dianna russini joins us live from the field as the burgundy and gold take on the rival cowboys in texas. news4 at 4:00 starts now. good afternoon, everyone. i'm erika gonzales in for pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. first up at 4:00 today, a meningitis scare at a district school has parents and teachers uneasy today. the d.c. health department tells us a teacher has come down with viral meningitis at peabody primary campus on capitol hill. the school is on c street. the health department notified faculty today and sent a letter home with children. they say the school needs to be deep-cleaned. coming up tonight on news4 at 5:00, derrick ward will have a live report from the school, including calls to temporarily shut its doors while that school is being cleaned. a virginia man is out on bond this afternoon. he's accused of knowingly transferring hiv to women in maryland without telling them he was infected with the virus. court documents show daniel

cleaves two women on separate occasions earlier this year in downtown bethesda. prosecutors say he had unprotected sex with both of them, putting them at risk. >> it is abhor relent behavior, shocking in this day and age. this does amount to a public safety concern and if there are any other victims or women who feel they have been victimized, we want you to go to the police. >> pat collins spoke with the suspect's parents, we'll hear from them in our next hour. and now to new developments in the fight to stop the spread of ebola. nbc news has learned the army is now instituting a 21-day quarantine for all soldiers quarantine from ebola missions in west africa. meanwhile, in new jersey, nurse casey hickocks has been released. she has been quarantined in an unheated tent.

new details about traveler screening programs and anyone returning from west africa will be monitored for 21 days and may face restrictions based on their potential risk. for the latest on ebola precautions and procedures in our area, and around the country, head to our website, nbcwashington.com. we have set up a special section on the ebola outbreak name the town of marysville, washington, stopped for a moment of silence to stop friday's shooting. gia soriano died. another student died at the scene friday. jalen fryeburg shot and killed himself when a first year teacher tried to stop him from shooting in the lunchroom. in our next half hour, a look at a possible motive. fireworks at a court appearance for a man accused of jumping the white house fence last week. dominic adesanya started screaming after the judge said he's not competent to stand

trial. the judge ordered additional evaluation and treatment. marshals had to forcibly remove him from the courtroom. secret service dogs took him down after he scaled the white house fence and ran across the north lawn. this was his third arrest near the white house since july. a surprise in court today when a former marine about to be tried for his wife's murder suddenly pleaded guilty. caleb crew admitted to strangling his wife andrea and dumping her body in the okay occoquan river. on news4 at 5:00, the surprising video his attorney was getting ready to introduce when the surprise plea happened. we're working to learn more about the woman killed by a car today in prince george's county. she was crossing indianhead highway just before dawn. this is video from chopper 4 of

the crash. the driver did stay at the scene. police have not officially identified that victim. he's described by his wife as the best husband ever. today family and friends are remembering a maryland man killed in a mid air collision. a visitation is being held for christopher parsons from carol county. he was one of the three men killed when their helicopter collided with a small plane thursday in frederick. services are set for this week for the other two men. two people in the plane survived. it's a tough time of year for drivers. sunrise and sunset times are coinciding with the morning and the evening rush hours. and that makes it very difficult to see what's ahead of you when the sun is hitting you right in the face. our transportation reporter, adam tuss, shot this video. this was falls church, folks. aaa recommends slowing down and always having a good pair of sunglasses handy. a big transportation project entering a new phase, and it could impact a lot of drivers in virginia. we are talking about the widening of string fellow road

between chantilly and clifton. the ramp from fair lakes parkway to north stream fellow is closed, leaving a short right turn lane. work crews are building retaining walls there. this phase of the project is expected to take six to eight weeks. the entire project is expected to be done by next july. rivalry renewed in prime time. in just a few hours, the washington redskins take on the dallas cowboys on monday night football. >> oh, and we're ready. dianna russini joins us from arlington, tx. di, colt mccoy making his first start with the redskins. is he ready for the challenge tonight? >> reporter: hey, erika, hey, jim. well, it's -- colt mccoy really has no choice. he has to step up tonight. he will be the starting quarterback for washington, and this will be his first time starting with the redskins. but you see the 28-year-old hasn't started in the nfl in over two seasons. robert griffin iii will be on

the sideline tonight. he is inactive, still that ankle healing as they try to get him ready to get back in that game. tonight it's all about colt mccoy. he was a superstar here when he played at the university of texas and tonight he not only gets to start for the first time for washington, he gets to play against a team he grew up rooting for. >> yeah, it's really, really unbelievable. i mean, i can't even -- sometimes take my mind there. but it really just trying to approach this as a professional. and know that this is our next game, this is our next opponent. it's a game in our division that we really need to win. and this obviously is a huge game for us. >> reporter: you know, guys, i talked to colt this weekend. he said that dozens, almost hundreds of people have requested tickets to come to the game tonight. a teacher from his elementary school is attending tonight. former coaches, aunts, uncles, all will be here to root him on. guys, lots more to get to here in arlington, texas. jason hatcher returns to face

and play against his former team. we're going to talk about that, coming up at news4 at 5:00. for now in arlington, texas, dianna russini, news4 sports. >> old home week there. we'll see you at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight. you can ditch the sweats. how superstar beyonce wants to up your workout game. plus, should teenagers who sext face the same punishment as child pornographies in virginia. and big changes in the weather, vj? >> huge changes. today we're up around 70 and tomorrow you'll sport the short sleeves again. temperatures around 80. very september-like. can we hang on to it for the week? i'll tell you when

you're watching news4 at 4:00. right now, the virginia state crime commission is considering what punishment teenagers should get for

sexting. the question arose earlier this year when a 17-year-old manassas high school student was charged with felony child pornography for sexting his girlfriend who was 15. that's the same charge a child pornography would face. now the crime commission is considering lengthening the laws for minors. defending officers against concerns some of the tactics they use may be too aggressive. cathy lanier testified today. some citizens are concerned tactics used in ferguson, missouri, could happen here. >> we were recently in ferguson, where we saw how law enforcement tactics can be. and we don't want that to be repeated around the country. >> lanier dismissed the idea something like ferguson could happen here, because the racial makeup of the department

reflects the community. she also says the s.w.a.t. team isn't used in the same way. alcohol is being blamed for an alarming number of bicycle deaths. the number of cyclists killed jumped 16% from 2010 to 2012. and about 28% of those would be considered legally drunk in most states. two-thirds were not wearing bike helmets. that's according to a study by the governor's highway safety association. it also found bike deaths in d.c., maryland, virginia and west virginia are all on the decline. two more major american stores appear to have gone to war against apple's new mobile payment system. why some say apple is losing. the video is cringe-worthy. just how long does it take for this guy to get out of the parking spot? the damage totals coming up.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. ♪ to say you never let me go >> beyonce is coming out with a line of exercise clothing. the singer is merging her production company with a retailer. the new company will be parkwood top shop athletics. so i don't need her clothes. i just need her will to get in the skrim and work it out. beyonce first dabbled in fashion a decade ago when she and her

mother released a line. her new fashions are expected on store shelves next fall. cut to the core. two key companies are dropping the new apple pay system. >> apple pay allows some iphone users to buy things by holding their devices up to readers installed by merchants. nbc's mark barger explains how the move by the drug retail giants will impact you. >> reporter: over the weekend, drug retailer cvs and rite aid shut the door on a mobile payment system from google and a new one from apple. even though they have been working in stores. >> it's kind of interesting all of these retailers find apple pay a huge threat, even though it just launched. >> reporter: mark spoonautoer says the drug chains are part of a large consortium of retailers called mcx. they're working on their own mobile pay system called current c. it's slated to launch next year, but unlike apple pay, currentc will connect directly to your bank account and bypass credit card companies and their

associated fees. currentc will also track consumers' buying habits and tie into rewards programs. >> where apple has the advantage is ease of use, because with the currentc system, you have to open the app and scan a code. >> reporter: he said each system has its supporters, but consumers are going to want the bo best of both words. >> it's in the interest of shoppers for the consortiums to get together but i don't know if that's going to happen any time on. >> reporter: the stakes are high. the market for mobile pay will grow from 12.5 billion in 2012 to 90 billion by 2017. mark barger, nbc news. >> cvs hasn't commented. rite aid says it's continuing to evaluate mobile pay options. experts say the two drug retailers risk consumer black lash for blocking apple pay if users grow to like it. and keep an eye on target. it's also part of the currentc

group. but it's also one of the retailers that apple says supports apple pay. big changes coming in our weather. don't let the beautiful scenery around us fool you. >> swings all over the place. we were saying a 30-degree jump from tomorrow from where we're going to start in the morning and more changes from where the temperatures will start falling off as we move through next week. let's talk about what's going out there right now. exercise impact forecast for the evening, sun sets at 6:19. pretty good evening. our temperatures again will be dropping from the mid and upper 60s to the low 60s by 8:00. so good evening for taking in a run. but i'm not sure how many people want to do that run after the marine corps marathon. nice and dry conditions all through your evening. and yes, we get to do it under a clear sky too. satellite and radar shows just that. clear sky. here a few clouds in martinsburg and winchester, but it is a weather front, a warm front way route here that will start making its way in and through, bringing the warm air with it. that's what's going to allow us

to get that 30-degree temperature jump tomorrow. all right. here's a look at your future weather. clear sky overnight as we advance it forward. we'll stop it at early tomorrow morning. sunshine across the area. mostly sunny start to the day, and yes, even the afternoon. sunshine and warmth for us. it's going to feel a lot like september tomorrow. meanwhile, on wednesday, weak weather front comes through. early hours on wednesday morning. and i do mean real early. that front really falls apart. now that we have much in the way of any rain at all that falls, but we will see cloud cover across the area on wednesday. and that's our first change. breezy conditions with clouds throughout most of the day. i think you'll remember it as a mostly cloudy day on wednesday. with temperatures again a bit cooler than tomorrow. tomorrow going up anywhere from 74 to 80 degrees. september warmth again absolutely terrific. sunshine across the area. here's a look at your storm team four-day forecast for tomorrow. again, 79. by halloween, 60 degrees. in between here, midweek,

there's your chance of a shower. again, it's not going to be much at all that we get. but factor in the wind with these lower temperatures, 10 degrees down from tomorrow, and it's going to feel definitely cool, more like autumn around here. and then just a high temperature of 59 degrees on thursday. there's your sunshine early part of the day on friday. but by friday evening, for trick or treaters, some clouds and there will be some rain moving in too. now, your weekend coming up. we've got windy conditions, 48. right now on saturday, 53 degrees on sunday. sunshine, a lot of it for the second half of the weekend. so we call it windy sunshine with some cold starts and cool afternoons. but look at this start on sunday morning. just 36 degrees. keep in mind too, it's saturday night into sunday morning that daylight saving time ends. when i return in a couple minutes, we'll take a look at the forecast. hourly forecast for the trick or treaters. that's all later in the newscast. guys? >> all right. look forward to that, vj, thanks. be glad this driver did not park next to you at the mall.

surveillance video catches this guy in china backing out of his space and bumping the car next to him not once, not twice, but more than ten times in ten minutes. police say the driver has had his license for four years, but hasn't driven much. keep him out of d.c., folks. authorities say he has been punished for the accident. a remorseful robber is learning that an apology only goes so far. >> the guy robbed a gas station in yreka, california. this man. he says he needed to get out of town and make a fresh start so he pulled a bee-bee gun on the clark, demanded cash, swiped a few beers and took off. the guilt got to the guy, and a few hours later went back to the gas station and gave back most of the money and apologized. but his sudden rush of regret didn't go far with the cops, because they locked him up on the robbery charge. in news4 your health today, an ingredient in chocolate could help reverse age-related memory loss. scientists created a cocoa drink

high in flavenols. older adults who drank it for three months showed drastic improvement in memory. in fact, those with a memory of a 60-year-old at the start of this study had memory scores of a 30 to 40-year-old by the end of the study. experts warn the amount of flavenol in candy is extremely low. don't get too excited over this. and eating too much sugar, of course, is bad for your health. the nation's capital has landed on another top ten list. i don't know if we want to claim this one. "travel & leisure" ranked the country's snobbiest cities for 2014. new york, miami and l.a., and d.c. the fourth snobbiest city. what? people who participated in this survey cited things like washington's ritzy neighborhoods like georgetown and our abundance of high-brow museums. developing right now, dozens more girls abducted by nigerian

extremists. and ted williams. the homeless man who rocketed to fame with his golden voice talks about his financial struggles about his financial struggles after fame.

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talk about some pipes. it has been almost four years now since the man with the golden voice first made headlines. >> you know, if you recall, ted williams was homeless, and panhandling when a chance encounter on a city highway made him famous. >> changed his life. but despite earning hundreds of thousands of dollars after that, williams is once again hurting for cash. nbc's kevin tibbles has more on his fight to survive. >> what's up, my brother? >> reporter: when ted williams goes back to his old haunts, admirers still stop for high-fives and selfies, almost four years later. it's been a rough and rocky road since williams got his big break. >> when you're listening to nothing but the best of oldies, you're listening to magic 98.9. >> reporter: from the side of the highway in columbus, ohio, to inside the "today" studios has a guest announcer. >> live, from studio 1a in

rockefeller plaza. >> reporter: at the time, matt asked williams if he could cope with the sudden fame. >> are you emotionally ready to accept this second chance, to do the right things with this second chance? >> this time around, matt, i have god. >> reporter: a $300,000 book deal and offers for voiceover work poured in. >> and you know you love it. one day i'm homeless with not two pennies to rub together. and then the next day i'm in hollywood. >> reporter: and it was too much too quick. there was depression, williams says, along with bad business deals and failed attempts at rehab. clean and sober for 22 months, he says, and finding fulfillment through working with the homeless. he's lost his car and condo, and knows his past may never be behind him. >> i would lay my bed and my pillow and everything right in there. >> reporter: williams has a new manager and says this time

around will be different. >> still that second chance. but this time a better shot at it. >> reporter: he's back in the studio, relying on a few voiceover contracts for income. >> now that cloud is slowly moving away. >> reporter: slowly moving from a troubled past to a still uncertain future. kevin tibbles, nbc news. >> williams said he's also reconnected with family members since his story went viral. fans of the nbc hit show "the black list" have probably seen some familiar faces on the show. a few news4 anchors have made cameos. and tonight it is eun yang's turn. here's a clip of her scene. she plays a newscastter. and reporting on some pretty big information in the show's plot. "the black list" airs tonight at 10:00. space junk is forcing the international space station to take evasive action. plus, another ebola scare in

new york city. this time it's a little 5-year-old boy. jay gray joins us live, next.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. up first at 4:30, dozens more girls abducted by nigerian extremis extremists. buckle up. space junk is forcing the international space station to take evasive action. and all aboard.

amtrak sets a new ridership record. right now we're tracking new developments in the effort to contain ebola in this country. the nurse who was involuntarily quarantined in a tent outside a new jersey hospital is on her way home tonight to maine. and she's threatening a lawsuit. the uproar over her case comes as authorities grapple with balancing civil liberties and public safety. jay gray is live now in new york city with the latest. jay? >> reporter: hey, jim. yeah, you're absolutely right. a tough balance there. we should mention, though, there is another patient in the hospital here at bellevue. a young boy just back from west africa who presented some symptoms, was rushed here overnight. officials and his family now waiting on the results of an early-morning ebola test. the 5-year-old was rushed to bellevue hospital overnight by medical teams dressed in full protective gear. >> the child was showing some signs of an illness, not clear what the illness was. we did the cautious thing and brought the child in under the

full protocol. >> a protocol that's come under fire. specifically the decision by governors in new york, new jersey and illinois to impose a manned cory quarantine on anyone returning to the u.s. who has had direct contact with an ebola patient in west africa. >> these individuals are heroes. and their commitment to their common man and to their country is one that should be respected. >> reporter: but nurse casey hickock says she was made to feel like a criminal. she faced the mandatory quarantine. she was isolated in a tent outside a new jersey hospital after returning from aide work in sierra leone and remained there for three days, despite two negative ebola tests. today she was discharged from the hospital, and allowed to travel by private transport to her family home in maine. >> i understand. and no one likes to be in the hospital. it was for public health.

>> reporter: and governor christie, unpoll jet i can says the protocol will not change, whether it's legal or necessary. now, there's no mandatory quarantine, but several states have now signed orders requiring anyone returning from west africa to be monitored twice daily for 21 days. that's the latest live here in new york. i'm jay gray. jim, back to you. >> thanks so much. for the latest on ebola precautions and procedures in our area and around the country, head to our website, nbcwashington.com. we have set up a special section on the ebola outbreak. now we want to go to new developments in the nigerian school girl kidnappings this month. extremists have kidnapped about 70 girls similar to the group shown here in a propaganda video released earlier this year by the terror group, boko haram. some of the recent kidnappings came one day after nigeria's military announced a cease-fire with boko haram.

the radicals have kidnapped fortune 500 girls and women in the past five years. according to a new report from human rights watch, escaped prisoners say they were forced into marriage and raped. south korean prosecutors are calling for the death penalty for the captain who abandoned his sinking ferryboat. he left hundreds of passengers behind, many of them high school students on a class trip. more than 300 people were killed in the disaster. that was back in april, you'll recall. anger and grief over the tragedy still run deep. the 68-year-old captain and three crew members are charged with negligent homicide. the international space station is doing some side-stepping this afternoon to avoid getting hit by some space junk. debris from an old satellite is expected to come dangerously close to the space station this afternoon, within just .2 of a mile. meanwhile, a virginia company is about to launch a rocket full of fresh supplies to the space station.

liftoff is scheduled for tonight at 6:45 and you should be able to see it. have you started your holiday shopping yet? you know what they say about holiday shopping in october, right, jim? >> oh, yeah. i'm done. also, a scandal rocking west point today. did the football team there try to lure teens with promises of girls, booze and cash? and big changes coming in the weather. vj. >> that's right. two changes. we go from sporting the short sleeves to perhaps pulling out our coats in the next couple of days. i'll show you when we take the big temperature plunge when news4 at 4:00 returns. ♪

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. they work hard, have successful careers, and now more are raising bigger families. >> there's now a new kind of baby boom impacting working moms. news4's eun yang looks at the reasons why. >> reporter: a new study come bats 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 work force because of advances in reproductive technology. facebook and apple are both offering to cover the cost of freezing eggs for their female employees. it is seen as a perk to attract talented young women in the industry who want to focus on their careers without sacrificing a family in the future. the study will be published in the economic journal. it's a great time to get a deal on an electric car. ford is slashing prices, and you could save thousands. ford says it will cut the price of its focus electric model by $6,000. that's in addition to the $4,000 it discounted last year. the reason, experts say, with gas pricesfalling, automakers are having a tough time persuading folks to buy electric cars. the holiday shopping season is right around the corner, and according to new research, it's minorities that will be driving the spending this year.

nielson says african-americans plan to spend about 17% more this year on holiday shopping. asian-americans and hispanics say they'll spend about 14% more. the survey also found that middle income consumers making less than $50,000 a year plan to spend 12% more than last year on holiday items. if you've got a story idea for the consumer watch, we would love to hear from you. send us an e-mail, consum consumerwatch@nbcwashington.com. did army football players lure prospective recruits with promises of girls and cash? plus how prosecutors plan to fight the verdict and the sentence in the oscar pistorius case. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman,

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you're watching news4 at 4:00. welcome back to news4 at 4:00. we have reporters and anchors standing by now. new stories first at 4:00. richard jordan, veronica johnson and doug kammerer. up first, alcohol, women, cash, allegedly used to lure high school football recruits. that's some of the allegations against cadets and coaches at the prestigious west point academy. >> nbc's kristen dahlgren has more now on the shocking report. >> reporter: according to a report in the "gazette" members of the black knights army

football team treated recruits to an alcohol-fueled party, a dinner date with female cadets, cash from boosters and vip treatment on a party bus, complete with cheerleaders and police escort. school officials, while acknowledging some misconduct, dispute the "gazette" report for violating ncaa rules and not the team at large. a statement from superintendent robert casslyn jr. revealed 20 cadets were disciplined after an internal investigation, quote, found several violations of the cadet disciplinary code and ncaa rules. specifically, those violations were underage drinking, inappropriate use of a police escort, misuse of ncaa recruiting host funds, cadet participation without class privileges, and failure to maintain proper cadet accountability. the cadets involved did not face expulsion or court martial. two officers and two coaches were also reprimanded.

casslyn also fired back at the "gazette" report adding no booster monies were involved. at no time did west point arrange a dinner date with female cadets and there was no cover-up. >> it's really quite shocking. you don't expect it to happen because you know how disciplined everybody is, and the way to deal with it is the way the superintendent has dealt with it, very quickly and decisively. >> reporter: the "gazette" writes they self reported, but the report is putting the spotlight on recruiting practices at military academies across the nation. in august, the air force academy launched an internal investigation into its athletic department. after the "gazette" reported allegations of drug abuse, drinking, sexual assault and academic cheating by a group of football players. >> we have very high expectations for military institutions, and so we're surprised when this happens at a service academy. but i think we need to hold civilian colleges and universities to exactly the same standard.

>> west point superintendent says they have commissioned outside consultants to review their workplace culture and policies for any blind spots and weaknesses. we've got a chilly night on the way, huh? >> yeah. and i think i've got a couple of folks, their attention, when i say we're going to go from short sleeves to coats. so true. within this seven-day forecast. >> wow. >> big swings with the temperature. let's look and see what's going on as we head over to the weather wall. there it is, the capital wheel, our national harbor live cam. pretty nice sky there. yes. temperatures have warmed today. by tomorrow morning, don't expect the temps to be as low as they were this morning. so not going to be as cool. we still get the sunshine, yes, step into your car. 51 degrees. you're going to need a jacket, at least, getting there. but not as cool. and look at the big warmup. the rapid warmup. we hit 80 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. a lot of folks enjoying things, driving with maybe the sunroof open. look at this for tomorrow. spots even south could top out, 80, maybe even 81 degrees.

if we can hold on to that southerly wind. if it's strong enough, culpeper, stafford, fredericksburg, 80, 81 degrees. 77 la plata and waldorf. 79 inside the beltway, and 75 around gaithersburg. so we've got sunshine across the area. it's a quiet day. still under an area of high pressure as the warm front makes its way up to the north of us. delightful day if you're going to be exercising. here it is. we've broken it down for you. 9:00 a.m., 52 degrees the temperature. again, we started out chilly. by noontime, hit that temp at 71 degrees. near 80 degrees around 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. so during the afternoon. and i think for much of the evening, where temperatures are going to hang on fairly mild. but again, we're going to see some changes taking place toward the end of the week. and ones we don't want to see, doug. we don't want the little ones to have to put a coat over what we know is going to be gorgeous halloween costumes. >> i'll tell you what, veronica. we're watching this forecast very, very closely, because there is a monster of a cold

front that will make its way in here and it will come in halloween night. right now it looks like trick or treating will be a-okay. the forecast for you, check this out. pretty cool graphic we've got here around the area. everybody has their pumpkin across our region. we're going continue to see temperatures around that 60 degree mark during the afternoon hours. so 5:00 as kids start to get out there. we're at 60. at the cool sides of things. but then we start to see a shift here. chilly around 7:00. 56 degrees, rather breezy at 9:00. 52 degrees. and i'll tell you, it's after 9:00 that we start to see that front move through. temperatures will cool quickly. the wind will pick up too. and maybe some rain. so if you're out around 11:00, maybe 12:00 on your friday night, it does look like we're in for at least a little in the way of colder air and rather breezy conditions. and that's just the start, vj, of what is going to be a drastic change in our forecast for the weekend. >> that's right. we're going to notice it on saturday. with the sunshine. but take a look at sunday morning's temperatures throughout the area. we're going to see some frost. and i do think we can see the

temps holding around 30 to 32 degrees for a few hours. this is a look at sunday morning. crazy. 35 in town. 30 degrees gaithersburg and germantown. so here it is, folks. the big swings in our seven-day forecast. from 79 tomorrow, 69 with a little bit of rain wednesday. right now the weekend, 48 on saturday. 53 on sunday. that does come with sunshine. so right now trick or treaters not touched by the rain. more and more people are taking the train to get from d.c. to the northeast. amtrak tells us the asela express and northeast regional both set ridership records in the last fiscal year. more than 11 million people took amtrak from union station to baltimore. philly, new york or boston. amtrak says the northeast stretch is its busiest nationwide. get ready to dodge more and more potholes in frederick, maryland. according to the frederick news post, city officials say they're getting twice as many pothole reports this year than last and

the real tough part is the money to fix them may not be there. the department of public works says that state cuts have created a maintenance backlog. and it could only get worse once winter hits. yikes. well, time is running out for virginia voters to cast absentee ballots in the general election. tomorrow is the deadline to submit an application to receive a ballot in the mail. election day is a week from tomorrow. on tuesday, november 4th. some stories we're working on right now in our newsroom. police are looking into a possible attempted abduction in a busy section of prince george's county. and why investigators in frederick, maryland, think a school bus fire was the work of arsonis arsonists. and how angelina jolie is start a new trend which could save the lives of thousands of women. and we are following a meningitis scare at a school in the district. richard jordan is at the live desk with details. >> understandably, a lot of parents concerned about this after the d.c. health department

confirms that a teacher has come down with viral men jiters. that teacher works at peabody public school. the health department notified faculty members and sent a letter home with the kids today. they say that school now needs to be deep cleaned. coming up on news4 at 5:00, derrick ward will have a live report from the school. it hasn't closed, but there are some people who want the school to shut down temporarily. that's coming up in a few minutes. jim and erika? the strip malls and parking lots along rockville pike are not the prettiest. traffic, congestion, even worse. a plan is under way now to improve a busy stretch of rockville pike in montgomery county between richard montgomery drive and boone avenue. our transportation reporter, adam tuss, is working on this story for news4 at 5:00. >> reporter: if you drive on rockville pike, you know it is never easy. take a look at the pike here. we've got eight lanes of traffic, and pretty much all hours of the day. it is very busy, and congested here. so the city is looking at ways to improve this corridor.

how could they do it? well, there's talk of a bus rapid transit system running down the middle of the road. more pedestrian walkways. more sidewalks. more trees. more medians. things to make the pike function better. also, getting rid of a lot of the strip malls here. we talked about it with the mayor of rockville. >> really trying to decide how best to go forward. what do we really envision for the pike. what's going to take us into the next, you know, 60 years. >> reporter: coming up, we'll have much more on news4 at 5:00, including hearing from long-time residents of this community about what they think should be done. in rockville, adam tuss, news4. he's charged with transferring hiv to women that he met in a bethesda bar. and tonight he's out on bond. i'm pat collins. the story coming

you're watching news4 at 4:00. dramatic video shows the rescue of people stranded off the coast near miami. they were floating on rubber tubes. coast guard officials say they are migrants from cuba. a helicopter and several boats helped to pull eight people from the water. they were taken to miami hospital. five others, though, are still missing. prosecutors in south africa say they will appeal the verdict and sentencing of olympic runner oscar pistorius.

the double amputee athlete known as "the blade runner" was given five years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, through a door in his open. he was acquitted of murder last week by a judge and found guilty of a lesser charge. pistorius is eligible for release after ten months and would complete his sentence under house arrest. gia soriana o was only 14 years old. she died last night. as brian mooar reports, while the family and community grieve, one question remains unanswered tonight. why. >> reporter: exactly 72 hours after gunshots erupted at marysville-pilchuck high school in washington state, a moment of silence honoring the victims of friday's shooting rampage. the death toll today stands at three, including the shooter after 14-year-old victim gia soriano lost her fight for life. her family in a statement read

by a hospital administrator, tried to turn gia's loss into hope for others. >> we've made the decision to donate gia's organs so that others may benefit. our daughter was loving and kind and this gift honors her life. >> reporter: two other students remain in critical condition. 14-year-old shalee chucklenasskit and the cousin of the shooter, jalen fryeburg, who took his own life. nate hatch was shot in the jaw and is now communicating with family by written notes. >> and it kind of broke his heart to hear, why would my brother do that to me, even though they're cousins. why would my brother do that to me. >> reporter: that question continues to playing the marysville community. fryebu fryeburg's motive remains an unanswered question. the tragedy continues to unfold as voters in washington state are considering two gun laws.

the one that would broaden background checks. another that would strengthen gun ownership rights. brian mooar, nbc news. coincidentally, families of the victims of the sandy hook elementary school shooting are scheduled to be in washington state very soon. to campaign for that anti gun l law. news4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and doreen. right now at 5:00, a maryland man accused of knowingly exposing women to hiv about to be freed on bond tonight. why his parents are coming to his defense. a marine's wife murdered. her death shocked people from here to south america. now a new shock in court as her husband surprises even his own lawyer. and a new ebola scare in america. this time the patient just 5 years old. first at 5:00, he's accused of knowingly spreading hiv to unsuspecting women, and he's about to get out of jail. >> police and prosecutors want

you to see daniel cleaves. multiple women now alleged he had sex with them in our area without divulging his health condition. and authorities are worrying tonight there could be more. news4's pat collins joins us now to explain why he's being released and what his parents have to say now. >> reporter: jim, he's charged with exposing two women to hiv. and now he's facing serious criminal charges. we begin our story with his mother. tell us what -- >> nothing to say. we are living a nightmare. we have nothing to say. >> reporter: the family of daniel cleaves leaving the montgomery county courthouse today after their son was charged with knowingly transferring hiv to two women. according to court papers on separate occasions cleaves met the women at the harp & fiddle bar in bethesda. and later at their homes, he had unprotected sex with them

without telling them he was hiv positive. >> this is a threat to public safety. it is abhorrent behavior. it's really rather shocking in this day and age that an individual would knowingly transfer hiv to their sex partners. >> reporter: according to court documents, there was a texas change between cleaves and one of the victims. the victim: i can't believe you didn't tell me. i'm going to the hospital right now. i'm crying. and i don't feel like living anymore. cleaves: i should have told you. i'm truly sorry. i'm not a criminal. of i'm not a bad person. i just made a mistake. in court, the judge released cleaves on a $5,000 bond on the condition he stay home with his parents, except to see his lawyer and his doctor. the judge won't even let cleaves go to church. he says he has to worship at home.