where police are focusing their investigation. there is a major back-up on the outer loop of the beltway just starting to clear. a pedestrian was hit by a car on the beltway between georgia avenue and columbia pike in silver spring. >> maryland state police say the man may have jumped out of a car. derek ward is along georgia avenue right now. >> reporter: good evening. we are indeed along georgia avenue just south of the beltway. you can see beltway traffic is what's moving across left to right on your screen about what you would expect it to be about this time of evening. but we have some footage to show you from chopper 4 and from some cameras mounted along the beltway. a pedestrian was struck just

after 8:00. how the person got there is a bigger mystery. there are unconfirmed reports that the person may have jumped from a car on the beltway. at one point one lane was getting by on the outer loop, two lanes getting by on the inner loop. that resulted in a huge back-up. mystery is how this person got on to the beltway. that person was taken to the hospital we are told with non-life threatening injuries. investigators are on their way to talk to this person. again the mystery has not cleared up though the traffic has indeed cleared up. as to how a pedestrian in the dark got on to the beltway and was struck by perhaps more than one vehicle. to our weather now. one of the coldest nights of the

seensz. parts of the area already below freezing. it's only mid-november. >> not even talking just below freezing. we are down around 20 degrees in parts of the area. that with the wind, windchills already in the teens. 36 in the d.c. area. o stanton, virginia, 21 degrees right now. something else we're watching. we'll be a little bit on the cold side this weekend but dry. monday we have colder air filtering on in. plus a storm system moving in just in time. we'll talk about that threat and what comes in after. there is a hypothermia alert in effect in the city. chris lawrence is live in the

city. >> reporter: any time the temperature dips below 32 degrees legally d.c. has to provide shelter. but some of the homeless men that i spoke with tonight say they can't always get a bed so sometimes they go to creative lengths just to get out of the cold. >> you know -- >> reporter: is this man really sick? he tol d.c. policee was but officers tell me on bitter cold nights the trip ot hospital is sometimes the only way to warm up. he's been living outside for one been thirds of his life. >> i've been on the street 15 years. >> reporter: two men died from exposure back in april during the last blast of frigid temperatures. earlier this week city councilman jim graham raised questions about the district's plan after city officials didn't specify any new shelter sites. >> we are looking at today

whether the city is prepared to respond to a crisis of homelessness this coming winter. >> this year officials say they have 124 empty rooms and only 49 families are in hotels right now, far less than last year. >> last year was pretty bad. we weren't prepared for the number of families coming in. >> reporter: there needs to be consistent outreach. >> it is very dangerous when it is this cold. >> reporter: officials tell me they'll be refusing proposals all weekend from hotels that can lanl a surge of homeless families. they expect to make an announcement next week. live in northwest, chris lawrence, news4. in it has not been determined yet whether these cold temperatures played the role in the death of a 90-year-old woman in d.c.

lillian rubian was found dead just a short walk from her family. we are told she had several medical problems. police are saying it is an undetermined quake. a 7.2 magnitude quake was measured off the coast of indonesia. it has the potential to generate ldzous wauvz but no threat of a pacific widespread tsunami. no reports of any damage. lundz of people got together tonight at west virginia university to remember a freshman who died after collapsing at a fraternity house. students held a candlelight vigil for 18-year-old know lap birch when he was found dead

wednesday night. police won't say whether alcohol was the cause of his death. the fraternity had recently had its charter revoked at west virginia. now all of the greek life activities are on hold on the campus indefinitely. a maryland doctor had contracted ebola in sierra leone is expected to arrive in the u.s. tomorrow. he will be taken to the nebraska medical center for treatment in omaha. he is a citizen of sierra leone but has permanent residence in maryland. nbc news spoke to the doctor's son. >> he loves helping whoever in need of his help. and he always sacrifice just to make sure someone else feels happy. >> the doctor is the tenth patient to undergo treatment for ebola here in the u.s. his family in maerld says they are making plans to travel to omaha to be near him.

the pentagon is calling out 2,1 t 10 arm and national guard soldiers to replace troops already in senegal and liberia. the soldiers are building treatment centers in areas hit hardest by the outbreak. the pentagon says the troops will receive training on ebola prevention before they leave for africa. tonight the fourth young suspect wanted in the murder of a local high school student is lined bars. dion moses turned himself in earlier this evening. a judge allowed officers to release his name yesterday even though he is a minor. four people are now charged in the shooting of brenden wilson. tonight family and friends gathered to sigh good-bye to wilson at a memorial service. a man was arrested wearing nothing but a diaper. it is only one of the bizarre new details in a violent home invasion in maclean, virginia. investigators say the man poised

pa as a police officer w on the door. they he tazed the male homeowner, tied them up, stabbing a number of times all while his wife waited in the car outside. the attack is believed to have stemmed from a workplace dispute. schmuhl's wife was recently fired from the law firm where one of the victims works. a man accused of abducting a student pleaded not guilty today in a rape case. police say he dragged the woman to a wooded area, beat and assaulted her. the victim now lives in india but plans to come back to testify in the case. matthews faces a hearing in december. new tonight the parents of

the black teenager in ferguson missouri killed by a white police officer are back in the st. louis area. the parents were in geneva attending a united nations human rights commission hearing. that hearing highlighted the injustice of the killing of black young men here in the u.s. their son was unarmed when he was shot and killed by the ferguson police officer back in august. the grand jury is still deciding whether that officer in the case, darren wilson, will be indicted. the shooting of michael brown led to days of police clashes with protesters back in august. now the region is bracing for the grand jury's die significance about clarnlharges. the st. louis school district will be notified before any decision is released to be sure schools are safe. from in the town of berkeley,

missouri, near ferguson, police are warning residents to stock up on supplies in case they are unable to leave their homes because of protests. improved health care.com faces its first big test tomorrow, the start of open enrollment for 2015. to make sure the stit is ready it is temporarily shut down tonight. they say they hope toize the fran significance into sign-ups for the new year. despite the outage tonight, you can still go to the site and look at plans and premiums. you just won't be able to enroll until tomorrow morning. that site pros up on the first day of the open enrollment last year. it took two months to fix it. next at 11:00 -- heroin overdoses killing teenagers. new steps to keep the drugs from getting to our neighborhoods in the first place. a population boom in the local school district. we'll tell you what parents are

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a rise in heroin overdoses so police are looking for a new way to fight it by forring to the source in south america. leaders from agency in prince george's county traveled to colombia. >> reporter: arriving on a blackhawk helicopter, it appeared a military mission but people on-board hit the ground in colombia on a fact finding tour to learn more about heroin. >> purity levels at an all-time high and prices, an all-time low. >> reporter: they got it see a popty field and processing lab that produces both cocaine and heroin. considered an eye-openings experience. >> to be honest from you, i thut was dea's challenge, it was a federal government issue. >> reporter: he says he thought his job was to combat drug dealers who had an impact on his county but he and other law enforcement officials say they

understand now a lot more must be involved. >> this is a new battle for law enforcement. not as individuals, as states or as cities but as united global front. >> i could almost pick the heroin addicts out, people 45 been 50 years old. now with the average age of young people getting addicted to heroin, 15 years old, you've got a problem in this country, not just for the police department but a public health iru. >> reporter: from the trip they've seen to fight heroin in the community more training, prevention and treatment are necessary was as well as better collaboration and information sharing. >> our labs have the ability to do a signature of those samples. we estimate that 80% of all the heroin that we're seeing in this area is coming from south america. >> that's a war that we have to fight in my city, in this city, in the city of baltimore. we don't get to say that we h e failed. we have to find new solutions, be smarter than what we were in

the past, learn and adapt. new tonight, georgetown university students are being washed to keep a close eye on their surroundings after a series of on and off-campus r robberi some armed and targeting several students. the university police chief sent an e-mail to students asking them to walk in groups, use well-lit routes and take advantage of safe ride programs. some parents in northern virginia might soon have to pay for their kids to ride the school bus. the loudoun county school boshd asking the ste for permission to charge students to ride. that's currently against the law in virginia. we spoke with some parents who are not happied aboy about the paying for kids to ride the bus. >> i know we need to pay for more schools, but to pay for day

to day activities like getting to school, be nice if that was provided. >> loudoun county school board has it was a difficult decision t say the district is facing shortfalls and the board doesn't want to cut for education programs. this year the department of public works will plow bike lanes for the first time. d.c. is also switching to ceramic snowplow blades this year. they are not supposed to create potholes on the road. one of the biggest concerns is whether there will be enough salt supply for the whole season but d.c.'s director of public works tells news4 he plans to hoard as much as he can. >> i think thoey'll need a lot f salt. if you think it is cold right now -- >> oh, my. >> show you how things will be over the next couple of days.

first off, ever watch notre dame right here on nbc? you can watch that game tomorrow. this was south bend, indiana, today after a foot of snow came in. this was all lake-effect snow coming right off the lake here. as it made its way in, about a foot of snow came into that region. tomorrow they expect a telephone of 30 degrees at game time. it is going to be on the windy side as well. current temperature right now, 15 degrees. 100 volunteers made their way out today. it was even colder than that this afternoon. it could be worse! yeah, we're on the cold side here, 36 degrees in d.c. winds out of the northwest at 8 miles an hour. but notice we are still talking about windchills at this hour. 19 winchester. 22 current windchills in gaithersburg. no rain or snow on the radar. you can sigh lake-effect snow

bands. here's south bend, indiana. snow is out of there now but no it is in towards erie, rochester, new york. for us, we'll see sunshine but still cold. tomorrow morning windchills -- 27 to start off around 8:00 a.m. 25 winchester. 26 culpepper. tomorrow is going to be a very cold day. i think it will be a little bolter than a warming during the afternoon with more sunshine. still chimy. 40 to 46 degrees. very cold saturday. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average.

that's why our impact forecast has us at a moderate level tomorrow. you'll need the coats and gloves as well. 50 degrees on sunday. at least a little bit better. look at monday though. 48 degrees. rain first but that changes to snow. it will not accumulate at all but it will bring in much colder air. temperatures tuesday morning around 36 for a high. windchills on tuesday afternoon will be between 25 and 30 degrees all day. really cold arctic air on tuesday and wednesday. >> get used to it. >> get used to it. liam hemsworth

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busy day today for terps fans in college park. that is a flush. the senior is ready to play this year. later on, check him out here -- doesn't take the shot. drives. nice little floater. he had a game-high 18 points. check out jake layman here. play like that in the big ten? maryland cruise 82-48. they will take on scentral t state on monday. grambling state visiting george washington. colonial boasting that ncaa appearance from last season. kevin larson knocking down 3 of his 15 points.

outlet pass. gw big at halftime. joe mcdonald doing what he wants to in the lane. gw wins in a rout -- 92-40. largest mar gin of victory since 1999. america fell short to temple tonight. cornell defeated george mason. to hockey, devils goalie corey schneider was lit up with revenge on his mind tonight. second period, scoreless. caps pushing the puck up the ice. gets ahead to chris brown.

great stuff there. he had 30 saves in this game. later on in the period, devils on the power play. puck in the air, watch the play, heads up play. behind the net -- the pass goes right to the new jersey devils player. doesn't get much easier than that. >> everybody makes mistakes. don't blame somebody else. we had the chance to win the game but we didn't. >> probably made the wrong read.

that point in the game you have to pick a safe play and i didn't and it cost us. >> capitals back at it tomorrow. mustache looking

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