now some students say they were lured to a synagogue under the pretense of earning extra credit. first tonight, our weather. a nor'easter is developing, bringing rain across our region, even though we will be spared from the brunt of this storm and it could create a mess of our morning commute. doug is tracking it all from storm center 4. doug, getting ugly out there. >> it is, doreen. and this evening's rush hour is definitely going to be a problem with the rain falling now. the heaviest rain around the d.c. metro area and lightning. we saw a bolt around bethesda, chevy chase, kensington. some of you asking was that lightning? yeah. we are seeing a few storms develop here. brief lightning, the heaviest rain towards culpeper county, west of fredericksburg, loudoun county, jefferson county. and we continue to see it around the bethesda area toward chevy chase, northwest portions of d.c. and over towards college park and takoma park, even close to laurel seeing heavier rain

now. not close to being done yet. the storm still taking shape. you can see the spin in the atmosphere as it moves out. it will become a nor'easter. the biggest effects will stay well to our north and east. up towards new york, boston, but it's still going to have an impact on your wednesday. i'll show you how and what impacts you can expect in a couple minutes. >> thank you, doug. the storm team 4 weather app is free on itunes or google play. new travel restrictions going into effect to keep ebola out of the united states. starting tomorrow, anyone who travels into this country from west africa is required to go through one of the five airports that have enhanced screenings for ebola. and that includes dulles. about 94% of people traveling from liberia, sierra leone, guinea, already come through those five airport. the other 6% will now have to change their travel plans. once passengers land, they'll go to a secondary screening process, which includes checking their temperature. in the meantime, new

guidelines are now in place for medical workers who deal with ebola. nbc's jay gray is live in dallas tonight with details on the new plan to fight the spread of the deadly disease. jay? >> reporter: hey, doreen. let's start with good news. we have just learned that fina pham, the nurse who contracted ebola while treating a patient at dallas and is now being treated at the national institutes of health in maryland, has been upgraded, going from fair to good. so that is very good news. more good news, 60 people pulled from the ebola watch list here, a list that both national and state officials hope they can eliminate all together. the centers for disease control has established new guidelines for medical teams dealing with the deadly virus. health care workers must be repeatedly trained how to use personal protective equipment. the suits should leave no skin exposed and must monitor employees using protective gear. >> we want a fresh pair of eyes

watching step by step, that adequate, safe removal of all personal protective equipment occurs without contamination. >> reporter: officials say it's likely nurses nina pham and amber vinson were affected while taking off their protective suits after treating ebola patient thomas eric duncan. both are said to be responding well to ongoing treatment. >> we'll continue to be vigilant. >> reporter: this afternoon, governor rick perry announced the creation of two new state-of-the-art infectious disease bio containment centers in texas. >> facilities that could provide world-class care to those stricken by ebola or other critical infectious diseases. >> reporter: the center is expected to be operational within the next 24 hours. there is a newly created response team. the pentagon saying those -- that team will be trained just south of here in san antonio. that's the latest live in dallas, i'm jay gray, news4.

>> there is new surveillance video just released in an unsolved local murder. u.s. postal inspectors believe the person inside this suv may know something about a mail carrier gunned down on the job. tyson barnett, shot and killed last november while he was delivering mail in a cheverly neighborhood after dark. his killer is still out there. here's another look at the suv. investigators believe it may be a jeep grand cherokee. there is a $100,000 reward in this case. tonight, the charlottesville community desperate to know if remains found on an abandoned property belong to hannah graham. so far, police haven't said yet. but we do know that they're still blocking the road where the discovery was made. and that suggests just how extensive this investigation is. bureau reporter david culver is outside police headquarters now with the latest. david? >> reporter: doreen, as you mentioned, this is albemarle county police head cars. tough to see because of a few of the many satellite trucks that

fill this parking lot. you've got national media and reporters from all over the commonwealth all of us here awaiting the identity of those remains. police not giving a clear time line, only to see it could come at any moment. the attention centered on what's happening inside this richmond building. the office of the chief medical examiner. they'll first send the autopsy hult results to the albemarle county police but unclear when we'll find out if it is, in fact, hannah graham. what is clear, police don't want us to go beyond this road block. a half mile up is where they found the remains. but that was more than three days ago. still, they're investigating. but what more could they be looking for? former albemarle county prosecutor, scott goodman, says police are building what could become a complicated case. >> if it's confirmed that is hannah graham, it's almost certain that forthcoming in the near future would be another charge brought in charlottesville involving the murder of hannah graham, not

just the abduction. >> reporter: that could mean even more charges against jesse matthew, the man accused of abducting hannah. he's still in jail in albemarle county. his defense got more complicated. county prosecutors indicting him for attempted capital murder stemming from an alleged sex assault. while matthew faces three life sentences on the charges, goodman says it could affect the potential cases in charlottesville. he likened it to the d.c. sniper cases. >> there were multiple charges not prosecuted, because once a death sentence was returned by the jury in prince william county, the prosecutors in maryland and district of columbia and other jurisdictions in virginia said what's the use? he's got a death sentences. so we're not going to prosecute the other cases. that's possible that could happen with regard to mr. matthew and the charlottesville cases. >> reporter: police telling me tonight that once they get the results of those autopsy tests, they're going to be releasing them to us via a written statement. and that's a change from their

usual in-person updates. the press conferences we have been sharing with you. meantime, we're going to keep it here, keep close to the police headquarters for when that news breaks. live in charlottesville tonight, i'm david culver, news4. former fbi profiler and nbc news crime analysts, clint van zan zandt, gave us insight. he said if jesse matthew is responsible for her disappearance and other crimes, he's the type of predator who knows exactly who he is looking for, someone out alone and vulnerable. >> we've got somebody who is out almost stalking, like a lion would stalk a gazelle. this is someone who can potentially recognize a victim out and about. >> clint van zandt says moving forward, authorities need to create a time line to which matthew may be connected. a war veteran accused of scaling a fence and running into

the white house has to undergo a mental health evaluation. police say omar gonzalez had a knife in his pocket when he got through the white house front door. he made it all the way into the east room before secret service agents tackled him. a recent examine finds gonzalez was not mentally competent. attorneys from both sides agreed today another evaluation is necessary. gonzalez has pleaded not guilty. an american father who was being held in north korea is on his way back home tonight. jeffrey fowle was arrested in june and charged with crimes against the state. he reportedly left a bible at his hotel. his family insists he was not on a mission for his church. north korea considers missionary activity a crime. the swedish embassy helped negotiate his release. now to politics. many people think he'll run for president, but today new jersey governor chris christie was in montgomery county urging voters here to elect larry hogan for governor. this comes days after president

obama campaigned in the state for anthony brown. as news4s mark segraves reports, two national figures in maryland show how close the race for governor is getting. >> i actually believe the biggest upset in the entire country is going to be here in maryland. >> reporter: republican candidate larry hogan got a boost today from new jersey governor, chris christie, who attended a fund-raiser with hogan in potomac before meeting at a breakfast spot in bethesda. christie was quick to point out a republican can win in a democratic state. >> i'm here to show people i'm living proof it cannot only happen once, but twice. >> reporter: brown has been bolstered by big name democrats as well. >> you must have a leader. that's what anthony brown is. >> reporter: president barack obama just campaigned with brown over the weekend. >> and we're going to hope. that's what brown is about, is hope. >> you can see that democratic

power structure in this country are all rushing to maryland now. why? they're rushing here because they know that hogan has momentum and they're trying to stop it. >> reporter: recent polls show brown's lead over hogan has shrunk from an 18-point lead this past summer to a seven-point lead in the most recent polls. >> we spent a lot of time in montgomery county. there is a reason we're here. governor christie came to another event in montgomery county. we spent a tremendous amount of time. i believe we're going to do better than any republican has of done in montgomery county. >> reporter: in bethesda, mark segraves, news4. a car plows into a maryland home, narrowly missing a woman and her dog. we're going to hear from the homeowner. shocking allegations against a rabbi. staples, target, home depot, some of the major retailers targeted by hackers. tonight, the warning about your personal information as we head personal infhow can i avoidhead maintenance fees?

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a close call for a homeowner, almost hit by a car while sitting on her sofa in her living room. it happened in montgomery village. paris was about ready to go to work when a car came crashing into her townhome. >> i was sitting on the sofa and all of a sudden there was the car there about two feet from me and i don't know, about ten feet inside my house through the patio door. and i asked the lady if she was okay and called 911. >> was it pretty scary? >> it was, yeah, yeah! i was not expecting a car to be a guest in my living room today. >> there's no word yet on what caused the driver of the car to lose control. he suffered serious injuries. a woman who was in the car with him was also hurt. paris was not hurt but has to look for a new place to live

now. her home has been deemed unsafe. another hack attack. today office supply store staples confirmed it's looking into a potential security breach. consumer reporter erika gonzales is here with what may have been compromised. >> staples says it has contacted law enforcement and is looking into a possible hack. the retailer says customers' credit and debit card information may be at risk. the financial hacking, as the fbi puts it, says it's not the first and likely not the last either. at target, the first big u.s. retailer hit by hackers last year. people were swiping credit cards today. but some were concerned. >> everybody is worried about that. it's so much stuff going on today. >> reporter: kmart has been hacked, home depot, even dairy queen. staples is the latest. the company warning law enforcement today that payment card data is presumed stolen. but it's not just plastic. it's bank accounts. just a few weeks after jpmorgan

chase disclosed the 83 million customers' names, addresses and phone numbers got coped, the fbi is warning almost anyone funds can be stolen anywhere in the world. >> we're in the days where someone can commit 15,000 bank robberies sitting in the basement of their apartment. >> for victims, it's heartbreaking. and as a country, we've got to do more to stop it. >> reporter: the government says step one to stopping it, switching to credit cards with secure chips instead of magnetic stripes. the new target, walmart and home deep credit cards have chips, but they're not out yet. we're waiting gore those. >> all right. thanks, erika. doug is here with more on our weather forecast and that nasty weather moving in. >> and really is nasty already in many parts of the area. the drive home is definitely going to be a problem, no matter where you are. because once again, seeing heavy rain.

this is river road, and yeah you see what's going on there. we do have some rain out there on the roadways. the roads definitely going to be on the wet side. the traffic is going to be a problem. and it is a problem out there on parts of the beltway too. but that's what we're going to be dealing with right through early tomorrow. right now, currently out towards the airport, the city cam taking a look at the city with shower activity. 62 degrees. as the winds are out of the northwest at 9 miles per hour. not going to be a good night for soccer, guys. if you've got a soccer game, might be cancelled. heavy rain to the south, up to the north, around the d.c. metro area and southern maryland. back towards the west around martinsburg, shepherdstown, heavier towards maryland and washington county and frederick county. leesburg also seeing that heavy rain. we drag towards the warrenton area, culpeper. southern fauquier county seeing heavier rain moving northeast. heads up around prince william county and manassas. and bethesda, clinton, marlboro

seeing rain. and we are seeing a little in the way of lightning every now and then in and around this area. bethesda, one of the roads around river road. how about i-95 and beltway, college park, vw parkway, very heavy rain too. laurel, you're seeing that raeb towards the west around the aspen hills area and wheaton. it's going to stick around through early tomorrow. and the reason is because of low pressure. you can seat spin here. that's the area of low pressure, very cold air associated with this and lightning and temperatures have fallen because of that. now overnight tonight, 8:00. still dealing with rain. tonight at 11:00, still some areas of shower activity as it all moves through. but then watch what happens as typical of a nor'easter, moves off the coast and brings the moisture back in off the atlantic ocean. and that's what we'll have during the day tomorrow. 7:00 a.m., showers likely and even around the noon hour, still

dealing with showers. so take your time, especially with those roadways, because they are going to be quite wet even through the afternoon tomorrow. so tomorrow morning's commute, 5:00 to 8:00 a.m., expect rain. 52 degrees. give yourself extra time. not only rain, but wind. so wet roads, combine that with the leaves, makes for problems. so as i mentioned, give yourself extra time for sure tomorrow with that morning commute. four-day forecast, 20 to 30-mile-an-hour winds, a raw, wet, cool day. 63 on thursday. dry, but still rather windy and cool. and looking a lot better as we head toward the weekend. saturday and sunday, temperatures in the mid 620s and monday and tuesday, we're dealing with nothing but sunshine with temperatures back into the 70s. >> right now, prince george's county detectives are canvassing a neighborhood after a sexual assault. jim handly is at our live desk. >> yeah, wendy. police are in cheverly passing out flyers near 57th avenue and

annapolis road, looking for any possible witnesses in a sex assault that happened around 8:45 last night. a woman claims a man attacked her in the area and took off. a $25,000 reward is being offered. if you know anything about the crime, contact police. at the live desk, i'm jim handly. >> thank you, jim. here's what's coming up next and new at 6:00. >> a local locksmith is suing google and other search engines. i'm kristin wright in northern virginia. i'll explain why, coming up tonight on news4. i'm julie carey, loudoun county where the sheriff's department is investigating how some were assaulted by older teammates. was it hazing, horseplay or something else? >> nice neighborhood in bethesda, but outside the front door, you've got this. river road being torn up, up and

construction chaos on a popular commuter route and won't be ending any time soon.

crews are working on river road up to little falls parkway in bethesda. and it's a lot more than just repaving work. transportation reporter ad am tuss has a look at how neighbors hope this frustration will pay off eventually. >> reporter: driving down river road can be tough enough. throwing in a massive pepco project doesn't make it easier. look how far down crews are digging, 10 to 12 feet down into the road so that 6500 feet of pipes can go in, carrying serious heavy duty electrical cables that should modernize the electrical system. this is a very big project. take a look here at the hole that is being cut open in the ground. and we could have a lot longer to go with the project. the heavy duty digging here is expected to wrap-up in january. joy is an au pair who says the

driving is tougher. >> sometimes it's ten minutes more. >> reporter: ten minutes more than it normally is. >> yeah. >> reporter: some residents complain it's so intense, it shakes their house. but others like leah hamilton see this as a huge plus. she says it should keep the lights on. >> we lose power every year, actually. this neighborhood in particular loses power big-time. and they're undergrounding the pepco lines so hopefully we don't lose power this winter. >> reporter: adam tuss, news4. changes in the way you get around the district could get under way within the year. d.c. mayor vincent gray unveiled a new transportation plan today. it includes a new $600 million south capital street bridge, miles of new bike lanes, more street cars. higher parking meter fees in busy areas. he leaves office in january but says any mayor can build on the plan he has laid out. one man charged in three

high-profile murders in alexandria. a new request for charles severance ahead of a court hearing this week. >> reporter: the focus of the rabbi freundel case shifts to townsend university. field trips. did he photograph them

. youe watching news4 at 6:00. a lot of us are dodging raindrops right now and it could continue into our morning commute. doug is tracking conditions. >> i think it will continue through the morning commute. so heads up not only tonight and really most of the night tonight but also tomorrow morning. take a look, storm team 4 radar showing the heaviest rain around hagerstown and frederick and warrenton and fredericksburg. bethesda towards colesville road

and i-95, some problems on it already. and look at the beltway right here. this is the beltway at connecticut avenue. yeah, as always in this area, a tough spot for sure. you add in some of the rain we continue to see, and we are going to continue to see that rain through the night tonight in through early tomorrow as the storm system starts to strengthen. it will become a nor'easter. we won't see the worst effects but we will see the effects in the farm of rain and gusty winds. i'll be back to tell you how long the storm will stick around in a few minutes. now to growing allegations against a rabbi. one of barry freundel's former college students says she and classmates were encouraged to use a ritual shower at kesher synagogue. pat collins is live in georgetown with the new accusations. >> reporter: rabbi barry freundel was a professor at the

university. he would routinely take his students for a tour of the sin gone synagogue in georgetown. would he a he would ask the women to take a ritualistic shower here. did rabbi barry freundel secretly take naked pictures of college students at his synagogue here in georgetown? for years, the rabbi has been a professor of religion and ethics at townsend university. meet jonathan. he took a course from the rabbi. he is also the editor of the campus paper. for extra credit, he says the rabbi would offer field trips to a synagogue in georgetown. in a story in the school paper today, he quotes a woman student as saying she and other women went on a tour and were asked to shower in the ritualistic bath.

>> she and two other female students went into the synagogue as part of an extra credit opportunity for his class and they were offered to take that ritualistic bath you mentioned. although the woman i talked to did not accept. the two people she was with did. >> reporter: last week he was arrested and charged with using a hidden camera disguised as a clock radio to take pictures of naked women in a ritualistic bath at the kesher synagogue in georgetown. the rabbi has led the congregation for 25 years. in court documents, police identify six victims but investigators believe there could be more. this story comes as a council discloses other allegations of questionable behavior by rabbi freundel. in 2013, an allegation he took a train ride in a sleeper car to

chicago with a woman other than his wife. in 2012, an allegation that conversion candidates complained they were forced to perform clerical work for him. in 2012, an allegation that rabbi freundel ended up as a cosigner an one of the conversion candidates' checking accounts. now back to those townsend student tours. it's unclear how many field trips there were to the synagogue. how many stunts took the bath and whether or not they were photographed. this investigation is ongoing. live in georgetown, pat collins, news4. new at 6:00, attorneys for accused killer charles severance are asking an alexandria judge to allow their client to be fully unshackled during their visits to the jail. he is charged with three alexandria murders. he is due in court thursday for a hearing. his attorneys say with his

wrists handcuffed, he can't have the same communication with his lawyers other prisoners have. and a guilty plea. police arrested ronald press contingent in july after he tried to enter the cannon house office building with a loaded pistol and magazine in his briefcase. he was sentenced to probation. he was in the district to meet with members of congress. the future of a top-ranked high school football program is in question tonight. this amid allegations of assault against two student athletes. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports from briarwood's high school in loudoun county. >> reporter: the cold rain didn't stop the briarwood's football team from practicing this afternoon, but they are missing a few varsity players. they have been sidelined as the sheriff's department investigates an allegation that some older players assaulted two

younger jv players in the locker room. >> it was on the 17th of october that the officer was made aware there was a possible assault that occurred with two separate victims on two different dates within the school. >> reporter: the report came initially on friday to th school resource officer, a deputy himself. today detectives joined him at briarwoods to continue the investigation, first reported by the "loudoun times." is there any indication this is a hazing incident or have you ruled that out? >> i would say we look at it from a legal standpoint, not necessarily hazing, but whether there is a criminal matter involved. and that's why we're investigating with the security folks to make sure we're getting all of the information, working with the parents and students to get as much information as we can. >> reporter: school officials are unable to comment on the ongoing investigation. the sheriff tells me it's unclear whether or not the investigation will result in any charges. he says he expects detectives to come to some conclusion within a week. in loudoun county, i'm julie

carey, news4. next, monica lewinsky back in the spotlight. >> i was patient zero. >> her new mission as she speaks out about her affair with president clinton. local lock smith have had enough. how they're protecting you from illegitimate lock smith. and oscar de la renta dead at able 82. able 82. some of his

he's been called a super lobbyist, the ultimate washington insider. ed gillespie paid millions to lobby for the oil companies for a student loan company that overcharged taxpayers. his firm even lobbied for five foreign governments including a dictator now awaiting trial for war crimes. and then there's enron. gillespie lobbied for them while they committed the largest corporate fraud in us history. ed gillespie. the million dollar lobbyist whose never looked out for you. monica lewinsky says she is done hiding. the former white house intern known for her affair with president bill clinton is launching a campaign to fight cyber bullying. she spoke at the "forbes" under 30 summit. yesterday she said she considers herself the first victim of cyber bullying and felt she was punched in the gut when the details of her affairs were

published online. >> overnight, i went from being a completely private figure to a publicly humiliated one. humidity i was patient zero. >> liewinsky also joined twitte yesterday. ray rice will find out whether he will be allowed to return to the nfl. he is appealing his suspension for domestic violence. after video of rice punching his fiancee. he says the second suspension violates the agreement with players. if the arbitrator agrees with rice, the suspension could be overturned. his is the household name, even to those who don't know much about fashion. legendary designer oscar de la renta has died. he has been making fashion headlines for almost 50 years, designing for hollywood elite and white house royalty. he left such a mark on the

fashion industry that the smithsonian even has some de la renta pieces. they aren't on display but the smithsonian shared these pictures with us. he was diagnosed with cancer in 2006 and was 82 years old. going after google. a locally respected locksmith says the search engine is cutting no his bottom line. cutting no his bottom line. this

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.

some breaking news about the nbc freelance photographer who contracted ebola. jim handly at the live desk with that. >> doreen, we have just learned that ashuka mukpo that has been declared ebola free. he became infected. he was blown to the nebraska medical center in omaha for treatment on october 5th. again, the hospital has declared

ashuko mukpo free of ebola. a local locksmith says google is taking money out of his pocket and is filing a lawsuit to stop what he says is an illegal practice. >> we're fighting for every service call we get, and my job is to make the phone ring, and it's not ringing. >> reporter: balance dino's lock and key has survived 53 years in northern virginia and maryland. but he says the last seven have seen big losses. >> i believe it's just plain old greed. >> reporter: he is suing google and yellow book. he says the search engine knowingly list numbers that lead to dispatchers in other states, farming out calls to people who are not locksmiths, but respond

to calls and overcharge. now yellow book actually filed a lawsuit against bahldino last year for unpaid advertising cost. he lost the lawsuit and is appealing. he says he didn't pay for good reason. >> i will not pay them as long as they have 5,000 fake lists in their director. billy coy says several times a week he hears from customers who have been burned. >> they basically destroy the block and they're calling us to say is there something you can do to fix what they have done. who are these guys coming out? what's their background? i know in virginia and maryland you have to have a background check in order to be a licensed locksmith. >> reporter: google declined to comment on the lawsuit. yellow book told us they're fighting it. zip local hasn't responded. kristin wright, news4. the news4 consumer watch hayes ways for you to protect yourself before you get locked

out of your home or car. first, find a reputable locksmith now. visit a locksmith.com. there you'll find a list of licensed locksmiths in our area vetted by the associated locksmiths of america. then put a reputable company's number in your phone now so you don't have to call phony locksmiths when you're in a bind. tickets went on sale, but fans have been waiting in this line for hours. this is what it looked like outside the black cat earlier this afternoon. people were lined up around the block for tickets to a surprise foo fighters show. david grohl and company will hit the stage this friday to celebrate their new hbo show sonic highways. tickets to friday's show will likely go fast. they're only 23 bucks. wow. >> waiting in the rain. >> i would do that. i almost called out sick until somebody saw me. and they said you can't go. >> not in weather like this. >> that's true too.

and good thing they sold out quickly because they would be waiting in the rain, still coming down in parts of the region and fairly heavily. look outside now, towards the key bridge where we are right now in between some of those showers but you can see the traffic always a problem in this area. and it is again right now. storm team 4 radar showing that rain across the region. the heaviest rain coming through parts of maryland, northern virginia, really just about everywhere seeing at least some shower activity. and you have seen it and go through. so let's take a couple views for you. up towards the martinsburg area, shepherdstown, washington county and kreegerstown area, clarksburg seeing heavier rain. warrenton, fauquier county, this is where we see that heavier rain too. so heads up along 15, 17. fredericksburg. woodbridge, about to see more rain. and then heavier rain, even

thunder and lightning around savage and laurel. traffic slower because of the rain. and it will be slower tomorrow morning too. 8:00, still dealing with showers. 11: 11:00, still dealing with rain, starting to dry out a bit. as the storm moves off the coast, brings in more moisture and 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, rush hour on the rainy side. and i expect more rain to develop 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 tomorrow. so if you think about getting lunch outdoors tomorrow, not a good day for more than just the rain. we're also talking about very windy conditions. winds gusting upwards of 20 to 30 miles per hour. so take the big umbrella tomorrow morning. not just because of the heavy rain but wind. you'll be fighting the wind with that umbrella. what to wear for the kids? the warm jacket, the umbrella. you'll need the rain boots. >> okay. >> just about everything. you know, 3 out of 5. so you will need just about

everything during the day tomorrow. high temperatures in the upper 50s to 60 degrees. that is it. and with the wind, feels cooler than that. we get to 63 on thursday, and then much nicer friday, saturday and sunday all looking good. still rather breezy but with sunshine, looking like a pretty good weekend. >> sounds like a good day to stay in bed tomorrow morning. dianna, what have you got? >> the redskins need to build off the win from sunday and jay gruden thinks there is something they can do to stop the 6-1 cowboys. and the world series starts tonight. tonight. can the underdog royals win

he's been called a super lobbyist, the ultimate washington insider. ed gillespie paid millions to lobby for the oil companies for a student loan company that overcharged taxpayers. his firm even lobbied for five foreign governments including a dictator now awaiting trial for war crimes. and then there's enron. gillespie lobbied for them while

they committed the largest corporate fraud in us history. ed gillespie. the million dollar lobbyist whose never looked out for you. this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> colt mccoy ready to go back to the motherland? >> yes. >> to take on the cowboys. >> i think he's ready.

been in the league for four years. he's got a little experience here. so this should be interesting to see if he will actually get this start. the third string quarterback who actually grew up a big dallas cowboys fan will be facing his childhoo favorite on monday night. he'll be leading this redskins offense that you automatically think is really bad right because of the record but they aren't. we broke it down. the redskins offense, ranked third in the nfl. but the trouble is scoring. despite all those yards -- >> there's that. >> they are 12th out of 16 teams averaging between 21 and 22 points a game. third down, this is the trouble spot. the redskins dead last in the nfc, conversion rate of 32%. and, of course, turnovers ranked last in turnover margin minus nine. jay gruden knows there is a lot to build on but a lot to work on

too. >> we've got to play better. we can't make the same mistakes we're making. we can't jump offsides on fourth or five and punt and give them another possession. we can't miss the blocks we missed. and defensively, you know, give up simple seam ball down the side for a touchdown. we have to challenge our guys, coaches. to continue to get better. and work towards perfection. we're far from it now. >> far from it. the cowboys' defense isn't exactly stellar. we'll see how the redskins offense can handle them. speaking of, michael sam has been cut by dallas. let's talk world series here. the dynasty versus the destiny. the san francisco giants and kansas city royals play game one tonight in kansas city. the royals are baseball cinderella story now. kansas city hasn't been in the playoffs since 1985. this october, they have made a royal return winning eight straight games to advance to

their first world series in 29 years. while kansas city is the newcomer. san francisco is old faithful. the giants have won two of the last four world series and made a run from the wild card to the fall classic. >> very satisfying when you get in this situation where you have a chance. that's all we want at each stage, just a chance of getting to this stage. so i'm amazed at these guys. i told them that. you know, how hard they fought to get here. >> it's been fun to look at a group and know what they're capable of doing. and as soon as they believed it, they would accomplish it, but that wild card game, the switch flipped, and they believed it. and they have just been on a nice roll ever since. >> all right. so we know the nats were hoping to be playing but good news n e nonetheless. matt williams national manager of the year by sporting news.

this is like the golden globes before the oscars. the skipper led his club to 96 wins and they ran away with their second title in the last three seasons. before being sent home by the now national league champion giants. in the nlds. the orioles' buck showalter finished second by sporting news. college basketball starts in three weeks. the university of maryland had an off season and as every terps fan wants to forget. they want to put it in the past. >> the thing i like the best is they're low maintenance and go to class on time, do what i ask. and that's great. with that said, pretty good basketball players on top. >> does a great job of pushing us every day, challenging us, and you have to know he wants the best for us. >> all right.

maryland opens up their season on november 14th. >> almost time. thank you. "nbc nightly news" is next. >> see you at

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