mark warner is working to solve problems... ed gillespe and his attacks are the problem. breaking news. we are staying on top of two breaking stories right now. a doctor in new york city just tested positive for ebola. he returned to the u.s. last week after treating patients in west africa. >> we have a lot more coming up on his condition.

but we're also learning more about the mid-air collision that killed three people today in maryland. in fact, we just got some recordings from air traffic control in frederick, and they give us some idea what happened. >> we can hear the tower warn the pilot of a small plane, that three helicopters are in the area as the plane is about to land. the pilot acknowledges that. and we warn you, listening to what happens next may be difficult. >> three helicopters below you in the traffic pattern. >> i have two of them in sight. >> the two echoes here have you in sight. maintain your altitude until turning base, clear to land. >> oh, god! oh god! >> one airplane down and helicopter down. >> yes, yes, i just saw.

911 is on the way. >> those voices you heard were from the control tower and from people who survived the crash. the two men on the plane survived. three people in the helicopter were killed. jackie bensen is live in frederick where federal investigators are now on the scene. >> late word in maryland state police tonight identifying the men who died. we're told they are christopher parsons, 29 from westminster, maryland, william jenkins, 47 of morsisson, colorado. and breandan mac fawn, from cumberland, maryland. all three men were on board the helicopter. >> part of the crash scene illuminated so they can examine the two aircraft involved in an unusual mid-air collision at the frederick, maryland, municipal

airport. >> the helicopter's destroyed. >> just before 4:00 p.m., witnesses reported hearing a loud boom from not far above the tree line. >> i saw an airplane hit a helicopter. it proceeded down. i checked to see what was going on, pulled both those guys out. >> the plane crashed into a wooded area, amazingly the pilot and his passenger were uninjured. records show it's owned by graeves in maryland. they say the plane's blisk parachute may have played a role in their survival. >> the parachute system that's installed on the aircraft has resulted in the successful landing of several of their airplanes. >> tragically, the robinson

helicopter did not fare as well. it crashed into a storage facility with catastrophic consequences. the ntsb says that at the time of the collision the plane was on approach to land, and the helicopter was departing. the investigation will be wide-ranging. >> one of the things i'm going to look into is whether or not it was a pleasure flight, training flight. i have no idea. >> maryland state police have released the names of the two men who survived. 55-year-old scott graeves of brookville maryland and gill porter from sandy spring, maryland. graves has a very good reputation as a pilot in the community, very well respected. we're told by the ntsb, this investigation could take some time. live in frederick, jackie bens ep, news 4. >> we're also following breaking news out of new york where a doctor who returned from west

africa has been diagnosed with ebola. new york city mayor bill de blasio announced the diagnosis at a news conference. the doctor's name is craig spencer, he is a physician who returned from treating patient in guinea. this morning he called the health department with a 103-degree fever, hazmat teams responded and people who came in contact with him are already being tracked down. >> we've acted very quickly. we believe there are four people he came in contact with during the relevant period, and we are already in contact with all four people. >> the cdc is also sending a go team to new york, a procedure put in place after mistakes in dallas. cdc said he passed through extra airport screening when he arrived back in the united states. we have more details on our website nbc washington.com.

tune in to news 4 today starting at 4:26 thr any more developments. more news tonight that will affect school start times that are changing. the vote just wrapped up at jacksonville middle school and we're there live with the latest. kristin, what are you hearing? >> chris, starting next school year, high school students in fairfax county will start school at 8:00, and 8:10, rather than 8:20. the superintendent and most of the school board and most of the parents here tonight say based students are now better off. >> sleep is not an evil. it is a vital and basic necessity. >> i knew that these brutally early high school start times could not possibly be healthy. >> clear support for later high school start times in fairfax county at tonight's school board meeting. >> it's challenging when i look outside and the sun hasn't risen

yet. >> i know what it's like as a parent, and to watch my son over the past four years deal with this. >> only two voices of opposition spoke out. >> students will get home later, they will eat dinner later. >> there's a lot of people out there that don't want this change. and i need to be a voice for those people. >> all those in favor? >> reporter: in the end, the school board voted in favor of new start times almost unanimously. >> motion passes. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: an end to a decade-long debate over sleep in the school system. the changes will require 27 additional school buses, which will cost the school district $5 million. now, the elementary school students will start at the same time next school year. middle school will change just a little bit. they're actually going to be starting just a little bit earlier, and that's one of the things the superintendent and school board members say they are concerned about, the middle school start times. and they would like to

eventually make those later too. live in fairfax county, news 4. >> breaking news, d.c. police are asking for help finding a 7-year-old boy who has been missing for two weeks. this is zyvaunte higgins, last seen back on october 9. 4 feet tall, about 70 pounds, last seen wearing blue jeans and a pink polo shirt. if you have any information about him, or have seen him, please call the police immediately. >> family and friends will say goodbye tomorrow to two sisters who were killed in a car accident in oxen hill. they were stopped at a light on the livingston road when another car slammed into them two weeks ago. five people were killed. tonight a public viewing was held for both sisters. their funeral will be tomorrow morning. the sisters left behind ten children between them. police have arrested a

driver they suspect hit and killed a woman who was riding her bike near a metro station. tanya reeves was riding her bike down 8th street, about a block from the shaw metro station. a light-colored sufr ran into her and drove off. reeves died at the hospital and police say dhani thomas was driving that suv. she's been charged with second-degree murder. >>. [ applause ] >> quite a standing ovation in honor of the man who stopped the killer in parliament, sergeant-at-arms kevin vickers of the clearly moves as lawmakers applauded him for minutes. he shot the gunman yesterday and moments later, he was calmly securing the halls of the building, gun in hand. >> the royal canadian mounted police confirm that michael zehaf-bibeau acted alone. he shot and killed a soldier who

was guarding canada's tomb of the unknown soldier. new video shows him walking into parliament where he opened fire again. he had recently tried to get a passport to go to syria. his mother released a statement, saying, she's crying for the victim, but not for her son. turning to our weather now, there was quite a show in the skies tonight. doug's here with a new look at that partial solar eclipse. doug? >> it was only viewable for about 15 minutes and tough to see in our area, but the farther west and northwest you were, you got a pretty good show. areas out towards los angeles, this was the time lapse. look at the moon, coming right across the vision of the sun, really just an amazing picture out there today. this was from the griffith observatory. one other thing you notice, the dark spots in the middle of the sun, those are definitely some sun spots in that area. those sun spots about the size of ten earths. so an amazing view today across portions of the western part of our country. the eastern part of the country has been under rain and much

cooler temperatures. today a little bit on the cool side for sure with the wind. but the storm system's moving out of here. what's moving in, warm air, just in time for the weekend and even into next week. wait until you see the numbers i have in the seven-day forecast. new surveillance tonight of an armed carjacking. d.c. police are trying to identify the men in this video. the carjacking happened at a gas station on new hampshire avenue near northwest around 8:50 yesterday evening. in the video, the men get identity of the car on the left side of the screen. one man pulls the passenger out of another car, forcing the driver down on the ground. after robbing the victims, they took off. police want to hear from you if you have any information. new tonight, a local family is reacting to news that the police mishandled their grandmother's missing person

case. she flew into reagan international airport last year. three days later, her body was found less than a mile away. today a report released that several officers made inappropriate comments calling kong a 9,000-year-old alzheimer's woman. >> although mere words are inadequate i was able to offer my sincere condolences to the family and apologize for the inappropriate comments. >> the kong family released a statement tonight through their attorneying, saying it's troubling to receive this report which includes a number of details that open wounds not yet healed. it is our hope that this report will serve as a vehicle for bringing about change in the way missing persons reports are handled. next at 11, a brazen attack that was caught on video, how two police officers are doing after getting attacked with a hatchet. and one of the first cases

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>> new video tonight shows a man swinging a hatchet at new york city police officers just seconds before they shoot and kill him. this happened in queens this afternoon. police say four rookie cops were posing for a photo when without a word the man came rushing at them with a hatchet. he hit one officer in the arm and another in the back of the head before the other two officers fired. a bystander was also accidentally shot in the back. she and the two officers had to be taken to the hospital. police say it's too early to know the suspect's motive. three people have applied for permits to carry concealed weapons in d.c. on the first day that applications were

available. d.c. council changed the law to allow concealed carry. but owners can only carry guns outside their home if they can justify the need for a weapon. they also have to attend 18 hours of firearms training. guns are still banned around schools and government buildings and are not allowed within a thousand feet of demonstrations or public dignitaries. >> less than two weeks until election day. new tonight, two of the candidates for mayor answered questions. muriel bowser did not attend. erika gonzalez served as moderator. election day is coming november 4th. tonight a maryland woman said she's the victim of revenge porn and she's only talking to news 4 about what she's going through. the woman and a former bif recorded some of their sexual

encounters, but she said he released the video on at least two porn sites. he's from frederick county and he's believed to be one of the first men charged under maryland's new law. court documents say he posted the women's address with the videos and encouraged other men to rape her. >> it's ruined me and it's going to continue ruining me. these things just don't go away. >> if he's convicted, the maximum penalty is two years in jail a a $5,000 fine. national weather service has confirmed a tornado hit a part of the state near portland, oregon. damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines. police in long view, washington asked residents to avoid one part of the city, but right now, there are no reports of injuries. again, that's in oregon. >> you saw how powerful the winds can be.

>> possibly upwards of 90 miles an hour. some people were filming it. amazing video. they get about one tornado a year. that's the average. and this one, a very strong one for the state of washington. out there for us, nothing like that. we saw a lot of winds. to about 30 miles an hour. they've begun to subside. winds right now, northwest at about 12 miles per hour. temperatures of 63 degrees. we still have winds gusting 15 to 20 miles per hour, but that's really about it. after the 30 miles an hour winds we saw earlier. right now, a lot warmer than we were all day yesterday. 63 degrees right now, a high yesterday of only 58. 59 degrees in manassas, 57 to gaithersburg. on the cooler side tomorrow morning. i'm not anticipating any rain. not just today, but mostly the next chance of rain coming in about a week. you can see some clearing skies around our area. still have all the clouds and

the big storm up to the north, around boston, maine. they're still dealing with t two to five inches of rain up towards new england. winds to 60 miles an hour. nor'easter, big for them, not nearly as big for , although we got about an inch of rain yesterday, at least in d.c. future weather, tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m. starting off nice. i think your friday is looking fantastic. plenty of sunshine tomorrow. still breezy. winds 10 to 15 to 20 miles per hour but nothing like what we saw today. a much nicer day tomorrow and it gets better. first off tonight, it's going to cool as the winds die down. maybe 44 towards fredericksville. you probably need the jackets tomorrow morning. what to wear, i mentioned the jackets. what about the scarf? not quite that cold. but long pants. tomorrow afternoon, you can take the jacket off. 67 degrees in d.c. 65, manass.

63 back towards winchester. cooler to the blue ridge. and 67 degrees toward fredericksburg. so your forecast not bad at all. right now, we're looking on the low side for sure. weather should not have much of an impact on your afternoon. couple big events, one of those the marine corps marathon, and the weather couldn't be better for it. 59 degrees at 11:00 a.m. and then 2:00 in the afternoon, coming in with a temperature of 66. the marathon long over by then, but if you're sticking around for the activities, going to be pretty nice. i told you to wait for the seven-day. four-day looks pretty good. but how about this? 77 and then 78 on wednesday. that's very warm for this time of year. average high around 66 degrees. temperatures well above that by

about ten degrees. another frontal boundary on wednesday, bringing the chance for showers and thunderstorms. but we have a great seven-day period coming up after a couple of dreary days. >> and you saved the best for last there? >> that's right. >> thanks, doug. coming up, the redskins finally settle their quarterback finally settle their quarterback question, but now the

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from l.l.bean. this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. well, for one of the few times in the last few years, we're not talking about sunday football this week. >> yes, monday night. so get ready, guys. monday night football in dallas. redskins versus cowboys.

colt mccoy under center for the skins. now that the starting quarterback has been named, it's time to focus on the game. but in practice, lots were watching rg3 to see how he's coming along. said today griffin is cleared to do anything, but the problem, he's not 100% football ready just yet. timing, passing, comfort in the huddle. >> very important. >> yes, very important. while the trainers are watching rg3, they're hoping to play off last week's win and let it ride. >> any time you come off a win, i mean, you feel a lot better. the atmosphere in the locker room is a lot better. you guys like us a lot more. everything's going well. we have to go out and prove we're a team to be reckoned with. on paper, we're a good team. you watch film, we fly around and make plays. we just got to put it all together. >> our record is what it is because we didn't win those games. it's a team that has to find ways to win and be confident that we have the capabilities to

find those ways. >> all right, got to love it. college football, virginia tech in a thursday night match-up against miami. pick it up, second quarter. hokies already down 10-0. duke johnson in there, and there he goes, blows through the line, untouched, 28-yard touchdown. 249 with the td. third quarter, little bit of life. got some speed, returns it 58 yards, getting the crowd back in. tech trying to make something happen. but it's going to fall apart. on the 1 yard line handoff, fighting to get in here. stripped of the ball. going down. they review it, confirm miami ball. tech will lose this one. a tough one. i don't know about you, but when was the last time you did something correctly five times in a row?

heck, i'd take two times in a row. so here's the scene, it's fresno state's annual red and white hoops night. the guard caesar herrera having quite the night. five times in a row he hits his half-court shot. he shot just 34% from the three-point range last year. maybe just needs to move further back to improve that number, because that's his hot spot. five times! >> once for all five people in the stands. >> no one was actually guarding him. >> five times in

tonight health experts are tracking cases of viral meningitis at the university of maryland. three students have been diagnosed but none of them needed hospitalization. all three of believed to have had contact with each other. the director there said bacterial meningitis is more dangerous. >> you can expect to see stepped up security. u.s. park police say they'll treat the concert on the mall very similar to the way they conduct 4th of july festivities. expect numerous security checkpoints. the concert features an electic group of stars, bruce springsteen, carrie underwood, and metallica. >> gonna be big. tonight we want to share video of what's being billed as the

most epic safety video ever made. >> welcome to middle earth, my friend. return to your seat right away. >> what? >> what? >> elves and dwarves star in the

disgraceful. a personal attack from a desperate candidate. that's how even republican leaders describe this false ad from... ed gillespe. the accusations aren't true.

but they are exactly what you would expect from a d.c.... lobbyist, who made millions lobbying for oil companies... and enron. who specialized in dirty tricks as a partisan operative... and now he is bringing them to virginia. mark warner is working to solve problems... ed gillespe and his attacks are the problem. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- derek jeter james marsden musical guest five seconds of