>> running into road blocks. the long-awaited test behind lane closures around the national mall and the impact it could have on your morning commute. it is 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to this friday, october 31st, 2014. halloween. a cold start for your friday for sure. 49 degrees outside our studios. meteorologist tom kierein has a look at all the numbers. tom? >> we have a big area under a frost advisory. all the counties can in blue. prince william, madison, green, orange county, morrow, shenandoah valley, south of winchester under this frost advisory until 9:00 this morning. if you have any outdoor house plants, bring them in. temperatures hovering near freezing in these counties the next couple of hours. closer to washington, our temperatures right now are in the mid-30s. dulles down to 36. lorton 36.

montgomery is a bit milder. low to mid 40s in washington, arlington. and farther west, yes, much of the region in the central and southern valley in the mid-30s. low to mid-40s in the chesapeake bay. weather headlines for this friday, cold morning. cool afternoon. be prepared for a windy weekend. look at the hour by hour breakdown on the day ahead. now here's melissa. good morning. georgia avenue between viers mill and briars mill, two left lanes blocked both directions. so that's going to be around for the next 30 minutes or so. wider look at things, overall looking good. construction, inner and outer loop near university heading out. cleared out of the way. no problem there. 270 at old hundred road, looking quite good on this halloween morning. nailer road southbound at

suitland is shut down because of road work. 95 in maryland here. bw parkway into and out of town, both looking quite good. no problems there. let's keep our fingers crossed that things roll this way. i'm back in 10 minutes with a live look at 66. breaking news. d.c. police looking for a man they say used an axe to threaten a police officer. that police officer sitting inside a squad car on 13th street and perry in northeast washington early this morning when apparently some guy with an axe threatened the officer, tried to attack the officer. however, the officer was never hit with the axe. police still trying to figure out where the guy went, what this was all about. they're trying to locate the person yiewielding the axe. the police officer was not hurt, only threatened with that axe. thank you, richard. 5:03. today will be jessie matthew's

first court appearance. he's the man charged in the abduction of hannah graham. today matthew will be arraigned on attempted capital murder in connection to a 2005 sexual assault in fairfax city. he will appear through a video link from where he is being held. he is not being charged for the death of hannah graham. d.c. police need your help finding a man responsible for a robbery and sexual assault yesterday morning on 16th near bladensburg road northeast. the woman was walking along 16th street when a man approached her, took her belongings and sexually assaulted her. the victim describes the man at 5'6", in his 30s with a cross tattoo on his right cheek. . right now we want to warn you about a project that could affect the morning commute. in about two hours, crews will test a nulevee system on the national mall. there will be close issues on 1st street. news 4 megan mcgrath has a look

at how this levee works and the impact it could have on the commute. good morning. >> reporter: aaron, right now 17th street is open. you can see traffic starting to flow down. a car passing. that's not going to be the case for much longer. they will shut down 17th between constitution and independence both directions they can test a new flood wall. this wall has been designed to prevent the potomac river from flowing down 17th to constitution and beyond in time for the flood. going to work like this they will practice later this morning. metal posts have been sunken into the sidewalks and across the road. they have solid panels they will snap into place. they will go all the way across the road, up here on the sidewalk. then they snap into place right here with this cement wall. so it will create a solid wall

across 17th. they're going to be putting ts in place for the very first time today. they're going to start at 7:00 in the morning. they're going to be going until 3:00 in the afternoon. certainly a heavily traveled road in the morning. so we're going to see traffic impact this morning. we will not see it in the afternoon. things will be reopened by 3:00. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, megan. 5:05. warning for the 23,000 people who work at the pentagon. new concerns that workers could be potential targets or isis terrorists. the pentagon's internal security team sent out a memo that passioned people about displaying credentials on social media. they want people to be vigilant at home and at work. the memo came days before homeland security announced increased security at government buildings. 5:06. voters in virginia will make an

important decision regarding military families next week. they will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment. it would exempt the spouses killed in action from paying real estate taxes. virginia already offers a real estate tax exemption for disabled veterans. the exemption would apply only to the spouse's primary home. today is the day you must have all your child vaccinations up to date in maryland. new state regulations required new shots for kinder garth tphers and 7th graders. it prevents whooping cough and a certain type of meningitis. extensions were given to prince george's and montgomery counties. new developments overnight in the capture of a fugitive. how the week-long search came to an end. what's next for eric frein when we go live to pennsylvania.

you may see a little frost as you step out the door. we're helping you prepare for the conditions in the day ahead with your hour-by-hour forecast at 5:11. forget heading to the store forget heading to the store to stock up on of shaving stuff. forgand thankfully,he store to stock up on being able to find backups.

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you're ordering at restaurants may be the cheap imported kind. according to a new study you're being misled about the shrimp you buy because of poor labeling. bad labeling was found at supermarkets and smaller stores a leak. they were sold in portland, oregon and various spots of new mexico. new york city was deemed the worst offender. do kids prefer candy or cash on halloween? according to a new survey, kids would rather you drop cash into their pails and their pill le cases and bags than candy. more than half of the parents surveyed saided kids between 4 and 10 want the cash. 4? >> not change. cash. >> cash! some people may not have candy to give out and give out dollar bills instead. where were those people when i was a kid? but you should teach your kids

to never ask for money. can you imagine if your kid walked up and said i would like some money, please. >> apparently kids as young as 4 start to realize they need money in order to get things. they don't understand denominations but they know they have to pay stuff. >> wow. >> all right. 11 minutes after 5:00. we'll give you your free forecast. >> i've been told by correct director curt nielsen he likes gold nuggets. i give out bitcoin. a live view from the storm team 4 tower camera nebraska avenue in northwest washington. it's quite cold. we're only in the 30s much of the region now. then by noon we'll be in the low 50s. partly sunny. peeking in the upper 50s by midafternoon. temperatures by 5:00 p.m. hovering in the upper 50s. a look at the trick or treat forecast. big change next weather and

traffic on the 1s at 5:21. melissa, still have the work zones? >> still have work zones. 66 into and out of town, looking just fine. no problems there. woodrow wilson bridge looking good as well. the inner loop, left lane blocked at university. bw parkway, 95 at maryland, moving along. i'm back in 10 minutes. . keeping your kids safe when they head out for trick-or-treating. the tips you need to know to make sure the night goes off accident free. >> not the kind of encounter you want to have riding the subway. the construction mistake that the construction mistake that made for a close cal

she did as a legislator, doors, hoping yobarbara comstocke. pushed bills benefiting her special interest client, then failed to disclose she was paid thousands by that same client, failed to disclose 85,000 in extra compensation. the washington post called comstock's behavior "an apparent breach of congressional ethics." we just can't trust barbara comstock. patriot majority usa is responsible for the content of this advertising. 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. now to a developing story. after nearly two months on the run, a pennsylvania fugitive accused of killing a state trooper and wounding another is

behind bars. how this intense manhunt came to an end. >> reporter: one trooper corporal byron dixon shot and killed. alex douglass seriously injured and still in the hospital. it's also the place where eric frein was brought for the first time held until he was transferred overnight in the county jail. he will have an arraignment his preliminary arraignment as they bring the process of bringing him to justice. that's what federal agents, state law officers and local sheriffs deputies said they have been trying to do here, almost two months in these rugged pennsylvania hills. it is very thick woods. they finally got their man on another search in the area where

they had not been. an area in the poconos near an abandoned airstrip and abandoned hangar. it's believed that's where he may have been staying the last several days. they have executed search warrants for that hangar and other areas as they try to move forward with the case. jay, thank you. now that the search for eric frein is over, children in northeast pennsylvania can celebrate halloween tonight. the parade and trick-or-treating had been canceled as a precaution. an 8-year-old is safe after two people tried to abduct him on his way to school. the boy toll investigators he was walk to go his bus stop yesterday morning on brinkley road in temple hills. he said the car stopped in front of him, a man got out and pointed a gun at him. and then a woman in the passenger seat told him to get in the car. the boy ran and told his teacher

at school. they only have a vague description of the suspects and the car. . students at george mason elementary are home today. the schools will be closed all weekend. because of the nature of this closure, they will not have to make up the lost day. even though it is closed, the white house halloween trip if you were already approved tgo the buses will leave and return at their original times. the ntsb could release the first findings of what led to a midair collision over the skies in maryland. last thursday a small plane and helicopter crashed into each other near frederick municipal airport, killing three people. the helicopter involved was part of a flight school. both people on the plane survived. investigators are going to be interviewing witnesses, survivors and air traffic controllers to figure out what went wrong. new this morning, the teenage sons of a father aboard missing malaysia flight 370 are suing the airline and the malaysian government. it is the first time a relative

of a passenger has taken legal action. the lawsuit aims to find answers to what actually happened on board the flight when it disappeared. the plane with 239 passengers mysteriously disappeared eight months ago during a scheduled service between k can uala lumpur and beijing. today they will decide whether the redskins can sue over the team name. the native american groups want the lawsuit dismissed and say the team should sue the trademark office instead. they say federal law allows them to sue individuals who sought the trademark cancellation. people in minnesota getting thrust into the name debate. the skins play the vikings on sunday. a new radio ad encourages people to actively protest the name. >> demand that we stop

denigrating the native americans. 10:00 a.m. at the university of minnesota. stand on the right side of history. >> the ad is part of the change the mascot. hundreds turned out to protest the team's name when they played the vikings. parole officers will keep an extra eye on sex offenders today to keep your children safe. they will be monitoring offenders all over the statement by law they are to remain home with their lights out and not answer the door for trick or treaters. if offenders aren't home they must be at a state-sanctioned meeting during trick-or-treating hours. they will make random home visits as well. there are some things you probably need to o according to safe kids worldwide the number of children killed by cars on halloween doubles. the national highway traffic safety says one child was killed

halloween night. they suggest have a conversation about street safety before heading door to door don't. also make sure your kids's costumes are visible to drivers and that they don't obstruct your child's sight. >> what do you use your cell phone for? most of us don't grab them to make a call. halo found the majority of us use it as an alarm clock or text or e-mail. the average person uses it for almost two hours a day. about 20 minutes of that time is spent making three phone calls. i bet you the younger the user, they probably don't even pick up the phone. unless your mother is saying, listen, you better call me t no it is 5:21. time to take a look outside. a cold start to your day. grab layers. maybe a coat. >> weather and traffic on the

1s. here's tom kierein. >> here's your ding dong trick or treat forecast. for this friday evening, it's going to be mostly cloudy. no rain, though. trick or treaters should stay dry. cool temperatures by 5:00 for the early trick or treaters. it will still be partly sunny. temperatures in the upper 50s. by 7:00, quite chilly. mid 40s. low 50s by 9:00 p.m. all cloughy. but staying dry. i'm forecasting a dry halloween. temperatures hovering in the 30s to just near 40 for another couple of hours. a warm coat and gloves. and we'll need your sunglasses later today. sunshine in and out through much of the day. quite a chill in the air in prince george's county. most locations there in the upper 30s. montgomery, low to mid-40s. it is colder in virginia. leesburg, 37.

so is manassas. shenandoah valley, scatter saided frost. temperatures in the 30s for the morning commute. the afternoon commute will be in the upper 50s with dry roads and increasing clouds moving through. and then overnight tonight bottom out in the mid-40s. gusts up to 30 miles per hour or more. winds will be increasing through the day. we will have scattered showers from later in the morning and during the afternoon into saturday evening. then those showers end on sunday morning. by then we'll be in the upper 30s. bright and sunny. still a bit of a blustery wind. high temperatures reaching just near 50 degrees. and we'll have windchills just in the 20s to 30s. so quite a chill in the air. and then on monday and into next week we warm up into the 60s. did weather for election day on

tuesday. i'm back with weather and traffic on the 1s with your county by county highs today. melissa has our early morning friday commute. >> and overall we have it summed up this friday morning. you are clear all the way in and all the way out as well. 95 in virginia heading into town and out of town looking good. no problems there. beltway at branch avenue moving along. a live look at things. inner and outer loop, all looking good. gw parkway looking good. bw parkway fine as well. 395, you can see all the construction there now out of the way. 270 at jermantown moving along. megan mcgrath on this story. 17th from independence to constitution will be shut down from 7:00 this morning until 3:00 this afternoon as they do some construction there. i'm back in 10 minutes. melissa, thank you. 5:24.

a developing story. national guard sending in troops to pahoa. it threatened to further isolate the community. more than 80 troops will provide security and help with the road blocks. lava from the kilauea volcano has been sliding since june. it is advancing 5 miles per hour. >> you are looking the the moment after a good samaritan hemmed save a man's life near l.a. a driver crashed into an above groundwater main yesterday in riverside county can, california. witnesses say the man passed out and the water just started gushing into his car. a woman saw a deputy needed help and so she pulled over a jumped right in. >> he was drowning. the water was going up. it busted the window. >> the driver is expected to be okay. the deputy did not want to be interviewed about his part in the rescue. he only said, it's just my job. well, it could be a scene in

a horror movie. imagine sitting on a subway and all of a sudden you hear this loud drilling noise and a drill bit comes through the ceiling dangerously close to your train. take a look at this picture. crews were doing some work when their drill pierced a tunnel ceiling. >> oh, my goodness. >> and came dangerously close to an occupied train. that giant drill bit did not enter the train and nobody go hurt. but scary stuff. can you imagine if you saw that? >> it's right on the edge. all right. breaking news right now in northeast washington where a police officer was attacked by an armed man. we'll go live to the scene in the next few minutes. fears about ebola have nurses ready to take a stand. why their actions could make it harder for you to get care at a hospital. . as you get ready to head outdoor, a chilly start to your day. the high temperatures you will see in your neighborhood at 5:31.

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after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. 5:30 now on this friday morning. a live look over the district at this early hour where most of us are waking up to temperatures below 50 degrees. we are in for a chilly weekend. >> we sure are.

let's check with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. we want to know what kind of day we're going to have. >> all the counties in blue under a frost advisory until 9:00 this morning. it includes prince william, southern faulkeer, culpepper until 9:00 this morning. temperatures will be near freezing. closer to washington, upper 30s and low 40s. highs todayed in montgomery, prince georges, mid to upper 50s. upper 50s much of fairfax, arlington and the district. and partly cloughy sky. the rest of virginia highs reaching near 60 from fredericksburg, culpepper, orange and warrenton. southern maryland, most locations in the upper 50s to near 60 during the afternoon with a partly cloudy sky. we'll look at the hour by hour breakdown. first 4 traffic work zone. >> work zone. montgomery between viers mile

and fires mill construction with two left lanes blocked. it will be a little slow as you head through this morning. taking a look at virginia as you hop on 95 heading boo town, completely clear. nice and green and moving. headed out of town, same thing, no major problem. lots of green. lots of movement which is what we like here in the traffic center. prince george's county, also quite good. 95 at cherry hill, moving along as well. i'm back in 10 minutes with travel times. >> thank you. we have breaking news in northeast washington. right no molette green eun, we are in the 1,000 block block of perry street northeast where canine followed the scent of a man who attempted to hit one of their officers this morning with an axe. that officer was actually

patrolling his beat. not too far away from this scene in the 3800 block of 13th street northeast, all of this very close to the franciscan monastery. to give you more of an exact location. the officer at the time was sitting in his patrol car around 3:15 when this happened. here on perry street northeast i've counted at least four police cars on this street. the canine unit followed the suspect. not a good description. only that he was wearing a black jump suit. they follow the suspect here. they are holding out in this community in this neighborhood on this particular street to be -- to find that particular suspect. police tell us the officer was not hit, not struck by this axe. but he did hurt his shoulder when he attempted to tackle the respect who of course got away.

we're live this morning in northeast d.c. i'm molette green. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, molette. 5:33. a developing story in maine where negotiations have broken down with a new england nurse who may have been exposed to ebola. the governor said if kaci hickox does not stay confined to her home he is ready to use the full extent of his authority to protect the public. she went bike riding in her neighborhood yesterday morning. she says she has no symptoms and she pose toss threat to the public. >> what i'm concerned about is infection of mainers. we have 1.3 million to protect. on the one hand, i'm trying to protect the entire state. by the same token, i don't want her to get hurt either. >> he wants her to stay out of businesses and restaurants and three feet from everyone until november 10th. nurses are joining a national fight against ebola.

in two weeks, nurses at providence hospital in northeast washington will be among thousands to hit the picket line as part of a national movement calling for safer standards for nurses and doctors. the hospitalized said it hopes to a invoice the strike but will stay open if it happens. all is clear following a bizarre scene in montgomery county. a hazmat team was forced to respond to westfield wheaton mall after a woman yelled she had ebola as police were trying to arrest her. police say they were serving a warrant last night when she screamed that she has the deadly virus. hazmat was called in as a precaution. the woman has no symptoms. it's not clear why she was served the original warrant or whether she will face anymore charges. a former navy s.e.a.l. that took part in a raid that killed osama bin laden. nbc news confirmed the federal

government is pursuing a criminal investigation. the navy s.e.a.l. pects all the profits from his book to go right back to the department of defense for violating strict publishing rules >> 5:35. charges could be thrown out in an 8-year-old's murder in alex an tree ya. gregory murphy stand the 8-year-old to death while he was playing outside his great grandparents's home back in the year 2000. murphy has been ruled mentally in competent to stand trial and doctors say that will not change. they want the criminal charges dropped and murphy committed. then doctors, not the courts, could eventually decide to free him. >> he might be set free. he might be on your street with your child. and same thing might happen. >> a judge is expected to decide soon whether to drop the charges against him. a maryland woman is behind

bars forged documents to pose as a licensed physician's assistant at a pediatrician's office in chestertown and centreville, maryland last year. she treated more than 200 kids and wrote more than 400 preparations. she pled guilty to stealing money from another doctor she worked for. you might have a tough time through georgetown. it's halloween and it's friday night. tonight you can expect thousands in georgetown to show off their costumes, go bar hopping. this is video from previous halloweens. always a scene down there. starting at 4:00 p.m., you will not be able to park on k street from 30th avenue. and it will be restricted from 25th to key bridge on m street. they will be in effect until 6:00 a.m. saturday morning. time is running out for parents who need to get their

kids srabvaccinated. . and winter-like weather will be a factor as your kid head out for trick-or-treating. the conditions they will be dealing with as part of our hour-by-hour forecast at 5:41. if you're in a hurry, you will want to take this stretch of the beltway. the inner loop is backed up because of construction. vdot is adding another lane to make more room.

if you're rushing around this morning, you probably won't want to take this stretch of the beltway. inner loop between cambridge road and the american legion bridge is backed up any time of the day because of construction. vdot is adding another lane to make room but it's having the opposite effect right now. the department says it is racing against time to get it open before the snow begins to fall in the winter. if they can't get it done by the end of the year they will be open by spring of 2015. yikes. >> we want to help you with the rest of your community too. >> let's check in with melissa mollet and your first 4 traffic. fingers crossed that gets fixed here shortly. we have some delays on brunswick. 26 minutes behind.

looking quite good. travel times as well. 270 south from 118 to the beltway, 16 minutes. you're on time all across virginia. 66 east from fairfax to the beltway. 395 north to the 14th street bridge. 95 north from quantico to the beltway. all looking good. how is the weather looking for trick-or-treati trr-ng >>o start. it's cold. we'll stay in the 30s between now and 8:00. my-50s by noon. upper 50s by late this afternoon for trick-or-treating this evening. we will have temperatures back down in the low to mid-50s with quite a bit of cloudiness. no rain around. a look a lot a windy weekend next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:51. back to you. summer could soon come to an end a little quicker for your kids. the new potential school start date in one virginia school district and how you can weigh in on the changes >> getting your caffeine fix without having to get up.

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15 before the hour. crews are ready to shut down a major route to the national mall. in an hour they will begin testing on a nulevee wall. megan mcgrath is live with a look at how the system works. megan? . well, 17th street, a heavily traveled ro during rush hour. but in a little while here it will be closed in both directions between constitution and independence avenue. why? because they are going to practice putting a new flood wall into place. if you look down at the pavement here they have put a bunch of metal posts in the ground, the sidewalk and across the street. in the event of a flood, the

posts will be brought up out of the ground. they will snap panels in between with the posts. that will create wall across 17th street. the idea being it would stop the floodwaters from the potomac from being funneled down 17th to constitution and beyond. this has been going on for a whle. this is the very first test of putting this wall in place. it will actually go across and snap into this wall that you see right there. so they will practice at 7:00 this morning. that's when they will close down the roadway. so hush hour in the morning will be impacted. however, they will open the road back up in time for the evening rush at 3:00. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. today is the the day you must have all your child's vaccinations up to date. requiring new shots for kindergarteners and 7th graders. nearly 3,000 students were in

danger of missing school because they didn't have the right shots. nurses worked late into the night to make sure students could be in class today. >> really busy. some had one, two, three jobs. some might have the seventh grader who gave a piece of paper and they do not know where the piece of paper went. >> they hope as parents become more familiar with the vaccine regulations late evening clinics like last night will be eliminated. d.c. police need your help for finding a man responsible for robbery and assault. it happened in 16th street northeast. the woman was walking along 16th when a man approached her and took her belongings and sexually assaulted her. the victim describes the man at 5'6" in his 30s with a cross tattoo on his right cheek. . the man who killed a prince george's county teen will learn how long he will be behind bars. trevon bennett was convicted of

murdering ross in 2012. he was walk to go high school in capital heights when he was e killed. the murder happened during an attempted robbery. bennett was convicted of both of those things. he could spend the rest of his life in prison. two prince george's county police officers face assault charges involving teenagers. the state attorney said the first accident happened in november 2012. officer jerry thomas is accused of hitting a handcuffed 15-year-old in lockup. the sec in 2013. charles picard is accused of assaulting a student at suitland high school. the police chief called the behavior unacceptable. new developments from kansas this morning after a small plane crashed seconds after takeoff. investigators can't get into the building where the plane crashed because it is not structurally sound. that is hampering the investigation and recovery process. the pilot had just taken off from wichita airport yesterday when he reported that he lost an engine. he crashed into a building on

airport property killing himself and three people ii. five others were injured. 11 minutes before the hour now. the pentagon is warning 23,000 employees they could become potential targets of isis. the security team sent out a memo that cautioned employees to be careful about displaying credentials in public or on social media. there is no specific threat but they want people to be vigilant at home and at work. it came just days before homeland security announced increased security at some government buildings. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell fighting for a new trial, arguing that problems with the jury hurt his case. mcdonnell and his wife maureen were convicted on corruption charges in set. now their lawyers claim potential jurors were swayed by pretrial media coverage. and we have learned information about the juror who was dismissed days into the trial. he was dismissed because he talked about the case with his attorney. that attorney says other jurors

may have deliberated with each other before they were supposed to. it is now 5:50. an important vote in virginia that could have a big impact on military families. they will decide whether to prove a constitutional amendment. it would exempt service members in action from paying real estate taxes. virginia already offers a real estate tax exemption for disabled veterans. it would apply only to the spouse's primary home. social issues are taking a back seat to economy concerns as the midterm election approaches. according to the associated press, gfk poll ld only 32% called same-sex marriage an important issue. the economy is the thing they're most concerned about. 78% said health care is important. 7-eleven is taking a

baltimore mini part to court for trademark infringement. the company has an obligation to protect its brand. it is challenging operators of this 7-even shop in baltimore. 7-even is using the same patterning and logo as 7-eleven. they are even selling a slurpee. we called 7-even. no one has called us back. the only thing better than a fresh cup of coffee in the morning is having it delivered to you. starbucks will deliver coffee, latte, tea, whatever your heart desires, but only in some markets. it will be able as part of a new mobile order and payment app. the app will launch in portland, oregon next month and nationwide next year. how about that? >> i think in big cities it would be hard to make that work. traffic and the volume of customers.

eh, it could be rough. >> there are a lot of starbucks. >> that's true. every other corner. tom, we're going to need things to help us warm up. >> when eun comes to your door, better have a lattte. >> reeses peanut butter cup. >> dress warmly. we have cold temperatures. 30s to near 40 degrees. you'll need sunglasses later this morning as the sun will be breaking out. waiting for the school bus, cold. mid-30s between 7:00 and 8:00 in much of the region. partly cloudy. chill requesty between 8:00 and 9:00. low 40s. driving to work on dry roads, you need the heat on. temperatures in the mid to upper 30s for the morning commute. during the afternoon, hovering in the upper 50s. dry roads. no problems weather wise. looking like autumn for sure much of the region.

this taken by sarah fry. the pumpkin orange leaves on the ground there. looking like a halloween theme there. you can post your fabulous fall foleyage on instagram, twitter and facebook. i like posting them on facebook because they are higher resolution. temperatures getting chillier. staying dry. a ghostly chill for trick or treaters tonight. mid-50s. mid-40s by dawn on saturday. during the day on saturday, cloudy and chilly. a blustery day. we could have winds gusting over 30 miles per hour during the afternoon. occasional showers as well. so keep that in mind. that's going to be affecting the notre dame-navy game too. on sunday, chilly in the morning. mid-30s. sunday, during the afternoon, right around 50 degrees. we'll have quite a bit of sunshine. at dawn, quite a chill with the winds.

could be gusting 40 miles per hour at dawn. the winds will diminish with windchills in the 30s on sunday. even the sun will be a blustery, chilly day. coastal low pressure system moves off to new england. monday, tuesday, wednesday next week a warming trend. great weather tuesday with highs mid-60s. we'll stay dry through much of the week ahead. now melissa here looking at problems on the rails. >> yeah. problems on the rails. we still have this problem brunswick 870. 38 minutes behind this morning. metro will honor tickets on that line. if that's something you normally do, you might want to decide on metro instead. no delays on metro. in problems into town, out of town. looking good on 95 in virginia. keep our fingers crossed. indian head at the beltway, moving along. a couple of cars there. 95 in maryland, bw parkway,

moving along. shady grove, i'm back in 10 minutes. a live look at 95 in phdmarylan. plan for extra time on the metro. track work on all lines. red line will operate 15 minutes. the other lines every 20 minutes. clocks fall back at 2:00 a.m. for daylight saving time. metro will stay open until 3:00 a.m., its normal closing time. you may start to see more signs on the way to work. they will unveil signs for the express lanes. they want to make sure you know that the e-zpass will be required once they are open for business. despite the signs, transportation officials remind them that normal hov restrictions will stay in place until the new lanes are open. have fun the responsible way tonight and take advantage of a free service that wants to get you home safely p. they will offer free cab rides at 10:00.

it will operate in phded pmaryl d.c. and virginia. 800-200-taxi. your ride will be free up to a $30 fare. 27-year-old joseph fox was a manager at a columbia heights ihop when he went to grab a piece of pizza. it could be somebody else's son. i know it doesn't make any sense. i have to go through what i have to go through. but another mother doesn't have to. police are offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. tomorrow family and friends will have a memorial service at the alleyway where he was killed. . 5:56. no football game at stafford after a locker room choking incident. brook point high school canceled with north stafford late last

night. a student was disciplined and others counseled. according to the freelance star a student suffered a concussion after he was choked, passed out and hit his head on a locker. a spokesperson said it was horse play gone wrong. loudoun county could be the latest district to start before labor day. they are considering several optis for next year's school calendar. it includes starting as early as august 31st, having a long winter break and ending june 10th. you can weigh in on the proposals any time before the board votes on december 2nd. right now we are following breaking news. someone tried to hit a d.c. police officer with an axe in northeast washington. take a look at the scene here. apparently that person took off. right now we are live with police as they try to track down the men who did it. that plus weather and traffic on

the 1s. news 4 today continues.

>> we are following breaking news at 6:00 a.m. someone went after a d.c. police officer with an axe. news 4 is live with police as they use canines to track the suspect. plus, a little boy is safe

after two adults tried to kidnap him. how the pair tried to scare the the boy into getting into their car. we are seeing a cold start to your halloween. >> before your kids go trick-or-treating they may have a parade or party at schools, we want to go straight to tom kierein for your forecast. good morning, tom. >> good morning. off to a frosty cold start this morning acrossuch of northern virginia. all the counties in blue under a frost advisory until 9:00 this morning. it includes prince william, southern fauquier, culpepper, orange, madison, as well as much of the shenandoah valley. if you have house plants, bring them in while you can. there's the capital under a partly cloudy sky on this friday morning. dress for a cold morning. we will stay chilly the next several hours. a cool afternoon. and a windy weekend to follow. the latest on that coming up at 6:21. 6:11 a