firefighters describe it as intense. the fire that spread to several adjoining townhouses in frederick. this morning, a sense of relief from homeowners who say they escaped in the nick of time. and the final push. tomorrow is the election day. candidates are making the final hours of campaigning count. coming up, the races that could decide what party controls the senate and a new law that could pose some problems for voters in virginia. good morning. welcome to news 4 midday. right now, investigators are trying to figure out what caused this rowhouse fire in frederick, maryland. you can see smoke and fire. it happened just before 1:00 this morning on south market

street near mount ol ivet boulevard. can you tell us what's going on? >> barbara, within the last half hour, they reopened south market street. the sidewalk here is still closed. there's a lot of damage here. the fire started in number 327. the white rowhouse. it spread down the line. >> i'm really lucky to be alive. another five-minute sleep and i would have been -- i would have been in it. >> craig got out just minutes before his rowhouse went up in flames. he w as the fire spread from one home to the next. >> slowly, it just engulfed mine, ran three houses down this way. so i'm just, you know, continued to spread. >> these photos, taken by the frederick news post, show the intensity of the fire. the civil era rowhouses don't have sprinkler systems or modern

fire walls. investigators say the flames tookd in thcs and then spread along the rooftops. ten houses were damaged. six, like craig's, severely. >> my damage is bad. it's completely -- it will need to be completely gutted. >> fortunately, everybody was able to get out. there were no injuries among people inside these row homes. there wa however, one firefighter who was injured, taken to hospital, but we're told he is going to be okay. reporting live, megan mcgrath, news 4. a fire at a group home in silver springs. the firefighters reunion posted these pictures to facebook. you can see they climbed into the building to save people. many who are disabled. the fire happened about six this morning on mills avenue which is near the icc. we don't know how much damage it caused. you can see the roof of the home

is now ruined. you could be on the lookout or should be, for new cameras in the speeding and people who run stop signs. right now, police are issuing warnings about a month, though, they will start ticketing the drivers. make sure you share the story with your friends. we posted a link for all the new cameras on our nbc washington facebook page. many waking up to freezing temperatures. frost warnings this morning. temperatures in the 50s in most places now. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kean joi us now. >> right now, storm team 4 radar scanning the sky. we don't have any rain around. just a few clouds. right now, our temperatures are getting the low 50s or in prince

georges county, montgomery county. fair county now hitting 50s in many locations. up to freezing there this morning. in warrington, it's 62 already. it was 32 at dawn. a 30-degree jump just since dawn in warrington and culpepper, right now, temperatures in the mid-50s. weather headlines, for today, we'll have some clouds coming and going. cool afternoon. then a chilly evening coming up. warmer pattern for tomorrow for election day. a look at that. that's coming up at 11:30. barbara. a d.c. man would shot and killed another man at a prince georges county gas station. it happened during the course of an attempted robbery. dwayne lamar williams will now be sendecember. d.c. police are investigating t murder of a 1-month-old baby. that baby unconscious inside a home on trenton place in southeast washington last

week. the child's death was ruled a homicide after the medical examiner found multiple blunt force impacts on the baby's body. we're coveri of decision 2014 for you. at this time tomorrow. lots of you will be at the polls. right now, the maryland candidates for governor are in baltimore. michelle obama is stumping for democratic candidate anthony brown there. his republican opponent larry hogan will give a speech at the inner harbor. with less than 24 hours to go, a recent poll from the cook report says their race is closer than ever right now. and it's a big race in virginia for the u.s. senate. democrat mark warner is in richmond. one of several stops he's going to make today. he'll be in alexandria. at 5:00 tonight. then sterling at 7:30. warner's republier will be in sg then too. anne romney will join him. if you want to go to their event, you can register for that online. coming up in ten minutes,

we'll tell you about the new rule that could affect if you're eligible to vote. right now, attorney general eric holder is wrapping up a news conference. a major announcement he's making involving two popular carmakers. coming up, how car buyers were misled. this morning, it's being called a symbol of the resilience. the new one world trade center opening for business today. opening for business today.

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i'm richard jordan at the live pictures to show you. this is at a tire recycling plant. the fire has been burning about an hour. just take a look at how intense this fire is going. y smoke. dark heavy smoke there seen for miles away. firefighters tackling this from a distance. brings some water on it at this point. we're seeing no injuries here. also no clue as to what started this fire. but with all those tires there at the recycling plant, you can expect this fire will be burning for quite some time. we'll be watching it here from the live desk. barbara, back to you. a terminally ill woman who had brain cancer has died after reportedly taking a lethal medication. brittany maynard was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer in january and given six months to live. or oregon to have a ornia to

physician assisted suicide over the weekend. we are learning more about a bus crash. the team was on its way to the game when the two team's buses collided with each other yesterday. minnesota state police say a police escort in front of the buses stopped short and caused a chain reaction crash. nobody was seriously hurt. running back sighless red did sit out the game with back pain. the skins are hoping for a big winning stream to end this season. they enter their bye week just 3-6 after yesterday's loss to the vikingings. rg3 looked sharp yesterday. he made some big plays but couldn't put together a last-minute comeback. griffin says the loss will make them hungarier when he play the bucs. i.d. now required. coming up, what will be accepted and what will not.

plus, air force ground. the problem that had the problem changing planes. out here on the storm team 4 weather deck. cool enough for a coach. just a few clouds around. a look at a warming trend for a look at a warming trend for election da she did itas a legislator,oors, hoping barbara comstockice. 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."

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i'm richard jordan at the live desk with more breaking news. the justice department and the epa announce ad a settlement wi ki accusing them of misleading customers and violating the clean air act. here's what attorney genel eric holder said. >> we are here to announce set clean air act that i believe will send an unmistakable message to automakers around the world that they must comply with u.s. law. thi is about 1.2 million cars that according to the federal govern emit more greenhouse gases than the epa allows. as a result, they will pay $100 million in fines. the largest fineser for a clean air violation. they also must forfeit credits given to carmakers for producing fuel efficient models. so, again, that's latest on the settlement between the justice department and the epa.

barbara, back to you. >> thank you, richard. now to a developing story. federal aviation investigators say virgin galactic's experimental spaceship broke apart in space after a device to slow the plane's decent prematurely depldeployed. the fda said it was activated before the craft reached the appropriate sps are still tryin to figure out what caused friday's crash. >> a long way from finding cause. we still have months and months of investigation to go. a lot that we don't know. we have extensive data sources to go through. >> the crash killed one pilot and injured another. the two were the sole occupants of the spacecraft designed to take up to six people on sightseeing flights to the edge of space. and right now, president obama's working at the white house following a mechanical problem that forced him to switch planes on the campaign trail. last night, there was a problem with one of the flaps on air force one in philadelphia. the president switched to a

backup plane and it landed safely last night at joint base andrews. 13 years and 9/11. the new one world trade center that has been 13 years since 9/11. right now the new one world trade center building is officially open for business this morning. conde nast moved into the new tower. new york governor cuomo called it a symbol of resilience, calling it resurgence and community is stronger than ever before. it cost $4 billion to build. engineers y it's built much stronger and smarter than the original t nbc news in new york got a look at what makes this building unique. >> this is an exceptionally strong building. this solid poured concede is 30,000 psi. the concrete we're used to, the concrete on sidewalks, is only 5,000 psi. this right here is the safest stair well in the building.

right in the core of the building. this is designated only for firefighters and emergencies. . it's set to open next spring. tickets will cost $32 per person to go up. in the election tomorrow, three states could make a difference in the makeup of the senate. georgia, kentucky and louisiana all have republicans gaining on or leading the democratic challengers. republicans need just six seats to win control of the upper chamber. a new nbc news/"wall st l says is split on who it wants in charge. 46% of likely voters say they want republicans to control congre 45% say they'd prefer democrats instead. that's basically a dead heat in this race. as you head to polls in virginia tomorrow there are some new things you need to know. news 4's aaron gilchrist is here with what you need to know. >> new laws require every virginia voter to have a valid

i.d. with a picture in order to vote. valid forms of i.d. include a driver's license, a passport. you could even use an employee i.d. card as long as it has your picture on it. if you don't have any of those kinds of i.d.s, you can go to your nearest voter registration office and apply for a free virginia voter i.d. card. there has been a lot of controversy over these new laws. voting rights groups say they will be monitoring dozens of polling places tomorrow. when you get to the polls, here is what you can expect. some of the major races you'll be decidin. mark warner and republican ed gillespie are vying for the u.s. senate seat from virginia. e big ones affecting our area and this race, republican barbara comstock and foust involved in that race in virginia. also, the approval of a $100 million road work project in fairfax county and the contentious race for the mayor

of leesburg also. the polls tomorrow are going to open for you at 6:00 a.m. they'll close at 7:00 tomorrow night. to find your nearest polling place, you can head to our web sigh, nbcwashington.com. if you have any issues voting tomorrow, we want to hear about them. you can call news 4 at 202-885-. e-mail the news 4 i-t at -- tips@news4iteam.com. two new friends are pushing each other to new heights. they learned how to use their wheelchairs and how to walk again together. the two connected when kirk suffer add major stroke two years ago, leaving him paralyzed on his left side. the same thing happened to cunningham when he was just 8. and this was caused by a blood clot for him. >> he really couldn't run. now he can run. >> it's been a while from beir

walking with his cane. >> over the weekend, the two climbed up chicago's willis tower. cunningham climbed all 103 stories. kirk did well. he climbed part of the way. new information on several developing stories at this the hour. preliminary test results are in on a north carolina patient being isolated because of a fever and a recent trip to west africa. plus, the moving tribute today for a gonzaga high school student killed in a crash on the beltway over weekend. and how you can make sure leftover hallowe

you can give your extra halloween candy to wounded warriors and members of the military. some girl scout tros are collecting candy you can donate by november 15th. part of a nationwide campaign called operation gratitude. sending care packages to the u.s. military. we posted a link on our website nbcwashington.co there you can fi w to donate your candy. a featured dancer in movies back in now is part of the new

produc you just tur. traveling all ov you wanted to promote "got to swing," right? >> when we started many years ago, we were much younger, but we were lucky, after we were dancing for while, to hook up with jeanie. we met her in france. we saw the movie and we t the woman. then she was only 70. and she took us under her wing. we flew to california. actually spent time with her. she showed us how to do what in today's reference is the

hollywood style lindy. >> you're 90 years old. would you say that swing dancing has kept you as young as you are? >> i certainly will say so. it's been my life dancing since i was a child to the present moment. >> you still have moves like that? >> oh, yeah, those moves. >> a flip too? >> and the flip too. >> tom, you are teaching people to do this. how often can they go to glen echo to do this? >> we work on th we have dances weekly at the dallas have 15 locations aroe metro area. we're also in north carolina. we're trying to go national. >> how can people sign up if they're interested? learning to dancing? >> gottaswing.com. we're happy to have jeanie here.

she's going back to los angeles today so she can go back to italy at the end of the month. >> you're going to be dancing in italy too? wow. we're so happy you could -- a look at how great you are dancing. how many years now? how many? >> 90. >> when did you start? >> as a child actually. a little ballet, a little tap to begin with. then whatever's going on. a little jitterbugging. >> when we come back, one day we'll tell you about when she was a show girl in vegas in 1948. >> thanks again for coming. >> thank you so much. i just love it. >> thank you very much. >> it's 11:26. this morning, power outages and poor road conditions in maine after record breaking snow. who was hardest hit? plus, back to 70 degree weather. to let us know when winter's going to really arrive. and the supreme court delves into foreign poly today. why what is printed on a passport is get the attention of world leaders and our justices.

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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.

right now, many people in e. snow in bangor, maine. heavy wet snow is bringing down tree limbs, power lines and causing a mess on the roads. this is the earliest the aa s s >> it's too early for snow. we shouldn't be having snow yet. >> the same system extended down the eastern seaboard.

look at foxboro, massachusetts. in yesterday's patriots and broncos game. a lot of t ski areas out west are seeing quite a bit of snow. >> they had snow down in the smokies. this is the time of year, yogi bear berra says, it gets late early. it does get late early. in fact, our sunset today is at 5:05. that's hard to get used to. after we had our sunrise this 6:37. it's nice getting that daylight earlier in the morning but an abrupt ce when we have it getting dark so early. now around the region, just a few clouds coming through. reagan national has some high clouds. humidity is only at 21%. you need the skin lotion. wind out of the northwest at 8 miles an hour. unlike yesterday when we had those gusts of winds, over 40

miles an hour. temperatures right now are just in the mid-50s to upper 50s. it's already hit near 60 now. 50, shenandoah valley. mid-50s around the chesapeake bay. closer to washington in the nearby suburbs low to mid-50s. montgomery, prince georges, fairfax and the district, mid-50t of the leaves came down. this is when the winds were blowing at 40 miles an hour. these trees just a couple days ago all had leaves on them. now they're all down on the ground. post your pictures on twitter and facebook and instagram. facebook's where you can put those high resolution photos. there is the washington skyline and the hour by hour forecast. up we go into the low 60s. and then down to the low 40s by dawn on tuesday. then for election day, soaring all the way up to near 70 degrees tomorrow. for the election tomorrow, for decision 2014, we'll have temperatures when the polls open

in the low 40s, partly cloudy, then lots of sunshine, the upper s, near 70. and then by the time the polls close early evening, partly cloudy, upper 50s to near 60s. when you're out waiting for voting and going off to the polls you can keep up with the weather on your smart phone on the storm team 4 weather app. after tomorrow, we're going to stay mild on wednesday afternoon. then thursday, rain is looking likely now with highs in the mid-60s. after that, storm team 4 seven-day outlook into friday, partly cloudy. morning lows in the 40s. afternoon highs, upper 50s. good weather for the weekend. not wind like we had last weekend. looking dry. chilly in the mornings though. upper 30s to near 40 on saturday morning. saturd afternoon, low 50s and partly cloudy. just a slight chance a shower on sunday. morning lows, low 40s. afternoon highs into the upper 50s. that is the way it looks.

barbara. this morning, d.c. police are trying to figure out how an unidentified woman ended up dead inside a vacant building. detectives were called to this building on langston place in southeast washingto morning. we're told a woman's body was found on fire. but police can't say how she died. the body was taken to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy to figure out if this was a murder. teachers and students are remembering one of their own. 17-year-old dominic petty was killed on a crash on the beltway over the weekend. live outside the northwest d.c. school with more on today's special tribute. >> reporter: yes, good moing. there was a heaviness as students arrived after the weekend today back to school. some walk with their heads down. others had their arms draped over house mate's shoulders. they went to church instead for a prayer session. the news of the up expected

death of dom nein petty has rocked this tight-night school we're family. we're brothers here. it's a really tough loss. >> around here, he was affectionate known as dom. he was a quick to smile natural leader who made those around him better. that's the friend class made conner knew to grow and love. >> it's a guy who loved life. >> reph s buddies. early saturday morning, dom was killed in a crash on the beltway. the car they w this honda, broke down and was on the shoulder when a jeep veered off the road and hit it. dom was in the back sea there were five young mengonzag. >> one of my friends got a text saying come to gonzaga. everyone's getting together. >> reporter: today, his classmates a all boys catholic school started their day with prayer service.

the condition of dom's classmate patrick johansson also injured in the crash is improving. >> everyone loved them. especially in my class, senior year. >> reporter: it's lunch hour here. we've s a lot of students coming in and out of the school. whether gonzaga hockey jerseys. from what i'm told, dominic was a class act both on and off the ice. reporting live in northwest d.c., news 4. >> thank you, zach. 400 students in prince georges county will not be allowed back in the classroom this week. "the washingto reports they did not make the vaccination deadline. the kid's parents have been notified. just two weeks ago, more than 3,000 students didn't have the correct shots. prince georges county is one of eight school systems that received add 45-day extension from the state health department. > a north carolina patient tested for ebola did not have

the disease. after being tested for ebola. according to health officials, this person recently came back from liberia and came down with a fever. officials say the patient did not have any known exposure to ebola while in liberia. how to handle returning travelers from the epicenter of the ebola traffic has been a topic of heated debate. 70% of americans now support mandatory quarantines to health workers returning from west africa. according to' new poll, people t didn't have ebola ntine symptoms. the topic of mandatory quarantine exploded after nurse kaci hickox battled the state of new jersey and the state of maine over her mandated eyes lace. new today, a ruling on a world could change american policy in the middleast. the family of a boy born in jerusalem says that they want

israel listed on his passport. but right now, it just says jerusalem. the supre is hearing the case this morning. it could rule against u.s. policy which says it will not add a country name until the middle east conflict is resolved. mark your calendar. the holiday deadlines you need to know before you ship a package. plus, the video game released today anticipated for months how this release is a lot different. stay w.

i'm richard jordan at the live desk just in. a body has been found in the wreckage of the costa con yord ya, the ship that sank three years ago. this is believed to be the last victim unaccounted for. now, the wreckage of the ship was towed away for scrap back in july. it was while going through that wreck that this body was discovered. again, that sh rocks and sank off the tuscan coast in january of 2012. 32 people died. now all 32 are accounted for. that's the latest here from the live thanksgiving is not even here yet and the post office is already preparing for holiday shipping. the post office wants to make sure your gifts for your loved ones will arrive on time. the deadline for mail outside the u.s. is december 2nd. the deadline for shipping packages within the u.s. is december 20th.

the postal services expects its busiest mailing day will be monday december 15th. big holiday releases are already coming out. today, you can buy the new call of duty advanced warfare video game. in a special promotion at walmart. the game officially comes ou tomorrow. walmart held release parties for the game like the party potter books when they came out. the call of duty series is so popular retail experts expected to outsell some of the biggest movies this year. and new today, macy's announced that sting, azina manzle and the cast of sesame street will be celebrating the thanksgivi day parade. you can watch the 88th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade live starting at 9:00 a.m. on nbc 4. yoga is known to help with toning muscles and releeing stress but one pose in particular could also help the millions in this country that suffer from scoliosis.

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two spans of the chesapeake bay bridge will be closed tonight for repairs. last night was the first night of the new project on the bridge. starting at 10:00 p.m., the crews will close the eastbound span until 5:00 a.m. westbound span will close at 8:00 p.m. during the day, one lane the d from 9:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. gas selling for less than $3 a gallon. we found this overnight on sherman avenue in northwest. aa app says lower crude oil prices are causing prices to drop. in the distric is $2.20 a gallon for regular. in west virginia, it's $3.06 a gallon right now. dominion says its made it easier for you to navigate their website. custom pages will give you easier access to the content you look at most often.

the website will remember each visit and take you to your last viewed page. the company says more than 2.6 million visitors log on to their website every month. daredevil nick wallenda is breathing a pair of relief this morning. he successfully tight stretche two chicago sky scrappers last night. he was 65 stories above the windy city with no safety net, no harness. and if that's not hard enough, he did it a second time blindfolded. wa said he had some problems with the wind. >> i was ready to take a selfie. i'm bummed i didn't. there was some strong winds hitting me in the face to the point where i was like, wow, it. i try to lean in as i'm walking up hill. it stood me up straight. >> it puts him in the record books for the world's highest walk. wearing a blindfold.

>> basic yoga pose could reduce spinal curving by as much as 50% in scoliosis patients. th according to a recent study. kim is here with more on that pose. and it's called the side plank. welcome. very nice to have you with us. so tell us about this. you say a lot of people have scoliosis. >> about half of the people who have scoliosis don't know about it because it just presents as back pain. scoliosis can develop later on in life. let me show you what happens in the scoliosis patient. if you look, you imagine you can see through, she's got if you see straight on, she has curves. here in her skull, her upper back, and in the lower region. when you have scoliosis, the

curves not just go that way like normalpeople, they curve this way. se plank is a pose that straightens the spine out from the side. >> even as you get older and your bones are pretty much where they're going to be? >> that's a very interesting question. your bones on one hand settle into place. but part of the reason they settle into pla is because the muscles that surround those bones are weak and or tight. so let's show the plank. so turn around. actually so your back is to the camera. yep, just like this. >> i thi should move back a little bit toward us. >> very good. so comes up with her hands by side. remember everybody, the curves of scoliosis go this way. in addition to the curves of the normal spine. when she pushes her hand into the ground, a curve that goes like this in the spine, anybody with scoliosis is exactly what

i'm talking about. this particular curve happens because she is so tight and weak here also from all the hormonal issues and changes in hollywood which is what bring scoliosis on. >> come into regular plank. >> i don't know how long you can hold that. >> we were talking about her arms were gon did this. if you have back page, not just scoliosis, regular plank pose. she's like a plank of wood on the ground. that's why the pose is called that. straight bes the spine out this way. >> i think it's important to note her feet are up. >> absolutely. now, take your knees down. for people who are having issues in their wrist, who have issues in their tummies and their back, you can actually modify the pose this way. turn facing the camera so we do this sort of wow version of plank. this is up to 50% of people in this study reduce the curvatures of their scoliosis. and so it's a huge number. who doesn't have back page.

don't we all, right? we are all in pain. our shoulders and our back and our hips. poses like this one, she's going to do the wow version of the pose. let's lift the leg a little bit. that kind of stuff stresses the spine more. stressing the spine on some level is actually what makes spine healthier. >> it's not easy, i can see. thank you for showing us. you're right, for those of us who have back pain, that's always a good thing to stretch it out. >> people should look at the study for scoliosis, it's huge. very important i think. >> thank you so much. and moving on, we will be talking about, coming up, a special moment on a basketball co athlete hopes will some day save lives. plus, storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is back. stay with us.

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. i'm richard jordan at the live desk. the man suspected in the disappearanc natalie hallway and later convicted in the murder of another woman says he was stabbed in prison. jordan van der sloot saying he was stabbed in the shoulder and waist by his fellow prisoners. he's in prison in peru for the murder back in 2010 of a peruvian business student. prime suspect

in tf natalee the alabama girl that went missing in aruba. the prison guard say it's not true, he was not stabbed in prison. but his wife is saying she has the bloody shirt to prove it. we'll be watching for developments on this. that's latest from the live desk. we're following several other developing stories. a fire damaged more than half a homes in frederick, ma broke out at a rowhouse on market street. investigators say the fire sped along the rooftops. ten homes were damaged. we have a crew in baltimore where maryland's candidates for gov remember campaigning. anthony brown and larry hogan are both there. a new poll says their race is so close it's a tossup right now. watch news 4 tonight and we'll tell you what they have to say. hyundai and kia will pay the u.s. government a $100 million penalty to end a two-year investigation int overstated gas mileage claims on about a third of the models. this is the largest civil

penalty for a clean air act violation in u.s. history. we'll look for a breakdown on what this means for you coming u on news 4 at 4:00 today. well, her story has become an inspiration for so many. a 19-year-old with brain cancer living life to the fullest. for her, that means picking up a basketball and stepping out on the court. . >> reporter: the sold out crowd didn't come for the game. they came to see her. number 22. >> it's so inspiring how everyone -- like it blew up and it's just amazing. >> r the inoperable brain cancer diagnose. the 19-year-old wanted to play on the court one more time. doctors were concerned with a growing tumor she may not live

past december. >> to live every day to its fullest and really do what you love and that's what lauren's doing today and has been doing since she got here. >> reporter: the ncaa granted special permission from mt. st. joe to move up the opener. and a special moment when lauren scored the first shot of the game. it's a celebration of courage. one which legendary coach pat summitt honored lauren with the usbwa most courageous award. she herself is battling al him s alzheimer' may be her last hoop but not her last hope. she's made it her legacy to fight pediatric cancer and never give up. >> i'm so happy that people know about it now and that we can get some research going and hopefully find that home run cure for cancer.

and even though i might not -- i'm probably not going to be around to see it. it's going to help a lot of people. >> lauren's cause has raised more than $25,000 for pediatric cancer. her team won the game 66-65. lauren scored the final two points. time for a final check in our forecast now. tom, we want to see some warm air coming in here? >> yeah, warming up after a chilly start this morning. temperatures well into the 50s around the metro area. reagan national at 59. it's in the lo mid-60s across north central virginia where there's more sunshi much of the region will be in the low to mid-60s. then even warmer looks great. sunshine, low 40s in the morning, afternoon highs in t 70. then some drier air, turning

cooler on friday, saturday and again on sunday. highs in the 50s each of those days. morning lows, 30s. that's the way it looks, see you tomorrow morning. >> okay, thank you, tom. that's news 4 midday for today. we thank you for being with us. we invite you to tune in tonight at 11:00 and we'll be back tomorrow morn on election day. 11:00 a.m., news 4 midday will bring you all that's happening tomorrow. be sure to join us. have a great day. we'll se.

>> eve: what is the matter with you, kayla? how can you stand there and defend jack deveraux? for god's sake, he raped you. >> kayla: i don't need you to remind me what jack did to me. i was there. >> jj: damn, when did it get so cold? >> rory: oh, well a low pressure front's moving down from canada. supposed to drop 15 degrees tonight. >> jj: thank you, al roker. >> rory: who? >> jj: you know, man, maybe-- i should have brought a jacket, man, maybe i should just go. >> oh, don't do that. >> we'll keep you warm. >> jj: oh. >> bev: perfect. >> yeah. [giggles] >> aiden: bree. it's been a long time.