thanks for being part of the team -- >> that was nina, a nurse infected wit ebo now in maryland. doctors from nih just held a briefing on her condition and the move. we have a reporter there and we'll bring in the latest on that and why a cruise ship passenger is now being watched for the virus. we have new information on same-sex marriages in virginia. we begin with breaking news on the ebola crisis. news 4 richard jordan is at the lime desk. >> the president has named an

ebola czar. ron klain will hold that position. so as the ebola czar, he will help to coordinate the federal response in the u.s. to these ebola cases. he'll likely be dealing with a lot critic to hospitals. also this talk among lawmaker, about a travel ban in west africa. he has not worked in the health care industry but he does have a lot of administrative experience and the administration says that that is what this position will entail. th the latest from the live desk. we continue with the ebola crisis. cases in the u.s., including one victim now moved to our region. the latest nur d with ebola is now at emory hospital in atlanta. the family of amber vinson says she's in stable condition. vinson treated thomas duncan, the ebola patient who died.

the first nurse to get ebola in dallas is now in bethesda. doctors are treating her at the national institutes of health. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us live. a news conference just wrapped up econdition. >> we got that update on nina's condition here at nih. they say she is in fair condition, that she is stable. that her condition has not deteriorated at and they're pleased with the progress they're seeing. although certainly this is just the very beginning her treatment here. they say she had a long trip from dallas and she's tired, which of course is understandab. asked if this was something that she would be able to survive, dr. anthony fauci said this. >> we fully intend to have this patient walk out of this hospital. we'll do everything we possib can to make that happen. she's resting comfortably. she's interactive with the staff. she's eating.

she's able to interact freely and really think she's doing quite well. >> nina is in a special isolation unit here at nih. the staff, the doctors, the nurses, they're working two 12-hour shifts to care for her. she's resting in a room actually in the building that you see behind me. this building is open for business. workers are going in and out. people are coming for appointmen as they normally do. you would have no idea an ebola patient is being treated here. at nih, there is no evidence that anything unusual is happening. in fact, some workers entering the building seemed more interested in e large media presence outsid than the ebola patience inside. nina, the first of two nurses diagnosed with ebola, arrived by charter plane. she and her caregivers wore protective suits. pham walked down the steps of

the plane holding the arm of an escort but otherwise she moved under her own steam and got into a waiting ambulance. also encouraging, this video taken by workers at texas presbyteri hospita before pham was transported to nih. she is sitting up, talking with her colleagues. she says they should come to maryland with her. >> party, party in maryland? >> party in maryland. >> reporte pham is at the specl studies unit at nih. with its strict isolation protocols, the unit and its staff are equipped to deal with infectious diseases like ebola. and during the briefing, dr. davey said patients here call this hospital the health of hope. and they certainly are hoping for the best possible outcome for nina pham. reporting li at nih. back to you. >> staying vigilant in the fight

against ebola. he says there are four steps every one in our area must take. >> it's all about the identificati. it's about the isolation. it's about the treatment and the containment. and in our -- >> and it's important to remember ebola can be difficult to get. it cannot be transmitted by food or water. you can only get it through the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person. those who care for ebola patients are at a higher risk of contracting the disease. also, we learned of a dallas health care worker who handled the lab specimen from the liberian man infected with ebola is on a caribbean cruise ship. carnival cruise lines has issued a statement saying the worker is in isolation and has not shown any symptoms at this time. the government is working to return the and her husband to the u.s. and right now on

nbcwashingto you can find facts you need to know and how ebola patient nina pham will be treated. so ebola crisis on nbc "washingtopost."com. and turning to our web now, sunshine, beautiful in fact. amelia segal joins us with her first midday forecast. >> good morning, happy friday. beautiful blue skies. perfect weather as we wrap up the workweek and head into the weekend. not only are we looking at sunny conditions, but comfortable temperatures. on the satellite and radar, mainly clear conditions in most of maryland, all of washington. virginia also seeing mainly sunny skies. just some cloudiness back around far western maryland and west virginia. overall today, the sun wins out. temperature right now, 67 degrees. mostly sunny for the remainder of the afternoon and early evening hours before the sun t obviously. temperatur thi afternoon will be in the low 70s. a high of 73. we'll hit that around 4:00 this

evening. nice evening for dining out. all you need is a light jacket. with temperatures between 65 and 70 degrees. barbara, at 11:30, my full forecast, we're going to take a live look at bermuda. and also talking about the big temperature change in our area that arrives all right, amelia,. right now, two people are recovering after they were hit by cars in montgomery county. we're working to find out more about what happened. in bethesda, one person was hiy avenue. in silver spring, someone was struck at university boulevard at patton drive. both are expected to be okay. let's go back to richard jordan at the live desk. he has some news for us now. >> virginia will now recognize same sex marriage. a federal judge announced the ban on same sex marriage is unconstituti. ands comes just as attorney genel eric holder makes his own announcement, saying the

federal will start to recognize same sex couples in seven states, including virginia, also colorado, indiana, nevada, oklahoma, utah and wisconsin. now this comes after the supreme court refused to hear appeals from those states. so holder saying that marriage equality will be the law in these states. he has instructed the department of justice to extend federal benefits to those same sex couples married in those states to the fullest extent of the law. e district now recognize same-sex marriage. right now, a man in prince georges county is waiting to be sentenced for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl. he pleaded guilty to multiple offenses a 2012, he lured the g her father. surveillance shows h s him lead her away. he assaulted her in a park. today marks five years since

a virginia tech student first went missing in charlottesville. morgan harrington was missing for more than 100 days before she was found dead. today, her parents will tie a black ribbon around a lamp post in charlottesville in her memory. the harringtons have sympathized with the family of hannah graham. the uva student has been missing for more than a month now. crews will continue their search for gram today. police say they have received more than 3,000 tips but still need more information. and right now, the new springfield mall is open to shoppers. coming up, the fanfare surrounding told's big reveal. and tracking hurricane gone zalo. bermuda already facing wi the s are expected to get a lot worse.

today, president obama is expected to announce new security issues for government issued debit cards. after several high-profile data breaches. e governments expected to start using debit cards that have an internal chip which makes them less vulnerable to fraud. the cards are used to distribute federal benefits including social secy and u.s. bankings are taking similar measures. th will issue more than 500 million credit and debit cards with chips by the end of next year. the man accused of jumping

the white house fence and making it into the white house is facing new charges today. police say after they arrested omar gonzalez they found more than 800 rounds of ammunition along with a machete and a hatchet in his car. a federal grand jury charged him with resisting arrest and carrying illegal ammunition in the district been gonzalez has pleaded not guilty to several other charges. oscar pistorius will be sentenced on tuesday for killing his girlfriend, pistorius faces up to 15 years behind bars. during closing arguments, prosecutors pushed for the double amputee athlete to serve ten years in prison. the defense argued for house arrest and community service. we'll have more breaking news coming up. the appointment of an ebola czar. nbc's political editor has more on clan's qualifications. plus, what he's saying about being discharged from the na. it is a perfect autumn day outside. the sun is shining.

comfortable temper. sunday, highs will be about 15 degrees cooler than they are today. i'll have all the detail, you need to know coming up in my need to know coming up in my seven-day fo

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. right now, hundreds of people are taking advantage of the new springfield town center. take a look at the huge lines to get into the mall from chopper 4

this morning. news 4 mollet green is live with more on the revamped mall and what shoppers are saying about it. >> reporter: the mall is now open for cutting ceremony just wrapped up behind me. it's not just about getting a new shopping experience. the people here have their sights set on what all of this means for th ♪ nothing like a band to kick off newly branded springfield town center. you've been here since 4:00 this morning? >> it's going to change dynamics of this area. >> reporter: music to their ears as the first shoppers lined up for good deals. >> from culpepper. >> why? i live across the street. >> rep this springfield native can walk here. it's easy for shoppers to get here by metro.

and they want a safer experience at this new mall. >> there was a lot of violence stuff going on. >> it got really depressing. it got creepy actually. i would be afraid to be at the mall because it would be so empty. like, none of the popular stores. >> rep the different name on the front is part of of that plan. security certainly has the presence. with hundreds of cameras. even a police substation inside. >> this is a whole new place. you know, the past is the past. >> reporter: now, the mall is opening at 81% occupancy. i had a chance to speak to the president of the brand-new maggiano's b. they hired 150 workers. the folks tell me they're hoping those looking to find a new fbi headquarte will pick virginia, and that site would be right next door. northern virginia bureau

reporter d colber will have that coming up on news 4 at 5:00 > news 4 richard jordan is following a developing story in south korea from the live desk. >> 16 people are dead and 11 others hurt at a concert. they were standing on a ventilation grate when that grate gave way and they fell down the shaft. it was about a 50 foot fall there. the group that they were watching is a girls band called four minute. very popular across asia. about 700 people in that crowd to watch that band. many of them didn't even realize what happened. there was this group standing there on top of the ventilation grate. the grate gave way. some are blaming poor safety regulations in south korea for this issue. again, 16 people killed here, 11 others injured. that's the latest from the live desk. barbara, back to you. new this morning, we learned maureen mcdonald will get an extra month before he faces her corruption sentence. she and former governor mcdonnell were supposed to be sentence together in january.

her lawyers asked for a new date and the judge agreed. the mcdonnells were found guilty of corruption last month. we're learning more about how they're paying for the trial. the new tax records show bob mcdonnell's legal fund received $78,000 between july and september. that adds up to more than $300,000 since it was opened last year. however, supporters believe the couple's legal fees are even higher than that. more now on breaking news. president oba appointing an ebola czar. we're joined by mark mus senior. his name is mark klain. e in do we know about him washin politics. former adviser to president a and former chief of staff to j biden as vice president. longtime democratic operative. was a key figure on al gore's presidenti campaign in 2000. in fact, kevin spacey played the

ron klain character in that movie "recount" about the bush versus gore recount. >> he's been around for a while. >> what's interesting, this is kind of more of a bureaucrat rather than a health care expert. a lot of people were wondering if the white house would go with a c. everett koop kind of person. what the administratn decide to go is go with a bureaucratic figure who could basically bring in all the different agencies that have some type of role but where they're all working on other things. >> what is he expected to do? what kind of job? what are some of his duties? >> be the one person, point, for the administrat on handling everything. has spilled over to a lot of different agencies. health and human services. obama white h dealing with this. as you and i know, they have so many other things on their plate. this allows for one person to kind of coordinate all the effort when it comes to what's going on with ebola, what the united stas is doing, point to point persong we cdc, having a single person

responsible in the federal gove for ebola. >> you think the medical community will criticize that choice, not choosing somebody with a medical background? >> i think it's possible that the early comments we've been getting is they're pretty happy, at least having one person in the administration they can call and go to to get information. >> will he be setting up a bureau or just a single person doing it all? >> we've seen this before, whether it was the auto recovery or other issues, having one person dealing with this, called a czar. this is republicans criticize these in the early parts of the s actually -- have n. somebody who's separate from the different agencies. the president, the vice president. just one person working on ebola. the cdc has their hands full with all kinds of things, as does nih. all right, thanks. for more from mark and the rest of the nbc news political team check out first read on nbcnews.com. today, vice president joe biden's son is making headlines after nbc news learned that he

tested positive for cocaine. the navy discharged hunter biden in february, less than two years after he started his military career. the navy says it did not make the news public because it was treating biden like any other sailor. hunter biden is 44 years old. he works for an investment firm today. he released a statement saying, quote, it was the honor of my life to serve in the u.s. navy and i deeply regret and am embarrassed t my actions led to my administrative discharge. planning ahead for the holidays, how you cab be part of e sto that will make your skin crawl. a spider bite turns out worse than first thought. first, a look at what's hot on

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

the lottery to get a seat at the national christmas tree lighting is now open. it w held on thursday, december 4th at 5:00 p.m. 3,000 seats and 14,000 standing ro. e posted all the details on how to enter the lottery and our website nbcwashington.com. just search christmas tree. we're learning about the spooky souvenir an australian man brought home from his vacation. apparently a spider bureaued

through a l appendix star and lived inside the man for three days. the tiny creature traveled up his torso leaving a red trail from his bellybutton ton his chest. he stopped at a medical center for an antihistamine for what he thought was just a bug bite. on home, doctors removed the spider through his bellybutton. hot searing burnin sensation. it was like nothing that i've felt before. what the heck, i was just mind i really couldn't have even believed that in my wildest dreams. is the spider was dead when it was removed. it's been sent off for tests. we should learn what type of species this spider was in the next few days. blowing winds already hitting behit bermuda. the latest on the track of the category 3 storm. and ebola fears from airports to schools to hospitals.

the extreme measures being taken to keep the virus from sp hurricane.

right now, hurricane gonzalo is roaring towards bermuda. the category 3 hurricane should reach early this afternoon. people have been bracing for this hurricane. boarding up windows and doors. there's still some 1,500 homes

without power from tropical storm fay. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia seg is tracking gonzalo. what's the latest? is it very close? >> yes, as we continue tok our way th week conditions wil worsen in bermuda. a more northern andf bermuda. you can see there, a stiff breeze and small white capped waves. like i said, as we work our way throughout the day. it's only going to get worse. the winds will pick up as the storms continue to bear down on bermuda. it downgraded from a category 4 to now a category 3. but still a powerful storm. maximum sustained winds at 125 mys an hour. it's moving north-northeast at 16 miles per hour. the worse conditions anticipated bermuda during the late afternoon and evening hours. by tomorrow, you can see, it's quickly moving towards the north and east.

8:00 a.m. on saturday. it continues t downgraded to category 2 hurricane. it continues to move up towards the north and east. back here, i don't have to tell you this, it's pleasant today. the good news, we'll keep this nice weather around for tomorrow as well. on sunday, it's going to be chilly. noticeable chill ie air. not only that, but breezy throughout the entire day. you'll definitely be noticing those winds. as we look to next week, the chill remains. will also track the chance of rain showers tuesday through thursday. i' show you that on the seven day. temperatures coming in in the 60s. 63 over in buoy and manassas, just beautiful with dry air, the skies have that beautiful blue look to them. you can see in rain in sight. we're going to remain rain free through the weekend, even into monday. with that high temperature today will be around 70 degrees. yesterday, our high was 68. it was astart.

at least we had the out through the afternoon. 73 in washington. 71 in manassas. and la plata. for friday night lights tonight, you want to grab the sweatshirt. upper 60s. as we work our way towards 10:00 p.m., we drop into the low 60s, so that fall chill in the air. that perfect weekend for looking at fall color. new england at peak right now. peak color in far western maryland and parts of west virginia. wash still showing low color change. but you can see areas like northern prince william starting to show some of that beautiful color. saturday, a high temperature of 68. a little bit more cloud cover tomorrow. also, tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m., it's our tracking fall special. you want to set your dvr for that. we're going to take a peak at what we think the winter will be like. breezy throughout the entire day on sunday. it's a cold start. temperatures in e mid to upper 30s in the suburbs. mid-40s inside of the beltway. and areas by the way.

a high temperature of on degrees. heading to the redskins game, kickoff at 1:00, definitely want to bundle up. homecoming for maryland on saturday, weather looking great for that. then you see it, next week, highs only around 60 with a chance of showers tuesday right on through thursday. >> i think howard has its homecoming this weekend too. now, to the latest developmen on ebola. concern for a health worker on a caribbean cruise ship. that person handled lab specimcadu, the man who died in dallas. the family of vinson she is doing well. nina pam m is getting specializd at nil. we'r exactly what's needed for an international response. we need more mobile laboratories. trt centers.

and beds. we need more incinerators and more generators. most of all, we need more of the courageous health care workers that we see making an incredible contribution right now. >> secretary kerry also made a list of resources specifically needed there. he said west african countries can use helicopters and hundreds of large trucks to transport resources to affected areas. there's a lot of fear and misinformati out there about ebola. fears that are, in most cases, unfounded. medical experts keep reminding us it's extremely difficult for ebola to be passed from one person to another. nbc's peter alexander says that hasn't stopped panic though from spreading. it's a nationwide outbreak. eba fear infecting much of s cau become hysteria? the ohio bridal shop that dallas nurse vinson visited saturday now closed. a nearby elementary school shut

down simply because a student's mom spent time with vinson even though vinson had no contact with the woman's daughter. and near san diego, just word that a student's sister was hospitaliz with flu-like syh for officials d briefly cordon off a colleging. hat if we run out of body bags? >> two days ago. >> those fuels are feared by images until now reserved for the movies, not real life. twitter users had their own diagnosis for that man with a clip board, without protective gear. humans are stupid, one wrote. clip board dude may want to strap on a hazmat suit. phoenix air said bio hazard suits can block your vision and hearing which is why it's their protocol to have one specially trained person wearing a suit, keeping distance. a passenger donning this home made hazmat suit at washington dulles airport. a psychologist sayss

have experienced fear of ebola. >> i'm wondering, why is ebola on your mind? after speaking to these kids, they tell me, i just saw it on the tv. >> comedians have mocked the media coverage. >> the inevitability of all of us getting it now, run! >> the latest challenge for an antidote for american's anxiety. >> there a lot of doomsday prophesy going on about ebola and that's caused a lot of people to be confused with nowhere really to turn. >> that was peter alexander reporting. experts say there's some good that comes out of these fears. if it leads americans to focus on things that we can control like washing our hands frequently and covering our mouth, cough. it could alle a big difference during the flu season. head over to our facebook page with our your ebola questions. we'll have a health expert starting at 4:00 this afternoon. w working to learn the

condition of someone who was seriously hurt in a crash this morning. chopper 4 flew over the scene in frederick, maryland, during news 4 today. a tractor trailer and car hit each othere response shut down . police say route 15 is now reopened and they will be investigating what happened through the afternoon. well, if you've got a d.c. voter guide in the mail and found yourself doing a double take, you're not alone. take a look. more than 300,000 voter guides went out with a d.c. flag pointed upside down. a spokesperson for the board of elections initially told us it was intentional to raise awareness about low voter turnout but last night the executive director confirmed it was a mistake. we're told the guides, though, will not be reprinted. meanwhile, we're just a few weeks from election day and a lot of people say they're still not sure who they're going to vote for in d.c. we talked to people after last night's final mayor's forum in southeast, even after listening

to the candidates, some say they're not impressed. >> oh, i still was not totally impressed by any one of them in terms of the immediate action i think every resident wants to see. the forum got testy at times with people in the audience screaming at the candidates. early voting starts this coming monday. medical mistakes can happen. but there are steps you can take to protect yourself. especially during an elective procedure. plus, a free ride at least for a short time. what you need to do to take advantage of this offer, especially if you plan to use a .ew hot lane on i-95 in

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that takes away hope for a cure -- but also, for families like ours, who just wanted a little more time. house majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. we have breaking news. police are dealing with an ebola scare. live in southeast washington with the latest. what's happening? >> if you take ts street, we're on virginia avenue southeast on capitol hill. you see this white tour bus. this bus left the pentagon just a few minutes ago. a passenger got off that bus and became ill in the park lot and

threw up. the bus was able to leave the pentagon and got here but by the time it got here, health officials had this bus detained. what i can tell you, i was just about the first person on the scene here after first responders. actually thought was on the bus as well and tried to quarantine me. what we can tell you is that about 12 people, passengers, and the driver, were taken off that white tour bus and they've been isolated on a second bus that has dark windows. we can see in. we don't know what's going on. there are federal officials f health.icials from the d.c. d.c. fire's been on the scene and d.c. police are on the scene. they've closed off virginia avenue. to give you an idea where we are. we're about a block away from the marine barracks. and up above us is the southeast-sot freeway. 12 people and the driver of this tour bus have been isolated after a person on that bus became ill and threw up at the pentagon. officials aret telling us what's going on here or what the is.tus of the people inside the

when we were able to piqeek d people were just on their phones or reading the newspapers. health officials sort this out. we'll bring you the very latest. reporting live on capitol hill, news 4. >> we certainly will continue to follow this, mark, thank you very much. well, if we told you that it takes almost an hour of running to burn off a typical 16-ounce soda, would you still drink the soda? new research suggests telling you how long it takes to burn the calories from something is more effective than just listing the calorie count on the food item. research was down at john hopkins. th posted signs and then interviewed peopl on their food choices afterwards. experts say the study could influence label changes in the future. > y investing time and money in your looks. spending on cosmetic surgery last year reached the highest

level since the great recession in 2008. it's important to spend that money wise to ensure safe and pleasing outcome. our guest joins us this morning with the five biggest cosmec p make. first of all, finding the right person to do it, you say, is number one. because you're investing not in just a short-term thing, this is a long-term. how do you find the right person. you say board certified. you can't just walk in and say, excuse me, doctor, are you board certified? actually, you go on the internet, you can find that out immediately. u call the board. that should be a minimum requirement, board certificatio it means the board has approved th doctor for certain expertise. so that's a minimum requi. >> so should you try out different docto and ask to see their pictures? >> everybody on every website. you should be able to determine

or ask the doctor and receptionist is he board certified. you cab call the board to ensure he's up to date. >> you say having surgery in an office or ambulatory operating room if it's not certified, that should not happen? >> very important. an example might be the joan rivers tragedy, you know, that they didn't seem to be prepared to handle the emergency. had to be transferred to a hospital for that. you know, if you're a certified , they should be able to handle emergencies, have a transfer agreement. these are things that i think are really important. you can have an operating room without certification these days. doesn have to be in a hospital? >> doesn't have to be in a hospital. cosmetic surgeries ar the office or ambulatory setting. >> so you say not choosing a surgeon who specializes in your particular procedure, but most of them do everything, don't

they? >> it's not really true. it's like heart surgery. you know, you want to go to somebody who's doing heart surgery every day, every, you kn, week. some surgeons specialize in certain things. for instance, lasers. some pe -- they're an occasional laser user. you want somebody doing it every day, every week. saoplasty, breast augmentation. not everybody's a super expert at everything. try to locate that person who's an expert in your particular procedure. certainly seen pict >> second opinion helps. before and after pictures. if they don't have before and after pictures to show you, they can't be doing these procedures very often. >> you need to be fully the onus is on the patient to get educated. ask, what are the complications. what's the recovery. whatanesthesia. who's giving the anesthesia. if there's a revision surgery, is there another fee? you need to think these things

through. thers about a 5% to 6% revision rate for all cosmetic procedures. >> really? >> you have to pay again or is that included in the original to understand these things. getting a second and maybe third opinion helps sort all this out. >> you also say avoid -- at least check out any kind of medical tourism you might be considering. a lot people traveling to foreign countries. >> it's very popular now to go to foreign countriese cosmetic procedures because the price is much less. but you must be -- buyer beware. if there's a complication, you not really able to handle it. could be much more expensive. dominican republic. people were going for liposuction. had a series of infections because not appropriate sterilizatio so buyer beware. >> good things to think about. we thank you for telling us.

it's 11:52. coming up, it happens just once in a mill years. nasa is hoping to capture it on plus, back with an update on the much cooler weather ahead. stay

we're following several developing stories. first, the president named ron klain as the point man on the u.s. government's response to

the ebola crisis. klain is vice president's biden's former chief of staff. the white house is calling the post an ebola response coordinator. e pham is getting specialized treatment. she arrived in bethesda last night. her doctors say they believe she will make a full recovery. she was diagnosed after treating thomas duncan, it is man who died from thdie federal governm recognizg same-sex marriages seven more states including virginia. a judge declares the ban on same-sex marriage e move effectively legalized gay marriage in 31 states plus d.c. nasa is repurchasing its spacecraft on mars to watch a comet fly by this weekend. it will pass be with 87,000 miles of the planet, which is closer than earth is to our moon. it's coming near enough that it couldamage some of the equipment out there. the comet is called fighting spring.

nasa says it's on the way to the sun and has been traveling for more than 1 million years. time for a last check on the forecast. it so funny to think about what's going on out there in terms of how long it takes for things to move around. >> let's keep it in the lower atmosphere. let's do that. what's going to happen right here, right now? >> beautiful sunshine for the afternoon. look at it outside. barely a cloud in sight. and with that comfortable temperatures. highs today in the low 70s. for tomorrow, just a touch cooler. of course, we have umd and howard homecoming games tomorrow. t weath for the homecoming games. breezy during the afternoon. a high of 68. downride cold sundayy morning. that's when we have our big temperature drop. not only that, but the winds remain breezy throughout the entire day on sunday. at least well have plenty of sunshine. th chill sticks around for most, if not all, of next week. monday through thursday, highs only around 60. the chance of showers tuesday, wednesday and thursday. of course veronica will be in at

4:00 updating the kind of unsettled weath we're forecasting for next week. >> those temperatures, i'm ready to start thinking about pumpkins and yellow mums. all those october things. okay, thank you, have a great weekend. that's news 4 midday. we thank you f. we have news throughout the weekend, be sure to join us for that. we'll be back on monday morning with.

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