airport in frederick, maryland, by the same company that transported her co-worker to atlanta last night. >> pham will travel by ambulance to nih in bethesda, where she will occupy one of two beds available in the special >> we have reporters across our area right now to cover every angle of this story, and to try to answer all the questions you're asking us by e-mail and over facebook and twitter. we begin tonight with news4's chris gordon, who is live outside nih in bethesda. chris? >> rep well, good evening. as everyone in this area knows, nih has some of the world's most respected expes o the treatment and containment of infectious diseases, as we are told. nurse nina pham will be getting some of the best care available. nih is one of four bio containment units in the country. nurse nina pham will be brought here for treatment of ebola and given one of two beds in a special unit set up for that

use. montgomery couy executive, isaiah legget. >> any place we can make certain we have appropriate care, make certain the community is really in a good position and feeling safe about having someone in a hospital nih is that location. >> r we asked people in bethesda what they think having an ebola patient treated here. >> it's pretty crazy. to be honest, everybody is talking about it. i'm kind of freaking out. never thought it hit so close to home. >> i'm not really scared unless someone that ebola is five feet away from me and coughing and i'm not in a protective suit or whatever, then i'm scared. but if they're just in the same building and i'm somewhere else, i don't really care. >> reporter: local leaders feel confident the community is safe. >> i understand that folks are still a little nervous about this. let me just tell you, one of the best places you could have a patient like this would be at

nih, the place that continues to work with this virus for many years before an outbreak and knows the proper handling procedures that are there. so i'm very confident that nih is the right place for this patien >> reporter: and you will remember that just over two weeks ago, a patient with ebola-like symptoms was brought here, a doctor who worked with patients with ebola in sierra leone. he was brought here, observed, monitored and it turned out he didn't have ebola, but it was a good test and proved to the people in this area and nih that they are ready for a real ebola patient. that the latest live in bethesda, back to you. there are some scathing claims tonight against that dallas hospital where those two nurses became infected with ebola. briana aguirre is part of the team that treated nurse nina pham. she says the hospital botched basic medical care, and she is claiming that the protective gear they were wearing exposed their skin. >> knowing what i know, i would try anything and everything to

refuse to go there to be treated. i would feel at risk by going there. if i don't actually have ebola, i may contract it there. it how i actually feel. and i would do anything to refuse to go there. >> aguirre says she also told the "today" show's matt lauer she is afraid of losing her job, because she is speaking out. and in a detailed response, the hospital said it went and above and beyond the cdc recommendation we want to turn now to the transfer process for nina pham. she is expected to touch down in our area around 11:00 tonight. news4's shomari stone live at the airport in frederick, maryland, where they're preparing for her arrival now. shomari? >> reporter: good evening, we are now hearing that nina pham is expected to arrive sometime between 9:00 and 11:00 tonight. i'm here at frederick municipal airport. and let me move a little out of the way over here. that is the tarmac behind me, and the plane will land right over there and take her to a hangar to an awaiting ambulance. let's roll some video.

pham will fly in from dallas. keep in mind, she is the first nurse to become infected with the ebola virus in the nation. she contracted ebola while taking care of thomas duncan while he was placed in intensive care. he died last week. pham contracted the virus, even though she wore protective gear, gowns, gloves, masks, face shields and sometimes a body suit. now similar to what happened in atlanta, last night, an ambulance had been here to pick her up. a team trained to stop the spread of infectious diseases will put her in isolation. back out here live, we are now joined by frederick mayor randy mcclement. and i understand you have some views on what's happening here. for those watching this it now at home and businesses and nbcwashington.m what can you do to calm their concerns? >> what i can tell you is that we have been in touch with the state department, who arranged this. through the cdc.

and my process, as the mayor, is to make sure the health, safety and welfare of our citizens are taken care of first. to do that, we have talked to local health department, got their assurance the cdc is using safety precautions they have designated to be right. this has happened once before here at frederick. the transfer went very smoothly. all precautions were taken at that same time. and we believe they'll be done this time, and the same precautions taken. >> mr. mayor, i want to thank you for talking to me first on 4 and you have a nice evening. we'll bring mo from the mayor along with reaction from some of the pilots out here tonight at 6:00, and we'll have a live report for you tonight at 11:00. live here in frederick, shomari stone, news4. >> of course, ebola is the big topic on the hill this afternoon. la blasting top health officis over the response to ebola in the united states. several of those lawmakers called it unacceptable. they say americans are frightened and lives are at risk. some even called for a temporary travel ban for people who have been in west afr but the director of the cdc

disagrees with that . >> right now, we're able to track everyone who comes in. >> but you're not stopping them from being around other people. they're not limited from travel. they're not quarantined for 21 days. >> they followed precautions, i am sure, and now we're having this conversation. and i'm very concerned about that. >> we are confident this is not airborne transmission. these nurses were working very hard. they wer working with a patient who was very ill. >> the cdc director also said more than once, he does not expect a widespread outbreak, unless the virus mutates. >> right now a woman who was at the loudoun couy jail is being isolated at inova landsdown hospital. th womd of a fever days after traveling to sierra leone, and officials tell us this is being done out of an abundance of caution. our julie carey was at a news conference that just wrapped up, and we'll have more in just a few minutes. meantime, as the national

institutes of health prepares for its first ebola patient, chris lawrence joins us now with more on nina pham. chris? >> jim, she grew up in ft. worth and got her nursing degree at texas christian four years ago. friends say she is a devoted catholic, and nursing wasn't just a job, it was her calling. pham was certified in critical care less than two months before she treated a highly contagious ebola patient. she got her certificate august 1st and was working on thomas duncan by the end of september. a critical care nurse handles complex, life-threatening problems for patients who require intense care. although it takes at least 44 weeks of work to get that certification, there are no questions on the final exam regarding dangerous, infectious diseases. pham is 26 years old and when you look at the online account, it's clear she has a healthy sense of humor. she says, if i collapse at work, here's a list of doctors i don't want to work on me. she lives in a dallas apartment

with a dog, a king spaniel named bentley and he too has been quarantined as a precaution. he is getting special care, and knowing how much the dog means to nina pham, officials have been e-mailing her pictures and video of bentley to reassure her that he is okay. wendy? >> all right, chris lawrence. and new measures are in place tonight to try to identify potential ebola patients as they enter the country. dulles international now one of five u.s. airports screening passengers looking for signs and symptoms of this disease. our transportation reporter adam tuss live at the airport tonight with more on how this process is going to work. >> repor hey, be wendy. the first day of screening here at dulles a quiet one. i'm told by a source that only one person has been given the enhanced ebola screening so far here at dulles, and no signs of ebola. i'm also told that a handful of passengers from the affected countries land toni alice lives in chantilly, but

today she is waiting for her brother to come into dulles from sierra leone. she says she has heard all of the reports about the ebola outbreak, but she wants to hear what he has to say. >> i'm just waiting to hear firsthand from the horse's mouth somebody to tell me what's going on. >> reporter: she still has waiting to do. her brother isn't due until later tonight, but she did give us more insight. she says he is part of the military here in sierra leone and is coming here to the d.c. area to receive training. >> yes. to be able to help our people back home. >> reporter: there a now stepped-up screenis here, but screenings also happening in other parts of the world. franklin malala flew this morning from kenya to ethiopia and then here to dulles. he was screened in africa. >> it was quick. they are using the no contact or anything like that. it's electronic. it's a temperature thing and you're done. >> reporter: but there are signs of fear. some wearing face masks. this woman from ohio. what is it about it that specifically scares you.

>> they're not really being specific on how you can contract it and i just -- i mean, it's just too much. >> reporter: it is important to remember this information from the cdc. you cannot get ebola through water, through the air or through food. still, some say the country needs to think seriously about a ban on flights from west africa. >> i can't underst why it hasn't been in place since the beginning. definitely. y coming out of africa? shouldn't be coming straight to here. >> repor now remember, there are no direct flights to or from the west african countries affected by ebola here at dulles. and coming up at 6:00, the west african community here in the u.s. now worried about how people are acting around them. reporting live at dulles, adam tuss, news4. >> coming up at 5:30, we're going to tell you about how some local schools are preparing, and we also have a special web page about ebola. go to nbcwashington.com and search ebola crisis. now to our weather. and after a very wet last few days, things are beginning to

dry out for some, but not all of us. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is here now with your first look. >> that's right, guys. we're tracking showers out there across the area. most of them on the light side. but don't be surprised to see a quick downpour. you can see the showers coming through places like montgomery county, fairfax county, loudoun county, down around the culpeper region. l zm in. this is the area seeing the heaviest rain through montgomery county. you notice just south of gaithersburg, this will move right over rockville and down through fairfax coming right along route 50, along 66 as well. right around the city of fairfax, you'll be seeing rain too. it's all part of our larger system, that area of low pressure that continues to spin here. and you can see some thunderstorms to the north, more showers to the west. i'll let you know what's in store for not only the next couple days, but a huge change for the weekend. i've got that for you in just a minute. we're also following some breaking news in rockville. two emergency slammed into each other. we're going to get you an update in two minutes. frantic 911 calls. a house of dogs and a trip to the hospital. we'll tell you what led police

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we return to breaking news out of montgomery county. there is a crash involving a fire truck and an ambulance. take a look. this is in rockville on aspen hill road near parkland drive. six people have now been rushed to the hospital. one of them has serious injuries. wee a crew headed to the scene. we'll have aive update still ahead in our newscast. a woman is recovering this evening after she was seriously wounded by a dog. >> yeah, this happened as the victim was house sitting in a home that had nearly a dozen dogs inside. how we have learned that home is going to be condemned. news4's pat collins has the story from silver sprin >> reporter: one by one, they removed the dogs from this house on garrett park road. this after police shot and killed a dog who was attacking a

woman . police say the woman is 5 4 years old. she was taken to the hospital with serious bite wounds to her head, chest and neck. police say the victim was house sitting and watching the dogs for a relative who was on vacation. it happened shortly after noon at this house. a woman was being mauled by a dog inside. she picked up her phone and dialed 911 for help. the dispatcher could hear dogs barking. the woman said i'm being attacked, i'm being attacked by a dog. there was a disco police had to trace that call. it brought them to garrett park row. but you see, there's no numbers on this house. it took a few minutes before they could figure out where to go. but they got here. they got here just in time. >> they saw a -- approximately 40-pound mixed breed dog actively attacking the woman. the officers then went to

confront the dog. the dog tush turned on them. the officer shot the dog, killing the dog. >> repor police say there we 11 dogs inside this house. animal control has them all now. and late this afternoon, the house was condemned by the county for what was described as extreme unsanitary condition police say the victim is expected to be okay. but what are neighbors saying about all of this? more on that coming up at 6:00. in montgomery county, pat collins, news4. still under construction after a powerful earthquake. the washington national cathedral took part in a shakeout today. what to do if an earthquake hits. the drill is something local officials take seriously. in 2011, a 5.8 magnitude quake hit d.c., causing more than $20 million in damage to the cathedral. right now, bermuda is

bracing for its second major storm in less than a week. hurricane gonzalos expected to make a direct hit tomorrow. it could make land as strong as a category 3. today people are getting out or are hunkering down. the airports and schools are closing. bermuda is still removing from tropical storm faye that blew sunday, packing 70-mile-an-hour winds. >> this could be as -- just as bad or almost as much as hurricane fabian in 2003. $300 million in damage from that storm. this storm right now stronger than that storm, with 145-mile-an-ho winds. take a look. there is hurricane gone zola right now. and once again, the storm that came through yesterday is helping to steer gonzalo away from the u.s. coast, but it's also helping to steer it right at bermuda. take a look at that storm. really an amazing storm. a very large storm with a very small eye. you notice a very good concentration of thunderst here. this storm moving up to the

north-northeast. here is the current track. 5:00 advisory, winds of 145 miles per hour. gusts over 170, moving north-northeas 9 miles per hour. on that track, it's supposed to be right on top of bermuda. maybe just to the west of bermuda with 125-mile-an-hour winds tomorrow afternoon. this could be a monster of a storm for them. so, of course, we'll be watching that and maybe have some pictures for you tomorrow or over the next couple days from that storm. hopefully they get through this one okay. storm team 4 radar showing we're going to get through this just fine as far as the showers are concerned. a few showers but not a whole lot going on. towards culpeper and leesburg. the heaviest shower over gaithersburg and manassas, moves right along 66 towards fairfax. and then let's take a look at this one here. right around the gaithersburg area. and around rockville. you can see this storm here moving right toward rockville. if you live in rockville now, you notice the darkening skies, some showers in your area. but here come the stronger storms that move across 270,

coming up in the next half hour or. so so keep the umbrellas handy, just in case. we talked about that yesterday. it's all part of a wider system here. there's the front that moved out yesterday. but hers the area of low pressure. it's a huge area of low pressure. that's whas causing all the cloud cover. and the shower activity. that will move on through here. and by tomorrow, we're looking at better conditions. a few showers around 8:00 tonight. but by later tonight, 11:00, we're on the drier side. still cloud cover. but then we'll see clearing skies. and by early tomorrow morning, we're starting off with some sunshine. fr looking great. here we are at 1:30. nothing but sunshine. so let's take a look at those temperatures aroun the region. first off, your impact forecast. no impact. tomorrow sunglasses, really nice afternoon. call it a fantastic friday. with tempes clo to 70, doesn't get better. 65 towards martinsburg, 69 in manassas. feeling a lot more like fall, and this weekend, fall for sure. but a good weekend potentially to get out and take a look at fall foliage, vj. >> one of the best weekends,

doug, here coming up. because again, sunshine -- the only thing, it's going to be windy. that may knock some of the leaves off the trees, allowing some accelerated leaf drop. look at the color. moderate color around our area right now. and in fact, the orange, the red, that's just off to the west. i-81 location. so from savage river, oakland, high spots just to the west, i-81. we're seeing some high color. and peak color right now in western maryland. right down towards hot springs in west virginia. so great weekend to get out and check out that fall color. of course, a lot of great leaf-peeping spots around here, the mountains and virginia and morgantown, west virginia. doug? >> it will feel more like fall, even close to some winter-like temperatures, saturday. 68 degrees. sunday, a high of only 59. rather breezy. many of you on sunday morning and monday morning will wake up to temperatures into the 30s. but we've got it temperatures in the mid 40s inside the city. but staying on the cool side for sure.

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ebola concerns tonight involving an inmate at the loudoun coun detention center. the patient was taken to the hospital with a low grade fever. she recently traveled from sierra leone. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live from leesburg where a news conference just wrapp >> reporter: well, a news conference just wrapped up a short while ago. we heard from the loudoun county

sheriff, the fire chief here, and from the health department director about this situation. now the inmate was taken to the hospital, they say, out of an abundance of caution when she began running a low-grade fever this morning. but the health department director says that it is believed she is at a very low risk for ebola. now the loudoun county sherf the woman arrived at dulles international airport on october 13th. news4 has learned she traveled in from sierra leone. when she arrived, there was a warrant for her arrest from maryland. because of that warrant, she was taken to the loudoun county detention center, where she has been housed ever since. today while she was at the jail, she began running a low grade fever. [ no audio ] >> i think we are well prepared when this came up today. and we have been actively preparing for the possibility that we may need to deal with somebody who may be suspected of

having ebola. where there is any concern or risk, we put in extra caution and protections in place to make sure the individual, anyone around the individual, anyone dealing with the individual hopefully was fully protected and getting the best care. >> reporter: so i was interrupted a little there, but what i was saying before the health department director began speaking, because of the woman's travel history, because of the low grade fever she showed, they decided to take her to inova loudoun hospital for evaluation. the health director says that's all it is, an evaluation. he will not say whether they have decided to test her for ebola. he stresses it is believed she is at a low grade risk. there were no pictures taken of the scene today when this inmate reported from the detention center to the hospital. but the fire chief tells us everyone was garbed in protective suits out of an abundance of caution. but it is believed there is a low risk tonight that this woman has perhaps been in contact with

anybody who had ebola. reporting live from leesburg, virginia, i'm julie carey, news4. >> thank you. > right now at 5:00, a big day in the fight against ebola. an affected nurse is headed to our area. >> and across our region, everyone is getting ready for the wors >> reporter: the district's top health official says he can't guarantee we won't have a case of ebola here in the nation's capital. but if we do, we're ready. i'm mark segraves. i'll have that story, coming up. plus, the disease is a mysterious one, with so many misconceptions. e goi to break down exactly what you need to know about how likely it really is to become infected. and it caused a firestorm online. why wasn't someone just steps away from an ebola patient wearing protective gear? well, we now know why. stay with us.

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right now at 5:30, a live look at the national institutes of health in bethesda where an ebola patient will be arriving late tonight. nina pham. she is one of those two texas

nurses who contracted ebola after she treated thomas duncan before he died. pham is listed in good condition tonight, and said she is proud of the care she got in dallas. but she's moving to nih after consulting with doctors and her family. once there, she'll be admitted into an isolation unit where she will receive specialized treatment. and nih director dr. anthony fauci is expected to see pham to personally weigh in on her care. this all comes as health officials here in the district say the city is prepared for any possible ebola case that might show up here. >> the dector of the health department is stressing there is no reason to panic. news4's mark segraves spoke to city health officials who say several patients have come in with symptoms but none has tested positive. mark? >> repor that'right, jim. they call this press conference today and wanted everyone to know that every hospital in the district of that has an emergency room is fully prepared and equally capable of dealing with a case of ebola.

and they say for that reason and other reasons, there is no reason to panic. that's the word from the district's top healt >> there's not going -- >> reporter: well dr. garcia is confident the district is prepared and ebola won't get to an epidemic state here, he cautions, because of the high number of international travelers who come to washington, we may eventually see someone test positive. >> we may have one or two cases in the future. i cannot say that would not happen. but if it happens, we would protect the district from that so far there have been several cases here where patients have been isolated. >> we have had over 12 cases we have investigated. and essentially we have been able to rule it out and protect the patient. >> rep dr. garcia stressed over and over that you can't contract ebola simply by being near someone who is infected. >> this is not an airborne disease. you have to have contact with fluid of a person that is sick.

the incubation period is 2 to 21 days. and only you get the infection if you are in contact with the bodily fluids of a person that actually is sick at th >> reporter: now, department of health officials will be visiting every hospital inside the district of columbia to make sure they're following the protocol, they know what those protocols are, and they have all of the proper equipment. coming up at 6:00, why dr. garcia is concerned there may be a stigma around ebola patients and foreign travelers. you'll hear from him coming up at 6:00. reporting live in the district, mark segraves, news4. and tonight alexandria city public schools has a plan in place in case there is an ebola outbre schools will now check if a student has traveled to west africa. a child shows up at school with a fever or ebola symptoms. officials will also work closely with the alexandria health department if they are suspicious that a student is

infected. and the school plans to work with families to educate them on how ebola is transmitted. we wanted to know, have the recent events with this -- these ebola cases, has it made you more concerned about this disease? that is our nbc washington flash poll of the day. you can vote by texting or calling 202-601-3444. so far, 57% of those weighing in say yes it has. 43 say no it has not. well, we've got the answer to a question that obsessed social media last night. people watching the transfer of this ebola patient amber vinson, wondered about the guy in civilian clothing. vinson is in the yellow protective suit, surrounded by people in white bio hazmat suits. why is there a civilian standing there unprotected, people were wondering. nb news has learned the guy's job title is medical safety coordinator.

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we want to go to the live desk now for breaking news in philadelphia. e has details. what are you hearing? >> jim, we want to show these live pictures from the spring garden section of philadelphia. the philadelphia federation of teachers organized a rally in front of the district headquarte there. the school reform commission is scheduled to meet there tonight for the first time since it held a surprise meeting during which the commission cancelled teacher contracts in an ongoing dispute about health care. again, these are live pictures of this huge teacher rally in philadelphia. e going to keep our eyes on it for you. jim, wendy? we are sticking on top of breaking news in montgomery county. a crash involving a fire truck and an ambulance left six people injured. news4's zack kiesch is live in rockville where the crash is making a mess for commuters. >> reporter: it is creating a mess over here. it took us a long time to get up here, but we are checking it out now. take a peek at this, a fire truck and an ambulance, both responding to a call. and they collided here at aspen

hill road in parkland drive here in rockville. police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. we're on top of it, trying to do the same thing. i can tell you this, i walked down there, checked out the scene. that ambulance down there got torn apart. the axle sitting about 20 feet in front of that. i can tell you, again, number of injuries here. i do also know they were responding to a hazmat call. not much else known at this point. but i can tell you, traffic is a disaster around here. lots of roads are closed. reporting live in rockville, zachary kiesch, news4. >> we're staying on top of big developments now in the fight against ebola. with so many questions about the deadly virus, we're going to break down what you need to know.

and right now, crews in dallas are getting ready to transport nina pham, one of the two nurses who contracted ebola after treating a man from west africa. pham is expected to arrive late tonight at the airport in frederick, maryland. and from there she will be transported to nih in bethesda where shell will be in a special containment unit.

with an ebola patient being cared for in bethesda, health officials say there is no reason people should worry about an outbreak here. >> pat lawson muse joins us with more on the virus and just how it spreads. pat? >> jim, the thing to remember about ebola, it is not airborne. that means that to catch the virus, you need to have very close contact with an infected person. nina pham will soon be cared for at the national institutes of health. it's a secure, 300-acre campus located ten miles from the center of d.c. even though she'll be so close to home for a lot of people in our area, that doesn't mean there is a risk of the virus spreading here like west africa. ebola is only transported through bodily fluids. that includes blood, urine, even sweat and saliva. it is possible that mucous from a sneeze could pass it. but doctors say that risk is small. one reason is that ebola is not a respiratory disease. so people who are sick aren't necessarily sneezing or

coughing. onagain, the symptoms of ebola include high fever, diarrhea, vomiting and muscle aches. and another thing to keep in mind is that ebola symptoms are very similar to those of influenza. and we are, of course, right on the heels of flu season. so doctors want to remind you that the likelihood of coming down with the flu is actually significantly higher than the likelihood of your becoming infected with ebola. jim? >> all right. very important things to remember there. pat, thanks so much. the head of the transportati safety administrati is stepping down tonight at the end of the year. john miss totalliy is retiring from being administrator for four years now. during his tenure, the agency instituted a risk-based policy to help low-risk travelers pass through security faster. before the tsa, he spent 26 years with the fbi. anyone headed to d.c. for a convention can travel metro at a discount. metro announced a three-day rail

pass for convention visitors, $30 each, and come preloaded with unlimited travel. these passes will be sold exclusively through destination d.c. well, if you're planning a winter get-away, you may want to head west or up to new england. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released its outlook for winter today. it shows a warmer than expected season along the west coast and new en southern states from texas to florida are expected to have colder than average temperatures. our region falls in what noaa calls the equal chance zone. that means there isn't enough climate signal to predict one way or the other. so -- >> there's good news. in limbo, doug. >> hmmm. i'll tell you what. the storm team 4 forecast comes out in about a month or so. we actually have our fall special coming up on saturday. and i'll take an early look at winter there, especially november and december. some of you will like it, some

of you maybe not. depends on what you're looking for. out there now, looking for sunshine, national harbor, you can see the clouds off in the distance. that's also the rain off in the distance too. some shower activity. darker clouds do have some rain. and notice this. sunset, 6:28 the sun now goes down before the 6:30 hour and continues to get shorter and shorter. our days do. current temperatu of 66, dropping right on through the 6 ohs. 6 oh degrees and nice but on the cool side at 11:00 this evening. storm team 4 radar shows a few showers, starting to die out as the sun continues to go down. one of those showers right now right in through portions of frederick. so right over downtown frederick a minute ago you saw a shower. and then this shower down here towards gaithersburg will zoom in. this is actually just south of gaithersburg, right in through rockville. rockville seeing that, aspen hill, you're about to see that as it moves along 28. and just to the north of bethesda, too. if you're on 270 or heading out that way, traffic might be a little slower as a result of that shower activity. now, tomorrow morning, those

showers are gone, and watch what happens tomorrow afternoon. nothing! sunshine tomorrow. finally. we're going to see a pretty nice day during the afternoon. friday is looking like a fantastic day. partly sunny, a really nice afternoon. te 65 to about 71 degrees. as we move through the next couple days, this is what you can expect here. we are looking at those numbers going down. 68 on saturday. only 59 on sunday. rather breezy. if youe thinking about heading out towards the redskins game, it is going to be a very cool afternoon. 57 degrees at noon. 59 by 3:00. 58 degrees as we make our way through the end of the game around 6:00. that is a 1:00 start. then staying on the cool side and we also have clouds and showers tuesday, wednesday and thursday as another potent system moves just off to our north and east. so guys, get out jackets. maybe even the coats. >> thank you, doug. loudoun county residents tonight are being warned about a scam involving money cards. and many cases, the scammer clai to be from the government, a utility, or the police. they threaten arrest or utility

shutoff unless you pay quickly using a money card from a although store. the victim just provides the serial numbers to the scammer. the sheriff's department tells us it has received more tn 850 reports of this happening. consumer let now. baby wipes are being recalled because the baby wipes could be contaminated with bacteria. >> erika gonzales joins us in the studio with the steps you need to take to protect your family. erika, what should folks be looking for? >> i'm going to break this down for you so you know exactly which we're talking about. this pertains to sam's club. they have pulled simply right baby wipes from its shelves, because the wipes may be contaminated with a type of bacteria. a sam's club tells news4 it has communicated directly with customers who bought the wipes, sending e-mails to those who purchased the product. sam's has also placed an electronic block on these wipes at the register, so the items can't be purchased again. in a letter to customers, sam's

club says that the bacteria poses little medical risk to healthy people. that is according to the centers for disease control. any customer who purchased simply right baby wipes should stop using the wipes immediately and return them to sam's club for a full refund. we also went straight to the makers of simply right baby wipes. a company called new tech. it tells news4, quote, we have been working closely with the fda and our customers, and have conducted a voluntary withdrawal of a limited number of baby wipe products that were manufactured in june and july of 2014. new tech has requested that our affected customers remove the limited number of impacted lots from store shelves. the safety of customers and the quality of our products is a paramount concern to us, and we are taking all appropriate steps and corrective actions to ensure that this does not happen again. other stores may also be affected by this recall. we're going to tell you -- let

you know about that as soon as we get an update from nutek. two more recalls to tell you about this evening. one of them involving chrysler for electronical problems affecting 900,000 vehicles. first recall we're going to tell you about affects 470,000 vehicles. do you have a jeep grand cherokee or chrysler 300 or a dodge charger? this is what we're talking about here. chrysler says the alternators can fail, caution unexpected engine stalls. repairs will be made for free for owners, and will be notified in the next month. now the other recall we're talking about, this one affects about 400,000 jeep wranglers from 2011 through 2013. water can leak into the wiring of the heated power mirrors, causing a potential fire hazard. dealers will offer repairs beginning in december. if you've got a news idea, news story, tip idea for us, we would love to hear from you. send us an e-mail to the

consumer watch at nbcwashington. phone your ideas as well, 885-4884. we always appr hearing from you. >> thanks so much, erika. well, this man is experiencing first day of freedom since he was 16 years old. we'll tell you why he's now trying to resume a normal life after he spent more than half of after he spent more than half of his life wrongly imprisoned.

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.

facebook is now launching a new tool it hopes will help keep you in touch with your friends during a major disaster. it's called safety check. when activated, facebook will use the city from your profile and should there be a natural disaster nearby, you'll get a notification asking if you're safe. once you mark yes, it will go to your friends. you can also check friends in affected areas. he spent nearly three decades in prison for a crime prosecutors now say he did not commit. a brooklyn man who had been convicted in a murder and kidnapping case is now out.

and the case has been reopened. chris glor oso from our sister station in new york was there when he left the courthouse a free man. >> reporter: he walked into court with handcuffs, but these would be david mccallum's last steps as a prisoner. >> we would the indictment to be dismissed. >> reporte after 29 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, the 45-year-old brooklyn man walked free for the first time since he was 16 years old. >> i would just ask for people to be open-minded. >> it was last year the i-team first reported serious problems wite eviden used to convict mccallum, although he and codefendant willie stuckey, confessed to the 1985 carjacking and murder of nathan blener, their confessions were inconsistent. immediately recanted and then someone else's dna was found inside the car. and a witness came forward describing a suspect who did not resemble mccallum. last year in this exclusive

i-team jailhouse interview, mccallum pleaded for the d.a. to reconsider his case. >> i would just hope that cases like mine are not glossed over or totally forgotten. >> the system has to be sure that it's getting the decision right. not just that it's getting the decision done. >> david mccallum walked into prison as a boy. today he will walk out of the courthouse as a >> reporter: after nearly three decades wron i am imprisoned, mccallum collapsed on the defendant's table. >> it was a compilation of emotions for me and i'm sure everyone else who has come to know me and supported me over the years. >> rep these first moments of freedom were not without pain. his codefendant died after serving 16 years wrongfully imprisoned, his mother's only consolation was to hear prosecutors admit they got it wrong. >> when i walked through the

doors of this office in january, i inherited a legacy of disgrace with respect to wrongful conviction cases. >> reporter: chris glorioso, news4 new york. > now at 6:00, a nurse in texas infected with ebola will arrive here in the washington area in a matter of hours. we'll have reports on her care and the controversy over her transfer. and now, there is word of an inmate in northern virginia rushed to a hospital after developing a fever following a trip to west africa all of this coming amid tough questions up on capitol hill. questions about whether we are really prepared to stop this deadly virus from spr. first tonight, an airplane carrying nurse nina pham, has landed in dallas. she will be taken for treatment later tonight. president obama has given the pentagon permission to call up reserve and national guard troops if they are needed to

help with the ebola outbreak in west africa. also some tough questions on capitol hill today. lawmakers grilled health officials on the response to the ebola case at the hospital in texas amid the growing calls for a travel ban. we have reporters over the area covering this story tonight. we begin with chris gordon outside nih in bethesda. >> reporter: good evening. we know that nih is a world leader in ebola detection, treatment and prevention. now let's show from up above chopper 4 the sprawling campus which many of us know in bethesda, which lies between wisconsin avenue and old georgetown road. nina pham will be its first ebola patient in a specialized unit that has only two beds. nih is part of the u.s. department of health and human services. it is the federal government's primary agency for biomedical