husband, caleb. >> today in the fairfax county court, the trial of caleb crew was to begin when he surprised even his own lawyer and told the judge he was guilty of murder. julie carey is at the courthouse now with more on this twice surprising turn of events. >> reporter: this trial was over before it began. 50 jurors waiting in the wings. andrea crew's family had flown in from colombia. but instead of watching a trial, they heard caleb crew quietly say to the judge "i want to plead guilty. that's how friends and family of andrea crew feel more than a year after the murder of the mother of two. they traveled in from the victim's native colombia to see caleb crew go on trial for his wife's death. instead, the former marine stunned everyone in the courtroom by suddenly pleading guilty. >> the result you saw today was just the result of excellent police work that led to a conviction on first degree murder. >> reporter: included in the evidence ready for trial, a chilling audio confession crew

gave to fairfax county detectives. he originally reported his wife missing in early august, 2013. two days later, andrea crew's body was found in the occoquan river, weighted down with dumbbells and chunks of granite. caleb crew's tie still around her neck. the couple had gone to court on charges crew assaulted his wife but the case was dropped and the two left court kissing, hand in hand. hours later, an argument erupted and crew strangled his wife as they sat in their car in a bank parking lot. >> he eventually tied a tie around her neck, and broke her neck with the force he used. >> repter: in his confession to police, crew detailed his wife's final moment, saying, "i grabbed her throat. i said goodbye. i started crying, but i couldn't stop." with his guilty plea, crew now faces up to life in prison. >> it's difficult. it's difficult for andrea's family. it's difficult for his family. and i think it's not easy for

anybody. >> reporter: now, the couple's two little girls were 11 months and 4 years old when their mother was killed. their custody has been awarded to andrea crew's family and the little girls are now both in colombia. final sentencing for caleb will come in january. reporting live in fairfax county, jaully carry, news4. >> thanks, julie. the man charged in the abduction of a student from the university of virginia, hannah graham, will face charges in our area this week on another case. jesse matthew will be in court through a video link on friday. he'll face charges in a sex assault in fairfax county from 2005. matthew right now is in jail near charlottesville. in the graham case, he has not been charged with her murder. to the battle to keep the ebola virus from spreading in the u.s. nbc news has learned the army is now instituting a 21-day quarantine for all soldiers returning from ebola missions in west africa. a nurse who was involuntarily

kwarnlted in a tent was released today and the results are in now for an ebola test on a 5-year-old boy rushed to a hospital in new york overnight. nbc's jay gray is live outside of bellevue hospital with the latest. jay? >> reporter: hey there, doreen. that young boy you talk about just returned from a trip from west africa. the good news is good at this point. the ebola test just back within the last few minutes, and negative. again, testing negative for ebola. but out of an abundance of caution, and we hear that term a lot these days, he will remain in isolation here, because you have to have more than one negative test on subsequent days to make sure you're not infected with the virus. but again, right now, the 5-year-old negative for ebola. 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.

>> reporter: a protocol that's come under fire, specifically the decision by governors in new york, new jersey and illinois to impose a mandatory quarantine on anyone returning to the u.s. who have 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: this afternoon, the there's for disease control announced four new risk levels for travelers returning from west africa, and none include mandatory isolation. but nurse casey hickock said she was made to feel like a criminal. she was the first to return to the united states and face 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 she's uncomfortable. and no one likes to be in the hospital. but we're not going to take risks with the public health of new jersey. >> reporter: and governor christie unapologetic says the protocol will not change. despite growing criticism and questions of whether it's legal or necessary. i think it bears repeating, a 5-year-old rushed here to bellevue hospital overnight with some symptoms of ebola and had just returned from west africa has tested negative. he will, though, remain in isolation, requiring subsequent negative tests before he's released. that's latest live in new york. i'm jay gray, news4. >> thank you, jay. now new protocols in place to monitor people who have arrived in virginia from places dealing with the ebola outbreak. state health officials have identified 53 people who entered the commonwealth from liberia, sierra leone or beginy. they'll be required to sign agreements to monitor their own health for 21 days and have

daily contact with health officials. anyone who refuses could be involuntarily quarantined. >> those procedures are similar to what's in effect at dulles airport. screenings are under way there, and travelers given a kit which includes a thermometer, tracking log, pictures outlining symptoms and information on whom to call if sick. dulles is one of five u.s. airports that people traveling from liberia, sierra leone or guinea are allowed to fly into. a teacher is fighting viral meningitis. news4 has learned a letter was sent home today with students but some parents learned about the situation from a news 4 reporter. we'll hear from them at 6:30. some surface cleaning has already begun at the school, and we have learned that the school will undergo a deep cleaning overnight. the guy who jumped over the white house fence from maryland was in court today and made quite a scene. of this is video of a guy named

dodge dominic adesanya. a judge today ruled he is not competent to stand trial. the judge ordered him to undergo psychiatric treatment for the next 45 days. adesanya screamed as he was forcibly removed from court today. he said he was a victim of a trap and a scheme. this is the third time since july he's been arrested near the white house. encounters with d.c. police have some city residents very angry. now police chief cathy lanier says she wants to make some changes in order to reduce tension between the public and the police. as mark segraves reports now, she is hoping to start with traffic stops. >> for many, this feels like abuse of police authority. >> reporter: chief cathy lanier is describing a d.c. law that requires police to write $530 of tickets to a person if they catch you driving without your insurance card. >> the council has inadvertently established a system where officers are perceived to be

harassing the community. the council should fix that so we can work to change that perception. >> reporter: she says the way her officers police drug use and sales also leads to problems in the community. she says the tactics of cracking down on people standing on street corners isn't working. >> having vice units doing the type of policing that was done in the late '90s and early 2000s is not effective in the drug market anymore, because drugs are being sold via text messages and craigslist and social media so the tactics have to change. >> reporter: lanier notices from time to time her officers do step out of line and she says that's when it's important for citizens to speak out. >> if you have an interaction with police, regardless of the circumstances, and you don't feel it's appropriate, dial 911, because you'll get the city's call center. and the city will send a supervisor from our police department to determine if it was us or not. >> in the district, mark segraves, news4. demonstrators pushing for better housing options to send the officers of d.c. council member muriel bowser today. they have say bowser needs to do

more to protect tenants from rising rent prices. bowser's staff first locked the door, but later said that the councilwoman would meet with them tomorrow. bowser is running for mayor and also chairman of the housing committee. those protesters said they were not aligned with any candidate. okay. monday night football, it ain't what it used to be, but still matters. dianna is down there now. >> reporter: it does. the last time the redskins won an nfc east game was back in 2012. but tonight the redskins think they can do this again. colt mccoy will get the start for washington. they arrived just about an hour ago. he will get his first start with the washington redskins. it's been two nfl seasons since colt has started at quarterback. but he get that shot. jay gruden understanding this rivalry between dallas and washington, showing the team a

montage of the history this past week to build up the excitement and the players, they think they have a shot tonight. >> pretty bad on prime time so far. inglett the opportunity we have in front of us to show the world we can play and ourselves we can play. we can't wait. >> nobody cares. and i get it. it's tennessee titans. i immediately started getting tweets about dallas, because it's important to the fans. but it's important to us, as well. it's a division game. a game we need to win against a team who is playing probably the best football in the nfl. >> reporter: all right, vance, seven straight prime time losses for the redskins. the dallas cowboys are 6-1. they are rolling. their running game almost unstonable. the redskins think they have an answer. we'll have that coming up in sports. live in arlington, texas, eye dianna russini. dramatic new video from chopper 4 as a car barrels into a local business. what we're just learning about the couple behind the wheel. just moments ago, disturbing new information was released by

police in the school shooting near seattle. we'll report how that gunman lured his victims to their death with a texas message. >> reporter: in court, he's charged with exposing two women to hiv. but his lawyer says it was alcohol that made him do it. i'm pat collins. the story, coming up, news4. take a look at the high temperatures today. 71 in d.c. 79, luray. and get ready, most of us get to 80 tomorrow. but 30s right around the corner. i've got your forecast.

the manager tells us it's a miracle nobody was hurt. a car crashed right into a hallmark store in oakton, virginia, late this afternoon, knocking cards and gifts off the shelves. we're told the car almost made it all the way into the stock room in the back, and just about five minutes ago, chopper 4 was overhead as the car was backed out of the store. nobody inside was hurt. paramedics did take the elderly couple to the hospital to be checked out. new details tonight behind that deadly shooting rampage in ottawa, canada. the head of the country's national police force says that the shooter left videos behind making it clear he was driven by political motives. police are not releasing that

video. that gunman killed a soldier at the national war memorial and stormed into parliament before he was shot and killed. it happened last week. some disturbing new details about a deadly school shooting in washington state. police say the teenage gunman sent text messages to the victims, inviting them all to lunch and then shot them at the table. all this as the community of marysville came together today to remember the victims and to pray for the survivors. nbc's brian mooar has our story. >> 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 add meter, tried to turn gia's loss into hope for others. >> we have 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 and 15-year-old andrew fryeburg, cousin of the apparent shooter, jalen fryeburg, who took his own life. another cousin, 14-year-old nate hatch was shot in the jaw and is 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 plague the marysville community. fryeburg's motive remains an unanswered question, as police continue their investigation. the tragedy continues to unfold as voters in washington state are considering two gun laws. one that would broaden background checks, another that would strengthen gun ownership rights. brian mooar, nbc news. doug is after a beautiful

day like this talking about some wild fluctuations in our weather. >> it's going to be like the rebel yell. it goes way up like that tomorrow and then whoosh comes down as we make our way into the weekend. we're talking temperatures, and they're going way up tomorrow and then, yeah, way down. just after we get done with halloween. take a look at that. a nice sunset tonight. sun went down about two or three minutes ago from chopper 4 as it continues to make its way around our region right now. a very nice shot and it's going to be a great night for a couple of fantastic events. if you look off towards the east, you're going to be looking at a rocket going off in the eastern sky, and above us, the international space station flying over right around 6:49. so some pretty good viewing in about a half hour. 67 degrees, the current temperature, with a lot of sunshine. again, though, that sun going down. so we're just talking about mostly clear skies around our region. 63 in gaithersburg. 69 in fredericksburg. 73 in luray after a high of 79

there, very warm air just off to our west today, and it's all moving this way. storm team 4 radar is dry. going to stay that way the next couple days too, no rain tomorrow, a chance on wednesday. but then we'll talk about a different system making its way in here for the weekend. satellite and radar together showing a few clouds moving in here. so again, that going off from wallops island, that rocket later on, very nice for viewing. the clouds are back toward the west. we'll see a few more clouds tomorrow but also the warmer air that's back to the west. current numbers look like this. again, much cooler. new york, only at 60 degrees. t take a look at this. near 80 in jackson, kentucky. that's the warm air that will move in during the day tomorrow. so, yes, i do think we will get to 80 in parts of our region during the day. 79 in d.c. 80 in fredericksburg. maybe down towards culpeper, around 80. 81 degrees with a few high clouds streaming through. 78 towards martinsburg. beautiful day tomorrow. but then we're going to see changes each and every day. impact forecast on the low side for sure. weather will not have much of an impact on your day unless you

wear the coat out early as we are in for a cool morning and then a little on the warm side. that's it. 69 degrees on wednesday. and, again, we go from 79 to 69 to 59 during the day on thursday. we will see a chance of a shower, maybe a thunderstorm late in the day on wednesday. but not looking for too much out of that. halloween, what about that. a high of 60 degrees. that's not bad. but as w go through the night, we're going to see things start to change here. temperatures in the 50s. so it will be a little on the chilly side. so the kids may need the jacket on top of the costumes. but a chance for showers late. that chance comes around 10:00, 11:00, 12:00. trick or treating okay, but that's when the cold air also begins to arrive. we'll get through trick or treating and once the kids are eating the candy, look at this, 48 degrees for a high on saturday. wind chills in the 30s all day. we do have to set our clocks back on saturday night before we go to bed. daylight saving time coming to an end. highs on sunday only around 53. and look at the lows. in the 30s with even a 10-mile-an-hour wind. we've got wind chills close to

30 degree mark, maybe even the upper 20s, guys. >> ooh! >> it's autumn. thanks, doug. new at 6:00, major safety concerns as a city employee is hit by a snowplow during a practice run. tonight, we'll report about the mistake made moments before that accident. i'm richard jordan. new video just coming in of a bold crime that played out right in front of grocery store customers and it's not the first time this store has been hit. time this store has been hit. next.

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.

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frightening new video of an assault inside a d.c. grocery store. richard jordan has more from our live desk. richard? >> doreen, you've got to look at this. some wrestling moves inside that safeway on 4th and m in southwest. see that man in the green/teal hat? he just flipped a woman over his shoulder, body-slammed her to the ground. apparently the two in some kind of argument before this escalated to this point. you see it again there. so this is the safeway at 4th and m in southwest washington. this happened about two weeks ago on friday, october 10th. then just five days after this incident, surveillance cameras also caught two men shoplifting from the store. they have not been found either. so now police looking for three different men here. all causing trouble at the same store. doreen and jim? >> thanks, richard. new at 6:00 tonight, an investigation under way into an accident during a practice run

with a snowplow last friday. the city employee was severely injured when she was hit by a plow. tom sherwood reports that union officials are now questioning the safety procedures in place during that event. >> reporter: winter is coming. huge snow trucks soon will be all over the roads. mayor vincent gray last friday kicked off an annual public works and d-dot snow dry run. but now news4 has learned the d.c. council and d-dot are investigating an incident friday that severely injured a ten-year employee, donna stuart, who was struck by a snowplow in the parking lot of rfk stadium. union officials say a truck like this one hit the employee during the friday exercise. both of stuart's legs were severely injured, and she was admitted to washington hospital center. >> it is fairly severe. and obviously i'm very concerned about it. so what i've done is i've been in touch with the director. i want to know some more of the details. >> reporter: d-dot declined to

appear on camera. but the afge local union 1975 represents d-dot workers questioned whether proper safety flags and vests were used. local president clifford lowry told news4, the matter of proper safety protocol is an issue of grave concern. for what appears to be a major lack of safety procedures for this tragic event. council member chase said she was asking her committee staff to review the complete record of safety incidents at both d-dot and public works. >> and i want to know some more historical information about, you know, how many other safety incidents we've had. >> reporter: in the district, tom sherwood, news4. a local elementary school teacher has viral meningitis. we'll tell you what's being done to keep her student safe. a man accused of knowingly infecting women with hiv. tonight, his parents are in court. his lawyers are revealing their strategy to fight the charges. also, a father desperate for answers weeks after his children

vanished. why he is banned from talking to the only person who may

you're watching news4 at 6:00. parents at a local elementary school are checking their kids tore symptoms after a teacher came down with a contagious virus. the teacher works at peabody elementary on capitol hill. >> the school principal informed

parents and staff this is a case of viral meningitis and the school will be deep cleaned tonight. derrick ward is live with more. >> reporter: in a few hours, this could well be the cleanest school in the d.c. public school system, because of the steps being taken. and sanctions by the d.c. health department and the public school system. but some folks associated with the school are asking, will that be enough. it's been on the grapevine here at peabody elementary school for some time now. one confirmed case and another possible case of viral meningitis among teachers. parents are concerned, but not panicked. >> i e-mailed my pediatrician and asked should i keep my kids home from school and she said no. there was no reason to do that. >> reporter: this letter from d.c.'s department of health has been sent home with kids, and details the symptoms. they include nausea, fever and a high sensitivity to light. it also details what's being done. surface cleaning today and a more thorough cleaning once the school is empty. but we spoke to some adults here who worry that with literally

hundreds of toys and tools and all those things associated with an elementary school, the school should be shut down and sanitized. there are no plans to do that, however, and most parents we spoke to say what's being done is sufficient. >> it was a little concern at first, but in symptoms, nothing like that. so we're really happy. >> reporter: the school is part of a cluster of capitol hill schools that include watkins. no reports of illnesses in either of those buildings, just vigilance and education about washing hands and covering mouths for sneezes and coughs. and parents now are boning up on viral meningitis, too, upon learning the confirmed case is here. >> i have some research to do right now. >> reporter: we don't know a lot about the teacher. we do know this teacher is a kindergarten teacher. don't know if that person became sick at the school or not. but folks say that they are indeed concerned, but they're going to be vigilant. live on capitol hill, derek hill, news4. >> there are five types of meningitis, an inflammation of

the membranes covering the brain and spiral cord. most common are viral and bacterial kinds. they are characterized by the sudden onset of fever, and stiff neck. viral meningitis is milder and can be treated with antibiotics. bacterial meningitis requires immediate treatment in a hospital. it can be life threatening or lead to permanent neurological damage. you'll need to see a doctor right away to tell the difference between the two. a woman says a man grabbed her after she got off a bus on a busy part of prince george's county. police are looking into that. she says the man tried to put her in a car this morning. she says it happened along university boulevard near new hampshire avenue. the woman got away. she made it to a nearby fast food restaurant. police have not released any details yet about a suspect. they were husbands, fathers and they all shared a love of flying. this week, the three men killed in a deadly mid-air crash near frederick county airport will be laid to rest. one of the men was a marine who

served three tours in iraq and afghanistan. the other two were fathers of two. they were killed last week when their helicopter collided with a plane in mid air. the cause of the crash under investigation tonight. funeral services will be held tomorrow and wednesday. troy turner has spent the past seven weeks searching for his missing children and tonight he says he is not giving up. turner continues to organize searches and to plead for the safe return of his kids. sarah and jacob. their mother, kathryn hoggle, is being held at a mental facility. she is charged with kidnapping. she disappeared with those children in germantown last month. turner tells us he tried to visit her recently, but he was denied. during a phone conversation, he says hoggle told him the children are okay, but that she would not say where they are. >> i asked her about jacob and sarah. she just said that they're fine. one of the things she cut me off and said, there is no reason to

look for them, they're okay. to me they're not okay unless they're home. >> montgomery county police say they are building a homicide case against kathryn hoggle. from the tired looking strip malls to the traffic congestion, people are fed up with rockville pike in montgomery county. starting tonight, residents can weigh in to improve between richard montgomery drive and boo avenue. adam tuss joins us from rockville with a look at some of the ideas under consideration. hi, adam. >> reporter: hey, doreen. isn't it fun out here? you know, rockville pike is one of those places like so many other places in our area that will be changing in the coming years. but exactly how this crowded, clogged, contested corridor should change, well, that is up for debate. >> what do they call it, urban -- >> reporter: sprawl. >> urban sprawl. congested. >> reporter: he says he doesn't like what he sees now.

heavy traffic, lots of nondescript shopping centers and a sense that nothing is really connected. >> it takes you like an hour to get to bethesda from right here at around 3:30. >> reporter: things could certainly be changing here. now there's a plan to make the pike look more like this. pedestrian-friendly, bicyclists, grassy medians with trees and even a rapid bus line down the militants with its own lanes. bridget newton is the mayor of rockville. >> really trying to decide how best to go forward. what do we envision for the pike, what's going to take us into the next 60 years. >> reporter: now the current plan does call for widening the pike from 8 lanes to 12 but that would include service lanes that would serve new development. francis has lived here for 40 years and doesn't want things to change. >> this idea of having government planned for everybody's life, including business's life doesn't make sense. >> reporter: he thinks bringing in more development will only add more congestion. >> it's a plan concocted by

builders and developers and better for the builders and developers, not for the people who live here. >> reporter: a series of public hearings start tonight and there will be a walking tour of the pike this saturday. it's important to remember that the plan to change this section of the pike hasn't been updated since 1989. reporting live in rockville, adam tuss, news4. west point rocked by scandal. what some are accused of doing to recruit high school athletes and now the pentagon is weighing in. and we'll have more on suspected arson. a school bus torched $100,000 in damage. nice and warm across our area today. even warmer tomorrow. but then get ready for the cold. i'll show you when that moves in, plus in just about 15 minutes, actually about 10 minutes, this rocket going off. we'll be able to see it from our area. we'll talk about it, coming up in a few minutes.

the police in frederick county, maryland, are trying to find out who set fire to this school bus. firefighters say it was set on fire early sunday morning at oakdale high school. it was gutted by flames. investigators say two other buses nearby had the owdor of gasoline. the county said the fire did about $100,000 worth of damage. tonight the pentagon is weighing in on a scandal involving a west point football team. a report in a colorado newspaper claims the military academy used alcohol and women to recruit high school athletes earlier this year. school officials have acknowledged some misconduct but say individual cadet hosts are to blame, not the team at large. the pentagon says it expects leaders to hold those involved accountable. an official at west point says 20 cadets, 2 officers and 2 coaches have been relationshipery manlded. experience, expand and explore, the new slogan unveiled today in prince george's county. the goal is to attract new

businesses to the area, and spur tourism. the county is spending a half million dollars for the first phase of the campaign, which will be supported online and through social media. some major retailers are taking a bite out of the new apple pay system. that's a program launched by apple that allows you to pay at the register while using your iphone. this weekend, both cvs and rite aid stopped accepting payments made through apple pay. they're the latest saying no to the apple program. some others include best buy, walmart and 7-eleven. many are hoping to start their own pay with your phone program. management accused of knowingly transferring hiv to two women he met at a bar. tonight we'll have new reaction from the suspect's parents. and we'll report why his lawyer is confident he'll win the case. a popular vacation destination on high alert as lava inches dangerously close to homes and businesses there.

he's accused of knowingly exposing women to hiv. but his lawyer says he's not guilty. tonight we're learning about his defense strategy as police say there could be more victims. news4's pat collins reports from rockville. >> reporter: 28-year-old daniel cleaves in court today, charged with exposing two women to hiv. at the hearing today, his mother. >> we are living a nightmare. we have nothing to say. >> reporter: at the hearing today, his father. >> we're a family. we're going to take care of each

other. >> reporter: in court documents, it says that on separate occasions, cleaves met the two women at flanagan's harp & fiddle bar in bethesda and later at their homes, had unprotected sex with them without telling them he was hiv positive. >> this particular defendant knew full well that he was diagnosed with hiv, and still had unprotected sex. >> reporter: according to court documents, there was a text exchange between cleaves and one of the victims. victim: i can't believe you didn't tell me. i'm going to the hospital right now. i'm crying and feel like living anymo anymo anym cleaves:i should have told you, i' ti'm not a bad person, i jus made a mistake. andrew jessic represents daniel cleaves. he says cleaves was a recovering alcoholic, he says a relapse is what led to these charges. >> when he fell off the wagon,

he was drinking a ton, and that's when these allegations arose. >> reporter: why didn't he tell these women that he was hiv positive? >> i don't have a comment on that. we're going to have a not guilty plea. this is going to be a jury trial and it's going to be a not guilty plea all the way. >> reporter: 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 prosecutor says there may be more victims. here in montgomery county and down in virginia where cleaves lives with his parents. in rockville, pat collins, news4. a company from virginia is scheduled to launch a rocket full of fresh supplies to the space station tonight. liftoff was scheduled for 6:45 tonight from wallops island, but then just minutes ago, announced an unplanned hold. but there's only a ten-minute window for launch. so we're going to have to keep

monitoring this. >> we're hearing it's going to be at 6:55. >> 6:55. okay. that will be within that ten minutes, right on the money. that rocket is set to make its first-ever night launch and if it does take off, it will be able to be seen here and as far away as massachusetts or south carolina. we hope it goes. there's a new study out shedding light on a disturbing trend involving bicyclists. it finds more than 100 cyclists died in accidents with cars in 2012 and in two-thirds of the cases, the biker was not wearing a helmet. it also found that one-fourth of the cyclists killed in 2012 had been drinking alcohol. a study was published by the governor's highway safety association. some good news, though. it found bike deaths in d.c., maryland, virginia and west virginia all on the decline. a big transportation project in fairfax county is entering a new phase. it could have an impact on a lot of drivers. the widening of string fellow road between chantilly and

clifton. the ramp from fair lakes parkway to north string fellow was closed. that leaves a short right turn lane. work crews are building retaining walls there. officials suggest you avoid that area for the next six to eight weeks if you can until they are finished with this phase of the project. the entire project is expected to be done by next july. some people who live on the big island of hawaii are on high alert tonight as flowing lava continues to inch toward their homes. dozens of people have been told to prepare for a possible evacuation tomorrow. the lava flow has advanced about 275 yards since yesterday. and it's moving about 10 to 15 yards an hour. it was triggered by a volcanic eruption at the end of june. typically the red-hot lava has gone south toward the ocean but now it's moving north towards homes and businesses. >> you know, we have to worry about snow and floods. and hail stones. but somehow or another, we're lucky, because we don't have to worry about a river of lava

coming down rockville. >> and how slow it is too. you know it's eventually taking over the house but right now just right over there and looks fine. >> ten yards -- 10 to 15 miles per hour, you can see that progress. >> and something else, that rocket launch delayed to a boat in the atlantic out in the path in case that rocket goes down. so that's what they're watching now, hoping to get that boat out of the way. something else viewable, the international space station viewable in about a minute and a half. it will start to move up and be almost directly overhead tonight. so wait for me to get done with weather. >> of course. >> and then, you know, maybe open the roof on your house. do both at one time. your evening planner want to, this is the way it looks. sundown at 6:14. mostly clear skies. so you can view both the rocket and the space station if the rocket goes off. temperatures tonight falling to about the 60 degree mark around 11:00. so it will be cool but not as cool as last night. currently 61 in gaithersburg. 59 in college park. 65 in ft. belvoir.

manassas still at 70 there. much warmer air across our region, especially during the day tomorrow. no rain to talk about. storm team 4 radar is clear. it's going stay that way all day tomorrow with mostly sunny skies. september warm county. and, yeah, it's going to be pretty terrific. 74 to 80 degrees. get out the shorts, maybe the sandals tomorrow. because it might be the last time you get to use them. because the boots have been coming out more and more. and you'll need them this weekend. 69 degrees after a 79-degree temperature tomorrow. 69 wednesday. 30% chance of shower activity, maybe a rumble of thunder wednesday afternoon but not looking at a line of rain there. 59 degrees on thursday. we have a steady decline in temperatures. and then 60 degrees on friday. friday looking pretty good for the trick or treaters. no problems right now as far as forecast goes with the trick or treat forecast. saturday and sunday, however, little bit of a different story here. going for a high of only 48 on saturday. so much colder. and with windy conditions with winds gusting 20 to potentially 30 miles per hour, our wind chills will be in the 30s on

saturday. so this is something we're going to be watching out for very, very closely. of course, daylight saving time ends on saturday night. so set the clocks back one hour. you get a little bit of an extra time to sleep on sunday. and you might need it. because the overnight low temperature, 37. 37 on sunday morning with a 10 to 20-mile-an-hour wind. yeah, we could be talking about wind chills in the 20s if those winds stay up. i know on sunday i've got the walk for longevity d.c. i'll be down there on the mall and we'll be walking in some coats out there for sure. what about your halloween forecast? take a look at that. again, 620 degrees for a temperature. but temperatures will be falling as we make our way through the night. so temperatures in the 50s. chance of some late shower activity but we're not expecting much until around that 10:00, 11:00 hour. trick or treating looking pretty good. not a bad forecast, but yes, the battle of the seasons. a little summertime weather for tomorrow. andhen almost winter-like as we head into the weekend. >> we'll enjoy while we can. thank you, doug. looks like you don't have to run outside now. that rocket launch from wallops

island that we have been telling you about that was supposed to happen at 6:55 has been scrubbed. we have been told they did not give a reason. there you go, lights out for now. we hope that the lights are on, and shining bright for our guys in arlington. dianna down there now. what's up? >> reporter: we've got a big one. you're going to love this. jay gruden put together a montage video of the best plays between dallas and washington to teach these young players why this rivalry is so important. plus, colt mccoy getting the starting job tonight at quarterback here in his home state. so is he up for the job? we're going to get to that. stay right here. stay right here.

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this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. dianna, you said earlier jay gruden put together a tape of some of the best place against the cowboys. i would love to see that tape, because i bet i watched every one of those plays. and i know which ones he'll highlight. >> reporter: definitely the one they showed back in 2005 which, by the way, santana moss active tonight. so he'll be out there at wide receiver. at quarterback, though, colt mccoy the 28-year-old getting his first start with washington. he hasn't started a game since

week 14 of 2011, when he was with the cleveland browns. but he is playing in his home state, and he is up for the job. >> am a different quarterback? you know, i would say i'm older. maybe a little bit stronger. i think i've learned from a lot of my past experiences and i've watched a lot of good quarterbacks play. and, you know, hopefully by doing that, you naturally gain a little bit of confidence, even though you're standing on the sidelines. >> reporter: another guy getting a big shot tonight, rookie linebacker, trent murphy, starting in place of brian orakpo who suffered a season ending injury. murphy, the redskins' top draft pick last year, has learned rots lots from rak. he hopes it will be on the field. >> he makes some quick decisions and sometimes he's on the edge

and all of a sudden will take it under and disrupts the entire play. kind of just how he plays, how fast he plays. his ability to be disruptive, picking stuff up like that from him. >> reporter: all right. so murphy and this redskins' defense have a big challenge tonight. this offense for the cowboy is one of the best in the nfl right now. tony romo having a really good season. but really the biggest threat for dallas, their running back, demarco murray. that's the guy that this redskins team is going to have to stop. this running back is having a career year. the cowboys' back has rushed for 913 yards, 7 touchdowns already. to put that in perspective, the skins as a team have only rushed for 696 yards and 6 touchdowns themselves. if there is good news, though, murray, who has had over 100 yards, averages 56 yards a game in his career against the redskins. either way, this defense knows just how tough this is going to be.

>> the key is 29, demarco. he's just -- he's a great back. he's been a great back since he came to the cowboys. you know, one of those things he couldn't stay healthy this year, staying healthy and showing the world who he is. so just got to be what you're supposed to be. if you're not there, you're going to go where you're not. so he has awesome vision. he's, you know, if not -- the best back in the league, he's up there. >> reporter: key to the game for the redskins, stopping demarco murray. this week, jay gruden hoping his players are ready for this big game. he dusted off the vcr, showed his players why this was once sports most heated rivalry. and for guys like ryan clark, they appreciate that the classic memories that gruden showed them today. in fact, all the teams -- all the guys on the redskins talking about that locker room today. how much that pumped it up, taking a look back at why this game is so important. and guys, there is a tone here, i know this dallas team is 6-1.

but this redskins thinks they can make some magic tonight. >> you have been around these guys the last several days, not to mention all season. and you know, do you get the sense that they really honest to goodness at 2-5 think they can beat these guys, the way they're playing now? >> reporter: anything can happen, especially on monday night between dallas and washington. talking to the players this morning, i saw a bunch of them on their way to the field. all of them said the same thing. you never know. so that's what i'm going to say to you guys. you never know. >> you know what, i remember that game. i think it was santana, where everybody went to bed, because dallas was way ahead. and then in the last two minutes they scored two touchdowns and won the game. that was awesome. >> reporter: unbelievable. can you imagine if santana moss can bring some of that tonight, what this could do for this team. >> the answer to your question is no, i cannot imagine that. we can dream. >> reporter: oh!

>> we're hopeful. thanks, dianna. is that it? >> "nightly news" is next. >> what she said. >> see you at 11:00.

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