breaking news out of texas. within the past half hour we have learned a health care worker tested positive for ebola. the worker is from the same texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas where doctors treated the first man to die and be diagnosed for ebola in the u.s. >> that's right. the texas department of state health services confirmed the preliminary test. the cdc in atlanta will conduct another test. now people who had contact with the health care worker are being monitored. thomas duncan contracted ebola in west africa. of course, he died last week. that's a story we'll stay on top of for you this morning. good morning and welcoming to "news 4 today."

>> it's sunday, october 12th and we're coming off a pretty gloomy and wet start. >> storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, what can we look forward to today? >> can look forward to a dryer day and a milder day. if you're hoping for a ton of sunshine i don't have any good news because there's plenty of clouds to contend with. raindrops for the most part are going to stay away today. that's great news for everybody who will go out and run the army ten-miler this morning. first things first. temperatures back into the upper 40s to low to mid-50s. definitely off to a cool start, and there are areas of fog, and i saw some on my way to work. the hour-by-hour planner, patchy fog, temperatures mostly in the 40s to mid-50s. most areas climbing up into the low to mid-60s under an increasingly cloudy skies. risk of a few showers primarily after the sun goes down. limited sunshine and raindrops back for your columbus day and still a chance for thunder by the middle of the week.

more on all of that with your seven-day forecast in a few minutes. >> chuck, thank you. this morning we're working to fine out the names of five people killed in a crash in prince george's county. among the dead are two children. saturday night two cars cost of livinging on livingston roodt in oxon hill. police in the area say this happens all too often. >> william key doesn't know any of the people involved in the crash who learned here. just learned of the tragic toll of that crash. he come to place flowers at the scene, so moved and troubled by what he saw. though they were strangers what befell before him. >> she couldn't move. i can't go near them. one guy rolled out of the car, on his elbow, trying to get out of the car. >> reporter: others had been thrown from the car beyond the fence. around 9:40 friday night and

police are beginning to reconstruct what happened. >> we believe the driver of the mercedes was approaching life stone terrace war an acura was stopped. >> reporter: police say the mercedes went around a bus and then hit the acura. >> his car spun aron. he was on fire. >> reporter: of the five people in the acura, only the driver survived. two children are among those killed. there were three people in a mercedes. a female passenger died at scene. in terms of fatalities and just the severity of this crash, one of the worst that folks can remember in the county in some time. people were familiar with that intersection say it was a tragedy waiting to happen. >> when the weather gets bad, they are coming down off the heels, i've been hit a couple of times. >> we can say at this time both seed and weather may have contributed. >> reporter: as for oh, there's a sadness what happened to strangers on a dangerous wet roadway. >> because of death.

it's common sense. >> we're staying on top of a developing story in ferguson, missouri. about 200 protesters came face-to-face with police in riot gear at the ferguson police department last night. police arrested one man who threw a bottle. earlier demonstrators marched and rallied to protest the death of an unarmed teenager shot and killed by a police officer. michael brown's death, of course, sparked calls of racial profiling and protesters accused police of using excessive force in the case. the officer has not been charged. the demonstrations in ferguson are part of a nationwide campaign to call attention to how police interact with young people. in alexandria police officers, community leaders and church leaders talked openly about how they can prevent future tragedies. >> we give them testing as best as you can in the psychological fields that deal with preference and behavioral norms.

you try and make sure that in the training, you're holding them to the training that you're holding them to. >> alexandria's police chief told the crowd his door is always open to discuss any problems in the community. the group said churches and youth groups have a responsibility to work with teenagers and young men and show them how they should interact with police. >> traffic alert now to pass along to you. expect delays getting to the pentagon and downtown d.c. for the 30th annual army ten-miler. right now you can take the metro to the metro for start of the race. some roads in the commonwealth are already closed off. the memorial bridge will close in both directions from 7:30 to 10:00 this morning. the rest of the roadways will close at 8:00, but everything should be back open by noon. tomorrow, metro will be running on a saturday schedule because it's columbus day. train stations will open at their normal time, 5:00 a.m. and then close at midnight. parking at all metro lots and garages will also be free

tomorrow because of the holiday. >> this morning a maryland family needs help finding their son. this picture right here is 17-year-old owen foostay. police say saturday night he left the family home on west college terrace in frederick. if you see him do call police. >> new money in this morning on what virginians think former governor bob mcdonnel's punishment should be. he and his wife were convicted on corruption charges back in september. 60% of the people the governor used to serve believe he should go to prison that. feeling was bipartisan with more than half of poet republicans and democrats favoring a prison sentence. bob mcdonnel will be sentenced in january. the university of mary washington did the survey. >> well, coming up, we're not even done with october, but one city ready for the winter where people are breaking out the sweaters and, yes, ice skates. >> wow. get ready. a wacky weather week is ahead of us. chuck is back to show you what

chuck is back to show you what to

have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock

failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it.

oh, it's that time of the year to put on your sweaters and break out the skates. now the ice skating rink at new york city's rockefeller center opens tomorrow. the iconic rink sticks right outside the "today" show studio. the skating rink was never supposed to be part of rockefeller center. managers used a temporary rink to bring business to the area. it became so popular it's been a fixture ever since. i was actually up in new york a week or so ago and they were getting the big block ready to put the rockefeller christmas tree which we all know -- >> christmas tree. >> also aconic. >> yes, absolutely. >> jinx. >> i went ice skating for the first time recently in a long time. man, that's tough. >> recently.

>> i know. >> i have little kids, chuck, you know. >> i had to use one of the stools, the walker stools that you can use. >> yes. no shame. i used one of those. >> haven't been ice skating since the '70s. i'm not going to go any time soon. >> the only ice skating indoors. >> you bet you. >> even though it's cool outside. not cold enough to keep ice in frozen form. we'll have a better day today than yesterday so if you're going to go out and go ice skating in the middle of october, well, then, good luck. good spirits. traffic issues because of so many local races including of the army ten-miler and once you're at the mall, got an ice skating rink it won't be a bad day, better outdoor day than yesterday. clouds really hung tough yesterday afternoon and the raindrops lingered through much of the morning and into the afternoon as well. it stopped raining at my place by 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon and was dry there after.

it's 54 and skies remain mostly cloudy and though it remains a dry day for most of us, doesn't mean you'll get much in the way of sunshine. the overall impact should be negligible. plenty of clouds and milder and dryer than we were yesterday so there's at least some good news in the forecast where temperatures are below 50 degrees this morning is where areas of fog have started to form again, so be on the lookout. fair mouth to dulles, sterling, manassas, warrenton, opportunities for fog in your backyards first this thing. going for a run and not actually running army ten-miler, not a bad day for t.cloudy skies and temperatures eventually climb out of the 50s and back into the 60s today. i can't give you the 100% dry forecast because this little wave of low pressure in the at moss fear has showers down in the far western suburbs of western virginia, an even though most of tt will stay south, a little piece of moisture could reach to areas up to the

southwest side of the viewing area. rain chances remain very low but there's at least an opportunity for a shower or two south and west of manassas and down towards culpepper and rap han yok and if you're doing your yard work better to do it earlier today than later. a chance for a few drops rolling south and southwest. a risk of a drop or two with evening temperatures in the 70s. here's the way our future weather forecast, possibility of a few showers west. the dry air eats up the raindrops. i'm not so convinced in that computer model that i wouldn't put a cautionary drop out there, but we'll go ahead and play optimism today. keep it mostly cloudy. again, a few showers west and south of us. it should be dry here in the metro. that won't be the case tomorrow. pretty good chance of off and on showers for your columbus day so kind of a wasted day off, a little bit. turning really warm on tuesday. temperatures closing in on 80

degrees tuesday, even with plenty of clouds around. that comes at a bit of a price though. chance of thunderstorms on wednesday so sort of keep that in mind. a couple of chances for rain this week. a little bit milder to begin with but the end of the week into next weekend looks good. >> is this more mild than it usually is around this time? >> october is three degrees above average for the first week. >> not complaining. >> the complaint department is closed. >> good. >> thanks, chuck. >> next up is reporter's notebook. a look at stories looking at our communities. >> we're back in 15 minutes. >> good morning, welcome to reporter's notebook. local ebola preparedness. local public health leaders say the washington region is ready. last week they briefed the council of governments on readiness and agree the dmv is vulnerable. preparations started more than six months ago and he says he believes this region is one of the best prepared regions in the country.

joe madison, we do have excellent hospitals here. so far no ebola outbreaks. do you have confidence that our health care system, that our hospitals, that our public officials are ready? >> you know, i think that you have to take their word for it, but what concerns me is that no one seems to be paying attention to what the nurses associations are saying. and they are saying, look listen to us, we're not ready. we don't have the equipment we need or the protection we need and these are your first line of defense against ebola. let's remind what happened in dallas. it was the nurses who say we've got a problem here and the rest of the hospital didn't pay any attention. so on one hand, okay, the -- the folks at the top, the cdc and everyone is saying have no fear, and there's some legitimacy to that, but then those nurses who are on the front line are saying not so fast. >> dave mcconnell, there will be

stepped-up screening and throw that into the mix. cdc will have staff on site screening passengers that come in from the three west african countries most affected by ebola. do you have confidence that should an outbreak happen here, that what happened in dallas would not happen here? >> i think, like joe said, there's good reason for confidence in all these areas. on the other hand, we have to look at what's happened up until now and there's been some wore egincidents in dallas at the hospital and elsewhere and -- and what's happening in those countries. you know, are people getting out of those countries that really shouldn't be leaving and how good are the defenses but they are preparing. we have to keep the fingers crossed and we really hope for the best. we do have a health care system and a determined crew of people and they have seen all of the other messups and don't want to mess up themselves. >> amber monte, this area does have two local labs that are equipped to properly test for ebola. one is in virginia, what's in

maryland? >> what's going to be difficult for the readiness, especially in dallas, there's 150 screenings each day at each one of these airports we're talking about, including dulles and if folks come in from liberia, sierra leone. >> and beginy. >> and guinea, they have to be estimate matix, but what if they are coming from australia first and they are from new guinea, how would you know if they are coming from new guinea and fly in from australia and -- >> don't they have to ask that question, where are you originally from? >> i do. that's where the problems come in in terms of the process of how they are real going to be able to follow this. i think that's where the difficulty comes in when you're trying to screen 150 folks a day, makiing sure you ask the right questions and that this is part of the process. >> let the wedding bells ring.

same-sex couples started tying the knot in the old diminian. gay and lesbian couples are now allowed to marry in 30 states and also the district of columbia. governor terry mcauliffe directed state agencies to comply with this. dave, how will it likely change life for virginians? >> the governor is make no -- not letting anything being unchecked. he's for the ruling and accepts it. probably wished that they would make it okay to everybody, which they have taken a stand but that would have taken some time and i think he wants to make clear to all the workers and everybody in virginia that this is the thing ways are now and that's the way it will stay. if everyone stays with, that they may have a pretty smooth transition. if people start challenging the law there could be legal implications, as there are in some other states now. >> joe, state workers will be able to add spouses and dependants to their health insurance and have a whole lot of other privileges that

homosexual couples have enjoyed. >> it's not privilege, it's right. these are rights. and therein lies the problem. you know, these -- these are human beings. they are citizens of the state of virginia. they have the same rights that heterosexual matteried couples have and the sign is of the order is quite honestly an extra protection on top of the supreme court decision because you know there will be some conservative districts where they will say, you know what? forget the supreme court order. remember, this was virginia. remember when brown versus board of education happened, what did the state of virginia do, shut down all public schools. >> massive resistance. >> do you think the ruling in virginia, governor's executive order, sends a signal to other states in the south? >> yes and no. i mean, we already have the governor of south carolina coming out saying she doesn't care what that decision, that they are not going to change it. you've got out in the midwest

sam brownback in a tough re-election campaign saying we'll follow the constitution that we've amended saying same-sex is between a man and a woman and some states saying despite what the supreme court did or did not do, we're not going to change what we're doing here. would i add one small thing politically. mcauliffe is coming out and moving very quickly. remember, he may be positioning things for hillary clinton down the road. a very good friend of the clintons, former head of the dnc. virginia will be very important for her if he makes this an inviting state for those of same-sex marriages and couples of that like >> i think you have good points there. i think you're right. the question is how much will virginia's moves change anybody else's? i think we've got a good picture of that. if they are really solidly conservative, really southern states, you'll get one answer. virginia is not considered as southern as it used to be. considered a purple state now, and i think all of these things

obtain. >> we've got to take a break. we'll be right back. stay

warner and gillespie face off in virginia. they took off the gloves on tuesday in the second of three debates in virginia's u.s. senate race. gentlemen, we saw these candidates sharpen their attacks over economic matters, border security, health care. do you think there was a winner? >> i think if you look at it, warner really came across to me as the winner. obviously gillespie had to have bigger punchers than warner because warner can bob and weave a little bit but i don't think gillespie reay came out and was able to really show sharp lines. i mean, he tried to sort of follow the line of whenever he would criticize warner he would say the obama-warner policies but i don't think he was able to

be very specific enough to really tag warner and hold him down on issues where warner sort of flipped the script and sort of threw his own words of gillespie back at him calling him a partisan warrior which gillespie has allegedly said and he never sort of disputed that. >> to the extent that warner did not make a major gaffe, got his program and ideas out there, you could say he was the winner. on the other hand, you could also argue that gillespie didn't make any gaffes really. the question is warner has been around a lot more longer. he's got a report. people can look at it. gillespie, he's in the background. he was dick armey, the house majority leader's whip. he was very good political operator and fund-raiser. he's yet to prove he's good on hustings and good campaigner and can do the extra little things you learn on trail. >> don't you think he has to show not that he can avoid making, you know, gaffs but has to make strong points and strong sort of --

>> why, why should i be governor, not why shouldn't he be governor? sure. >> and the reality is that there wasn't any major opening. right. >> and you have warner that looks like a senator and that's all he has to do is maintain, that and i think what's happening when you see this reduction in the polls, i think that's starting to show the ground game. and the fact that republicans around the country, virginia being one of those states, rallying around this anti-obama message that is coming up in just about every state, including virginia. >> obama's controversial endorsement. president barack obama made his preference for d.c. mayor known last week, endorsing democrat murual bowser. the endorsement comes as a new poll shows the gap between her and independent david catania shrinking. another poll gave her an

eight-point lead, 17 points in our nbc 4 "washington post"/marist poll last month. dave, why do you think the president did this? >> i think he's a personal friend. i think he likes her, and i think he just decided what the heck. he does off the record -- i'm on the record and i'm happy to be, but in my conversations on the hill on this when we talk, we say things like this. but i would say that he does quirky things from time to time, and i'm not saying that's bad or good. he does things that surprise people, and i think he likes to do that. the question remains she has the temper but does she have the record whereas catania has the record but does he have the temperament? that will decide this race, not whether or not president obama gets in or not. >> does she need the president's endorsement and will it help her? >> i don't know if she needed it, but i don't think the president or she was prepared

for the reaction, the negative reaction that was coming out to obama stepping into d.c. politics. many politicians have said, mr. president, stay out of this. >> even democrats. >> this may be a matter of his poll numbers. if he's very popular i don't think you would see that reaction. >> would you rather have the president's endorsement or not have the president's endorsement? i thought about this and i'm saying, first of all, if that were a state. she would be endorsed as a governor. and that's what presidents tend to do. it helps her in the sense of saying now i have the president's ear so if i do get elected at least for next two years, i can, you know, i have the support of the president, and there's a lot of things we're going to need from the federal government in the next two years. so all of this stay out of it, presidents have gotten into mayoral campaigns. >> it may help her, right, in

the city that overwhelmingly voted for obama, but you ask any of the democratic candidates running for senate or congress right now in the nation if they want the president's endorsement. >> but they are not in the district. they don't count. >> statehood advocates would love for the president to be as aggressive about that, as interested in that. >> that's the problem. why can't he be more volatile on voting rights, on these other issues than perfunctory things that he said about it. that's what has them bugged. nice of them to endorse muriel. they will probably vote for muriel. a lot of democrats around the country feel uncomfortable having him campaign for him because of the way he's made people mad and made them uncomfortable and look at blue states. in the district it would be interesting to see how many people are peeved at president obama hasn't acted on statehood and when they turn that into kind of a vote. >> i think muriel's biggest

problem is she better start putting shoe leather and start hitting the streets. >> yeah. >> that's what's narrowing the gap, not so much the president's endorsement or not endorsement. the reality is people think she's just, you know. >> playingig it too cool. clinton yates said he's rather have the endorsement of michelle obama rather than president obama. >> wouldn't anybody. she has a 63% approval rating. >> what did you think about all the taxis that shut down pennsylvania avenue last week? >> again, you know, they may have a good cause, i'm not going for or against them, but when you disrupt traffic, you make people late for appointments and a lot of noise. sure, you get your message out there but you bug a lot of people who want service, so it's a balancing act, and, you know, they are taking a chance by doing this stuff. >> i love them. god bless them. they are asking for equality. make the comfortable

uncomfortable and that's what civil disobedience is always about. >> always a question, and what they want is they want fairness. that's exactly what they want, and, you know, hey, good luck. >> the counterargument has to be they have to catch up with modern technology and have these apps put in their car. >> with uber and lift and sidecar. >> all right, thank you all. and thank you for being with us. that's "reporter's notebook." stay with us. kwsz news 4 today" continues. >> it's a chilly start to your morning. what you will or won't need heading out today. a double murder mystery. two teens killed 20 years ago. why the family isn't giving up hope.

first we have breaking news out of texas. a health care worker in texas tested positive for ebola. this happened at the same dallas hospital where doctors treated the first man to die from the disease in the u.s. >> in a texas department of state health services says the results are preliminary and will go to the cdc for further testing. people who had contacted with the affected health care worker are being monitored. >> thomas duncan contracted ebola in west africa. he died last wednesday. health officials tell nbc news that the health care worker had a fever friday and was isolated for testing, a big story breaking early this morning, one that we'll continue to follow closely. in fact, we're going to have chuck todd, the moderator of "meet the press" later and we'll talk about what that means for the administration. welcome to "news 4 today." >> well, we had the rain yesterday, but is it going to go away. is it going to be a nice day? >> give us good news, chuck. >> i'll give you good news.

on the whole you'll like the weather today better than yesterday. >> there's some good news, at least for your sunday. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. rain lurking down across far southwestern virginia. the air over us is relatively dry, so as a result should be able to eatest moup of the raindrops, during the daylight hours. after the sun goes down i can't guarantee it will stay dry. temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. there are areas of fog so be on the lookout. a cloudy day. temperatures reaching up into the low to mid-60s and great weather for running the army ten-miler, wounded warriors and wheelchair groups get started at 7:50 and then the first wave of the groups at 8:00. great running weather with temperatures back up into the upper 50s by 10:30, 11:00.

when i see you in a few minutes, we'll talk about how long the dry stretch of weather will last and if we have any chance of reaching 80 degrees at all this week. >> sounds good. new this morning, prince georges county police are investigating a deadly crash in riverdale. just before 3:00 a.m. this car veered off the road and crashed into a utitle pole. the man inside the car died at scene. riv riverdale road is closed right says they have been frozen in team of for 20 years. two decades ago marquez ward and a friend were murdered outside a d.c.rec center and their killer never found. marqu marquez's mother says it's never too late to get justice for her responsible. news 4's darcy spence has the story. >> seemed like just yesterday. >> reporter: it was a decades

ago when she lost her son. >> 20 years ago i lost the life of my son. >> reporter: he was 20 years old when he and his friend sean anderson were murdered. my struggle went on for maybe five to ten years before i was able to come in a sound mind to even work. >> reporter: she says her son stood by her during hard times in her life. >> the last words my son said to me is momma, you're going to be all right and it's going to be okay. >> reporter: thorn has finally gotten to a place where she can deal with her son's lost and celebrate his memory and that's what she did with friends at a community center in maryland. family members say it happened here at benning-stoddard recreation center in southwest washington. both victims were found in a car here behind the rec center and both of them had been shot. relatives believe they knew their killer. they want people to remember back 20 years, did you see these

teens riding in a cadillac with a jason mask hanging from the rear view mirror. >> i believe vengeance is the lord's, not mine and i want the person is found responsible and punished by the law for the two lives they have taken. >> reporter: friends came from as far away as georgia and remember and pray that their wait for justice will soon be over. >> we love you, marquet. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> well, weather may be to blame for this car almost ending up on the train tracks in montgomery county. yesterday the driver lost control while driving on randolph road in bethesda. the suv ended up in a ditch and had to be towed. crews had to work quickly before the next train came. >> health care leaders are stepping up their screening at airports to help the spread of ebola in the u.s. they are taking temperatures at

airports for passengers arriving from three west african areas. the chances for improving from ebola is improving. ashoka mukpo is still weak but his condition improved for the second day. he's receiving an experimental drug right now and he also got a blood transfusion from ebola survivor dr. kent brantly. he's the second american to be treated at the nebraska medical center in omaha. >> the remains of the first man to die from ebola have been cremated. thomas eric duncan's belongings were also incinerated. a waste disposal company will analyze the ashes for two days to check for any remaining contamination. the ashes will if to a hazardous waste dump. duncan contracted ebola in west africa and died in dallas last week. >> a maryland woman goes to buy a halloween costume and find out she has been robbed, and to make things worst she handed the thieves all her information.

news 4's pat collins has her story. >> it is real scary. you feel helpless and you do. you feel like a victim. >> reporter: we cal her samantha. she doesn't want us to use her real name or show her face. when you hear her story you'll understand why. you see, she was robbed, not by someone who knocked her down and took her purse. no, she was a victim of a sneak thief. in fact, she didn't even know it happened until monday, monday when she came to this party city store to buy a halloween costume for her nephew. she pull out her atm card to pay for it and the transaction denied. she said try it again. transaction denied snow hand them your atm, but you had used your atm all along and it was -- >> declined. >> reporter: embarrassed? >> embarrassed and upset. >> reporter: that sent her home

to examine her bank account, a $500 withdrawal from an atm in new york and then another within on amsterdam avenue in new york, another $500 withdrawal from an atm on east 72nd street in new york. >> having a nice weekend in new york. >> reporter: on you. >> on us. on our bill. >> reporter: it appears someone put a scamming device on the atm atted the sandy spring bank in urbana. that allowed them to copy account information and make some illegal cash withdrawals in new york. police are on the case. >> investigators have worked closely with other law enforcement agencies throughout maryland who have had similar instances of scamming devices at sandy spring banks. >> i'm pat collins, "news 4 today." >> decision 2014, top two candidates for d.c. mayor could spend a lot of money.

democrat muriel bowser has $1 million to spend before november 4th. independent candidate david catania has $5050 u and recent polls show catania is gaining ground. virginia voters will be house are for house and senate candidate candid if you can't complete an application in person, fill out an online application or mail one in. there are growing health concerns right now over the artificial turf used on fields that your kids play on. it's an nbc investigation all parents should s

three weeks into air strikes in syria, but is the plan to target isis working?

this morning we'll hear the answer, we hope to hear the answer to that question on "meet the press. the ". >> moderator chuck todd will speak with national security adviser susan rice but first the breaking news out of texas. another ebola case now confirmed, and this is becoming, you know, a major issue here for the administration. >> well, we've certainly changed our lead, that's for sure, this morning, and we'll be talking to the head of the cdc where we'll talking about a local official down in dallas, clay jenkins, handling this sort of political response to the outbreak down there, but obviously they expected that it was possible that a health care worker who treated thomas eric duncan who, of course, just died of this disease, that it was possible this was going to happen so this was within the realm of what they were planning for but it won't do anything to sort of calm the public down who has been very concerned that this is going to spread much faster than the government says it will. >> the cdc directo coming out

and saying that this disease could become the next aids if it is not stopped now. >> right. >> obviously they are concerned about this big threat. we've heard over and over again from lawmakers pressuring and asking them the question why can't we close the borders. what can't we do that. it's not that simple, i know. >> it isn't, and it's nothing like a public health crisis in an election year let alone an election month so you sort of that the ramped up political rhetoric that's sort of feeding into people's concerns and fears particularly that live close to the border between mexico and america. >> it is something we hear at water cooler. >> you hear this conversation and this has been -- i would say the disconnect that the government has had with the public which is trying to calm the public down and every time they seem to be winning that pr fight then something happens like this morning we have a new case so i think it's going to throw -- make some folks feel a little bit more concerned. >> on to the isis story now, and

i'm a couple of months into the strategy to take care of them and yet they seem to be keeping the advance on hand. >> our reporters on the ground richard engel doesn't see any avancement, if you will, when you come to the strategy working. isis has certainly been slowed down by the air strikes. they haven't been stopped, and they certainly haven't been degraded. my conversation with susan rice. you will hear, they are not ready to start changing strategy yet. it's too early and declare that the strategy is not working. >> and then you have secretary of state john kerry coming out, talking about that city on the turkish border kobhani saying it doesn't define our strategy, another city in the fight. >> seems like a preemptive spin, they know -- that they are probably going to lose parts of the city to isis, at least temporarily, and because of that they don't want pan take ensue when it comes to whether or not the strategy is working.

look, a lot of people want the administration to reassess but so far the west wing is digginging in its heels. >> look forward to the show. thanks for joining us. >> yeah. >> and a reminder, can you see "meet the press" every sunday right here on nbc 4 right after "news 4 today." isis fighters are tightening their grip on a border city. air strikes have done very little to blunt isis. more than 500 people have been killed in the month-long battle. kurds battling militants have been asking for better weapons. a toddler in michigan is the second child to die from the enterovirus. the virus caused severe respiratory problems for kids and slowly sickened people across the country as well. centers for disease control says nearly 700 people have become ill in 46 states and the district of columbia. most of those are children. >> well, most of our kids play on turf instead of dirt fields these days, but a new nbc news

investigation finds that artificial turf can pose a serious threat to your kids and possibly cause cancer. we have this report. >> these tiny pieces of rubber are raising concern on and off the playing field. >> we want to make sure the health and safety of our athletes come first. >> there's soccer goalies diagnosed with the same type of cancer and played on the same type of turf. crumb rubber is used as a substitute for dirt in the artificial surveyses. the report suggests that the crumb rubber contains carcinogens though no scientific evidence has confirm the theory. >> certainly makes us aware of any potential future studies in office. josh schneider says his student athletes play on artificial turf but doesn't feel the recent report raises any red flags. >> i'm sure there will be some

decisions to be made in the future but at this point i'm not sure there will be any drastic changes. >> little black rubber pieces that raise concerns but if you look at the field, you'll notice little green pieces cold mondoeco turf. >> it helps keep the temperatures lower on hot, sunny days. >> reporter: that's not the only upside to the mondo-eco turf. >> does say toxies tis and carcinogens are in the process, no reaching. >> reporter: schneider knows players will pick up on the growing concern around the artificial turf but doesn't think it will have an impact on game's popularity. >> i would be surprise federal there's any hard and fast decisions made by the majority of population. parent and kids of student athletes to stop playing soccer and to stop playing on artificial turf or anything like that. >> something to think about as kids get out there and play on those fields. >> sure. >> absolutely. >> and the field will be a little bit more dry than

yesterday morning so that's a good thing. >> a little dryer today. that's for sure. don't count on a lot of sunshine. want to keep your expectations in line with what may actually occur. do have more sunshine coming our way than yesterday but as soon as we get start to seeing snipe, more clouds likely to start back in this morning and into this evening. >> that's pretty. >> absolutely. a little bit of color. sun not up until almost 7:15 this morning so still a little ways to go before the sun is actually over the eastern horizon, but a very pretty picture outside this morning. there's the u.s. capitol building, like riff congress and a nice looking sky. no rain out there just yet. off to a dry start this morning. temperatures in the mid-50s downtown and 40s in the suburbs. dew point at 40 degrees and humidity at 80% here in town. i'll show you the current temperature map and anybody close to that 48 will probably

have patchy fog. eight miles of visibility in washington but only 1/10 of a mile, under a mile visibility in manassas and one-mile visibility in culpepper. and as a result the atmosphere is saturated and wringing out some fog first thing this morning. if you see a little fog out there first thing, slow down and keep your low beams on. hometown virginia, herndon, virginia, plenty of clouds around and breaks of sunshine here this morning. by later on into the middle of the afternoon today, skies will be coming cloudy once again. dry through the daylight hours in herndon but there may be drops to contend with after the sun goes down. always stay ahead of the weather coming to our website or by joining me on twitte twitter @chuckbell4, facebook chuck bell offer insta program, forecast4you. meanwhile, on storm team 4 radar, here's the reason why i can't give you the 100% dry for today or tonight.

this little area of rain showers in southwestern virginia in the greenbriar valley of southern west virginia is moving our general direction and could graze some of our southwestern counties, page and shenandoah, have a chance of seeing a drop. chances of drops stay away from us until after the sun goes down. clouds moving in on us during the daylight hours. little shower chance by fauquier county by mid to late afternoon. the computer really tries to dry all the drops up. i remain confident that it knows what it's doing but i can't completely rule out that you couldn't see a random drop or two. lows tonight dropping back down into only the mid-50s and tomorrow it's a milder start and probably going to have showers to contend with and hit and miss rain chances off and on through much of your monday. it's going to look and feel like a monday. luckily a lot of folks have

monday off for columbus day. the warm air surges in here on tuesday. highs back into the mid to upper 70s and could potentially touch 80 in a few spots. thunderstorms on wednesday look likely. >> okay. >> well, today you can panelize your taste buds at the taste of d.c. the last day to taste all the food. joey chestnut has come to claim his crown in the chili eating contest. he aid 72.5 32-ounce bowl in just six minutes. now, you probably shouldn't do that. the taste of d.c. is going on on pennsylvania avenue between ninth and 14th street in northwest. tickets are ten bucks. >> okay. also today, you can take the vre to clifton in northern virginia. it's the 47th annual clifton day celebration. it's the only day that the train stops in clifton. you can see a live civil war

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cousins isn't even looking his direction with defenses focusing on guys like jackson, garcon should see plenty of one-on-one matchups. third, no big plays in the secondary. larry fitzgerald can make any defense look bad but don't help him out. communicate in the secondary and no blown konchings and finally the skins must come out fast. this team is playing on a short week. they are traveling across the country. you know the cardinals would want to jump out on them early. that's the four things to watch for. enjoy the ball game today and go redskins. >> today you can sample some good beer in arlington. the courthouse arts and beer festival begins today at 11:00 a.m. it's going to last until 7:00 p.m. tonight in the courthouse plaza parking lot. that's on courthouse road. sound good. >> why not. >> well, we have much more on "news 4 today" including a new worker who has been diagnosed with ebola in dallas, texas. >> that's right.

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have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it. we are staying on top of a breaking story in texas. a health care worker tested positive for ebola. this happened at the same dallas

hospital where doctors treated the first man to die from ebola in the u.s. the texas department of state health services says the results are preliminary and will go to the cdc for further testing. now people who had contact with the affected health care worker are being monitored. health officials tell nbc news the health care worker had a fever friday and was isolated for testing. >> in about 15 minute or so, we will have some more information on the ebola virus situation, specifically how a vaccine is being fast tracked to stop the spread of this disease. >> that's right. first, maybe a break from the rain. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell, have a nice kind of sunrise going on right now. >> absolutely right. beautiful day outside. two different views from ourer to here in northwest washington, the first one looking out to the west. that's fog hang over the potomac river first thing this morning. tyson's corner out in the distance. there are areas of fog to contend w.looking the other direction towards the east, look at that gorgeous early morning

color out there first thing. sunrise, 10, 15 minutes away. current temperatures in the 40s and low 50s so seasonably chilly start this morning. we're dry for now and most us will be dry for most of the day. there is a little wave of moisture trying to sneak our direction which could bring some showers to the southern parts of the shenandoah valley late this afternoon and this evening and could potentially bring a few drizzle drops even into the metro long after dark. going out to run the army ten-miler or for spectators, chill they morning and temperatures in the 40s and great running weather in the 50s for most of the race and near 60 degrees by noontime. in and around the metro, a mostly cloudy day but mild. temperatures into the mid-60s. more about monday's rain chances than chance for thunderstorms later in the week when i see you in a few minutes. >> new this morning, take a look at this. imagine waking up to a car in the side of your house. this happened to a family on old ranch over in clinton. prince george's county police say before 1:00 in the morning

the driver ran off the road and slammed the car through the brick house. two people inside the car surprisingly though not seriously hurt. two people were home at the time but they were in a different room. >> well, this morning we're working to find out the names of the five people killed in a crash this prince george's county. among the dead, two children. saturday night two cars collided on livingston road and livingston terrace in oxon hill. news 1's derrick ward spoke to people in the area and they say crashes happen there all too often. >> william key doesn't know any of the people involved in the crash that happened here. he just learned of the tragic toll of that crash. >> reporter: he had come to place flowers at the scene, so moved and troubled by what he saw and though there were strangers to him the carnage that befell him is etched his memory. >> lady in the street, i couldn't touch any of the cars, couldn't go near them. one guy rolled out of the car on his elbow because his car was on

fire and trying to get out of the car. >> reporter: others thrown from the car beyond the fence. it was about 1:40 friday night and police are beginning to construct that what happened. >> we believe the driver of a mercedes was driving westbound and approaching a livingston terrace when an acura was stopped at the luce. >> the mercedes also went around a bus also on livingston when that car hit the acura. >> reporter: that car spun around, he was on fire. >> reporter: of the five people in the acura only the driver survived, two children were among those killed. a female passenger died at the scene. in terms of the severity of this crash, one of the worst that folks can remember in the county for some time. people familiar with the intersection say it was a tragedy waiting to happen. >> when the weather gets bad, i've been hit a couple of times. >> reporter: we said that both speed and weather may have been contributing factors. >> that's for the investigators, and as for others there's a

sadness for what happened for strangers on a dangerous wet roadway. >> because of death, it's common sense. >> in oxon hill, derrick ward, news 4. >> investigators will train people in nonviolent civil disobedience, part of a four-day protest called ferguson october. about 200 protesters faced down police in riot gear at the ferguson police department last night. police arrested one man who did throw a bath bottle, they say. earlier demonstrators marched and rally to protest the defendant an unarmed teenager shot and killed by a police officer. michael brown's death sparked calls of racial profiling, protesters accuse police using excess cas the officer has not been charged in the case. >> the demonstrations in ferguson are part of a nationwide campaign to call attention to how police interact with young people.

in alexandria, virginia, police officers, community leaders and church leaders talked openly about how they can prevent future tragedies. >> we're testing as best you can in the psychological field to deal with preference and behavioral norms. you're trying to make sure that in the training you're holding them in the training that you're holding them to. >> reporter: alexandria's police chief told the crowd his door is always open to discuss any problems in the community. the group says churches and youth groups have a responsility to work with teenagers and young men and to show them how they should interact with police. >> well, we have a traffic alert for you this morning. expect delays getting to the pentagon in downtown d.c. for the 30th annual army ten-miler, right now you can take the metro to the pentagon for start of the race. here's a look at the course. some areas in the commonwealth are already closed. memorial bridge will close from 7:30 to 10:00 this morning. the rest of the roads close at 8:00. everything should be back open

by about noon. >> new numbers in this morning on what virginians think former governor bob mcdonnel's punishment will be. mcdonnel and his wife were convict on fed corruption charges back in september. 60% of the people the governor use to serve believe he should go to prison. that feeling was bipartisan with more than half the votes, republicans and democrat, favoring a prison sentence. bob mcdonnel will be sentenced in january. the university of mary washington did the study. >> well, coming up, tomorrow's case of the mondays, could be more frustrating for the metro riders. the added commute challenge the holiday will bring and how to get around it. >> people in groups going pink for breast cancer. statistics in one community is alarming. how one familiar face on

tomorrow metro will be

running on a modified saturday schedule because it's columbus day. train stations will open their normal time, 5:00 a.m. and close at midnight. parking at all metro lots and garages will also be free tomorrow because of the holiday. happening today, trinity episcopal church will celebrate its 120th anniversary. the first female bishop will perform the service. the homecoming service begins at 10:30 this morning. >> chances are you know someone who has horwill have breast cancer. it's the most common cancer in women. and for latinas it's even more serious. one dies every 90 minutes from the disease. as sharon lawson reports, a familiar face on spanish tv is lending her star to the fight.

>> reporter: telemundo talk show host is known for her acting and acting in telenovellos but she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33 i. >> i did by that time a self-exam. i found a lump. >> reporter: determined not to lose the fight lopez battled the disease and won and now she's taking on another role, campaigning for breast cancer awareness while 15 weeks pregnant. >> now i'm doing awesome and i have this blessing finally with me. >> reporter: she hey long with procter & gamble's rogullosa is announcing a program helping hispanics battling breast cancer and. [ ed the league with a check for $15,000, the center treats cancer patients who can't afford it. >> we're proud that we've treated more than 30,000 patients. >> reporter: the statistics for the hispanic community alarming. >> one u.s. latina dies of

breast cancer every 90 minutes, and while 88% of latinas know how to do a self-examination, less than half examine themselves once a money. that's why doctors say it's necessary to be aware of technology. >> mammography and sonogaphy, that's the best way to check for breast cancer. >> 20,000 women and 4100 men in the u.s. died from breast cancer according to the centers for disease control. experts recommend monthly self-exams to catch the disease early. >> how patrons on a hand hay ride got more than they bargained for. >> and now chuck. >> an absolutely gorgeous sunrise in progress. the sun is up in just three minute. i'm back in about four.

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new this morning, a hay ride at the southern harvest festival takes a bad turn when the ride flips over. one person is in critical condition and 17 were hurt had. the driver missed a turn and the trailer overturned on a steep hill. 22 people were on the ride at the time. >> also this morning, we learned a health care worker tested

positive for the ebola virus. that worker treated an ebola patient who died at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. now the nbc freelance journalist being treated for ebola is improving. doctors say ashoka mukpo is still very weak and his condition is improved and it's improved for the second straight day. he's receiving an experimental ebola drug and also received a blood transfusion from former patient dr. brantly. right now airport screenings are being stepped up to stop the prevench ebola into the u.s. agents began taking temperatures of passengers arriving at jfk airport from three west african countries. ahead screenings will expand to dulles, o'hair and dulles. >> scientists are fast tracking an ebola vaccine and it's being reported that they are optimistic about its chances of succes

>> the ebola virus is out of control. the world health organization washes the cases are doubling every three to four weeks. first wave of u.s. soldiers is now on the ground in liberia setting up field hospitals. >> this will give people the health care workers hope that if they go in and they contract this deadly virus they can be treated here. >> thousands of miles away at oxford university in england, a safety trial for an ebola vaccine that would normally take years has been shortened to weeks. the drug protected monkeys from the virus and for the first time it's being injected into humans. 60 volunteers. >> all on the right made me think it's sad what's going on out in west africa and what could i do? >> nick owen got his dose ten days ago. >> how are you feeling? >> i'm feeling fine, absolutely fine. >> no side effects. >> owen works for doctors without borders, the group on front line of the outbreak, but he volunteered as a private

citizen. >> i've seen stories from west africa every day and it's -- it's a horrendous virus. it's ripping families apart. >> the goal, like with the u.s. military mission, is to protect first responders so more doctors and nurses can safely care for the sick. >> if we're not seeing thousands and thousands of death from one outbreak in the future, that would make me happy. >> the vaccine can't cure this terrible disease, but it could slow it down. scientists will have early data next month if the vaccine is safe. they hope to have 20,000 shots ready to go by january. >> next time you head to the grocery store, you'll notice the price of pork starting to drop, bacon, yum. the u.s. department of agriculture says more and more piglets are surviving a virus that was decimating pig herds. a new decontamination procedure is helping to keep the piglets

alive. an iowa farmer reports nearly 5.5 million pigs were born june and august, a 20-year high. >> i feel bad for eating the bacon, gosh. they are so cute. >> no comment. >> it's that time of year to put your sweaters on and break out the skates. the ice skating rink at new york city's rockefeller center opening up tomorrow. the iconic rink sits just outside the "today" show studio. interesting fact here though. rink was never supposed to be part of rockefeller center. in the winter of 1936 managers used a temporary one to try to attract business to the area. well, it turned out it was so popular it's been a fixture ever since, and it really is. it's such a great site to see. people don't go there to skate, they go there to stand above and to look and see everybody. >> and watch people fall, of course. >> yeah. i go to the ice skating rink. >> it's just like nascar. >> unbelievable. >> we should all be watching. >> you don't get the smell of rubber which is the best thing.

>> at the ice rink? >> at a nascar race. >> okay. >> look at that sunshine. >> beautiful picture outside. got this picture on our city cam and another picture on our sunrise and sunrise under way in a beautiful morning here in the nation's capital. hopefully you have something fun to go do outside. yesterday was bit of a gloomy and drizzly day to be outside and today promises to be better, though not 100% sunshine all day long. there's the live view from our tower here on northwest washington lack straight out to the south and east what. a great looking day outside and there's the view from our city camera. a little bit of blue sky out there early this morning. there are more clouds down to our south and west at this point. those will be coming in later on today so the maximum amount of blue sky that you're going to get to see today will be here in the front part of the day. 52 now at national airport under a partly cloudy sky. winds are northeast at 7 miles per hour. that northeasterly wind is putting some relatively dry air

in place here in northern virginia and our part of maryland. down to our south and west there's more moisture coming our way. show you radar in a second. one and a half miles of visibility now in cull person and five miles in manassas and there's patches of fog out there. not a big problem for much longer now that the sun is up. temperatures in the low 40s to 50s. movement locations upper 50s and flirting with 80 by lunchtime today, and even though the clouds will increase later on this afternoon i think it will be a better day thannier. temperatures should reach up into the mid-60s for a short time. as we get towards or sundown, a chance of showers back in the forecast. a 60% chance of showers after dark. stay ahead of the weather by following me on facebook or twitter. my twitter handle is @chuckbell4 and i'm also on instagram at forecast4you. down from roanoke, roanoke

valley and down towards the mountain empire of southwest virginia. that's where rain is first thing this morning. most of that will stay down to the south today, but never say never to that kind of a wave of low pressure and in our future model forecast is picking up on it as well. low rain chances today, but there is at least a chance during the late daylight hours, down to the south and west. here's how the computer models handle it. the nice sky early this morning and becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon and there's the laare of showers that will dry up as it comes into our area but never say never to the hint of a rain forecast. nice today and may have some thunderstorms to contend with as we get into the day on wednesday so if you go out to that very, very carefully as temperatures will be in the 80s but thunderstorms are a real possibility. much warmer air is coming our way. some places might flirt with 80 degrees on tuesday. dry late week and into next

weekend. >> thanks, chuck. >> you're welcome. >> coming up, the artificial turf your kids play on is linked to cancer. what an nbc investigation revealed that all parents should see. >> helping parents from the privacy of their own home. how one therapist is changing trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com

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turf instead of dirt fields these days. a new nbc news investigation found artificial turf can pose a serious threat to your children and possibly even cause cancer. nbc has this report. >> reporter: these teeny pieces of rubber are raising concern on and off the playing field. >> we certainly want to look into it and make sure the health and safety of our student athletes comes first. >> reporter: a recent report shows a link between several soccer goalies who have all been diagnosed with the same type of cancer and to all who have played on the same type of artificial turf. the pieces, also called crumb rubber, are used as a substitute for dirt in the artificial surfaces, it's reported that the crumb rubber contain carcinogens though no scientific evidence has confirm the theory. >> certainly makes us aware of any potential, you know, future studies and evidence. >> reporter: the university of sioux falls athletic director josh schneider says his student athletes play on artificial turf but doesn't feel the recent report raises any red flag.

>> when hard evidence comes, there will be decisions to be made in the future, but at this point i would be shocked if there's, you know, any drastic changes. >> reporter: it's the little black rubber pieces that have raised concern but if you look at this field you'll notice little green pieces called mondo eco-turf. >> it keeps the turf temperature lower on hot sunny days. >> reporter: there is some upside to the mondo eco-turf. >> there will be no reaching, no carcinogens. >> reporter: schneider doesn't think the turf will have an impact on game's popularity. >> i would be surprised if there's any hard and fast decisions made by the majority of the population, parent or kids or, you know, student athletes to stop playing soccer, to stop playing on artificial turf or anything like that. >> well, coming up, a local mother makes another push to keep her son's murder from

growing colder. how she's trying to find closure and what relatives say could lead police to the killer and rain is looking out. look at that. does that mean the sunshine will roll in? there it is. take a look outside and it expect it to feel nice when you walk ♪ they may not be the most handsome of body parts. yet, there they sit on the sides of our heads. for the world to see. but what happens when they stop hearing?

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story. imagine waking up to this, a car in the side of your house. this happened to a family on old branch road in clifton. just before 1:00 a.m. the car went off the road and through the brick house. two people were inside the house but not seriously hurt. >> the 14th street bridge, runners will take over the hov race where the army ten-miler begins. a wheelchair great starts at 7:50 this morning. several roads are closed near the pentagon and downtown d.c. >> a very busy morning here on "news 4 today." this is the better day of the weekend, we have to say, when we talk about getting those outdoor chores done. >> much more sun, already compared to yesterday. >> yesterday was a little bit rough. let's get your forecast with storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. >> good morning. i told you yesterday that today would definitely be the better outdoor day, especially the yard work day if you have stuff to do outside and that's holding to be true. sunshine out there.

first thing on your sunday morning. view from our tower looking out to the west and, again, there's still some areas of fog outside first thing this morning. there's the fog hang right over the potomac right here just to the northwest side of northwest washington. the view from out across fairfax and loudon counties, reston town center out to the north and west. plenty of blue in that sky and areas of patchy fog. temperatures in the cool 40s and 50s. 53 downtown. mid to upper 0s in the nearby northern and west suburbs and near 50. no rain out there just yet. a slight chance for some showers late in the day. the farther south and west you live or travel from washington the better your rain chance will be for later on today. you mentioned the army ten-miler, yes, indeed. temperatures climbing into the mid to upper 5s. perfect weather for running. hopefully all runners have their personal best. high today, low to mid-60s. the seven-day. that part of the forecast is minutes away. >> new this morning, prince georges county police are investigating a deadly crash in

riverdale just before 3:00 in the morning. a car veered off the road and crashed into a utility pole. this is on riverdale road. man inside the car did die at scene. riverdale road at finn's lane is closed while police investigate this terrible crash. >> one d.c. family say they have been frozen in time for 20 years. two decades ago marquet ward and a friend murdered outside a d.c. reck center. marquet's mother says it's never too late to get justice for her son. >> so fresh like yesterday for me. >> reporter: >> reporter: but it was decades ago when she lost her son marquet ward to violence. >> 20 years ago i lost my life when i lost the life of my son. >> reporter: ward was 17 years old when he and his friend sean anderson were murdered. >> my struggle went on for maybe five to ten years before i was able to come in a sound mound to

even work. >> reporter: thorn says her son stood by her during hard times in her life. >> the last words my son said to me is, momma, you're going to be all right, and it's going to be okay. >> reporter: thorn has timely gotten to a operation where she can deal with her son's loss and celebrate the memory and that's what she did with other relatives and close friends at a community center in maryland. >> family members say that it happened here at the benning stoddard recreation center in southeast washington. family members say both victims were found in a car here behind the rec center and both of them had been shot. relatives believe they knew their killer. they want people to remember back 20 years. did you see these teens in a laundromat in northeast d.c. riding in a cadillac with a jason mask hanging from the rear view mirror? >> i believe vengeance is the lord and mott nine and i want that person to be held responsible and punished by the law for what they have done for

the two lives that they have taken. >> reporter: friends came from as far away as georgia to remember and pray that their wait for justice will soon be over. >> we love you, marquet. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> weather may be to blame for this car almost ending up on train tracks in montgomery county. yesterday the driver lost control while driving on randolph road in betz did a. the suv ended up in the ditch and had to be towed away. the wrecker had to work quick before the next train came. virginia will receive $4.8 million from homeland security funding and will get money for hazardous materials response teams equipment and virginia beach will get money for railway incidents and the city of roanoke getting money for protective equipment for a law enforcement tactical response team. in total, 79 projects across the

commonwealth will get money. >> decision 2014, the top two candidates for d.c. mayor will be spending big in the final weeks of the campaign. campaign finance reports show democrat muriel powse has $1 million to spend before november 4th. independent candidate david catania's contain has 560,000 on hand. bows err is shown as the front-runner but recent polls shows her opponent is gaining crowned. >> if you live in virginia you have until tuesday to register to vote for next month's election. virginians will be voting for senate and house of representatives candidates and tuesday, october 14th is the ned line and if you can't complete an application in person fill one out online or send in your application. >> isis fighters are tightening their grip on kobhani. air strikes have done very little to stop isis positions.

secretary of state chuck hagel called the situation dangerous. more than 500 people have been killed in the month-long battle. kurds battling the militants have been asking for better weapons. talk about a house call. the counseling now available over skype, but this service does have a downside. we are working for you to show you the pros and the cons. >> reporter: and the big changes coming to one of the most popular museums in d.c. >> plus, how long the renovations will last. >> sunny skies today, but you'll want to pay close attention to the forecast especially in the mid-week. a look at the seven-day forecast stra

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the "today" show is next on nbc 4. it starts at 8:00. >> let's get a preview. erica hill and lester holt joining us live from new york. good morning, guys. >> hey, a bit of a sunday morning here. a worker who treated the man who died last week of ebola now tested positive. >> and in ferguson things are quite tense after police and protesters squared off. >> and a remarkable story about getting people out with a chance to ride the wave thanks to a new invention. hear from the folks what it's like to get back out into the open warter. >> and we'll tell you about the 12-year-old girl who took on a major retailer because shih they thought it was out of bounds that they didn't put any women in a catalog and she spoke out about it.

>> a live performance on the plaza from cirque du soleil as we get started on a sunday morning right here on "today." angie and add am, back to you guys you guys get to have all the fun. >> nothing like that happening. >> where are they going to attach the rope and sashes that they climb and twirl on. >> we've got to work up to that. >> all right. thanks, guys. >> okay. a new way of healing for patients with mental illness. a look now at how therapists are working from hundreds of miles away. >> i have clients in norway. i have clients in sweden, turkey, mexico and brazil. >> olga block is a license the therapist and her patients live around the world but shy never leaves her home to tweet them. >> i use skype quite often, a third of my practice, and a real great way to provide therapy to people who otherwise wouldn't have a chance to get therapy.

>> reporter: with a few clicks of the mouse she's able to see them regularly from the comfort of their own home, offices, even their cars. >> skype is something to help people more with support, with life structure and parenting and guidance. a mixture of parenting and coaching. >> reporter: she says her patients include college students who need extra guidance when they are far away from home, people who are disabled and have trouble traveling and full-time stay-at-home moms who have little free time away from the kids. >> what i like is that it's very flexible. i don't need to leave the house. >> this 34-year-old splits her time between miami and norway. she was seeing block who used to live in miami in person and didn't want to have to find a new therapist when she moves. >> it gives me so much more opportunity to speak when you need it. you know. you don't need to plan it in your calendar. >> reporter: sometimes a therapy session is only as good as your

internet connection, as we learned with our own skype interview. connections with drop. screens can freeze and something that doesn't happen with you're meeting face-to-face. also block says therapy over the computer isn't appropriate for patients with significant trauma, but for those who are looking for privacy and convenience, skype therapy can be the answer. >> oftentimes people look at therapy as something for other people or i am not sick enough or my problem isn't big enough to think therapy and it doesn't necessarily depend on the significant of the problem but much more in terms of the sport and the quality of life that you would love to have. >> now we do want to note that therapy over skype is off not covered by insurance so you may end up paying some of it out of pocket. we do have a lot more about mental health on our special changing minds page. you can find that at nbcwashington.com. >> a jackpot for halloweeners,

the westville theater department is cleaning out its closet of old costumes. prom and royal-style costumes are a few that you can choose, from accessories are also available, and the best park, you pick the price. all items will go for a suggested donation. >> a lot of things were donated by people's families so they have been in the family for a long time and a lot of the things are vintage-inspired that we've made for other shows. >> so many handmade stuff and really cool stuff you wouldn't be able to find anywhere else. >> the costume sale runs from 11:00 this morning until 2:00 at westfield high. proceeds will benefit the westfield theater program. >> so exciting, everyone getting into the halloween spirit. i know that there's already hand houses that have gone up. >> sure. >> you love halloween, don't you? >> already have our family costumes. wizard of oz. >> has the halloween costume and

the turkey for thanksgiving and putting out christmas decorations. >> my husband doesn't know what to be and the 3-year-old picked it out, the angry tree, the tree that throws the apple so he's going to be a big tree. >> all of that is in the future. halloween is still weeks away so we've got a little time to worry about what poor robert is going to be dressed up for as halloween. >> a tree, whether he wants to be or not. outside on our sunday morning, our immediate concern is, hey, is today going to be any nicer than yesterday and this picture right here should give you the answer to that question, yes, sir, nicer day today. plenty of sunshine early this morning. we'll have clouds sneaking back into our sky later on today but at least we're off to a sunny and dry start. runways out at reagan national airport. mostly clear sky if you look to the east. out to the west a little more in the way of cloud cover, a northeast breeze at 7:00 miles. a cool morning for sure.

temperatures mid-to upper 40s in the western suburbs and low 50s to the east and alongside the bay. 54, edgewater maryland, 54 degrees down towards hunting town. hour by hour, 40s to near 50 now. mid to upper 50s and getting close to 60 before lunchtime. most of the afternoon will be in the low to mid-60s today, but clouds will start to sneak back in, and i couldn't rule out a few light showers just about the time the sun is going down and beyond there. here's the reason why. raindrops now moving into the roanoke valley. they are slipping northbound at a pretty good pace. the air that's over us right here is relatively dry so it's going to eat up a lot of raindrops as they try to move into our area, but there's at least a chance for a few showers just down into the south and west, a low chance. any rain you get will be fairly light. generally low a tenth of an inch and, still, keep that in mind. here's the future weather forecast and the computer model has the rain moving into places like culpepper, and rappahannock

county and page and shenandoah counties and then drying up as it tries to move into the metro area. i'm confident most of it will dry up. i just can't promise you all of the raindrops will dry up. you could run into a stray sprinkle going out to dinner early this evening. lows tonight dropping back down into the low 50s. not as chilly as this morning. cloudy and cool and light rain a possibility/likelihood and early tomorrow morning and then your future weather forecast going from 5:30 tomorrow morning on through the day. a lot of clouds and at least a chance of passing showers from time to time. rainfall amounts will be very, very light but they will be there. skies try and clear out a bit monday night into early tuesday and tuesday looks like a mostly cloudy and warm aware. couldn't rule out a shower but we're not going to put it on the seven-day because i do think most of us will be dry on tuesday. speaking of your seven-day forecast, here it is. today sunshine and here this morning giving way to more clouds and later on this afternoon, high up to 65 in town. columbus day, a lot of you folks

lucky enough to have tomorrow off. not a bad day. rainfall amounts will be light. mostly cloudy and plenty of clouds around on tuesday, but a southwest wind turns breezy and could be quite mild. temperatures up into the mid to upper 70s and down towards culpepper, charlottesville and might be up near 80 degrees. wednesday is what we'll have to look out for as warm air comes surging into our area. could indeed generate a shower or more importantly a thunderstorm chance as we get into wednesday afternoon and wednesday evening time frame. that will linger into early thursday and yes, indeed, just in time for next weekend. it looks like the sunshine will be making a comeback once again. a little something for everybody. we could use the rain so at least a few chances for rain in there, but i think the bulk of the rain comes wednesday afternoon, wednesday night into early thursday. >> okay. >> we'll take it. >> thanks, jack. >> coming up, what do you get when you mix a tight rope 50 stories and a blindfold? really interesting video which is the name of the game around here. we'll show you when we come we'll show you when we come

have you seen the news about barbara comstock? first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it.

welcome back. daredevil nick willenda is setting the bar even higher and plans to walk a tight rope more than 50 stories high above chicago. >> part that have time he'll be blindfold folded. >> nbc's john rogers spent time with willenda as he practiced

his death-defying trick. >> reporter: high in the air with just a rope beneath your feet and you can't see a thing. >> it would be scary. i think i would fall. >> i think it's fantastic. i couldn't do it. i'm, you know, afraid of heights and just amazed us. >> reporter: even for the great nick willenda, there's a first time for everything. >> something about adding that blindfold that takes it to another level. >> less give it up for nick. >> reporter: he's in sarasota practicing for next stunt, a wire walk hundreds of feet above the windy city. >> the greatest of our lifetime. >> reporter: highlight will be the blindfold walk but that's only the end of the journey. the first leg will be just as challenging. he's going to walk high in the sky at a 15-degree angle. >> if i want tone courage and inspire people which is the goal of everything i do at this point in my career i better challenge and push myself. >> reporter: his image is cemented in the memories with his walks above the grand canyon and niagara falls but he didn't

want his legacy to end there. this is his life's calling as he shows others they are cape able of reaching great highs. >> scary, scary stuff there. >> enough to take your breath away. >> the walk is set for sunday, november 2nd. >> wonder how he gets through of all of this. it's very simple. he lives his life by three words, never give up. wow. >> yeah. amazing. >> never give up. >> you know what mine is, where's the net? a live look at the 14th street bridge. the hov lanes we want to tell you about. they will be filled with people running army ten-miler and at the top left of your screen we're just minutes away from the start of the race. the race starts at the pentagon and it's going to travel into the district near the national mall and then back down into virginia so you'll want to expect some rolling roadblocks until around noon. >> there's a live news conference on the newest patient

being treated for ebola in the texas area. that's expected to start at 8:00 this morning. that's the big story. we're going to be carrying that news conference live at nbcwashington.com and later around the 10:00 hour, moderator of "meet the press" chuck todd will join us to talk about this breaking story as more developments start to roll in. >> thanks so much for joining us. that's all for "news 4 today." we'll be back here at 6:00. >> go outside and join the sliver of sunshine that chuck has given us. >> morning sunshine and >> morning sunshine and afternoon clouds. have you seen the news about barbara comstock? >> morning sunshine and afternoon clouds. first, the washington post reported, barbara comstock failed to report eighty-five thousand in income. now, we learn, barbara comstock pushed a client's issues in the virginia legislature and didn't disclose it. barbara comstock shepherded a trio of bills through the legislature and into law, but barbara comstock never officially disclosed that

all the while she was being paid thousands of dollars. no wonder she hid it.

. good morning. breaking news overnight. ebola in the u.s. a health care worker in dallas who treated the liberian man who recently died from the disease has now tested positive for ebola and what would be the first known trance mission in this country. we're live with the developments. face off. peaceful protests in ferguson, many missouri turned tense overnight. police clashing with hundreds of protests. a number of arrests overnight. demonstrators say they'll be back on the streets today. severe weather outbreak. tens of millions of people from the middle of the country i through the southeast bracing for