comes as we learn more about the effort to save two people infected with the virus in our country. thomas duncan remains in critical condition in a dallas, texas, hospital. nearly 50 people who came into close contact with him are being monitored. meantime, an nbc news freelance

photographer is now being treated in nebraska. and tonight is there word of the first reported case of ebola transmission outside of west africa involving a nurse in spain. we have team coverage of these developments tonight. we begin with nbc's jay gray, who is in dallas, texas, with more on the experimental drug being used to treat the first person diagnosed with ebola on american soil. >> reporter: an intense struggle continues inside the isolation unit of texas health presbyterian hospital right now. >> we recognize that this is a critical time for him and for his family. >> reporter: this afternoon, we have learned doctors have turned to an experimental medicine to try and keep thomas eric duncan alive. and family members say a respirator and dialysis machine are now a part of that effort as well. the effort to treat journalist asmoko puo mukpo is at the medi center of nebraska. >> he is enormously relieved to

be here. it's still quite frightening, but heounds very strong. >> reporter: back in dallas, hazmat teams returned to the apartment where duncan had been living for phase two of the decontamination and disposal process, working to ease the concerns of a community on edge. >> a lot of people are scared. a lot of people throughout dallas are scared right now. >> reporter: that concern over the deadly virus stretches across the state, and today texas governor rick perry announced the creation of the texas task force on infectious disease preparedness and response. >> there is a tremendously talented and expert group of professionals engaged around the clock, functioning as a single team to do what it necessary to stop any additional spread of ebola. >> reporter: a big part of that process is constantly monitoring close to 50 people who had some kind of contact with duncan. >> temperatures were taken. none of them had symptoms. none of them had fever. >> reporter: including ten considered high-risk, who will

remain in isolation for the next two weeks. jay gray, nbc news, dallas. airline passengers coming into the d.c. region could soon see changes as a result of the ebola crisis. news4's adam tuss continues our coverage at dulles airport with more on what travelers there might have to go through. adam? >> reporter: hey, doreen. many here at dulles international say the idea of more screening, not a bad idea. >> i think we need to do more to take further precautions when someone comes from west africa. >> reporter: more screening for those coming from countries where ebola is raging. >> i think they should do a lot more -- a lot of places, not just west africa. >> reporter: but more screening on all levels is a good idea. >> sure. why not? >> reporter: and for those very close to the ebola situation, agreement. >> i would not be against tougher screening, no, not at all. >> reporter: she is flying through dulles today and says she has a lot of friends in and from west africa.

>> i'm worried about contracting the disease there, taking precautions at home. some -- a good friend of mine's mom has gone to liberia to help out with her family. >> reporter: sam say screenings could go as far as taking the temperature of passengers who may be showing symptoms as they get off flights. andrea mitchell on nbc's "meet the press." >> they now believe as they go to a small number, four main airports, they can get about 75% of the people. >> jfk, dulles, o'hare, newark. those four airports they can hit. >> reporter: in response to questions about additional screening u.s. customs and border protection says if a patient is showing signs of serious illness, the traveler would be isolated from the traveling public while the cdc and local public health authorities conduct an evaluation. the airport's authority does tell us it has medical personnel on hand around the clock. and back here now live at dulles, locally congressman frank wolf is asking president obama to come up with one point

person to handle the country's response to the ebola crisis. reporting live at dulles, adam tuss, news4. >> thank you, adam. tonight our viewers are weighing in on this question. we asked you if the u.s. should ban flights from west africa as a result of the ebola situation there. so far, it looks like a majority of you, 85%, think banning flights from west africa is a good idea. chopper 4 was over the scene today as heavy smoke billowed from a fire truck. it happened within the hour along piney branch road in silver spring. investigators tell us that truck was on its way to a two-alarm building fire when it had to pull over because of a mechanical problem when. when the crews got out, it found the truck was on fire. they quickly put it out. nobody injured. turning now to the biggest endorsement yet in the race for d.c. mayor. president obama has endorsed fellow democrat, muriel bowser. in a statement released by the bowser campaign, the president described her as a champion for

working and middle class families and a strong supporter of the schools. but that backing has some controversy. some people say the president should not get involved in local politics. >> and i'm just really proud to accept the endorsement of our president, barack obama. that endorsement comes as the race for mayor gets tighter. there are new polls that show that bowser's lead over the independent candidate, david catania, is down to single digits. there is new fallout tonight from olympic champion michael phelps' dui arrest. usa swimming suspended him for six months. in addition to the suspension, phelps will not be allowed to compete at next year's world championships. and usa swiing will cut off his monthly stipend. police say phelps' blood alcohol level was nearly double the limit when he was pulled over last week. monday night football at fedexfield. burgundy and gold welcoming the

super bowl champs tonight. seahawks coming in rested after a bye. d.c. coming off that embarrassing is the most -- least you can say about it -- loss to the giants. dianna, doreen says this is a must-win. do you agree? >> doreen loves to throw that word around. everything is a must-win according to doreen. but doreen is right. this is a must-win and that is the tone this team has had all week long. yes, we're playing the super bowl champs, but this is like they're super bowl, because we find out a lot about this washington redskins team based on the results and the performance of them tonight against seattle. just a few minutes ago, starting quarterback kirk cousins entered the building, getting ready to make his eighth start with washington. behind him, the redskins' defense who really struggled last week against that new york giants team, new york put up 45 points on this redskins team. and after getting blown away in front of their home crowd, in prime time, this team is now

ready to turn it around. >> you can come back or not come back and get embarrassed twice. you know what i mean? so i think to a man, you've got to have some pride, you know. and i know we talk about humility in this game and being humble. and to an extend, that's huge. on the other side, you have to have enough ego and pride that you don't let people continually whip you. >> reporter: all right. huge test for this washington redskins team. as for who is in, who is out, jordan reed, trent williams, will they play tonight? we're going to get you that information coming up in sports in just about 30 minutes. i'm dianna russini live at fedexfield. back to you. >> okay, dianna. right now rain is moving in from west virginia, and it could impact people of tonight's redskins-seahawks game. doug is tracking the conditions from storm center 4. what's the word? >> if you're doing tailgating outside right now, no problems across our region. looking pretty good there from our chopper high above fedex stadium. now let's take a look and we'll

show you what's going on around our region. storm team 4 radar showing that rain back towards west virginia, in through hampshire, hardy county, making its way towards virginia right now, frederick county, virginia, shenandoah county, moving off towards the east and will continue to do so. not a lot of rain here. most of this will pass just to the north and west of d.c. but we will see a few showers and we're watching more rain back towards the west. let's talk about that forecast for you as we start the game at 8:30 tonight. 67 degrees. cool with a dry start. possible showers late. a lot more as far as shower chances go in the next seven days. i've got that for you in a minute. >> thanks, doug. coming up in the broadcast, we're going to tell you what wee learning about a teacher arrested at an airport for trying to go overseas to support isis. >> reporter: there's a gun fight. bullets flying every which way. one strikes a 9-year-old boy in the head. and now he's in a fight for his life. i'm pat collins. the story, coming up on news4. concern for parents after the first confirmed death of enterovirus in the u.s.

the warning from top health officials, coming up.

a 19-year-old locked up for allegedly trying to travel overseas to join isis. they got him at o'hare airport in chicago on saturday. he appeared in court in chicago today. he was ordered held in jail until a detention hearing later

this week. khan has been charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. a british man who is fighting with the group isis may have been found in syria. he's known as john "the baelgs," alleged to be the executioner in several videotaped beheadings, including of that american james foley. british somers say he was spotted along with hostages in syria. britain has made it a priority to capture or kill the suspect, but officials say to attempt that now would be disastrous, because his forces are too strong. isis is now threatening to behead yet another american, a former army ranger who went to syria to volunteer with relief agencies there. this comes as those militants are making headway in a battle for a town in syria near the turkish border. nbc's richard engel with more now on why the fight for that town is important. >> reporter: isis is threatening

to kill an american hostage next. peter kasig, former army ranger who traveled to syria to help victims of war. his family says he converted to islam and changed his name to ab due rahman. he told his family he was, quote, pretty scared to die. isis is fighting a propaganda war, but also making advances on battlefields. turkey this morning sent more tanks to its syrian border. taking up what appeared to be firing positions. this is why. isis militants are advancing quickly on the city of kobani, which is right on the turkish border, attacking with tanks and artillery. isis appears to have already taken part of the city, and this morning raised its flag. isis appears to want to provoke a war with turkey. this weekend, it even fired mortars into turkey, hitting homes. in response, turkey has deployed tens of thousands of troops to

reinforce the border. but so far, turkish troops have no orders to enter syria, and that perceived inaction is causing problems at home. riots have broken out in turkey, with protesters demanding the country take action against isis, instead of just watching the group. turkey is now weighing its options. if it does decide to send troops into syria, that would mean nato boots on the ground. and it could be a turning point. richa richard engel, nbc news, istanbul. the weather feeling like fall and rain possible overnight. >> a little rain. that's the key. overnight. i think we're going to see the same thing overnight tomorrow night too before we have a couple of days of showers and maybe some rain. let's take a look and show what's happening outside. look at that shot. we're looking off to the west. we have seen plenty of sunshine today. nothing but blue skies early. but those clouds starting to move in from the west. and that's the first bout of rain, those clouds right now sitting over our friends out towards west virginia.

current temperature, 74 degrees under partly cloudy skies. look at the winds gusting to 28 miles per hour now. we have seen winds gusting over 30 in some spots today so it has been on the windy side. and that wind from the south actually helped us get into the mid to upper 70s. 70 in manassas, 69 towards martinsburg. winchester at 68 degrees. and you folks back towards winchester, that's the rain. it's right on your doorstep right now. most of it is on the light to moderate side, no real heavy rain. these were storms earlier. but no storms associated with this. no lightning, that is, moving in towards the panhandle of west virginia. shenandoah seeing rain. this is the first batch. see the storms fall apart. that's the first batch coming through. that should be through the d.c. area. around 10:00, 11:00. if it holds together, i do expect it to weaken just a bit. toward the south, more rain and again most of this should stay on the similar track, move just to our north and west, but we will see a few showers your night. here they are around 11:30 at night. leesburg, culpeper, manassas starting to see showers.

they come through the region. and by early tomorrow morning, 8:00 a.m., no problem. a few clouds out there, but a good start to the day as far as the rush hour is concerned. not worried about that. 4:00 in the afternoon, isolated shower possible. but again, most of us will be on the dry side. another bout of rain, though, comes around the same time tomorrow night. tuesday night, here we go. little line of storms developing from frederick right on down through la ray and culpeper. nothing too heavy. but this will move through right around 11:00 or midnight. and by wednesday morning, same deal. it's out of here. so we're not talking any real problems as far as rush hour is concerned over the next few days. 74 for a high tomorrow. 72 leesburg. 75 in fredericksburg. again, a couple showers. you may want to take the umbrella but most of day does look like it will stay on the dry side of things. 75 on wednesday. some sunshine after the overnight rain. rather breezy both tuesday and wednesday. not quite as breezy as today, though. 72 on your thursday. then 67 on friday. and take a look at the weekend here. we've got a frontal boundary that's going to drape across our area. so a chance of rain on friday,

saturday, sunday, and most likely on monday too. and look at the high temperatures, only in the mid 60s here, rather unsettled. this is a pattern we'll be watching closely as that front is going to meander around our region. so a chance of rain for both days and also keep us on the cooler side. temperatures will be well below average as we make our way in towards saturday and sunday. next, a romantic ride turns into a dramatic rescue. see the unforgetel werable marriage proposal that almost ended in the ocean. >> not that she necessarily mentality for it to be that way, but it's the illness. >> kathryn hoggle's mother breaks her silence. her one request to help her daughter and missing grandkids, only on news4. and fighting crime and cancer. >> i wanted to show i could be strong and work through this. >> a local officer who appeared on the "today" show explains how she finds strength to serve and protect. next.

full of unconditional love. that's how a new jersey preschool is being remembered after new tests showed he had enterovirus. 4-year-old eli waller died nearly two weeks ago. it's the first death of the cdc has definitively connected to the d-68 strain of enterovirus. it's caused breathing problems for hundreds of people since august. the virus may also be linked to limb weakness or even partial paralysis in about a dozen suspended cases. medical experts say hand washing is the best way to prevent

catching it. a police woman has dedicated the past 14 years to making our streets safer, but now she is taking on a new challenge, a battle with cancer. in support from fellow police officers is not only helping in that fight, it's giving her the courage to speak out and educate others. mark segraves introduces us to a woman that everybody can look up to. >> i watch grown men cry when i was diagnosed with cancer. >> reporter: sergeant roles admits, even she still cries from time to time. she says she is lucky to have so much support at work, like her lieutenant. >> i cried maybe the first five nights. i would call him, 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, why me. >> obviously, it was a shock. the hardest thing i think was when sonia asked me to notify her squad. >> and to see your fellow officers break down in tears, it was very emotional for me.

>> reporter: that support at work has not only helped her get through the chemo treatments, it's given her courage to speak out about her illness. >> it's been a journey. and i know a lot of women are fighting this journey. but we're all in it together. and it's hard, but it can be done. >> reporter: last week, that journey took the sergeant and other breast cancer survivors to new york and the set of the "today" show. >> watching other beautiful, brave women on the set. and it was such a -- an experience for me. >> reporter: she says kicking off breast cancer awareness month on national tv was great, but her moment with host matt lauer was special. >> matt gave me this huge hug and this kiss on my cheek. and i just felt that he knew how i felt, and he wanted to just embrace me, and it was wonderful. >> reporter: in prince george's

county, mark segraves, news4. a maryland woman talks only to news4 about her daughter's struggle with mental illness. the one thing she is insisting on in the desperate search for her missing grandchildren. an emotional plea from the parents of the missing university of virginia student. the search for hannah graham stretches into its third week now. history is made in virginia as same-sex couples say "i do." but some are not celebrating. why some critics are angry, saying the supreme court isn't sending the right message.-

you're watching news4 at 6:00. a gun fight at an area apartment complex left three people wounded, including a 9-year-old little boy who was hit by a stray bullet. a lot of people are upset by that, and tonight that child is said to be in grave condition. all this unfolded along the may fair mansions complex, just off the anacostia freeway in northeast d.c. pat collins is at the scene with a message from that boy's family. pat? >> reporter: doreen, the shooting of that 9-year-old boy has changed the way some people live here. what happened in the parking lot of this mayfair mansion apartment has many children and their parents on a self-imposed lockdown. what has this done to the neighborhood? >> made it like a ghost town. >> reporter: like a ghost town. >> yes.

>> reporter: kids scared to come out. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: parents scared to let them out. >> yes. i'm surprised i'm outside. >> reporter: it was friday night. it had been raining. there was a gun night. a 9-year-old boy who lives here hit in the head by a stray bullet. when police got to the scene, the boy was lying on the ground. it was so bad, they didn't wait for an ambulance. one officer cradled the wounded boy in his arms while another cop drove him to the hospital in a police cruiser. today through an intercom at his apartment, i talked to the victim's sister. >> i just would like the community to keep praying for my little brother. and, you know, at some point, it all needs to end. before everybody is doing what i'm doing, what we're doing as a family. >> reporter: now, there were two men wounded in the incident. police say they have nonlife threatening injuries. police said they also recovered

some weapons nearby. are they victims or are they suspects? police still trying to figure out why this happened, and who fired the shot that struck the 9-year-old. again, that 9-year-old boy tonight is said to be in grave condition. the investigation here continues on. live in northeast, pat collins, news4. >> thanks, pat. right now, the police in arlington county are looking for a police impersonator. jim handledly. >> reporter: the man posed as an officer and then tried to lure a woman into his car. this happened saturday night on 11th street near the balanceston area. the woman claims she was pulled over by a car with flashing lights. the man who approached her had had on plain clothes. not a uniform. he displayed what looked like a police badge and told the woman to get out of her car and go to the police station with him.

when the woman said she wanted a uniformed police officer to come to the scene, the suspect took off. now we have a crew working on this story right now, and we will have much more for you tonight on news4 at 11:00. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> jim, thank you. it is now day 23 of the search for a missing university of virginia student, and the effort is showing no signs of slowing down. hannah graham disappeared on september 13th. a search is focused on an eight-mile radius around where she was last seen in downtown charlottesville. the goal is to have 70% of that area searched by the end of this week. this weekend, graham's parents released a video, thanking searchers for their efforts and pleading for anyone with information to come forward. >> john has already said this is every parent's worst nightmare. that is true. but it is also a nightmare for our son james, hanna's grandparents and other members of our family. please, please, please help end this nightmare for all of us.

please help us to bring hannah home. >> jesse matthew is charged with abducting hannah graham. he is due in court in early december. court clerks across virginia have been busy this afternoon after an historic decision by the supreme court not to hear gay marriage appeals in several states. lindsey oliver and nickole prize were married after learning the decision. but some folks are not happy about the supreme court, and its decision to pass on the debate. that includes a delegate who represents part of northern virginia. and who helped write the commonwealth's same-sex marriage ban. kristin wright spoke with him and joins us now from manassas. kristin? >> reporter: well, jim, delegate bob marshall says he will push to make sure that federal -- to try to make sure that federal judges are precluded from even hearing such cases.

>> you can't have families unless you have a man and a woman. you don't have stable upbringing unless there is a mother and father committed to each other for life, for the nurturing and the care of children. >> reporter: we asked people in manassas what they think about today's supreme court action. most did not want to share their opinions on camera, but the ones we talked to support allowing same-sex marriage in virginia. >> same-sex marriage should be considered as any other marriage, a vow of love. these people really do love each other. just like any other people do in any normal relationship. it's very natural for these people to want the this. why not give it to them. >> reporter: delegate marshal also points out that in 2006, the virginia voters supported the constitutional amendment he wrote bang same-sex marriage in the commonwealth. quinnipiac polls taken earlier this year say virginians are split on the issue.

in manassas, kristin wright, news4. >> thank you, kristin. next, one man's attempt at a unique wedding proposal goes terribly wrong. also, a new effort to streamline a complicated system. we'll tell you what it could mean for anybody who gets a ticket in the district. and taking a look at our rain chances, not just overnight tonight but tomorrow night and maybe for most of the weekend. i've got complete details, coming up next. in fairfax county we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies. on my journey across america, i've learned that when you ask someone in texas

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you have to think this isn't exactly how a couple wanted to remember their engagement, but it is memorable. take a look at this hot air balloon nearly crashing into the waves off the coast of san diego yesterday. the pilot lost control of the balloon, just as the guy in the balloon was proposing to his girlfriend. >> and next thing you know, the balloon was veering off towards the water, and going to get all the way back to land, the air up there was stagnant. it was going straight down.

so no matter what the pilot tried, couldn't go back this way. >> will you marry me and how well can you swim? the pilot eventually had to throw a rope to people on the shore to pull the balloon safely to the ground. nobody was seriously hurt, so we can laugh a little bit. and the girlfriend, she still said yes. >> she's brave. you've got a parking ticket in the district, often you're not sure where or how to fight it. but there is legislation in the works to make the process a bit easier. d.c. council member mary che held a hearing on parking enforcement. she wants to create a new single agency to manage things such as parking tickets and other transportation issues. right now, those issues are handled by several agencies, including public works and the city's transportation department. council woman che said her proposed legislation is still in the early stages of being drafted. a project to replace the

escalators in one of metro's busiest stations is now under way. we first told you about the plan last week, and today metro began the process of replacing the escalators at the bethesda station the red line. that's one of the longest ones. 106 feet. the second longest in the western hemisphere, in fact. they are 30 years old now, those escalators. there are three, in fact. they'll be swapped out one at a time over the next two-and-a-half years. metro says the wor will be done at night when the station is closed. voters in virginia are a month away from choosing their next u.s. senator, and the candidate in that race, they're about 24 hours away from squaring off in a live debate that you can see here on nbc 4. "meet the press" moderator chuck todd will host the debate between mark warner and republican challenger ed gillespie. news4's aaron gilchrist and julie carey will host the

debate. join us for a special 30-minute edition on news4 at 6:00 on tuesday followed by "nbc nightly news," which is airing half an hour earlier than normal at 6:30. frightening situation when masked men stormed into a local bar with their guns drawn. we'll show it to you. and this instance, there's two children's lives at stake. >> she's keeping hope alive in the search for her missing grand children. tonight hear what she may consider doing to try to get her daughter to answer tough questions about their disappearance.

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workers at a d.c. bar. three guys with masks and guns barged in. it happened at the bravo bar in columbia heights. it happened after midnight on august 26th. the guys walked in the front door, pointed a gun at employees and demanded cash. they got it, and they were in and out of there in two minutes. search continues today for two little kids missing in montgomery county. >> their mother is charged in their disappearance. she has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. today the grandmother of those missing children spoke for the first time about how mental illness has affected their family. she broke her silence with news4's darcy spencer as part of our changing minds series. >> we're not going to press charges. >> reporter: lindsey hoggle has stayed out of the spotlight since her two grand children disappeared and her daughter who suffers from mental illness was arrested. >> i'm very private, but this is -- takes away that privacy. but if it brings the children back, we're willing to do it. >> reporter: she is doing her

first-ever interview about her daughter's struggle with mental illness and the need to improve the way it's treated. >> we've got to stop thinking that the brain is not connected to the rest of the body. because it is. >> reporter: her daughter, catherine hoggle, started showing signs of mental illness when in middle school. >> difficulty with school, with situations, life stresses. >> reporter: but her mom says it wasn't until the last year that catherine got more of a diagnosis, paranoid schizophren schizophrenia. >> we just knew that it was a -- some sort of a mood disorder that occasionally wreaked havoc on the rest of us. and i have three other children. so it impacts the whole family. >> reporter: it's been more than a month since catherine disappeared with her children, little sarah and jacob. no one knows where she took them. catherine isn't telling. >> reporter: did you ever fear she would harm them? >> never, never. >> reporter: but her mom does

recall a sign that trouble may be coming. the weekend catherine disappeared with the kids, she says catherine asked to use her phone. lindsey later realized that a picture of sarah and jacob was gone. catherine denied erasing it. >> she deleted the children's picture off of my phone. and so obviously i was a little upset. but i think 20/20 hindsight now, she had some plan to leave with the children. >> reporter: no one saw this coming. catherine is now charged in connection with the kids' disappearance. she is getting a court ordered psychiatric evaluation. and she is apparently still not on her medications. >> it's the common problem with every mental health situation, is that you don't want to take your meds. >> reporter: in fact, hoggle believes her daughter should be forced to take her medicine. it could be their best hope of finding her grandchildren. >> it's something that as a mother you don't want the words to leave your mouth. that you want that for your

child. but -- in this instance, there's two children's lives at stake. >> reporter: in the meantime, she continues to advocate for her daughter and improving a broken system. >> we're going to have to rework the way health care looks at mental health. and take the shame away from it. it's -- it touches everybody. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> if you would like to learn more about our changing minds campaign, you can head to our website, nbcwashington.com. we have a list of mental health resources available in our community. this is the kind of day most of us i think would rather have a day off and would rather be someplace outside and not at work. >> yeah. pretty nice today. i mean, average high temperatures at this time, 71, 72. 77, 78, that's where we were this afternoon. a little breezy, but, yeah, good day to be outdoors. right now, though, we've got the clouds moving in. out towards reston, you can see the clouds moving in from the

west and continue to watch as they are moving in around the d.c. metro area too. we've seen plenty of sunshine all day, but yeah now the clouds. 74 degrees under partly sunny skies. 72 degrees at 7:00. that shower chance coming in around 10:00 or 11:00 in the city. but back to the west, it's already there, around winchester towards la ray, portions just west of warrenton. here we're towards frederick county, virginia, west virginia, this is the region that will see that rain. martinsburg, on your doorstep too. so you'll get rain over the next hour or so. this first batch of rain is the one that we're watching, but it's starting to really fall apart here, as expected. another batch back to the west will also move our way. but will most likely stay north and west of the d.c. metro area. so not expecting a lot of shower activity tonight. but it could happen. so if you're outside, don't be surprised to get those windshield wipers going a bit. here we are at 11:00. you notice some cloud cover out there, and tomorrow morning, 7:30, dry conditions. so i'm not worried about tomorrow morning's commute at all in regards to rainfall. and even around 1:00 tomorrow afternoon, we're looking like --

another beautiful day across our region. more clouds tomorrow for sure. but the rain i think should hold off until tomorrow night. so that's why we have a 30% chance of rain. that would be tomorrow evening. 74 degrees. 75 degrees on your wednesday. some sunshine wednesday afternoon and thursday looking good with a high of 72. then we move to the weekend. and that's where things get tricky here. we've got our frontal boundary that moves across our region and sits around our area. high temperatures on the cool side. only in the 60s. good chance of rain each of those days. nothing too heavy, but we will see showers likely friday all the way through monday. thanks, doug. when a great time to be a sports reporter. in this town. all kinds of good stuff happening. dianna and jason at fedex. what's up, guys? >> yeah, that's why we have such big smiles on our faces. we have the best job in town, guys. so tonight, jay gruden's older brother jon gruden is calling the game, and he has some thoughts on how his little brother can win this game tonight. >> a lot of players on this redskins' roster looking for redemption after the last

performance. we'll tell you which player needs that redemption the most. stick around. sports will be right back.

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called jon and said, bro, what do i do? help me out here. >> yeah, no. we joke around with jay about that. we're like, you know, the guy does have a super bowl ring. do you ever ask yourled other brother for advice? and they're very honest about it, i think, that they keep it very separate. i picture them sitting armed the thanksgiving table talking about it. >> i am sure they talk. they have to talk. >> i don't know. maybe they have a brother rivalry. what a day to be a d.c. fan. i don't know when you guys can last remember when there was such an important -- well t, important games on the same day, basically around the same time. and you can argue that they're both sort of season-ending kind of games. because if the redskins can beat this seahawks team, this changes their season. >> yeah, this definitely is a season-defining game for the redskins, depending how they play tonight against the seahawks. might be a season-defining game for their quarterback, kirk cousins, who needs to come out and perform very well. he's coming off one of his worst games -- the worst game of his

professional career. accounted for five of the redskins' six turnovers against the giants on thursday night. including a career-high four interceptions. coming off such a bad night, most would play it safe. >> such a natural response to having a game like i had last week. you know, a young quarterback especially, human nature would say you're going to be careful. if you do that, i think you get in trouble more than you help yourself. and if i start to let previous performances affect the next game in a negative way, you know, i'm in the going to be in this league very long. so every play is its own entity, every game is its own entity. i learned that from coach gruden and no matter what has happened in the past, i keep playing the game the best way i know how and let the chips fall where they may. >> kirk cousins and the offense will have their hands full playing that seattle seahawks secondary. the legion of boom. hey, he has to bounce back from that performance against the giants. >> i talked to the seahawks defensive coordinator dan quinn and said any chance you're going

to let up tonight and he said come on, we're the super bowl champs. they had a bye last weekend so the seahawks are reenergized and refocused to take care of business on monday night. monday night, jon gruden, jay gruden's older brother, calling tonights game. and he has some tips as to how this washington redskins team can beat the seattle seahawks. >> you start with special teams. last year it was the achilles' heel of the team. and that the turnover ratio. and it appears to be similar this year. they've got to play great on special teams or percy harvin will do some real damage. they've got to protect the ball. they can't turn the ball over and expect to win. and they're going to have to make some plays. kerrigan, orakpo have to show up tonight and harass russ sill wilson or it will be a seahawk win. >> there you go, tips from jay gruden ow how they can beat the seattle seahawks. reed will not play tonight. offensive lineman trent williams, a dislocated knee all

week long, he will play tonight. >> good to see trent williams back on the football -- >> they need him. >> definitely for tonight. let's move on to baseball now. important game for the nationals. game three of the nlds, which is taking place right now. that game is scoreless into the seventh inning. doug fister pitching a good fame for the nats. madison bumgarner also pitching a good game for san francisco. meanwhile, over in baltimore, orioles fans welcomed their team home in style. they're fresh off their three-game sweep over the detroit tigers. and check out this welcome. nothing but orange waving their towels, everybody excited up in charm city. game one of the alcs against the kansas city royals at camden yards on friday. first pitch in that game at 8:07. congrats to the baltimore orioles, great series against the detroit tigers. let's hope the nats can come back in their series. >> all right. but tonight the redskins as they face a seattle seahawks.

four things you guys are going to want to keep an eye on. we have seen the red team struggle in prime time. but guys, protecting the ball. that is the biggest key to tonight's game. they have to protect kirk cousin. that offensive line has got to play strong. getting alfred morris the ball. running tonight is going to be the key on offense. also desean jackson, pierre garcon, andre roberts. these receivers need to play well against the legion of boom. these guys need to earn their money. of and finally, the redskins have to shake off their prime time problems, 3-16 since 2008. when they play under the lights. this is their chance. they could turn it around. even if they don't get this victory tonight, they least -- we're at least going to see the characters this team has to see if they can maybe finish on a positive note. >> i expect them to play hard and well. >> back to you guys. >> thanks, we appreciate it. we're looking forward to seeing how this turns out tonight. >> two wins tonight. >> two wins tonight.

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