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just because the person that shot him was a drug dealer does not mean this is drug related. i want the rumors stopped. i've heard a lot of bad rumors about this and that is not what happened. i don't know why these people killed my son. >> reporter: 16-year-old brenden wilson was a student at woodbridge high his friends and family say had been bullied in the past. >> he always made people smile. he was a troubled kid and got bullied a lot. i could relate to that and that's how he helped me. >> reporter: three suspects now in custody. one suspect, 20-year-old kawain smalls charge with pulling the trigger and the others charged with conspiracy including 18-year-old timothy wilson. the names of the other suspects have not been released because they're juveniles. police searching for one of those suspects. >> we're going to hopefully get one of the suspects today. >> reporter: they do know who the other suspect is and hope to
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have him in custody tonight. none of the four suspects were current students at woodbridge hospital. coming up at 6:00, what the victim's mother says she hopes good will come out of her son's death. tonight, a woman says she was assaulted during her morning commute and the guy who did it is still out there. here is a police sketch. she told police she met him yesterday morning at a lot in woodbridge and apparently drove up in a white colored honda as she waited for a bus and offered a ride. at some point on i-95, she says he exposed himself and assaulted her. she got out a couple miles later and he drove off. the d.c. investigation into a rabbi accused of voyeurism is expanding. chris gordon attended a hearing and discovered there are new efforts under way to find other women who may have been victimized. >> reporter: could there be more
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victims? orthodox rabbi mendel is accused of victimizing women in the sacred bath in georgetown using a radio clock and hidden video. and police have created a website so victims can contact investigators. rather than come forward themselves, some women have already called lawyers. >> i can tell you the pain our client is feeling is palpable. just thinking about the invasion of her privacy, breach of her trust that evil lurked in the place you least expect it. >> reporter: in court, prosecutors said it will take detectives until thanksgiving to review all video they seized as evidence from the rabbi's home and computers. the rabbi left by a side door to avoid cameras. a woman said she used to urge them to use it when they converted to judaism and now
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regrets it. >> it's distressing i might have in some intentional way helped him in his -- really, all you can call it is an evil scheme. >> reporter: the rabbi will return to court on january 16th for his next hearing. coming up at 6:00, a local couple is feeling shunned by their synagogue being called snitches after the wife said she may be a possible victim of the rabbi's secret videotaping. a man is being held in arson charges in connection to a fire in southern maryland. edward white is accused of setting the early morning blaze at fred's sporting goods in waldorf last month. investigators tracked him down after finding a cell phone behind the store on the morning of that fire. when they arrested him they found a stolen gun from fred's on white and another at his home. new equipment and hopefully
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evidence of a new start for the troubled fire department. mayor vincent gray showed off new fire trucks fand new recruits. he leaves office in a few weeks wanted to make a major investment in the city's safety. >> another new ambulance, a row of new fire trucks. new emergency equipment. and a few dozen fire and emergency recruits. just weeks from leaving office january 2nd, mayor vincent gray says he's rebuilt a fire department better known in recent years for breakdowns, shortages and personnel mistakes? we have substantially upgraded where we are with all of the equipment and frankly overcome a number of years of disinvestment. >> reporter: gray says it's ready to turn over to mayor elect muriel bowser. >> reporter: what will you tell her needs to be done after january starts? >> as far as the fire department is concerned?
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it's ready to go. >> reporter: the mayor said he would recommend bowser keep interim fire chief jones who came from prince george's county and credited with settling down widespread problems in the department. does jones want the job with bowser? yes. >> reporter: it was disrupted when one recruit fainted and an ambulance was nearby and the recruit was later reported all right. get ready, folks, we have bitter cold air. it is on the way. >> let's get the news from veronica johnson. when's it hitting us? >> later tonight. it will be significantly colder, about 10-20 degrees colder than last night. let's talk about where they are right now. still in the 50s. south arlington 55, 58 degrees, even mitchellville, your temperature, 57 degrees. today, we had some sunshine. it was also breezy, winds
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calming down with gusts just under 20 miles an hour. most locations that wind will continue to settle. by the time we get to 9:00 to 11:00 p.m., we will be in the 40s. now is the time we transition from having a jacket to a nice warm winter type jacket. you're also going to need your umbrella. i will tell you when rain moves in, coming up. new at 5, just weeks before the holiday shopping takes off, getting rid of valuable parking spaces in virginia mall because of a safety concern. pieces fell off and no one was hurt but it had to be closed. work started today tearing down that structure. shoppers can use valet parking during the holiday to avoid a crunch but the shopping center will also go through a $90 million renovation and expansion. two attorneys now in custody tonight, accused in a bizarre abduction and stabbing case in
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virginia. alicia schmuhl and her husband are accused of going into a home and stabbing a man and woman. it was a workplace dispute that alicia schmuhl just lost her job and neighbors said they noticed a lot of activity at the suspect's house yesterday. >> i came out to walk the dog and there was a scene. i guess they were executing a search warrant. >> reporter: what was happening? >> lots of police, unmarked cars, unnormed police. >> darcy spencer will have much more on the investigation and the victim's condition new at 5:30. dangling for more than an hour, 68 stories up, how two window washers were able to hang on at the new world trade tower. keeping your money safe and secure this holiday season, it can mean shopping without swiping your card. erika gonzalez will show us how that works. he's accused of kidnapping a
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incidents may have you thinking twice before you swipe that credit or debit card. >> showing us how retailers and banks are responding. >> technology for paying for your purchases is changing as we speak. credit cards with chips and phones that double as credit cards. as we work to make your safe and secure, tonight, we show you the latest safety options. >> i don't feel safe walking around with cash or swiping my card at department stores. i don't know what to do these days. >> reporter: jeff norman is one of millions not sure about what to use. >> it makes me want to use cash. >> reporter: cash is always king. you do have secure payment options largely in part because of single. >> just incredible to think how far we have come in such a short period of time. >> reporter: in talking with us, beth of the national retail
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federation makes a bold predicti predicti i think if people do i right, this will be the last holiday season they use cards for their purchased. >> reporter: we rang up a few items at this wal-mart in northwest d.c. to try. you insert, instead of swiping and leave the card there until the transaction is approved. >> i usually do thanksgiving and the family. >> reporter: are you inviting us, cooking for us? >> reporter: cleo will be doing shopping and cooking later this year. >> baked potato and sweet potatoes. >> reporter: no shopping? >> no shopping at all. >> reporter: when i asked her about the chip card, she said it won't the top of her mind. >> i haven't given it much thought just yet. >> reporter: if you haven't you should. >> i urge you call and get a chip card if your card is expiring or have a more secure form of payment. >> reporter: or maybe the mobile
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route. >> maybe the iphone 6 might be slick. >> reporter: apple pay is for the latest edition for apple phones and google wallet. you can pay with your phone but without taking out your card. very few are ready for this. so there may be more shoppers like cleo. >> reporter: do you think you feel safer with cash or check? >> i really do. >> reporter: even if it takes you more time or feel secure walking around with a lot of cash? >> i'm retired so i'm happy to do that. >> reporter: if you don't have the chip, you can still use the card but swipe and make your purchase. do you have questions how to stay safe and secure this holiday season. let me know. i'm on facebook news4 consumer watch and post your question.
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on friday, i will do my best teamed up with the wonderful ladies in the consumer watch team and we will answer as many questions as we can come friday. we know this is important to you. sweet us or facebook us. the twitter is erika underscore news. >> the best part is erika is getting a free iphone 6. >> no. that request goes to santa. >> it only took a couple hours to set up but a long time to set down. this is what it looks like this morning as crews work to d disassemble last night's stage. they had already gone through last night and picked up all the garbage left behind. a look as the sun is setting on the mall. all that appears to be left is a crane taking apart the equipment. you can take a look at the best
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moments of the countncert of va on our website. it was balmy last night even through the 11:00 show. >> and balmy. and it will be colder and dry tomorrow morning. we are making that switch, a little bit of that switch tonight. you will need a nice worm winter type jacket for tomorrow morning. let's head to the weather wall and talk about what's coming our way for the overnight period. temperatures much lower. a cool autumn evening 10 degrees colder at the very least. we're talking about that arctic air just about ready to move in. unpack your nice warm winter wear. storm team tracking temperatures for you. over the last couple of days, you can see, there's where the cold is, 25 degrees, kansas city, 28, chicago, 22 minneapolis. we're now at 58 degrees under a
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clear sky. we'll stay fairly clear by 9:00, a nice starry night, you can check jupiter out in the northeastern skies and heading to 46 degrees by 11:00 p.m. and there will be a weather system moving in tomorrow. we start with sunshine. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and look at the clouds starting to roll into the area from southeast to northeast and in the northern neck, not until 5:00 or 6:00 tomorrow we start to see light rain showers. and petersburg in west virginia start to make their way in. shortly after 10:00, rain showers, most of them will be moving through the area. the bulk of it between 9:00 p.m. and midnight tomorrow. yes, that's snow in the high spots off to the west. if there is enough wind, there might be a little bit of a flurry some locations, in the wee hours of the morning, winchester, hagerstown might
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see. we clear out by friday and lower temperatures, breezy cold with sunshine coming our way. the forecast for tomorrow is low because we're low to moderate because we're expecting cooler conditions and rain late for afternoon and evening hours. that does mean wet roads. the later part of the evening rush is when we can expect to see wet roads. early tomorrow morning, 33, some colder spots, gaithersburg, manassas and fredericksburg and leesburg starting out very cold. in temps of what to wear, the kiddos at the bus stop early tomorrow will need to dress warm. that means a warm jacket and umbrella if you plan on being out late tomorrow, a hat to keep warm. showers in the afternoon, range in temperatures, these numbers more like late fall, 47-52 degrees. a look at your forecast from 50 tomorrow, that cold air moving in early friday. temperature, 43 degrees. for your weekend right now, it
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is looking better. remember, yesterday we were talking about rain moving in on sunday. right now, you're sunday dry from 44, saturday, to 48 degrees sunday. we still have the clouds and we're still talking about some rain moving in on sunday but i think we get through the daylight hours just fine where it is looking dry. dry conditions for sunday. sunday late into monday morning, the rain moves in. that storm system is so critical, our temperatures, amelia segal has taken a look at what locations might have seen not just rain showers but a little bit of winter weather falling from the skies. >> we are talking about monday morning. the d.c. metro area is really looking fine. you can see lows on your monday morning for the most part in mid to upper 30s. washington at 38 degrees. as we head further north and west, spots mixing with snow and rain monday morning. 33 in gaithersburg.
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and loudon counties and culpeper, you can see rain-snow mix with low temperatures around that freezing mark. western maryland also has potential to see a little bit of rain-snow mix and frederick and hagerstown and through martinsburg. it's cold monday morning but highs tuesday and wednesday, those are something to keep an eye on, too, right? >> right. for sure. monday right now, a conversational event for us, roads should not be impacted. 38 to 50 degrees for a high temperature. another reinforcing dose of cold air that comes in behind this system, sends our temperatures down for a high afternoon temperature 38-39 degrees. a lot more on this up and down roller coaster with temperatures later on in the newscast. >> thanks. we're gathers details on the heart stopping rescue of two
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window washers, they spent nearly an hour dangling there off the one world trade center tower. the drama played out in front of more than 8 million workers. the scaffold came loose after a cable developed slack and they were connected by cable to the rig but not much comfort 68 stories to the ground. they gave the window washers additional harnesses to secure themselves and helped each worker to the window to safety. a cancer cluster. in a local neighborhood women live in the same area that has the highest death rate for breast cancer. doreen spoke to one person about something she did wrong. would you like to hire a lawyer or like the court to appoint counsel for you? >> the court to appoint counsel. the latest in the kidnapper
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appeared in court today. >> delvin barnes the subject of a massive manhunt after the snatched a woman off the streets of philadelphia. he's also accused of raping and almost killing a philadelphia teenager. >> rosemary connor was in court this afternoon. >> we represent our clients all the way through including appeal and beyond. >> reporter: the court appointed defense attorney nina, gave brief comment as she was appointed this afternoon. the defendant appeared before the judge in a green colored jumpsuit initially with his hands cuffed behind his back. todays a the first time he was in federal court in abduction kidnapping charges of carlesha gaither on the night of november 2nd when she was snatched in germantown. >> reporter: are you aware of the charges in virginia? >> the only thing we got today was a complaint warrant. i have no information about that. >> reporter: when will you talk to delvin barnes next?
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>> that, i can't say. >> reporter: charges have also been filed in virginia in a separate abduction case in which barnes is accused of sexually assaulting and attempting to murder a 16-year-old girl. state prosecutors there have agreed to relinquish custody of barnes to the feds in order to allow the federal prosecution to go first. >> how confident are you about the prosecution's case against mr. barnes? >> i won't comment at this time because it is an ongoing investigation. >> reporter: what's next for delvin barnes? a detention hearing scheduled for friday. in terms of the victim in this case, carlesha freeland gaither, it was one week ago she was rescued by authorities in maryland. we have been in touch with her family. they were not here today but said she is getting better slowly. i'm rosemary connors, news4. >> we're just getting this into news4. about 3:30 this afternoon a
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magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred around the kansas city-oklahoma border. it means it is felt by many and most likely has little damage. kansas-oklahoma border. it was not related directly to that earthquake. a 4 point earthquake was reported in kansas at 4:30. to give you an idea how unusual this is, kansas has only reported a earn earthquake high than that since 1974. we're learning more about a fire that forced a family out of their home. we will tell you one reason this townhouse fire in southern maryland could have been avoided. it was lawyers attacking another lawyer. we now know the names of the suspects and victim involved in a violent home invasion and sorting out the motive behind this bar assault. local nurses joining a
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facebook page about the school holiday thanksgiving shake-up. now, we will tell you what we found at another school district. >> reporter: the diamond heist, brazen burglary had police on a rooftop manhunt. >> first at 5:30, a home invasion stabbing in virginia. >> the police have identified two attorneys as the suspects in this case. we're learning about what could have motivated this attack. darcy spencer is live at the police headquarters in fairfax. darcy. >> >> reportefairfax count poli immediately release the names of these suspects because they were executing a search warrant at their house. we talked to neighbors who said that's how they knew their neighbors were in serious trouble. >> reporter: this is the booking photo of alicia schmuhl in a bizarre stabbing that left a
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couple in their 60s in the hospital. her husband, andrew schmuhl, also charged and both are lawyers. this all stemmed from alicia schmuhl allegedly losing her job. neighbors on springfield said they saw police searching the schmuhl's home tuesday. >> reporter: what was happening? >> just lots of cars and un-uniformed police. the streets were blocked a little bit. >> reporter: the couple showed up at this house on spencer road in mcclain sunday night. the attorney lived in this home and a partner where alicia worked. he was stabbed answering the door and the secd victim was stabbed when she went to see what was happening. they never suspected this crime would lead detectives to their street. >> i guess it happens everywhere. i just happen to live here. >> reporter: the schmuhls are charged with abduction and malicious wounding and both held
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without bond. the victims are still in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >> unfortunately, because of their conditions, the detectives have not been able to interview them at great length. our first concern is their well-being. >> reporter: this attack was bold and it happened at 10:00 at night. how were police able to track down these suspects within one hour? i'll have that port part of the story on news4 at 6. thanks. the man accused of killing chandra levy is back in court today. there will be three hearings with additional hearings for february. the attorneys say he deserves a new trial because they say the key prosecution witness gave false or misleading testimony. her remains were found in 2001.
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a home was burned down because someone didn't put out their cigarette. and this is located on cypress hill court in waldorf. it took about 85 firefight others to get it under control. the fire marshal said it started on a back balcony, caused by smoking materials that were still burning. the fire caused more than half a million dollars in damages. a brand new operation could bring big money and lots of jobs to prince george's county, even more than the much talked about new casino. a new power plant is set to open on 30 acres of farmland near brandywine in 2017, even after a lucrative tax break, that plant should still pay the county more than 40man over 18 years. the project will go on a former
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gravel mine and create enough power for half a million people. a group protested on capitol hill to restore metro funding it says is taking a big piece of their bottom line. since january, many workers who receive more than $200 a month for transit trips have seen that allowance down to 100 bucks. riders who previously relied on that funding have gone away from the transit system and that likely means more cars back out on cloed roads. now at 5:00, an alarming trend for breast cancer why some women in a specific pocket of our region are finding this cancer when it's too late. >> we forget to take care of ourselves because we're always taking care of someone else. a daring heist in the heart of manhattan, how burglars use veteran's day to take off with more than $2 million in jewelry.
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>> you like everybody you work with? you don't have to point them out. >> reporter: robert griffin the third says he doesn't care if you like him. right now, he's the holiday season is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta and the well-crafted all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season just about all you need is a finely tuned...
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religious holidays off the calendar for a school. this topic became the most shared post on their website. we found nearby prince george's county includes all religious holidays on its school calendar. the muslim community pushed to have it recognized. but in dead of adding that request, the school board voted to remove all religious references starting next school year. tonight's wednesday's child is a lovely 16-year-old who wants to find a home where she is safe and loved. >> her name is cynthia. while looking forward to a job as a vet or zooologist, she wants a family to encourage her and her other goals in life. m >> taking her out on this beautiful fall day. >> reporter: cynthia wants to be a zooologist some day and we came here to explore this idea.
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i want you to meet cynthia. she has ideas for her career and they all include animals big and small. the keeper of the national zoo is in charge of what is known as "the farm." >> reporter: she had been living with her grandmother no longer able to take care of her. >> when i was little, my favorite animal was horses. >> reporter: did you learn to ride? >> yeah. >> reporter: do you still have a chance to ride? >> no. >> would you like to be able to? >> yeah. that would be a lot of fun. >> reporter: while she loves horses and cows, she says if she's lucky enough to be adopted, it wouldn't matter if she's in the city or country, she just wants a family that would love and care for her. what would you offer in return? >> i would offer my love, care and a lot of affection. >> reporter: those are things she missed, she says growing up.
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often prospective families aren't interested in teenagers but they need a home, too to come home to. >> he had some parting words for her future as a zooologist. >> you do have a future the way you are with animals. >> if you know of a home for cynthia or another child, call or search for wednesday's child on nbcwashington.com. a controversial wawa proposed for loudoun county proposed for oak grove road and old ox road in sterling, some in the neighborhood are concerned about adding for the congestion in the area. there are mixed opinions from nearby businesses. some welcome the added traffic and others don't want the
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tonight, it's the best way to stop breast cancer. local doctors are saying they see a lot of women not doing it. >> details of an alarming trend that has physicians concerned. >> early detection is the best way to fight breast cancer and that means getting regular mammograms. doctors at one area hospital are saying they're seeing more and more women coming in with late stage breast cancer not because they don' can't afford it, it's because they're skipping their screenings. >> it was january i was supposed to go in and get my mammogram and just busy, you put stuff off to the side. >> reporter: that decision could have been a fatal one.
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that's because there was a tumor growing inside her breast. >> a lot of women, we forget to take care of ourselves because we're always taking care of someone else. >> reporter: doctors are seeing women skipping mammograms even when they do have health insurance and when they do see them, there advanced and often fatal. >> when a woman comes here with a tumor palpable, huge and that means the woman let this tumor grow over many many months, this woman should have had a mama gram. >> reporter: this dr. says about 97% of women who come in with advanced stage 3 or 4 breast cancer have health insurance. it's a trend that's become so alarming, they're launching a study in the ward 5 area of the
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district surrounding the hospital and has the highest breast cancer mortality rate in this city. >> reporter: one of med star's patient mav gators, as part of the study, she walks around ward 5 going in salons talking about women about mammograms. >> i talked to some women who say it just hurts or i don't want to know. >> reporter: she asks if they have had their annual screening, and for those who haven't she asks why not. fear is the usual answer. >> fear can cost your life. >> reporter: she says she's lucky she found her tumor on her own and she underwent a double mastectomy and for now clear of cancer. she's hoping other women save their life. >> it's your life. you can't let fear cheat you of
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that. >> sure hope you're getting the message. get a mammogram. you can learn more about breast cancer and mammography on our website. >> it really matters. >> it does. thousands of workers walked off their job today in the fight against ebola. live outside the white house, the protest is still going on. >> reporter: that's right, wendy. nurses at providence hospital have been in the middle of a negotiations process discussing a variety of issues. and among those issues how many patients each nurse should be responsible for caring for and it shifted to ebola and health and safety concerns. at the white house and here it was clear and they say it's necessary. >> reporter: what kind of training have you gotten here as it relates to ebola? >> none, absolutely none. >> reporter: kelly fields has worked at providence hospital
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for 16 years. for kelly, it's not just a job, it's a calling. >> i absolutely love it. something in my heart and born with. it's something i was meant to do. >> reporter: today, she's not showing up for work and she's not alone. >> they're not concerned about your safety, they're not concerned about the patient's safety. >> reporter: some of her colleagues at providence and roughly 20,000 members of national nurses united are working on the fight against ebola. interactive training and new equipment. >> i'm fired up! >> reporte i haven't been trained how to use it. if i were to come in contact with an ebola patient, i do not know how to put on the gear and i do not know how to take it off. >> reporter: the hospital released this statement. providence hospital is prepared for the identification and safe care of patients with highly communicable diseases such as ebola.
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in fact, our protocols were evalua evaluate by the d.c. department of health. kelly says there was a mention of ebola cart or kit but no follow through. >> the last time i opened the cart, it was paper gowns and goggles and masks and gloves but it wasn't the full head to toe cover every inch of your skin type of equipment that the cdc is recommending. >> reporter: reporting in northwest d.c., zachary, news4. >> you will want to cover up almost every inch of your skin in the next couple of days because it will get cold. >> that's right. brace yourself. temperatures will be running a few degrees below average and it keeps on coming and will stay like the unwanted holiday guest. we have 50s to our west, areas around falls church, 54 degrees, manassas, bethesda, 52 degrees,
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and kensington and bowie, 62 degrees your temperature. the forecast, driving, lots of sunshine and you will need your shades early on and nice winter jacket getting to the car. we start out in the mid-30s cooler suburbs right in town. 47, showers possible during the latter part of the evening rush. not only around 4:00 o'clock, 6:00 or 7:00, some rain moving in. and if you're exercising, instead of shorts, you will need longer tight that stop above the knee. we get into cooler temperatures around 1 or 3:00 in the afternoon. and we start with clouds and sunshine and then more clouds in the afternoon and evening hours and the rain starting around 6:00. by 9:00, those showers will be falling. by 10:00, more rain. well to the west of our area, around midnight or so, there
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could be even a few wet flakes of snow, ending before sunrise friday. that is a good thing. here comes the winter air on friday, the real winter air. we'll have high temperatures getting up to only around low 40s, 44 degrees, saturday, 44. weekends better and higher temperature sunday, close to 50 degrees. monday, rain chance. it ends early tuesday morning and rain spots slick. and get your winter wear ready. i'm diana resinny at redskins park. russini. it's no secret this team has struggled to find ways to win. they only have three victories. is the team divided when it
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comes to rg3. today, the quarterback came out to the media whether he cares whether he is liked. >> some networks push that stuff and some have friends in high place places. i don't. do you like everybody you work with? you don't have to point them out. it's not really about that. >> reporter: the quarterback added all the team wants to do is focus on getting that win against the tampa bay buccaneers sunday at fedex field. on news4 tomorrow, our exclusive one-on-one with head coach, jay gruden, we discussed an array of topics including robert griffin iii. we asked him how often is dan snyder, the owner, involved in the day-to-day decision making. these tickets could be tough to get next year. ballerina that will make her
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debut in swan lake. she'll dance the leading role. copeland is african-american and credited with bringing a new traditional art form. the crooks went in right through the front door and how they made off with millions of diamonds and how a veterans day event let them get away with it. >> reporter: our plan to fix one of the most congested corridors, yes, i-66. it won't be easy and
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scientists in europe celebrating what's been a decade and billion dollars in the making, a spacecraft for the first time successfully lands on a comet. more on the rosetta landing. >> reporter: it's one of the most audacious space missions in human history. a 10 year long journey traveling 4 billion miles across space and a space probe has now landed atop a comet. i will have all the exciting details and why sifts are doing this coming up tonight on nbc "nightly news". beyond cool. community concern in the tampa bay area. one neighbor tonight a second
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sinkhole opened up. one devoured a car. five others have now been evacuated. investigators looking for the cause are centering on underground work going on nearby. a 12-year-old accused of trying to kill a friend to please a fictional character named slender marsh will stand trial. a report from a wisconsin state doctor says her mental condition has improved enough for her to assist with her own defense. earlier this year, a judge said she was not competent. the girl and her classmate are charged with adults with stabbing another girl 19 times. that victim did survive. a perfect crime of opportunity. two jewelry thieves still on the run tonight after hitting right in the heart of manhattan as a parade wrapped up. >> the pair made off with $2 million in goods and creating a chaotic scene as police tried to
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find them. gus, rosendale from our sister station in north carolina. >> reporter: the nypd looking into suspect clues into the night after a brazen heist in the heart of the diamond distric distri i thought he was just running, but running away from a crime. >> reporter: they targeted a watch dealer. the crime sent nearby shops into lockdown. special police units spanned out across the street searching for suspects at one point believed to be hiding from the scene. you can see police officers spreading out on the roof of buildings. >> they tried to rob someone and are checking the building. >> reporter: it was on 5th avenue as the ret vans parade marched away with thousands of onlookers. one suspect pretended to be a delivery marsh and got buzzed into the shop and pistol whipped a worker and they escaped into
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the cloud. no word how much they got out with but left confusion. >> all the cops were screaming at them, get back in the window. it was chaos. >> that jewelry worker injured is expected to be okay. >> he refused medical treatment and instead went to the nearby police precinct to help with this case. now at 6:00, a vigil set within the hour for a teenager gunned down at his school and why the victim's family hopes some good could come from the violence. >> she was the love of my life. my only child. a grief stricken mother demanding justice. she says a top government worker was not punished enough despite his confession to drinking before driving. and pictures of a rescue at the world trade center as much of america held its breath. there is new fallout tonight
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as a rabbi in d.c. heads back to courted on charges he secretly videotaped women in ritual baths. >> we learned the investigation is growing and now georgetown joining another university looking for potential victims. a website launched to find women who think they might have been recorded. all this as a couple revealed they were shunned from the rabbi's synagogue after they came forward with their claims. developments from d.c. superior court. >> reporter: orthodox rabbi barry friend dmendel is charged taking videotaped pictures of women taking a secret bath using a hidden clock and radio. a woman who used to work with the rabbi says she believes there are more victims at the synagogue and units where the rabbi taught. >> absolutely. not just georgetown and geor georgetown law and drew students fr
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