breaks knew on the nurse forcibly quarantined after coming back from africa where she treated ebola patients. and a busy morning, what we've learned traffic backups. and temperatures up 50 degrees in some neighborhoods ach s aft very cold morning. good morning, welcome to news 4 midday. i'm barbara harrison. new this morning, a 5-year-old boy is being tested for ebola at new york's bellevue hospital. the boy and his family just returned from west africa.

doctors say the child's symptoms are similar to ebola, including a fever. in a few minute moments, we'll have a report from just outside the hospital. let's go to news 4 live desk. tell us what going on. >> this story breaking out of trenton, new jersey. we just learned nurse forced into quarantined despite testing negative for ebola is free to go home. kaci hickox will be discharged after being symptom free for 24 hours, says new jersey governor chris christie. the decision follows a rash of criticism. hickox will be transferred to her home state of maine where doctors there will determine if she needs to be treated further. until then, she'll remain quarantined under new jersey's mandatory order. barbara. >> thank you. right now, health leaders in our area are taking steps to stop

the spread of ebola and keep you safe. no rules a s anew rules are in travelers. >> reporter: our northern virginia bureau chief julie carrey sat in on a conference call with virginia health officials this morni and found out that every person who has been in one of those countries hit hardest by ebola in west africa will sign an agreement to monitor their health. dulles airport today implementing new measures to contain ebola. all travelers tracked for three weeks for signs of the virus. international arrivals have interest in how the requirements will play out. >> that's a good thing. we keep each other safe. >> reporter: the cdc says travelers must report to health officials every day for the 21-day period. that's how long it can take

ebola symptoms to show. they're rear choquired to give temperature and travel plans. state health officials will determine if the information is to be relayed by person or by video calls. >> an aggressive attack not only to try to control the virus but help everyone who's traveling. >> they leave dulles with the cdc check and report ebola kit. it includes a thermometer, a tracking log, pictures joint lining sim tops and who to call if sick. >> to be safe, i think it's okay to do it. because you don't know how you're going to contract it. >> reporter: today, some wonder who will and won't comply. >> i hope they would do. i hope they would do. >> in virginia, those deemed low risk will have daily phone calls. those deemed moderate to high risk will have daily visits in person with health officials and those people who do not comply

with these new requirements could be subject to an involuntary -- to an involuntary quarantine. live at dulles airport, news 4. turning to our weather, it was a cold start out there this morning. it's warming up now. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us in his first forecast. how you feeling this morning? >> no complaints from me, barbara. just a little stiffness in the legs. that's really just about it. outside, temperatures are warming up quickly, thanks to all the sunshine we have out there. those of you from our tower looking over the urban landscape of fall color. just a beautiful day to be outside. a next chance for rain is maybe even more than 48 hours away so we'll be tracking that for you here over the next couple of days. for now, storm team radar not showing anything to worry about. temperatures have bounced from 309s early this morning into the upper 50s and low 60s right now. hour by hour through the remainder of your day 61 at noon

time, 69 at 3:00 this afternoon, 66 by 6:00 and a mild start to the week. chilly finish to the week is on the way. we'll talk more about the cold and the bluchtry weather blowing in here. >> now, breaking news out of fairfax county. >> a former marine on trial for the death of his wife just surprised his own lawyer by pleading guilty to murder. the trial was about to begin when he entered that plea. news 4 virginia bureau chief julie carrie was there. she says cruz's own attorney was caught off-guard by this. he will be sentenced at a later date and face s 20 years to lif in prison. stay tuned to news 4 we'll have much more throughout the day. the man seen in this video after jumping the white house

fence will head back to federal court. he will serve as agents and canine dogs took him out as he ran across the court lawn. a court ordered psychic, psychiatric evaluation will be presented at the hearing at 2:30. this is his third arrest near the white house since july. the 23-year-old is from bell layer, maryland. a committee will hold a hearing about a stop and frisk policy. the police chief is expected to testify at the 11:30 this morning hearing. d.c. police say a frisk police can frisk a person if they have reason to believe the person is carrying a concealed weapon. the department has been criticized for that policy. a woman was killed this morning on indian head highway after being hit by a car. this video shortly after the accident this morning shows the

pileup that happened after this. prince georges county police say the woman was pronounced dead. traffic was backed up while police investigated. a 6-year-old boy is in the hospital with serious injuries after a car hit him. the accident happened yesterday afternoon on wide mills south near old line avenue and laural. police say the driver did stay at that scene. right now, a community is struggling to cope after it claimed the life of another student. plus, another bush in the white house. why it now looks more likely that jeb bush is going to run for president. from the white house to state lawmakers. a continued struggle to figure out how to handle americans returning from west africa, especially health care workers. stay with us. we'll be right

new information on the school shooting in washington state. a 14-year-old recovering from a shot in the head has now died. gia soriano is the second victim in the shooting. her parents released a statement last night. >> we are devastated by this senseless tragedy. gia is our beautiful daughter and words cannot express how much we will miss her.

>> jaylen fryberg opened fire, killing student zoe galesco. fryberg then shot and killed himself. three more survivors including two of fryberg's cousins are still in the hospital. the close-knit community north of seattle is still trying to understand why fryberg opened fire. hundreds packed a church for a vigil. people were visibly shaken up last night. the gunman's motive remains unclear. everyone there says the gunman was a well-liked student who was recently elected to the homecoming court. today, nasa's expected to launch the largest rocket of its kind in wallops island on virginia's eastern shore. headed to the international space station with supplies for the crew there. it will arrive some time next week. we have more information on the decision to release a nurse being held in quarantine after

her return from west africa. plus, new evacuation warnings for people on the big island of hawaii who are in the direct path of fiery flowing lava. stay with us. >> good morning, once again, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. outside on the weather deck on an absolutely picture perfect fall day here in washington. how long can they kind of weather last? i'll give you a hint, not very long. i'll have your seven-day forecast. forecast. along with

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.

live pictures of the big water rescue going on right now. this is off the coast of florida. take a look. you can see right there, the coast guard responding. a lot of crew members. it looks like they're transporting an individual. what we were able to see earlier, there were a group of people clinging on a raft. three people were found in the water. right now, we are being told by nurses there near miami that as many as ten people could still be missing. more information as we get it. that new jersey nurse forcibly quarantined will be released today. doctors at bell "view" hospital

in new york city say the latest american being treated for ebola is in serious but stable condition. we'll go live to new york city where jay gray is live outside bellevue hospital with the latest with ebola here in the u.s. >> reporter: overnight, we have learned a 5-year-old was rushed to the hospital here at bellevue with ebola-like symptoms. we know he just returned from west africa. was brought here by a team that was dressed in protective gear, those hazmat-looking suits you've seen and become familiar with at this point. rushed to this hospital. he's being monitored right now. been tested. the results of that ebola test expected some time later today. that, while the nurse has been quarantined since she returned on friday. the same nurse who has tested negative twice for ebola but has remained in a tent in isolation outside of a new jersey hospital will today be discharged. we've heard that casey hick ox say repeatedly she feels

inhumane in that tent, that it made her feel like a criminal, that it was unnecessary the quarantine, especially since she had shown n symptoms. she had hired an attorney. she had planned to fight to get out. today, we've learned she will only on the grounds though, according to the health department and governor's office in new jersey that she take private transportation, nothing commercial, and go to her parent's home in maine. so that's going to happen at some point today, she'll be discharged and she'll do that. finally an update on dr. craig spencer, the ebola patient who is in the hospital here at bellevue. he took a dip, a turn for the worst over the weekend, but doctors say they expected that, that that's the course of this virus. you get worse before you get better. so they weren't very alarmed when that happened. we know that added to his treatment has been plasma from a ebola survivor who donated her blood. it appears according to the medical team here now that's

working, he is doing better as we move into the day today. good news for new york's first ebola patient. >> thank you, jay. for the latest on ebola precautions and procedures in our area, you can go to our website nbcwashington.com. we've set up a special section on the ebola outbreak. new this morning, olympian pistorius could be heading back to trial. south african prosecutors announce they will appeal the judge's verdict that acquitted him of murder. they want to have the culpable homicide verdict overturn and replaced with a conviction for second greer murder. that carries a 15-year jail term. last year, pistorius began serving a five-year prison season for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. in their final debate, comstock and fouft didn't hold back. the two faced off yesterday in mcclane, virginia. democratic john foust said his

republican challenger is obsessed with women's reproductive rights. driving home the message that foust will cost constituents money. the winner will replace frank wolf who is retiring from the seat he's held since 1981. the countdown is on. just eight days now left of the midterm elections. we're joined by carrie dan. >> sunday was poll christmas at nbc, we had six new senate polls. >> polls show re an advantage in three very tight races, could these three races decide control of the senate? >> these are very important battlegrounds, especially iowa and colorado. two battlegrounds i think will be ground zero for the decision on the senate race. these are all very, very close races. in iowa, the republican candidate joni ernst is up by

just one point. you're seeing a very tight contest in these places. however, republicans do seem to have an advantage here. they've closed the gap. that democrats enjoy with women voters and independents and theme improved in all three of those races. >> how about the north carolina senate race? >> this is also a very tight race. completely tied up in our poll out over the weekend. that's another one where turnout is going to be a major issue. the republican candidate there has been running very hard against obama. the democratic incumbent really needs to turn out minority voters. >> looks like jeb bush's son made that announcement for him, huh? >> it does seem like members of the bush family with the possible exception of barbara bush are on board with a jeb bush run. jeb bush would face some substantial problems. he's a little bit to the left the party on issues like imcombination and education. those are things that he would have to overcome.

if he was to mount a run. there are some donors who are excited about him. he might split that establishment donor base with somebody like chris christie if he chooses to run. he would be a very viable candidate with good name recognition. >> it was jeb bush's son that let it out that he thinks his father's going to run. >> he indicated he thinks his father is thinking about it. >> he's got a race coming up next week. >> exactly. >> thanks so much, carrie. for more, check out "first read" on nbcnews.com. getting motivated to exercise is tough, but there's one day of the week that people seem to move more. plus, it's game day. why this stunt for quarterback colt mccoy may be tough for him. first, here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com.

right now might be the best time to get your workout this week. the company put out a study said more people work on monday than any other day of the week. from users of its up wrist band. it says after monday fewer and fewer people work out each day before a big drop-off on thursdays, fridays and the weekend it. today, you will notice a new

campaign. it will happen at national harbor. no matter what the redskins record is, it's a big game when they take on the rival cowboys. what you need to know before the game tonight. >> you see the big stars. you know where you are. good morning from texas. the washington redskins getting ready to play the dallas cowboys tonight. robert griffin iii will be inactive. so that means third string quarterback colt mccoy will get the start. this will be his first time starting for washington and only his first time starting in over two seasons. >> that's obviously a lot for family and friends to travel here to d.c. to watch you play, but you have a lot of people in texas. what's the ticket situation like this. >> everybody saw that game on the calendar so i was plan on getting a few. now that it's playing, i'm

planniplan ing it to get out of control. i've got a lot of friends that want to go to the game. so it will be exciting. >> mccoy, who was a superstar at the university of texas, will get a chance to play in front of hundreds of family and friends tonight. our live coverage begins on news 4 at 4:00. too many kids and not enough space? coming up, the new movement g montgomery county schools will make to deal with overcrowding. plus, if we can expect to wake up to another cold morning tomorrow. and a medical new test that could save lives that can be done at home. and detect one of the most

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developing now, new evacuation warnings for people on the big island of hawaii who are in the direct path of fiery flowing lava. it's flowing faster than homes in one hawaiian community right now. officials say the path is unpredictable though and it can shift direction to a speed without warning. hundreds of homeowners on one in one area told to watch out. >> going door to door in certain areas based on the like hi path of the flow. it's real. it's now or never. you pack and you got to get out. >> the flow is already passed through a local cemetery.

residents have been told to get everything ready, prepare, because there could be a possible evacuation tomorrow. several roads in the area have already been closed. storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell joins us now, recovering from yesterday's marine corps marathon. >> there i was. >> tell us about it. >> there's me high fiving all the co-workers here. what a great day it was yesterday. that was early on when i was running like the wind. had my target pace all set up until about mile 17, 16, 17, somewhere in there, then things started to slow down. crossed the finish line at four hours and 56 seconds. 4:00:56 this year. 15 minutes behind my scheduled goal of 3:45. but there's the official finisher medal. >> you want to wear that right now? >> what the heck.

didn't want it to clank on my microphone. very nice day yesterday. thank you to all the folks along the route. i lost count at 100 of people wanting to give me high five and say go team 4 and nbc and we love you and all of that. thank you so much, everybody, for all the kind words of support and encouragement. congratulations to all the finishers out there, including number one finisher with a record time in the marathon. me, four hours even. the winner, two hours and 22 minutes. holy cow. i couldn't fall down a hill that fast. beautiful day today. little recovery here in the weather office. extra water and some electrolytes today and everything will be fine. first run back tomorrow. right now, it's a gorgeous day. 60 degrees outside. here's where we started this morning. 32 at ft. meade in manassas. 33 in martinsburg. lots of frost in the sheltered areas out to our north and west.

currently, we've recovered nicely now. your afternoon temperatures are going to stay mostly mid to upper 60s. several neighborhoods will touch 70 for a high today. so sunny and nice. weather impact on your monday today, absolutely none. here's your future weather forecast now, starting at noon today, full sunshine, the rest of the afternoon, and a cool night coming up tonight. not as cold tomorrow morning as it was this morning. so, when you're expecting the kids to come home this afternoon, temperatures, upper 60s to near 70 between 2:00 and 4:00 this afternoon. you may want to have a little wrap just to be sure because the temperatures will drop back into the 50s almost as soon as the sun goes down. tomorrow morning, no more 30s. mostly 40s and low 50s. the south wind tonight will help keep things a little bit milder. it will be a cool start tomorrow. a noticeable south breeze picks up tomorrow afternoon. a bit of a breezy day. south winds tomorrow mean a big warm-up indeed. temperatures tomorrow getting close to 80 degrees in a few

spots. the chance for some showers coming in here wednesday morning into about wednesday afternoon before things settle down once again. there's your highs tomorrow. generally to the upper 70s. might even touch 80 in culpepper and fredericksburg. here's your seven-day forecast. today, sunny and 70. tomorrow, sunshine and 78. 30% chance of some showers on your day wednesday. that's if the cold front comes by. you'll notice the change. thursday's high only 63. friday, trick or treaters, afternoon high, 61. that means a lot of the trick or treaters will be going out. and then as we get into the weekend, highs only in the 50s. and it's the longest weekend of the year. we get to set the clocks back on saturday night into early sunday morning. we've got an update on breaking news out of florida right now. let's go back to the live desk. >> incredible messages out of miami's biscayne bay. big water rescue under way. the u.s. coast guard are working

hard to try to save more people. right now, it appears they're struggling, trying to get that rescue bucket, that orange thing you see to left of your screen, trying to get that to that individual that is sitting on that tube. theme been trying relentlessly for the last five minutes to connect. and once again, it looks like they were unable to do that. now, this quite possibly could be the fourth person in this group to be rescued. we know that using rafts earlier, the crews were able to pull three people out the water. but we're hearing from officials down there in miami that as many as ten people could be missing still. so more as we get it but that is the latest from the live deck. barbara, back to you. maryland's largest school district is expected to make a big announcement concerning overcrowding. news 4 learned the head of montgomery county schools will reveal expansion plans tomorrow. will ask the state for money to

build. reports, the announcement includes a warning for federal high schools. >> reporter: the district superintendant will flag four high schools in particular. in the coming years, they will have 1,300 more students than capacity. the district expected to ask state leaders for more money to expand. >> we're dealing with crowding. we're building as fast as we can. >> in recent weeks, schools throughout maryland and virginia have responded to a surge of new kids by installing portable trailers outside. 100 new trailers just this autumn at public schools in the d.c. area according to our review. including for principal. >> i used to have a few. i have two outside of my school. we had two more. so i'm up to five now. >> the problem spreading to high schools in montgomery county. the county council's president tells news 4 they'll ask the

state to intervene. >> we don't want the stigma of kids being outside of the school. we need that school construction money. >> school announcement about those growing crowding concerns expected tuesday morning. this a controversial topic. should teens who sext face the same punishment as child pornographers. they're considering new laws that will lessen penalties in consensual cases. right now, virginia law makes no distinction between adult predators and minors. very issue came into earlier this year. a student charged with two felony counts for sexting his then 15-year-old girlfriend. in the end, the 17-year-old got one year probation. if you need the help -- if you need some help getting through to your teenager, you might want to attend a workshop.

the program will deep parents how to identify the risks that can hurt a child's academics and will show how to keep communication open with their teenagers. it's at 7:00 p.m. this evening. the uva community took time to honor student hannah graham during this weekend's homecoming activities. as fellow students leave flowers and notes in her memory. graham's remains were found on an abandoned property. we're waiting to learn if jesse matthew will face more charges. he's already charged in graham's abduction. gas prices are at their lowest point in nearly four years. how much further will they fall? teenagers admitting marijuana may be easier to get than alcohol. how students are getting and

gas prices are falling at the pumps. the national average price of gas dropped 1 ce8 cents in the t two weeks. the hundrlundberg survey says ap drop in trend. aaa expects prices to drop more between now and the end of the year. soon, you'll be able to drive faster in winchester, virginia. the speed limit is 60 miles an

hour. according to the winchester star, it will go up to 70 miles an hour this week. the change is happening over a three-mile stretch outside downtown winchester. it should take effect on wednesday, as soon as the new signs are up. vdot says about 50,000 of you drive through that area every single day. well, this is not something you want to hear as we head into winter. get ready to dodge more and more potholes in frederick, maryland. according to the frederick news post, federal officials say they're getting twice as many pothole reports this year than last and they're running out of money they say. department of public works says state cut funding has created a maintenance backlog and that's going to get worse as winter hits. something called coal therapy is helping people speed up muscle recovery. it's similar to an ice bath but is quicker. people get into a cold sauna where the temperature drops to more than 240 degrees below zero. in just two minutes, your body

temperature drops to 62 degrees. when your body temperature drops, it decreases inflammat n inflammation. according to those who believe in it, it increases healing. >> the cold forces the body to go into a healing stage. it's only two minutes. because of that reason, there's no chance of frostbite when you're actually in the chamber. >> it's called cryo therapy. and the cryo san gnaw is cooled by vaporized liquid nitrogen. a new home test for colon cancer. what you need to know and why the test is not for everyone. plus, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations in west africa today speaking out. the message she is expected to share with other world leaders about the ebola outbreak. now, very often, people confuse me with angelina jolie, i know, i know. i could see you having a thought in your own head --

>> i actually thought i was coming here to meet her and until you said that i just realized who you were. >> yeah, i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> sara hyland shares with meredith who people confuse her with. today at 1:00 on nbc 4.

the u.s. ambassador to the united nations is in new guinea on her first leg of her trip to

ebola-stricken west africa. more on how she's drum up international support for combating the deadly virus. >> reporter: a dizzying first day for power. >> together, we can beat this epidemic. >> reporter: press conferences. a visit with the influential grand imam and guinea's president. she's been greeted with open arms. in terms of money and people, america's leading the charge by far, right? >> in another league. >> reporter: her five-day, five-country fact-finding trip, aimed at getting ammunition aimed at getting other countries on board to fight ebola and not just with money. >> we will not deal with epidemic unless we deal with it at its source. dealing with it at its source is going to require international health workers come to offer leadership, to help mobilize society here. >> reporter: her biggest obstacle, fear of ebola. even people like dr. ibrahim who have been on the front likes

treating patients from the beginning of the outbreak. weren't you afraid? >> yes. >> reporter: seven months in, he's worried that much-needed international health care workers will stop coming because the number of cases keeps growing. >> if everybody's afraid, who will help? >> reporter: guinea lost about 900 lives to ebola so with every stop, health protocols for all of us, including the ambassador, would got her temperature checked three times in one day. a small inconvenient as she tackled an enormous problem. up next for the ambassador, liberia and gunhanghana, before speech in brussels on thursday, trying to push the international community to do more to fight ebola. chris jansing, now back to you. the ambassador will head to brussels, belgium, where she will make a speech. her efforts to the international community there, it's time to step up and help. the life and career of one

of baseball's young stars was cut short this weekend. st. louis cardinals player oscar taveras was killed yesterday. he made his major league debut this year. hearing the news, his teammate, carlos martinez, tweeted today is one of the saddest days of my life. i lost a brother, friend and teammate. news for your health. there is controversy over new home test for colon cancer. the test is not for everyone and it doesn't replace the colonoscopy. dr. natalie explained how it works. >> you can actually send in a stool sample. you send it to a company. they're going to test your stool for genetic not an genetic risk, meaning your risk is so-and-so for colon cancer. it's checking for mutations.

>> the takehome test is only available by prescription from the mayo clinic. and it's only rented for men and women over 50 who have an average risk for colon cancer. it's not for people who have a family history of colon cancer. the test is fda approved. there appears to be a different kind of baby boom affecting working moms. more career women are having babies it seems. news 4 looks at the reasons why. >> reporter: a new study combats the notion that career women are having fewer children. researchers looked at fertility rates and found rates among the most educated women, those with advanced degrees, are up more than 50% over the last 30 years. the number one reason behind it could be that child care costs are down and as a result, highly educated women can afford the help they need to raise larger families. another reason, partners of these women are more inclined to share responsibilities in raising children. a third explanation, women can

spend more years in school or in the workforce because of advances in reproductive tech foly. facebook and apple are both offering to cover the cost of freezing eggs for their female employees. it is certain seen as a perk. the study will be published in the economic journal. coming up, keeping marijuana out of schools. plus, storm team 4 meteorologist is back with a look ahead at tomorrow's big warm-up.

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.

today, you cab talk about the push to legalize marijuana in d.c. the measure will be on the ballot in eight days. tonight, neighbors are meeting to talk about how the law will impact d.c.'s black community. if you want to go, it's at 6:30 p.m. this evening. marijuana is legal in colorado right now. the state is making millions in taxes. however, some schools are having problems as students think of ways to sneak the drug into class. nbc's harry smith shows us what's happening. >> reporter: in colorado, if a kid wants to bring pot to school, pity the teachers. there's mouth spray, cannabis capsules, ed cabibleedibles, li

many. >> put a little hash oil in here and that kid's not sucking on a pen, he's getting high. and the smell is gone. >> reporter: you've got that out of your high school? >> i did, that one i took off a kid. >> i've seen one guy who every day last year, you know, and then he'll hold his breath when the teacher's looking. as soon as he looks away. he's smoking weed over there. get him. no one does that. so you just kind of like -- >> reporter: you don't do that? >> no. >> reporter: the students we spoke with who don't use marijuana said it's easier now to get marijuana from older siblings and any 18-year-old with a medical marijuana card can buy their own. >> it's easier to be at a football game with friends and be high and not get caught than getting drunk. because cops have gotten pretty

good at telling when teenagers are drunk. >> reporter: studies show marijuana has a serious affect on the developing brain but some kids think if it's legal how harmful can it be. >> they're always teaching how bad it was for you and right when they legalized it, all the kids are like, it's legal that means it's good for you now. >> reporter: good for you? for now, these kids are saying no to pot and no thank you to the stigma that's accompanied legalization. >> it used to be when you said you're from colorado the first thing you get is do you ski to school? now without fault every time it's do you smoke marijuana. >> reporter: how does that make you feel the state has that stigma? >> think it's given our state a bad rep, it's embarrassing. >> reporter: perhaps the kids have seen enough to know better. harry smith, nbc news, denver. and we're watching several new developments in the ebola

crisis, including a 5-year-old boy being tested for ebola at bellevue hospital. the boy and his family just returned from west africa. doctors say the child's symptoms are similar to ebola including high fever. the redskins play in prime time tonight against the dallas cowboys. third string quarterback colt mccoy will be calling the plays as the stings try to break a prime-time losing streak. watch news 4 at 4:00 today for all of our pregame coverage. nasa will large a rocket later today. the rocket is headed to the international space station that's carrying some supplies for the folks out there on the space station. and it's expected to be up there some time later this week. let us check our weather now. we've got the star of the running -- >> that's right. >> at least around here, you're our star. >> if you're looking up tonight when they launch the rocket if you want to be able to see that, just be looking down to the southeast. a nice clear sky tonight.

look to the southwest starting at about 6:45 this evening. >> you can see it around here? >>ou'll absolutely be able to see it. it's going to be a bright light moving away from you. it's not like be able to see the rocket itself. but you'll notice it, the fast moving bright light in the sky. >> like you were yesterday in the race. >> fast moving? well, not a bright light, but i moved fast at times. it was a great day to be outside yesterday. it's going to be even better today and tomorrow. the temperatures climb to near 70 today. mid to upper 70s tomorrow. some spots down towards gulf pepper might touch 80 tomorrow. not a lot rain with the cold front but a couple of scattered showers on wednesday. cooler air for thursday and friday. friday's high only 61. that means temperatures about 40, 50 to 55. trick or treater time. so a little chilly. the cold air really settles in. highs only in the 50s, lows in the 30s. that's in town.

likely to have our first killing freeze in most of the suburbs at least coming up on saturday and/or sunday morning. so be ready for that, growing season about to come to an end. >> wow, thank you so much. congratulations. >> thank you so much. that's news 4 midday for today. we thank you for being with us and invite you to tune in for more news. tomorrow morning as well. we hope you'll join us at 11:00 a.m. for news 4 midday tomorrow. have a great day. we'll see you in the morning.

>> will: you--you want me to come with my mother to hollywood? why? >> sami: come on, the only reason that universal pictures even wants to make a movie about my story is because of the article that you wrote, and nobody knows my story better than you. >> will: [chuckles] you can say that again, but i am not a screenwriter. >> sami: oh. well, come on, sweetheart. up to a couple months ago, you weren't even a magazine writer, right? but you'll figure it out, hon. come on. sydney and johnny and allie, they could really use the sunshine, and they could use having their big brother with them. >> will: i-i really-- >> sami: and sonny and ari, they would love it too. how could you possibly say no? >> sonny: sorry you missed will. he had to go out. here's the article.