doug? >> we're talking about a friday evening. a lot of people heading out on friday evening. i would say definitely take the umbrella. but notice there's a little bit of a tripped here. drying back toward the west. more rain toward the south and southern maryland, northern neck, through the central portion of prince george's county. a shower around clinton, maryland and andrews. this is just the trend over the next couple hours. i think we're going to stay on the drier side of things right on through about 9:00, 10:00, maybe 11:00. before the next batch of rain moves in, a lot of rain and yes, we may even have some of those heavier downpours come in overnight tonight and right off through early tomorrow morning. if you have plans for this weekend, you don't want to miss my forecast. i've got some of the latest information just in. i'll have that for you coming up at 6:15. >> doug, thank you. now to a grim milestone and warning in the ebola outbreak. the virus has now killed more than 4,000 people. and federal health officials are warning, the international response is not enough to contain the outbreak or to keep it out of this country. nbc's chris pallone leads off our team coverage tonight.

>> reporter: the nebraska medical center says ashoka mukpo's condition is slightly improved. he is being treated with an experimental drug and received a blood transfusion from an ebola survivor. he contracted ebola in liberia where he was working for nbc news. in an interview with the christian broadcasting network, the president of liberia said she is cautiously optimistic things are getting better for nations hardest hit with the ebola virus. >> we're more equipped. and that we now see light at the end of the tunnel. we are happy about that. >> reporter: but that optimism isn't shared by many u.s. health officials. new cases of ebola are doubling every three weeks in africa. meanwhile, back in this country, the family of ebola victim thomas eric duncan is mourning his loss. duncan died wednesday in dallas after traveling last month from liberia. >> they agreed over the fact they were not able to give him a decent burial, but had to be cremated the same day of his death. >> reporter: the cdc says more

resources must be deployed to africa to contain the virus there so it doesn't become widespread in other parts of the world. >> if we don't do that, the disease will grow exponentially. our projections are there could be from 400,000 to 1.4 million cases by the end of the year if we don't do anything. >> reporter: so far, there have been at least 4,000 deaths and 8300 diagnosed cases. of nearly all of them in three west african nations. credit pallone, nbc news, dallas. experts in our area continue to push forward with new plans to stop ebola from spreading here. the news4 i-team has learned the district's department of forensic science is now certified to test for ebola at its public health lab. the cdc just gave the lab the green light after it did extensive testing over the past few days. just last week, two patients were admitted to howard university hospital and shady grove hospital, showing potential symptoms. both tested negative for ebola.

from the front lines of health care to mass transit. health check for passengers at dulles airport will start next week. but it's not just the airports on alert. news4 transportation reporter adam tuss is live with what rail travelers should know. adam? >> reporter: that's right, doreen. from planes to trains, transportation officials certainly on alert, and tonight the west african-american community is telling us whatever can be done should be done. in the battle against ebola, there's no cease-fire. that's the message today from gabriel williams, minister counselor of press at the liberian embassy in d.c. he showed us around today and sat down with us, telling us more does need to be done to turn the tide in the fight against ebola. >> now, my goodness. we have all awakened to the nightmare of this disease. it's staring us the face. >> reporter: he talks about real stress in west africa, and specifically liberia. he says the liberian culture,

which is a very close social culture, has changed dramatically. >> for example, handshaking. there is a typical liberian handshake that slaps with the two fingers when i meet you. you know. and hugging, kissing. we are a very warm, social, caring people. >> reporter: now he says kids are being told not to leave the house. this is sort of what some of the enhanced screening will look like. u.s. troops who landed in west africa having their temperature taken with a noncontact thermometer. here at dulles today, there is still concern with those coming from overseas, and in from croatia. >> i've been keeping himself informed. it was a little scary. >> reporter: it's not just flights. amtrak says it's monitoring the situation, and if an infected passenger were to get on board a train, all necessary actions would be taken. now as far as when those enhanced screenings will start here at dulles, the cdc has to

make a formal announcement. but again, we're expecting that process to start next week. reporting live at dulles, adam tuss, news4. >> thank you, adam. and still ahead, we'll take you inside a local company making some of the equipment that's helping the men and women on the front lines protect against ebola. she was only 9 months old. a baby girl is dead after police say her mom and dad left her alone in a crib for 16 hours. this is young averis. police believe the neglect started before she died. julie carey joins us live outside the courthouse in manassas. julie? >> reporter: well that baby's parents, jasmyne and adam alexander, are in the principle william county adult detention center facing charges of felony child neglect. relatives are using a popular website to try to raise money for the baby's burial expenses. the facebook photos show a

happy, young family. but now 21-year-old parents jasmyne and adam alexander are charged with felony child neglect, arrested four days after their baby girl, averis, died. the couple called 911 from their nokesville home last sunday afternoon when they found the 9-month-old unresponsive. rescue crews were unable to revive averis. the police investigation that followed revealed the baby had been left alone unattended in her crib for 16 hours. neighbors are shocked and saddened with the news. >> it's a kid. how can you leave alone for 16 hours? >> reporter: court documents show she was lay face down. her mother came home before midnight. documents say jasmyne and adam began drinking and later went to sleep. it wasn't until afternoon sunday they looked in on averis. the baby had a previous breathing problem, but wasn't taken to the doctor. >> i don't think any parent can

say you could leave a 9-month-old childen unattended for 16 hours. >> reporter: this go fund me page set up by relatives was a source of both sympathy and scorn. dozens of friends and family made contributions to help pay for her funeral. a note written three days ago by her parents reads, "i want everyone to know that their donations are so very much appreciated. if there's anything left over in the end, it will all be donated to the sids research foundation." but some visitors to the site posted angry messages, referencing the child neglect charge. the couple has one other child, a 2-year-old girl. she is being cared for by relatives. now, i also checked in with the medical examiner's office today. the cause of death for baby averis still pending. live in manassas, i'm julie carey, news4. now to the search for a masked gunman who walked into a barber shop and started shooting. one man killed steps away from an elementary school.

the shop on good hope road in southeast is still an active crime scene, seven hours later. news4's kristin wright is there with more. kristin? >> reporter: well, tonight police aren't saying who was killed. they also aren't saying whether he was a customer or whether he was an -- worked at the barber shop. we do know that the shooter hasn't been caught. we also know that people who live in the neighborhood and know the barber shop are a very unslad unsettled by this crime for a number of reasons. >> a lot of children come here. on the weekend, tons of children are waiting to get their haircut. >> reporter: today, kutt-n-upp barber shop in southeast is no place for a child. a man was shot and killed here this morning at 11:00. >> it is troubling. >> reporter: lloyd kings bury brings his son here. >> yeah, he's a little one. he gets his mohawk cut over there. >> reporter: the worried father got his haircut here back in the days when he was going to catchum elementary.

feet from today's gunfire. fortunately, students didn't have school today. police say a man wearing a black ski mask came in, walked up to the man and fired several times. officers brought out a k-9. s they searched yards, from house to house and up and down alleyways for any trace of the shooter. >> we think maybe before he put the mask on, he was out here walking around prior to that or right before he entered. so we're hoping that maybe somebody saw something. >> reporter: police say they don't have much of a description to go on. 6'2" wearing jeans and a black hooded jacket. if you know who he is or where he is, call police. live in southeast, kristin wright, news4. >> all right, thanks, kristin. staying in the district, d.c. police say four people are behind a theft in the popular 14th and u-street area and part was caught on camera. you can see them walking, even running around in this surveillance video. it happened in the early morning hours on august 31st in a building on 14th and v.

if you recognize anyone, police want to hear from you and they're offering a $1,000 reward for information. some new details about a mouse problem at a local apartment building. what management is saying about the problem tonight. >> reporter: an armed robbery on campus here at catholic university already has the students on edge. and parents we talked to are very concerned as well. i'm molette green. i'll have that part of the story coming up tonight on news4 at 6:00. some parents of the largo university football team say some parents threatened the team after a number of complaints against this principal. coming up on news4, what she said.

you're watching news4 at 6:00. eight students taking a campus shortcut suddenly got the scare of their lives. >> yeah, they got robbed in broad daylight at catholic university and one of the robbers flashed a gun at the students. new at 6:00, parents are weighing in about security at the school. >> reporter: news spread quickly across campus. >> crime alert. armed robbery. >> reporter: involving a group of catholic university undergraduate students. it was still daylight. here in the 600 block of taylor street northeast. close to a popular shopping center in the school's athletic center.

ann and peter burton are worried about their daughter, who is a freshman. >> she walks to the athletic center every day. i always tell her, walk with somebody. and you know, make sure -- don't ever walk alone. but that theory is kind of -- >> reporter: eight students. two women and six men were in this wooded area, which is a popular cut-through near campus. they say they were here last night sometime before 6:00 when two men approached them. one of them had a gun, and demanded that they give up their valuables. their iphones, backpacks, everything of value. >> i think it's pretty scary to hear about. because i mean, we live here now, but we used to live right over where it happened. >> everyone was real scared, so, you know, nothing to joke about. >> reporter: shocking to some on this sprawling campus. located within earshot of bells tolling from the shrine of the immaculate conception. this freshman says he knows some of the victims. >> they're a little paranoid, especially the girls. they're a little sensitive when

the topic comes up. but they're doing fine so far. >> reporter: university police have stepped up their patrols, and are telling students to avoid wooded or isolated areas. >> i guess just when you go off campus, that's when you've got to be more concerned. i'm not sure how far off campus that is. >> reporter: police only have a limited description of the suspect, but they were last seen running out of the woods. in northeast, molette green, news4. if you expected to see some historic military planes buzzing over the potomac river today, you didn't miss it. the flight to honor disabled veterans was postponed due to weather. it will happen tomorrow as part of the culpeper air fest. keep an eye out around noon for 22 world war planes. this is from a practice earlier this week. looks so cool. >> yes. >> saturday the texans will fly in formation over arlington national cemetery and the pentagon. hopefully they get better weather tomorrow as well. >> crazy camera action there. that's fun. so that's the question for you,

doug. are they going to have better weather for that fly-by tomorrow morning? or tomorrow at noon. noontime. >> is it around noon? >> noon, yeah. >> that's going to be the time period i think the rain will be breaking up. so might be better. but tomorrow morning early, we're definitely going to be seeing some rain out there across our region. so that could, in fact, hinder that plane flight. now storm team 4 radar showing some rain, but not much. much of the area is dry. if you're headed out this evening the next three or four hours, i think you're going to be on the dry side. light showers towards southern maryland, st. mary's county, calvert county, through the northern neck. that's really about it. isolated showers. here is one around the bowie area making its way off towards the east too. we are going to see this area fill in tonight and a lot of rain back towards the west, cincinnati. parts of tennessee all moving our direction. and once again, it will fill in around tonight. first off, it's on the chilly side. 61 degrees, winds out of the north at 8 miles per hour.

few raindrops falling. 55 in gaithersburg, a very cool air mass now settled upon us through the weekend. here's future weather showing where the rain is going to be around 11:00. notice still a break and for the o's game, i think it's going to be okay. i think they'll get this game in. we are looking at more rain towards the south and then look back toward the west around 1:00. 1:30, it comes into the area and some of that rain will be heavy at times overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. so if you're coming back in around 1:00, 2:00 in the morning, yeah, you're going to need the big umbrellas for sure. that's when we expect to see the bulk of the rain. more heavy rain overnight and then right on through early tomorrow morning. here's 8:00 a.m. and you notice the shower activity that continues right on through the early morning hours and even around 1:00 we'll continue to see showers but notice most of the rain is gone and we're just dealing with that cloud cover. the clouds could affect that flight too if the clouds are too low. tomorrow afternoon, notice what's coming in.

some drier air starting to move in. that drier air will lead to much cooler numbers during the day on sunday morning. so that's something we'll be watching out for too. so your commerce impact for tomorrow, rain ending around noon. but very soggy fields. if you're playing soccer, you've got baseball games, temperatures only in the 50s to low 60s by around 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 in the afternoon. so call ahead to make sure you're going to be playing those games, especially for the early games. now, high temperatures tomorrow on the cool side. very much like today. high temperatures only in the low 60s, close to 10 degrees below average. low 50s or upper 50s towards martinsburg, winchester, fredericksburg area. we'll see clouds mostly in the day, clearing late. and with thatclearing, some very low sunday morning numbers. 62 degrees on your saturday, 66 on sunday. but look at that low. 48 and how many of you will be in the 30s? well, a few of you, maybe around manassas early on sunday morning. gaithersburg, 41. 39 toward fredericksburg rick. 39 in winchester so cold start.

we rebound fairly nicely. monday okay with a high of 75. chance of rain on monday could be early. and most of the day looks okay. and another storm system. this one another tough one to forecast. right now we're thinking it comes in late in the day on tuesday, and could stick around for early on wednesday. if it sticks around longer, however, could be a little bit more of a rain-maker rather than a severe weather-maker. right now we've got a chance for some storms during the afternoon on tuesday. so that's something we'll be watching out for too over the next couple days. so guys, not all bad. unfortunately, the worst weather just happens to coincide with our saturday. >> thanks, doug. new details tonight about a mouse problem at a local apartment building. the change residents can now

same-sex couples can now get married in virginia and now they can also adopt. governor terry mcauliffe says he is sending notice to social services division across the commonwealth that married gay couples can legally adopt. the governor says he hopes the legalization of same-sex marriage will lead to more children finding loving families. meantime today, mcauliffe himself officiated his first same-sex wedding since it became legal in virginia. he tweeted a photo from the ceremony in northern virginia, writing, he's pleased marriage equality has extended to

everyone in the commonwealth. according to the "new york times," both women are education administrators, together for 1 years, and have two children. 18 years. a search for hannah graham is taking a new turn this weekend. a month into the investigation, police are ending their blanket searches of land around shorl charlottesville. instead they'll focus on the lead connected to the suspect, jesse matthew. police dispute reports that the prime suspect in the abduction of hannah graham was interviewed by police in connection with another student's disappearance five years ago. our sister station in charlottesville reports that matthew was interviewed by police in 2009 aer morgan harrington vanished. right now, protesters are back out on the streets of ferguson, missouri, for what they call a weekend of resistance. it comes two months after the shooting death of unarmed teenager, michael brown. this afternoon, demonstrators are marching to the office of the prosecutor, demanding that

the officer who shot brown be charged. later tonight, there will be a ceremony and a candlelight march to the ferguson police station. miles away, st. louis police are preparing for a potentially violent night of protest. a police officer shot a teenager after the officer says he was shot at several times. so some protesters blocked traffic and burned american flags. while a lot of the protests were peaceful, police did spray mace in some part of the city. a local high school princip principal is under fire once again. why she threatened to cancel the rest of the football season. an i-team investigation into school board spending habits could spur some change. what a county official is proposing to make sure your tax dollars are spent wisely. and storm team 4 is tracking the rain and storms. doug has an update for us, next.

hello, everybody, i'm chief meteorologist doug kammerer looking at storm team 4 radar. we're seeing a dry spot around our region as we talked about earlier today. still seeing some of the rain that came through our area back towards portions of new jersey. there is a lot more rain back toward the west, and that's what we're watching for the rest of the night tonight. something else we're watching,

looking at this line down toward the south. that's the marker between the cooler air to the north and the warmer air to the south. big-time thunderstorms down towards north carolina and look at these numbers. 54 in state college, near 80 towards virginia beach. wouldn't it be nice to be there. we've got the cooler air that's going to continue to move in across our region. we've got a very cool weekend forecast for you and one day that's going to be a whole lot wetter than the other. i'll update you on exactly what to expect, not just this weekend but early next week. my full forecast in a couple minutes. >> thank you, doug. now to an alleged threat to punish local athletes. the threat came from their principal. >> yeah, her co-workers have accused this principal of bullying and harassment. and now even parents are crying foul. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has the story. >> she needs to be held accountable. something needs to be done. >> reporter: this mom says she does not want her face shown, because she is afraid of possible retribution from her son's principal. >> you don't teach a child, okay, i'm not winning, just

quit. >> reporter: largo high varsity football team is now 1-4. according to players and parents, the principal, dr. angelique simpson-marcus, told the team in a closed-door meeting if they lose this saturday's game, she is forfeiting the season. >> they're going to try to kill themselves to win on saturday, because they're afraid that they're not going to be able to play anymore. >> reporter: she says her son had tears in his eyes as he pondered how this could impact his chances for a college football scholarship. it would mean the world for him to be able to become professional. and if she is threatening to pull the season or if she did that, the coaches that are looking at him can't see him anymore. >> reporter: a prince george's county school spokesman released this statement, saying, as long as students adhere to the expectations described in the student handbook, the largo high school football season will continue as scheduled. this latest complaint comes after the school system has settled two lawsuits filed against simpson-marcus, accusing her of bullying and heavy-handedness. one white male teacher filed a

case alleging reverse discrimination and won more than a half million dollars in a federal court last august. then just a few weeks ago, another settlement involving a school secretary. the outcome of that case is sealed. >> the county and the board of education needs to step in and do something. because, again, there is a pattern. that she has. >> reporter: a county council member and the naacp have both called for the resignation of this principal. according to the school system, this tuesday, she is going to be meeting with the varsity parents to try and work all of this out. in largo, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. thanks, tracee. there is new fallout tonight from a news4 i-team investigation. a report wednesday by the i-team scott macfarlane revealed some members of the prince george's county school board swiped taxpayer-funded credit cards at restaurants in and around the district's offices. now one state lawmaker is considering a new crackdown. scott? >> yeah, chris. more than 140 local restaurant meals for school board members over the past 18 months.

and in many cases, the board members were eating while meeting with each other. our review of their receipts found pricey sitdown dinner meetings at dozens of restaurants that are a close drive from district offices. we found room service meals and a lunch at the old town inn in which a board member charged taxpayers for a meal she ate without any listed guests. and we found several board members charged taxpayers for overnight hotel stays at national harbor, included for a board retreat. and that's minutes from home. today in an interview with the news4 i-team, maryland state delegate, alonzo washington, who represents prince george's county, says he will consider introducing new legislation in january to ban the issuance of credit cards to the district's school board members. delegate washington says the findings of a news 4 i-team investigation are a, quote, concern of my constituents. and he wants the prince george's county school board to make significant changes to its credit card policy. another state delegate, barbara flush, also a prince george's

county told us the district should consider cutting up its own board member credit cards on its own. and that it's a huge mistake for members to spend so freely, she says, on food. in a statement this week, a district spokesman says the board has asked an auditor to review its credit card policies but said that in no way implies board members used their cards inappropriately. the district spokeswoman also said the restaurant expenses and hotel expenses were allowable under school board policy and that each member has a yearly maximum, $7,000, worth of expenses with those cards. scott mcfald, news4 i-team. you can see for yourself what school board members have spent their taxpayer dollars on. the receipts are on our website. go to nbcwashington.com and click investigations. tonight two maryland parents are charged with child neglect for letting their young son wander out of their home. saint mary's county police arrested him.

he was watching his 3-year-old son and fell asleep after taking some prescription medicine. the child was found alone in the parking lot of a shopping center. the little boy's mother, danielle dirolf is also charged. police say she was playing video games the whole time. former white house press secretary james brady was honored in a special memorial service here in the district today. vice president biden's former press secretary and leading figures paid tribute at the museum. brady was shot in 1981 while he was press secretary during an assassination attempt on president reagan. he was left partially paralyzed. brady lobbied for the gun law that now bears his name. >> the assassin left him robbed of so many of his faculties and as so many other victims of gun violence. but it didn't rob him of his voice. >> brady died in august. his death was ruled a homicide, opening the door for charges against john hinckley.

the white house press briefing room is named in brady's honor. the world would have understood if a 15-year-old girl shot by the taliban decided it was safer on the sidelines. but malala yousafzai refused to be silenced. today she was awarded the nobel peace prize. taliban terrorists shot malala in the head two years ago because she insisted girls in pakistan have a right to education. after a lengthy recovery, she returned to the fight. today at age 17, she became the youngest nobel laureate ever. >> a gun is not supposed to be -- a girl is not supposed to be the slave. a girl has the power to go forward in her life. >> yousafzai will share the prize with 60-year-old satgarthi from india. part of a global movement to end child exploitation. dairy queen is the latest retailer hit pi a data breach. this security hack affects 400

stores nationwide, including fairfax station, virtue he virtue, la plata, maryland, and waldorf, maryland. if you made a purchase at one of these locations between august 5th and august 31st, could you be part of this breach. dairy queen says names, credit and debit card numbers and expiration dates are all at risk. dairy queen is offering free identity repair services to anyone who has been affected. and we've got a warning this evening about a new scam targeting people in northern virginia. police say someone is calling homes claiming to be a dea agent. the guy then accuses people of buying illegal drugs or medications online. victims are told they can avoid arrest if they pay a fine and wire money. this is similar to a jury duty scam we have been warning you about lately across our area. a community in mourning after the sudden death of a d.c. school principal overnight. >> the battle over cell phones on planes heads to a d. krcht court. we'll tell you who is fighting

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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.

students and staff at d.c.'s duke ellington school of the arts are heartbroken after the sudden death of their principal, who had worked at the school for nearly 20 years. father john payne died last night of an apparent heart attack. according to the school's website, he began his work at ellington in 1995. five years later, he was named dean of students and became principal just this past august. >> this is a huge loss to the ellington community. staff and the students are devastated. the parents, the alumni, the entire community are devastated by this. >> kia henderson said most students stayed home today. grief counselors will be on hand when they return to school next week. a tennessee couple gave their baby a unique last name. and they're suing the state to make sure he keeps it. camden is 3 months old now and his parents want his last name

to be saber, s-a-b-r, an abbreviated jumble of letters taken from his mom and dad. but the law in tennessee is a baby has to have either the father's name or both parents' full last names. >> the first two children have been sabrs. we go by sabr family and to tell us and tell our kids they can't have a brother with the same name as them is bizarre. >> courtesies it differently. the couple has two other kids but they were born in different states. the aclu is helping the family file the lawsuit, saying it's an issue of free speech. some flight attendants want you to have to put your phone back in your pocket during takeoff and landing. the nation's largest flight attendant's union argues cell phones and other small electronics could become dangerous projectiles. they also say when the federal aviation administration changed the rules to allow cell phone use, they didn't do it lawfully. the d.c. judges hearing the case

don't seem to agree, however. they suggested that passengers will still be able to use their phones. we have got an update to a pest problem we told you about last night at a high-rise in chevy chase. the management now says starting monday morning, a technician from orkin will inspect units at the willard apartments. the exterminator will look for evidence of mice and go into apartments on the second and third floors with a maintenance worker. he'll check behind appliances and search for holes. people who live on the floors tell news4 they have seen a mice infestation due to recent construction. keeping ebola workers safe. a local company's role in protecting those treating patients all around the world. an easy -- easing ebola fears. did you know you have a higher chance of contracting hiv? we're putting it in perspective for you.

a majority of people in virginia do not think the country is prepared to deal with ebola. 59% of those surveyed believe the country is either very or somewhat unprepared for the deadly illness. that's according to a new survey from the university of mary washington. only 13% of those asked believe the country is very prepared. u.s. troops are on the move tonight to fight a deadly virus abroad. units on ft. bragg, north carolina, are heading to africa where they will try to set up some infrastructure in some of the affected areas. they have been told they're not going to work directly with ebola victims. they're still taking every precaution. >> we're taking every measure

that we can to ensure that the soldiers understand, you know, how to operate in an environment that may have -- where they may become exposed to ebola. >> the doueployment could last to a year. one of the biggest challenges in fighting this disease is providing the protective gear that health and aide workers need. >> tonight a local company is answering the global call for help. derrick ward takes us inside immediate response technologies. >> reporter: these components are coming together to aid the men and women on the front line of the ebola crisis here and abroad. >> equipment like this is not terribly expensive. it's readily available. >> reporter: this suit uses immediate response technology's blower and ventilation systems which they build here at this factory in glendale, maryland. >> our health care providers across the big pond in the atlantic are wearing essentially 7th or 8th chemistry goggles with off the shelf respirators.

>> reporter: in a world as connected as ours, protection there is protection here. >> whether it's someone coming in contact with a patient, has a family member. >> reporter: one of irt's most important systems is the iso pod. it's like a movable clean room and big enough to fit a patient on a stretcher. in the last three months, they sold as many as they have in the previous three years. >> these particular pods operate under negative pressure. filtration technology ensures clean air keeps everybody else from whatever is on the inside. >> reporter: this company has been around for 30 years, but say the demand and interest in what they do only ramps up at a time of crisis and probably not the way it should be. >> really what you need to have in your philosophy is to have something in place before you need it. >> reporter: local first responders, especially some fire and ems departments, are already getting these iso pods. they can be useful for more than just global epidemics. these decontamination tents are widely used.

these systems could become more common and not just for first responders. >> they can size out a suit, they can do our military great blowers, as well as the same type of filters used to protect all of those we have in uniform right now. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >> tonight we are hoping to help ease some of your fears about the ebola virus. every infectious disease has something called a reproduction number. it's an estimate of how many people will contract the disease from a contagious patient. epidemiologists find that number by doing complex math equations and looking at how long patients are contagious from a specific disease and how much of the virus is needed to infect a person. ebola has a relatively low number, between 1.5 and 2. so for every one person who gets sick, it's estimated they'll infect about two other people or less. but compare that to one of the most contagious diseases in the world, measles. that number is 18, and hiv is 4.

double that of ebola. the bottom line, ebola is a dangerous and deadly disease, but it is not as contagious as a lot of other diseases. and as the world tries to control this outbreak in west africa, consider this. during the h1n1 pandemic in 2009, as many as half a million people died across the globe. compare that to the ebola outbreak so far, which has caused 4,000 deaths. >> great perspective. the white house is about to open a unique tour, but you won't have long to see it. for two days only, you can tour all the white house gardens, including the rose garden, kitchen garden and jacquelyn kennedy garden. these tours will run next weekend from 10:00 to 4:30 on saturday october 18th and 10:00 to 2:30 the following day. tickets are free, but the white house is giving them out first come, first serve. you can pick them up at the ellipse pavilion starting at 9:00 in the morning on the day of the tours. hopefully the weather will cooperate for those tours next weekend. >> this weekend isn't getting

off to a very good start, though. storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm center with more. doug? >> so far we're at least timing things out okay. we saw a lot of rain during the day when many of us were at work today. now we're seeing drying conditions. still some shower activity down to the south around fredericksburg. more developing back just to the south of la ray. these will continue to move in our southern viewing area. baltimore on the dry side. so the o's game looking good. we'll get that game in no problem. another area of rain. see this here. watch this rain develop around the area. i expect this to move in around 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 tonight. so as many areas -- many people are living the orioles game or maybe you're leaving -- coming home for dinner, that's when i expect to see those showers moving in around our region. 61 degrees, sunset already down. sun already down about ten minutes ago at 6:37. dropping to 59 at 9:00. just cool, but here comes the rain. back in here at 11. future weather, 11:00, notice the showers starting to move in across our area, mostly south

and toward the west. by around 1:30, some of the rain could be on the heavy side later on this evening too. so heads up for that if you're calling it a late night on this friday night. and then tomorrow morning, starting off with some pretty good steady rain in parts of the area. some of it could be on the moderate to heavy side early tomorrow morning, too. and that's going to last right on through about 10:00, 11:00, 12:00. and even around 1:00, some showers. but most of the area by noon, 1:00, is on the drier side. so if you have afternoon plans, they're going to be better than your morning plans. and i do think we may even squeeze out some sunshine in parts of the area by around 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon. but still going to need those umbrellas. tonight what about those umbrellas? no umbrellas, a few drops with just drizzle? no, i think we're going to need the big umbrellas later tonight around 11:00, 12:00. because we are going to see some of those heavier downpours through our region. tomorrow's forecast, rain early. but then some afternoon clearing. but still cool. temperatures well below average by close to 10 degrees. of 57 to 62 degrees. next couple of days, we will warm to 66 on sunday but again,

sunday morning and saturday night is going to be one chilly night into the morning hours. low temperature 48 in the city. many areas around 38, 39 degrees in the suburbs. we warm back into the 70s on monday and tuesday with a better chance of showers and maybe even a few thunderstorms too. so all in all, looking at a few chances of rain, and just think, just a couple days ago, we were talking about how dry things were. >> okay. now we've got to have the big umbrellas handy. >> yeah, and doug mentioned the o's game. carol, a big night in baltimore. >> yeah, orange and block out there. not halloween, it's baseball. first pitch a little over an hour away for the orioles and the royals. a ktrip to the world series on the line. jason pugh joins us live. and a familiar face to local college football fans. find out how close this former hokey is to making a start sunday against the skins. stay with us.

this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> all right. well, it's not going to be any i-95 series. but the orioles still got a chance. >> yeah, they do. did you see how many orange and black flags went up on the pubs around this area? everyone is adopting them. four wins. that's all that stands in the way of the orioles going back to the world series for the first time since 1983. well, that was the same career mr. t premiered on nbc.

that -- >> great american actor. >> a long time ago. >> great american actor. >> but i pity the fool that stands in the way. couldn't help myself. jason pugh, you're standing by live with more. jason, wha were you doing way back in 1983? >> reporter: first of all, let me say, i love mr. t and that cartoon. it was unbelievable. 1983? october. i was about 4 months old, carol. >> i knew it. >> crying, whining. whatever a 4-month-old would do at that age. you mentioned 1983. that is a very long time for any baseball team to make it to the world series. the orioles trying to punch through starting tonight in game one against the kansas city royals here at camden yards. so often, a baseball team takes on the personality of their manager. that is definitely the case when it comes to these orioles. buck showalter is atraight forward, very detailed type of guy, but does like to have fun. his players, they love his

approach to the game of baseball. and when he took over this team during the 2010 season, the o's were the worst team in the major leagues. showalter has completely changed the culture here in baltimore and he's ready for the big stage. >> i don't care what -- i'm going to have a lot of fun. i'm looking forward to watching our guys, and i'm going to take it in. hopefully i don't get too nostalgic. you realize how lucky you are and what an honor it is to be here. >> when he talks, we listen. you know, we know he's the captain of our ship and we're going to follow him wherever he wants to go. >> people are sharper around him. a lot sharper. the prs, marketing, community relations, all the people are a lot sharper. they know buck is very -- not necessarily demanding, but demanding of perfection. that's pretty much demanding. >> reporter: now during his 16 years as a manager in the major leagues, this is the first time

that buck showalter has made it to the championship series. you know he's going to savor this moment. his players are going to enjoy it. starting tonight, game one against the royals, first pitch tonight at 8:07 here at camden yards. carol, i'll send it back to you in studio. >> all right, jason pugh live outside camden yards, thanks so much. the redskins are head to go arizona. still a number of starters like brian orakpo and clint williams listed as questionable. cardinals are banged up too. palmer's backup is coming off a concussion. so the skins are preparing for the backup's backup. former virginia tech hokey, logan thomas, it would be his first start in the nfl. last week against denver, thomas completed one pass when stanton left the field. turned out to be an 81-yard touchdown to ellington. the rookie was 1 for 8 in limited action. he has been getting reps all week, but yet to be named the starter. he says there is no butterflies

either way. >> definitely nice to have at least some time just because, you know, going out there fresh, fresh start. you can have some jitters. i don't feel i have any jitters because i think i got them out last week. >> from one rookie to another, someone to keep an eye on this hockey season. andre bureau could have ski scored his first goal. ovechkin scored. nice to be linked to him. the moment the 19-year-old will always remember. >> it was an awesome feeling to score. it's not everyone who is scoring. so that was just an awesome moment. >> so got his first goal. would have loved to have gotten his first win. got a point last night. they play tomorrow night in boston. we need a nickname for

burkofski. it's too long. >> this friday. >> so that's our news for now. "nbc nightly news" is coming up next. >> see you at 11:00.

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