we're learning about the moments before a brawl involving a big crowd and a woman with a stun gun. of. but we start with new developments in a late-night home invasion. two people in serious condition after being stabbed in the attempted robbery in mclean. >> the man and woman were attacked last night near spencer road in the beldway. news4's darcy spencer is live with details. >> reporter: we're live on spencer road right across the street from where it happened. it's been roped off. crime scene tape. crime scene investigators just got here within the past few minutes to continue with the investigation. what we have learned from a law enforcement source, this apparently stemmed from some sort of workplace dispute and that everyone involved, we're told, the victims and the suspects, are lawyers. now, this started as a home invasion/robbery about 10:00 last night here. the male victim answered a knock at the door and apparently when he went to the door, opened it,

he was stabbed. and the woman who lives here apparently she heard the disturbance going on. she went to see what was happening and then she was stabbed. police say again this was not random. they took two suspects into custody, and one of those suspects, i'm told, had apparently recently been released from employment, and that was a motive they're looking at, potentially here for this double stabbing. the two victims we're told are 61 years old. their injuries are considered serious and life threatening. the two suspects in this case are both in their 30s. so far they have not been named. reporting live from fairfax county, darcy spencer, news4. now to the big stars getting ready to take the stage in honor of our veterans. tomorrow's concert for valor will bring performers, including bruce springsteen, rihanna, eminem and carrie underwood, along with huge crowds. and we're tracking the latest everything happening on the mall right now and through the evening. >> we have team coverage ahead for the concert.

starting with news4's adam tuss. >> reporter: this is preparation day here on the national mall. the concert for valor starts at 7:00, goes until 10:00 at night. take a look at the stage here. we've got all sorts of lights being tested. there was a sound check earlier. of course, we're expecting big names. bruce springsteen, carrie underwood, eminem, rihanna, people from all across the country. maybe even all across the world. we actually have someone here who has come from colorado. tell me your name. >> tracee johnson. >> reporter: why did you want to come for the show? >> because big names, and a wonderful event. so to honor the vets. >> reporter: yeah. it's an important day, right? >> absolutely. absolutely. >> reporter: great. tracee is here to see the show, along with a lot of other people. take a look at this map. want to show the road closures around the national mall. in aance of this show tomorrow, which is going to be big. and, of course, what's the number of people that will come to the national mall? well, we'll have more on that coming up next hour at 5:00.

on the national mall, adam tuss, news4. from the road closures to the crowds, many want to know the best way to get over the crowded madness and get to the event. news4's melissa melai continues our team coverage with that part of the story. >> with the massive concert for valor tomorrow night, nearly 800,000 expected to attend and dozens of road closures. your best bet, just might be metro. no matter where you're coming from, we're working for you to get you to the concert easily as possible. if you're headed downtown early, trains will start the day on a saturday schedule, running every 12 minutes, and federal triangle might be your best bet. if you're headed down closer to the 7:00 p.m. start time, trains will gradually ramp up to rush hour service levels, running every two to three minutes in most places. and that's immediately before and also after the concert. now remember, metro will have more rail cars running. the blue line service will be suspended for the day. metro is replacing blue line

trains with yellow ones. yellow line trains will run between franconia springfield and green belt. metro bus service will run on a saturday schedule. some routes that travel across or near the national mall will be detoured. ifou're taking the silver or orange lines, the smithsonian station will be closed because it's within the concert security zone. all other stations on the system will be opening at 5:00 a.m., closing at midnight. some stations open later because of the large crowd expected. a couple more tips for you. bikes and large coolers will be banned from metro all day. don't bring those. try to travel without transferring. choose a station near the national mall on the same line as where you begin your trip and preload that smart trip card. happy travels. well, turning now to the weather, if you're heading down to the mall for the big concert, what can you expect? >> for the answer, storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson with the first forecast. >> hey, guys. i'm smiling.

i'm absolutely loving the way our weather is looking for the next 24 to 36 hours. because it is not looking good for five, six, seven and beyond. concert for valor, temperatures early in the morning starting out in the 40s, upper 40s, 47 degrees. it's going to be chilly. you need one layer, go for the thin, long-sleeved layer tomorrow. 52 at 11:00 a.m., 65 by 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon concert time, we go from the upper 60s, close to 70 degrees to the mid 50s by 10:00 p.m. and really, folks, with temperatures like these, you've got everything you need to know if you're trying to get around the mall tomorrow, including what you can and cannot take to the concert. check out nbcwashington.com and search concert for valor. >> first at 4:00, a virginia therapist accused of having

sexual contact with a teenaged boy. our northern virginia bureau broke this story online a few hours ago. gary hank ins was indicted today on six counts of indecent liberties with a child. investigators tell us he sent sexually suggestive texts to the teenager. hankins is a licensed clinical social worker and worked with counseling and forensic services. he had practices in alexandria, woodbridge, leesburg and warrenton. more than a dozen homes are in the middle of a very messy cleanup. it's nasty, folks. a water main break last thursday forced sewage into basements. now they're forced to replace drywall and carpeting. and now many are worried about the health of their families. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is getting answers for us and reveals the next step for homeowners tonight at 5:00. some maryland drivers are doing something they've never

been able to do quickly. they are getting from the i-370 corridor to the i-95 route 1 corridor without using the beltway. the final leg of the intercounty connecter opened for the rush hour this morning. it's a toll road that uses easy pass. the 19 mile stretch of highway now runs from gaithersburg all the way to route 1 in laurel. the entire trip will cost you $4.40. they risked their lives to save a stranger. see the incredible rescue that played out on cell phone video. plus, prosecutors believe he was inspired by the tv show "breaking bad." tonight a local college student learns his fate after making

a 17-year-old volunteer firefighter didn't think twice

about running toward a burning car to save a philadelphia police officer. the whole karen gufld in flames. the squad car caught fire last night after a t-bone accident with a pickup truck. the teen and his neighbor heard the crash and ran to help. >> the door was slammed. it was dented and wouldn't open. and the car caught fire. and me and another guy ran and he said he couldn't feel his legs, so he said we're going to have to drag you through the window and he was ready for it. >> all three were taken to the hospital. the officer suffered a head injury and burns on his legs but is expected to be okay. police say the two good samaritans' quick thinking likely saved that officer's life. several families in herndon are dealing with fire damage to their homes. the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of an apartment building on mansarday avenue. chopper 4 flew over as firefighters were putting out hot spots. there were no injuries reported. investigators are still looking for the cause.

a maryland man is in jail today after allegedly trying to snatch a baby at a local playground. this happened in silver spring wednesday. as the 9-month-old was being watched by a nanny. police tell us he approached the baby and became angry when the nanny tried to get away with the child. holmes allegedly stripped the stroller away from her, demand he she give him the baby. police say they got away after holmes exposed himself to two other women who tried to help. holmes is charged with attempted kidnapping, assault and indecent exposure. drivers left doing a double take after this incredible light show. >> controversy rocks a local school district, and it all centers around the holidays. they are colorful and attractive to kids. but this can have dangerous, even deadly consequences. one mother's cautionary tale as the makers of a popular household product make changes to keep others safe.

developing right now, police in oklahoma are on the scene of a workplace standoff. aaron, what are you hearing? >> a developing situation. first piece of video from the scene here. you can see police in normal man, oklahoma with their guns drawn as a man is hold up inside this building in norman. as you see the video here, there were two waves of evacuations since this started about 1:30 this afternoon. a lot of employees coming out, obviously, with their hands up. we know there are at least two

hostages still inside the building with this man who is armed. we don't know whether he's armed with a gun or some other sort of weapon. police negotiators are talking to him, say they are making progress in those conversations, but he is still locked on the second floor inside that building as they continue to make sure everyone else who might be inside is able to get out safely. we'll keep an eye on this situation as we get more information we'll bring it to you. aaron gilchrist at the live desk. there could be some big changes on the calendar for montgomery county schools. since the 1970s, schools have closed for the jewish high holidays. the school board does not close for muslim holidays. and as news4's chris gordon reports, that has the school board thinking about changes for next year. >> good afternoon from julius west middle school. the montgomery county board of education tomorrow votes on its new school calendar for the year 2015 and 2016 and may at that time eliminate all references to the jewish high holidays of rosh

shanna and yom kippur. since the public school system in montgomery county does not close for the muslim holiday, one of the alternatives is to eliminate references to rosh shanna and yom kippur and just list those days on the calendar as no school days. >> one option would be leaving it the way it is right now and one of the options would be to not mention the holidays by nam but still the schools would be closed. so the actual impact on the calendar is really negligible. there is no impact on the calendar. we would still be closed on those days. it's just how we label them on the calendar. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, muslim groups who want their holiday added to the school calend calendar. that's at news4 at 5:00. do you think montgomery county schools should remove references to religious holidays from the calendar for next year?

that's our nbc washington survey question of the day. weigh in on this on twitter or facebook. text or call us. the number is 202-601-3444. a local college student will spend a year in jail for having ricin in his dorm room. daniel militantsman told a federal court judge he was sorry and has learned his lesson. police arrested him in march at georgetown university. prosecutors say he was inspired by the show "breaking bad" and planned to use the ricin to hurt others. defense attorneys claim he was depressed and never intended to use the ricin on anyone but himself. some classmates say the sentence is too lenient. >> there are people like me who wanted to see justice done. because he ended up affecting some of my friends. >> he has already served more than seven months in jail. he could be eligible to move to a halfway house by early january. sunny monday out there.

are we going to be able to enjoy this for a few more days? >> you know, for tomorrow, certainly. but then the temperatures will start to come down. we'll start to see some clouds around the area. but for most of this week, most of this week will be a chance to prepare for what's coming, and that is a bit of a polar plunge for us. certainly some very cold air headed our way for the end of the week. let me show what we're talking about here, because storm team 4 has been tracking this. we told you about it last week. those temperatures way up around the polar region in the single digits. that air modifies. but much of the u.s., much if not all of the u.s., will be impacted by this cold air. those temperatures, watch here the tie. there it is friday. friday we really start to feel the high temperatures in the low 40s coming our way. as what's going on right now, we have very clear sky, lots of sunshine across the area. i'm keeping my close eye on this area down here across southern areas of virginia, just off the coast of north carolina. cloudiness here. this is a little area of disturbance that will be making its way out to sea, but it could

come close to us tomorrow. areas of southern maryland and northern neck might have a sprinkle or two or a shower. let's talk about the temperatures across the area too. we got into the low and mid 60s today. absolutely comfortable out there. temperatures today running right at average. tomorrow they'll be slightly above average. 64 degrees. we've got a clear, calm conditions here for your evening hours. 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 p.m., and nice and starry by 9:00. yes, because still a clear sky, and in the northeastern sky, you've got the constellation gemini. so be able to check that out this evening. here we are this evening. those showers i'll be tracking way off to the east tomorrow. then watch what happens as we get into the evening hours. this is 3:00 p.m. you can see already the clouds pushing from east to west into our area. great conditions here, though, as we head into areas west, even more sunshine for winchester,

hagerstown and more cloudiness throughout the day, at least the early part of the day on wednesday. then it gets kind of windy. so impact forecast for tomorrow is low, because we're really only talking about a few clouds coming our way. temperatures into the upper 60s. 68 in d.c. 67 la plata. waldorf too. again, a fine day tomorrow. just a chance of a sprinkle across southern maryland. your storm team four-day forecast. windy on wednesday. the high 62. there is your high temperature of 43 on friday. folks, wait until you see how long we could have high temperatures in the 40s and low temperatures in the 20s and 30s coming our way. we'll talk more about that later in the newscast. jim, pat? >> thanks. a brawl erupts outside a popular nightclub. details behind the fight that landed one person in jail and left several injured. and an incredible opportunity for veterans near and far. how one group is helping vets see the local memorial built on their courage and sacrifice.

nasa is confirming what hundreds of people saw and the skies over texas during the weekend. a meteor streaking across the sky so quickly they're calling it a fireball. this dash cam video caught it flying past san antonio saturday night. nasa estimates the meteor was four feet wide but weighing some 4,000 pounds and traveling as fast as 20 miles per second.

there are no reports that it landed anywhere in the lone star state. tomorrow we honor veterans across the country, but here in washington, veterans are celebrated all year long. chris lawrence reports now on how local residents and service members are helping to bring vets from around the u.s. to washington to see their memorial. >> reporter: it's been one hell of a journey to get here. surviving world war ii, starting families. >> right there. >> reporter: growing old and wondering if they would ever get to their memorial. >> ready? there you go. here's your cane. >> reporter: and then they're face-to-face with it. all in bronze, pillars, pavilions and the rainbow pool. >> i never imagined this was this huge. >> reporter: fanny farmer enlisted in the women's army corps in 1943. >> and it has been a wonderful, wonderful thing for me.

>> reporter: she and all these veterans dreamed of seeing the national world war ii memorial. >> thank you for your service and welcome to the memorial. >> reporter: but it took a group called honor flight to get them here. and that voice belongs to the woman who keeps all this organized. >> i live here in springfield, virginia, and i'm the d.c. volunteer coordinator. >> reporter: brenda manages a database of more than 500 volunteers in d.c., maryland and virginia. >> originally planned on doing it once just to feel it out and this is now my 11th flight that i've done, so just an amazing program. >> reporter: service members and civilians trying to make each trip special. >> there is a lot of work going on. we're constantly trying to figure out ways to improve it and make it faster and better. >> reporter: honor flight transports vets from all over the country and then escorts them to the mall. ♪ the guardians say they're honored to do it.

>> it's basically a walking history lesson. >> it's a great feeling. very humbling. >> reporter: but vets like fanny say they have got it all wrong. >> i owe them this. they think they owe me. >> reporter: but as they head home, she sums up the feeling of so many who saw their memorial for the first and only time. >> exciting. memorable. i'll never forget it. >> reporter: chris lawrence, news4. that was the last honor flight this year, but come january, organizers will begin planning for 2015. that's just wrong. those are the words of michelle obama, describing a shocking unemployment statistic for women veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan. 11.2%. that's 5 points higher than the rate for male veterans who served in the same complex and more than double the national. the unemployment rate for civilian women. >> the fact that any of you are

worrying about where your next paycheck is going to come from or struggling to put food on the table, that should be appalling to all of us as americans. >> the first lady says many ceos have told her that when veterans bring their military experience to the workplace, it raises the bar for everyone. mrs. obama spoke at a forum designed to help women vets tackle the challenges of transitioning to civilian careers. from the football field to the streets, what's being done to eliminate a racial slur from the american vocabulary. and a suspected thief sinks to a new low. the alleged crime, stealing girl scout cookies. but he didn't get far. and a rare taste of winter blasts part of the country. and it's headed our way. veronica johnson breaks down the time line.

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now at 4:30, fists fly outside a d.c. nightclub and then things escalate. right now one person is in jail as we learn new details about the brawl. plus a rare storm dumped snow across parts of the country and we're going to be feeling its affects next. and a popular household item could have deadly consequences for children. the new warning this afternoon. >> welcome back, i'm jim handly. >> i'm pat lawson muse. first a woman taken into custody after a late-night street fight

that involved one person with a taser. cell phone video captured a crowd of people pushing and shouting at each other outside a dupont circle nightclub last night. a witness tells us she was out with friends when she watched the fight and moved across connecticut avenue. >> i never had seen anything like that happen in this area. >> reporter: scary? >> definitely scary. scary, sad to watch. because there was a guy being stomped on his head and he was already on the ground, not moving. >> police wound up arrested one woman. we're told three people went to the hospital. the nightclub tells us police reviewed their video and determined the fight did not start inside. it's anything but sweet. two guys accused of stealing a wagon full of cookies from two girl scouts. police tell us the suspects snatched the wagon and drove off on saturday afternoon. this happened along jason's landing way in maryland.

with the help of a vigilant neighbor, officers found the suspects about four miles away at a gas station in odenton. they arrested 18-year-old gabriel taylor smith pictured here for the theft. a 17-year-old whom police have not identified is also charged. shoveling snow in the middle of autumn? that was how people up and down the east coast spent their weekend. storms dumped more than a foot of snow in some states. south carolina saw its earliest snowfall ever, and school is cancelled in parts of minnesota. nbc's mark barger has more on this giant storm system that started in alaska, but will be felt as far south as florida. >> reporter: snowplowses are out in force across the upper midwest as an early season snowfall blankets the region. motorists in forest lake, minnesota, north of minneapolis, found the commute slow going this morning. >> this is a little early to be having all the white stuff. i'm not ready for it yet. >> reporter: others are taking

it in stride. >> being from minnesota, no, i kind of expect it, from time to time. and i think it's -- i think it's great. >> reporter: not so great for these motorists in duluth, minnesota. a 16-car accident caused by slick, icy roads. just a reminder that while the official start of winter may still be six weeks away, mother nature can still deliver a winter wallop. as much as a foot of snow is forecast in some areas over the coming days, with winter storm warnings stretching from northern idaho to northern michigan. the weather pattern is part of a dip in the jet stream that is allowing cold, arctic air to push south across canada into the u.s. where temperatures will be dropping across much of the country. more than two-thirds of the u.s. will see below average temperatures this week. hardest hit will be minnesota and the dakotas where wind chills will dip below zero. an arctic blast putting much of

the country in its icy grip. mark barger, nbc news. >> so now that the blast of cold air is headed our way, let's find out exactly when. let's head to storm team 4 meteorologist, veronica johnson. >> this is going to be hitting us at the end of the week. temperatures for your evening here, we're going to see them dip from the upper 50s to the mid 50s and then the low 50s by the time we get to 8:00. let's go ahead and switch over to the other computer system. we can show you that dip for your evening. again, it's under a clear to a mostly clear sky. there we go. no issues here. meanwhile, right now at 64 in d.c. 61 in gaithersburg. 61 in camp springs. but here comes the cold. your average high temperature now at 60 degrees. by the time we get to friday, we'll be talking about high temperatures around 45 degrees. friday, the weekend, and much of the next week, guys. this is going to be lasting a while. again, impacting so much of the country.

when i return in just a little bit, we'll give the hard numbers and talk about our weekend. that's all in a few minutes. after several incidents this year, the nfl adopted a zero tolerance policy on the use of the "n" word. game officials can now impose 15-yard penalties for first phelps and eject players for a second offense. can the league really enforce the policy? can it improve player conduct and change attitudes, or is the effort to ban the word a noble but futile crusade? it's the front page story of today's "washington post" and generating a lot of talk. here to talk about it is troy johnson of whur. troy, this season several players have been penalized and find. but this has long been an issue in the nfl, hasn't it? >> it has been. one they have been trying to figure out how do they deal with it for some time now. and it comes at a time when we know the nfl is already dealing with a lot of other issues they have under the mike scope.

high-profile domestic violence incidents, the conversation about traumatic brain trauma in the nfl. all of these things going on at the same time. now we're talking about a conversation about the "n" word. and as you mentioned, high-profile players like colin kaepernick, from the 49ers, he has been fined and comes with a 15-yard penalty. if you're concerned what's going on during a game. so he's actually appealed the fine. but you know, he says i never said the slur in the first place. so it's kind of a bit of a controversy, either way. >> what are people saying about timing, though? why do they think the nfl decided now is the time to tackle this issue in this manner with yard penalties and fines, and do they really think this policy can be enforced, especially on the field? they tell me they think the issue is one the nfl is genuinely trying to address. but at the same time, we know this is a billion-dollar business. and a lot of fans of the nfl know, and it's a phrase that's been used quite often. protecting the shield. and, you know, if you're a savvy

nfl fan, you know the nfl, especially under all of this criticism and controversy as of late, is trying to work to prepare that image. and this may be a way in their words to do it. >> how about the debate itself, troy, over the use of the word in our culture? do people think the generational divide that has developed makes this debate less useful? >> well, it's a debate that has to continue. it's one that folks -- whether they want to have it or not, know at least when i've spoken to them, that it's important. may not feel like having this discussion at times, but it's one that is going -- is not going away. it's a word we all know is based in racism and hate, and no matter how manyiterations of the word or how we try to deal with it, listeners tell me it's something that is wrong in the first place and we're going to have to deal with at some point. >> troy johnson, thank you. >> thank you. >> jim? next at 4:00, a new step toward healing more than a year after the deadly rampage of the navy yard. what's being done now to remember the victims.

plus, a major shakeout at the department of veterans' affairs in the wake of that scandal that left tens of thousand waiting for much-needed health care.

♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] follow your joy to a celebration like no other. start your new orleans holiday at followyournola.com. new information just in on a string of robberies at a d.c. high school. aaron gilchrist at the live desk with new details. >> this is at wilson high school in the tinnily town neighborhood. mark segraves confirming two

juveniles arrested at the school friday after three separate robbery incidents were reported during the school day there at wilson high school on friday. we know at least one of those was reported as attempted robbery while armed. we don't know what type of weapon may have been involved in that incident. again at this point two juveniles arrested there. we don't know if they're actually students at the school or what circumstances led up to this incident or to the arrests. we're still hoping to get that information from police. we do know d.c. public schools does plan to send a letter home to students. no school likely tomorrow, and parents learn more about what happened at wilson high school and these three robbery incidents reported. i'm aaron gill christ. construction on a new remembrance area is now under way inside building 197 at the navy yard. it was a site of the deadly shooting spree in september of 2013. navy officials tell the i-team's scott macfarlane contractors are nearly finished renovating the building's fifth floor. they are now working on a new

cafeteria in addition to the reverance site which will honor the 12 victims. building 197 is set to reopen next february. the department of veterans' affairs will undergo the largest restructuring in the agency's history. after the scandal that left thousands of veterans waiting for health care and cost secretary eric shinseki chisago job. when the problems came to light, congress passed a law called the choice act. it provides $5 billion to hire additional doctors and nurses and another $10 billion. >> the new law is extremely complex and we need to make sure we get things right. >> as for disciplinary measures in the wake of the scandal, mcdonnell says he has received a report that recommends the firing of 35 people and another report suggests 1,000 people lose their job. he survived the war in afghanistan. only to be shot and killed

during his homecoming party. what we're learning now about the murder of a young army veteran. and a warning for parents. what's being done to protect kids from a popular household product that could have dangerous and deadly consequences.

you're watching news4 at 4:00. and welcome back to news4 at 4:00. we have reporters and anchors standing by now with new stories first at 4:00. a product design to help make doing laundry easier. resulting in thousands of phone calls to poison centers around the country. >> yeah, it's a danger we have warned you about before. consumer reporter erika gonzales has results of a new study now about those liquid laundry pods in children. erika? >> jim, the numbers are just alarming. every single hour, a child swallows, en hails or otherwise is exposed to the chemicals inside the laundry detergent pods. that's more than 2012 when the pods hit the store shelves. with the majority of the children being younger than 3 years old. this according to a study published today in the journal of pediatrics. it says more than 750 children have been hospitalized since the products came on the market.

and we have been warning you about liquid laundry pods for the past couple of years. one of the brightly colored pods caught the attention of little alexander rhode. he swallowed it and became so ill he spent several weeks in a minnesota hospital. >> i want to get this awareness out to other parents. >> at least one baby has died after putting one of those laundry pods in his mouth. manufacturers say they're working to improve warning labels and make the pods less attractive to young children by changing the colors and making the pods clear. in a statement, the american cleaning institute says manufacturers, quote, remain committed to reducing the number of children involved in accidents with these products which are used safely by millions of consumers. just last week, the cleaning institute released a survey that found that a majority of consumers store their detergent pods well within reach of curious young children.

now, we want to switch gears. later this evening, we're going to talk about another safety warning. this one, though, involves your bank account. coming up tonight on news4 at 5:00, we're going to kick off a week-long series of stories to help you shop safely and securely over the holiday season. tonight in a rare sitdown with the secret service, find out the one thing you need to do right before and the one thing right after you finish that holiday shopping. so stay safe, everyone, and we'll see you tonight at 5:00. >> all right. we're looking forward to it, thanks. if it you have a story idea for c consumer watch, send an e-mail to nbcwashington.com and also call with your ideas. 202-885-4884. veronica, i've got the fireplace primed. >> good. >> will i need it tonight? >> you're prepared. >> will i need it for a long time? >> you will not need it tonight. here's the thing. we have had back-to-back days that have been cold. we haven't had a week of cold. and now this latest round coming

in may have some folks already to switch their wardrobe over to winter. let's talk about this evening, though. if you're going to be out walking the dog or taking a stroll, here's a look at your temperatures for this evening. we're in the 50s, upper 50s now. we drop to 50 degrees by 9:00. again, nice and clear. and awfully starry too under the clear sky. 48 degrees by 11:00 p.m. and also the international space station making its flyover from the southwestern sky to the northeastern sky, about 5:29 tomorrow morning. 64, the temperature in d.c. 58 around bowie and college park. camp springs, 61. falls church and reston at 61. gaithersburg at 59 degrees. not bad this evening. and a great day coming our way tomorrow. so what to wear? are you going to need a hat, scarf? no. go for the light jacket and sunglasses for tomorrow. we will have lots of sunshine. especially the first half of the day. we pick up a few clouds during the back part of the day.

your afternoon and during the evening hours. but a-okay for veterans day, and certainly comfortable by november standards. in fact, we're turning the page back a whole 30 days on the calendar, because it's going to feel more like october around here. so mild and comfortable for tomorrow. we start out in the upper 40s. we hit 60 degrees by around lunch time. and then close to 70 degrees quickly by around 2:00, 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. again, mild and comfortable. saturday, we're -- we've got a crisp afternoon. sunday, rain coming our way, but not until late. that temperature at 42 degrees. again, the average date for our first frost right now is november 17th. so i think we could be hitting that just a little early, guys. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. the 40s start on friday. you've got 44 on saturday. 42 for a high temperature on sunday. and on monday too, mid 40s with rain coming our way. we'll talk more about this cold pattern on news4 at 5:00.

>> thanks, veronica. the stage is set for tomorrow's big concert for valor. we have a bunch of crews working on the story, and wendy rieger at the live desk with a preview. hey, wendy. >> hi, a big day. one of the biggest in terms of crowds that this national mall has seen in years. there is a lot of action there tonight. the sound crews making sound checks, putting up the security fences because they've got a lot of crowd to control. they're expecting about 800,000 people. metro will be suspending the blue line service, and there will be road closures in that area. so beware, and plan on staying away. keep your cars out of that area. we have live team coverage of this big event, including what to expect. that is copying coming up at the top of the hour. back to you. first at 4:00 right now, an incredible mess for more than a dozen homes in alexandria. a water main break led to a sewage backup. northern virginia bureau chief jaully carry has a preview now.

>> reporter: the 100 block of south georgia street looks like a disaster zone. day four of cleanup here. inside this dumpster, all of the couches and chairs that used to be in the residents' basements here. last thursday, there was a water main break in this area. the rush of water forced sewage back into the basements of 14 homes. everything has to be cleared out. the drywall cut away. and the residents here have one big question on their minds today that hasn't yet been answered. what about their health? they all had raw sewage in a lower levels of their home. they're still waiting to hear about that. we hope to have answers tonight on news4 at 5:00 and 6:00. an army veteran shot and killed coming home from war. what we are learning about moments before the targeted attack. >> it was a closing time street fight that went from place to place to place. one of the aggressors, they say, was a woman. a woman with a taser. we have some fight video for you, coming

we are working now to learn more about the fate of a leader of the terror group, isis. right now his status is unknown. some iraqi officials and media claim the group's leader, abu al baghdadi was injured by an american air strike near mosul saturday. they cite unnamed sources allegedly close to isis. nbc news has talked to iraqi officials today who say they are

not aware or they are aware of the reports, but cannot confirm them. if al baghdadi were killed or injured, it would be an enormous blow to isis. a young army veteran survived the war in afghanistan, only to lose his life in his own los angeles neighborhood sunday. now instead of honoring him on veteran's day, his family is planning his funeral. kate larson has details about the celebration that ended in a deadly shooting. >> reporter: as the night grew darker, the crowd grew bigger. within hours, a dozen people and a few candles turned to a street overflowing with mourners. police had to shut down the avenue to cars in order to make room for francisco garcia's friends, family and neighbors, all quietly praying near the sidewalk where the 21-year-old army veteran was shot and killed early this morning after leaving a party.

>> there were six to eight, bam, bam, bam. and then you hear the cars take off. >> reporter: maria and jessica live in the apartment complex across the street from the crime scene. >> we had fallen asleep and then heard the gunshots. so we thought of calling the police. >> and then i don't know, you just hear somebody -- call 911. they were desperate, trying to, like, get him back to life, but he died right when the paramedics came. >> reporter: friends called francisco "frankie" and say he came home from afghanistan four months ago after being honorably discharged because of an injury. >> he had just come back from serving his country, and veterans day is a few days away. and it was supposed to be a celebration for him as well. and they took away his life. >> reporter: in a heartfelt letter in a fund-raising site for his funeral, he was recently accepted to the chp academy and was excited to earn enough money to take care of their parents. >> police believe the shooter targeted garcia after an earlier

dispute. they have made no arrests. news4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. a nightclub brawl spills out into the streets. now at 5:00, more of the video you'll see only on 4, and what happened after this ambush by young women. tied up, stabbed, robbed. why lawyers were involved in a violent attack. and live tonight, the countdown to the concert for valor. we have team coverage on road closures, traffic, and how this event could impact you, even if you don't plan to go. it was a street fight caught on camera. >> and it's video you'll see only on news4. this brawl involving women when at least three rounds in the predawn hours of northwest d.c. one woman was arrested. >> and that's because she used a stun gun during the assault. this went down right outside a busy nightclub. pat collins joins us live with the interview with the person who captured all of this action.

pat? >> reporter: wendy, it happened around closing time. it happened in the middle of connecticut avenue. and bri junior candan dan she saw it all. well, most of it. >> some of the aggressors were women. a woman had a taser. she was tasing women. she was tasing men. there were other women punching each other. they were punching men, punching women. everyone was punching each other. gender was irrelevant. >> reporter: that's bri jordan. she was out celebrating her birthday this morning when she ran across a rolling street fight on connecticut avenue. it happened around closing time. bri caught some of the action on her phone. if you listen carefully, you can hear the distinct sound of a taser going off. the way bri jordan described it, it was like the same group of people involved in a three-round fight. the first round, right here in the middle of connecticut avenue.

>> the first one over here, maybe five or six people over here fighting or gearing up to fight, you know, putting their arms up, having words with one another. >> reporter: round two, on the east side of connecticut avenue. >> people were punching each other. some people ended up lying down in the street, getting back up, starting the fight again. >> reporter: round three. the intersection of connecticut avenue and jefferson place. here she says it got more violent. here she says it got real scary. >> i saw a guy knocked to the ground, not moving. and then someone came up and stomped on his head multiple times. >> reporter: did you see a woman with a taser? >> there was a woman with a taser. she was tasing over here in the second round, and she came over with the crowd and continued to takes people, and taunt people with the taser in the air. >> reporter: there's a point when the camera goes off. that's when bri said she thought it was time to leave the