now at 11:00, murder charges in the death of virginia student morgan harrington and how her death was connected to matthews.

hundreds attend a candlelight vigil tonight for a teenager killed by an amtrak train. and a dog separated from his handler and why they say he's not allowed to bring his long time partner home. >> we begin tonight with new reaction to charges filed against jesse matthew, now accused of killing a second college student in virginia. >> for six years, investigators have been working to investigate the murder of morgan harrington. chris lawrence starts us off at the live desk with major developme developments. >> a grand jury indicted matthew on abduction and first degree murder charges and we're checking to see what that means to morgan harrington's mother. >> it's some satisfaction. >> she disappeared after she went to a metallica concert at the university of virginia and a couple months later her body was

discovered in charlottesville. the case went uninvolved fm an naw graham disappeared about five miles away. even though harrington was already charged with killing graham, jill hager son embraced this jury's decision. >> it was very important and i don't know why it was so important for both dan, me and our son, alex, to have some acknowledgement of the fact that morgan's life was taken, she was robbed from us. >> it's only been a couple months since matthew pleaded no contest to sexually assaulting another woman in fairfax 10 years ago and will be back in court tomorrow on these harrington charges. >> thank you. hundreds gathered tonight in montgomery county to remember a teenager killed in an accident on the train tracks. they packed difference maker's church in damascus tonight,

family, friends and classmates. jackie bensen was there to see many members of the community still in shock. >> reporter: the rural damascus church that formed his teen years glowed with candle for 16-year-old john. including dozens from clarksburg which john attended packed the rustic open ear difference ma r makers church clinging to each other for comfort. eyes were still red from tears 24 hours after hearing the sh k shocking news. john, his girlfriend, the two are seen in this picture, and her sister, were taking pictures along the railroad track in boyd yesterday afternoon when john was struck by an oncoming amtrak train. choking back tears, friends described him as one of those who could easily bridge the gap between high school cliques and bring people together. the church's pastor says he's

aware how much the sudden tragic loss is affecting the entire community. >> he was real. he was real. and these kids know that. they're real with each other and that's what -- i think that's the comfort they're drawing from, you know, the reality of peace in his life. >> reporter: the tragic incident that took the life of the young man that just touched so many people remains under investigation. in damascus, jackie bensen, news4. >> as we wait for investigators to determine how this happened, we're learning tonight more about what a train actually sounds like when you're standing on the tracks. the federal railroad administration says you can barely hear a train when it's coming towards you, compared to the sound of a car driving by or person shouting. also, trees surrounding tracks can muffle the sound. the fra says 27 people in maryland have been killed by trains in just the last 3 1/2

years. most of the victims were walking on the tracks when they were hit. new at 11:00 tonight, police near annapolis are trying to figure out how a person ended up dead in this middle of the street. chopper 4 was over elliott drive and washington avenue near thomas point where the man was found shot. police say the scene is still very active at this hour and we will bring you updates overnight on the nbc washington app. two montgomery county firefighters recovering after a ceiling collapsed on them tonight. they were battling an intense blaze at this apartment at the leisure world retirement community when the roof crumbled. you can see the hole from chop ur 4. all residents got out safely and at least eight damaged forcing at least 11 to find another place to live. the locations of a salmonella scare will reopen tomorrow. they received the okay from the

department of health and will star serving at 4:00 p.m. so far up to eight cases and possibly 70 cases linked to the restaurant. all of those at fig & olive that ate or drank there, the source of the salmonella still not known. they've been partners for years but a montgomery county police officer have no idea where his dog with, the dog he trained and lived with his family. the police department knows where the dog is. we went to find out why the two partners have been separated. >> brokenhearted. >> tonight, montgomery county police officer gill, a 27 year veteran is missing his best friend, chip, the canine. >> it's tough. it's hard. it's hard to talk about chip not being here. he was a very vital part of our family. >> reporter: montgomery county police ordered the officer to return chip back to the department even though the two

worked together for four years. >> not only did he work for the police department but he lived here with my wife and six kids. >> reporter: police say the department no longer owns chip and he's with a reputable canine rescue organization. the department acted with the dog's well-being as a priority and officials tell me they can't talk about why chip was removed in detail. around five months ago, the officer tells me chip bit him during a recertification exercise. he says it's the first time that's ever happened. >> i think it was stressful situation and chip bit me. >> reporter: i talked to two retired police canine officers. have you ever been bitten? >> several. >> reporter: what about you? >> several times myself. >> reporter: were your dogs ever taken away? >> never. >> reporter: the family tells me chip would often play in the yard and on this walk way and have a good time. they're ask themselves two questions, number one, where is chip and number two, why was he taken in the first place.

>> they haven't given me a single reason. >> reporter: he's waiting for answers and meanwhile he and his family are hoping to reunite with their best friend. >> shamarry stone, news4. we have just learned a man and woman were stabbed south capitol street. it happened around 9:00 tonight. we're told the woman is expected to be okay but the man who is stabbed is still in serious condition. we'll fundamental this story for you throughout the night and bring you any information on the nbc washington app. as republicans gear up for their second presidential debate tomorrow night, two men with no political experience are leading the republican field tonight by a wide margin. donald trump tops the pack in a number of polls with ben carson closing in and carly fiorini gaining seems to. career politicians like jeb bush once considered a front-runner struggling now to show up in this polls. analysts say he underperformed in the first debate and that his

last name seems to be holding him back. >> on the democratic side, former maryland governor, martin o'malley is still struggling to gain traction in the polls. in a letter to president obama today o'malley urged him to take more syrian refugees into the u.s. you can watch o'malley on late night with seth meyers tonight after "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon. tomorrow, we could see a big showdown between virginia's governor and the assembly saying helans to reappoint james roush to the state supreme court. he temporarily appointed him when the assembly was not in session and that expires tomorrow. the general assembly chose not to confirm roush when they returned. the leaders say the governor doesn't have short short-- auth to appoint him if the assembly is in session. we're in utah where the

flash floods are unlike anything they've seen in years. at least 15 people have been killed and crews are finally able to pull cars and muck out of the mud. at least three hikers were killed in a national park when they got caught in a narrow canyon. the other victims were extended family of mothers and their kids in a van and suv when a huge flash flood, maybe 300 to 400 feet wide came up around them, swept their vehicles away. >> everything looks good. >> thank you. oh, my gosh, thank you! >> a rare moment of joy and relief in fire scorched california. putty buffington returned home to find her home unscathed by that massive valley fire. she feared she'd never see her wedding ring or priceless family photos again. the fire has destroyed 600 homes and scorched more than 60,000 acres and only 15% contained.

it's a story you saw fist on news4. more than 120 senior citizens now have about a year to find a new home, to make way for private school students the sidwell school is buying the washington home, a long term care facility right next to sidwell's middle and upper schools in northwest d.c. residents there have until december of next year to move something family members said will be a struggle. friends will also sell its lower school campus in bethesda. at this time next week, pope francis will be here in washington resting at the vatican embassy. today, crews were busy setting up risers out side the shrine of the immaculate conception and next wednesday he will celebrate masses of the basilica. 25,000 people are expected to attend. next at 11:00, big changes for one of the worst come mouths in our region. the smart traffic system that could save you time starting tomorrow. using botox to get over a

breakup. >> look your best outside will make you feel better inside. >> how doctors say it's actually working for some patients. temperatures going up over the next couple of days, then a pattern change. i'll show you when it moves in. >> i have your first 4 traffic tonight. maryland, 195 and 2015198

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stakes and his company is planning to build a $2 million rocket assembly center in florida florida, adjacent to the kennedy space center. it hasn't been used in a long time. >> the pad has stood silent more than 10 years. too long! we can't wait to fix that. >> blue origin will compete with a hand full of other space start-ups backed by billionaire entreprene entrepreneurs. the new vehicle will launch by 2020 and at some point take p paying tourists along. tomorrow, the wizards and d.c. major muriel bowser will announce a new practice facility in washington. the $55 million project will stand on the campus of the former st. elizabeth hospital near the metro station. some are concerned because there are high crime neighborhoods nearby. supporters of the project say it will reduce crime and bring much needed jobs to the district's

poorest areas. your commute will look a lot different tomorrow starting at noon tomorrow afternoon vdot will flip the switch to the so-called smart highway all the way to gainesville on i-66. red lane and green arrows and yellow yellows. it will now alert drivers to change lanes well ahead of a crash. these signs also allow vdot to open up the shoulder for travel any time of day if the traffic gets too heavy. for some people it's a new remedy to heal a broken heart. doctors tell us they're seeing something they call breakup botox. patients using cosmetic procedures to erase their wrinkles and their heartache. >> i was a train wreck after that breakup, so i decided i needed to do something. >> annie says she had just broken off an engagement and was miserable. instead of eating gallons of ice cream and listening to sad love songs she made an appointment

with her doctor to get botox. >> i noticed it and it built my confidence being able to get back out there. >> when you feel good about yourself outside and you look your best outside, it's going to make you feel better inside and gives you back your self-esteem, self-confidence. >> this doctor is an ocular plastic surgeon in tyson's corner. she says she sees a lot of patients trying to mend a broken heart, men and women who come in asking for botox or neurotoxins. and says it works for many reasons, not only boosts patient's confidence about their looks and can help with other people's perceptions of them. >> usually injected in the upper third of your face where your emotions shows the most if you're angry or happy, that's where it shows. people look at you and they can tell how you feel by the way

your eyes look. >> reporter: in fact, some studies have shown using botox to decrease wrinkles and ease facial muscles can actually help to increase seratonin in the brain and that can fight depression and feeling good is just one of the reasons why ann says she still gets botox injections years after that heart wrenching breakup. >> you look in the mirror and feel like, i look more refreshed or i look more youthful and sort of that in and of itself i think is energizing. >> botox and similar treatment are a pretty pricey way to try to heal a broken heart. it can cost between 3 or 5$500 r even more for each treatment. if you're looking to save money, ice cream would be a lot cheaper. >> yeah. i'd go with a gallon of ice cream. she looks great, though. >> she did look great. >> so our weather sure looks great.

it's crisp and cool and nice all day. >> cool nights, very warm days. a couple days ago, yesterday, today, like the energizer bunny. continue to go on and on. >> hope that battery keeps going for a while. >> it may last too long. that's really the only factor we have. we do need to see rain but not any time soon. a look at the airport, 70 degrees, nice and calm. the airport in downtown, always on the warm side. look at the number in the rest of the region. we're already in the gives. manassas, 59 degrees. 57 in martinsburg, 58 in culpeper. we call that the urban heat island, well above where anybody else is. and manassas right because they're on the water and water temperature is still warm for annapolis -- correction. >> and boston, towards chicago, high pressure dominating. it's that area of high pressure that's going to be sitting over the area for days.

a big trough of low pressure back towards the west, good news for places like california that need the rain. they are seeing the rain. areas of low pressure riding up over this ridge of high pressure and with that we get warm and we stay dry for the next week at least. we need the rain. we're 3 inches below average since august 1st. a little bit of rain would help out. it looks like we will see this pattern reinforced next week. what to do? how about watering the lawn? best to do early evening or when you get up, sunrise or sunset. wash the car, dry for the next week at least. and biking, no problem, perfect for a ride. low temperatures overnight. 53 in gaithersburg, 51 in fredericks. 63 in washington. getting up tomorrow morning on the cool side. kids probably need jackets and maybe sweat shirts early in the morning. no umbrella and shorts and maybe jacket in this morning. by the time they're at recess

they can take those jackets off. it will be that nice that quickly with this low humidity. 86 in leesburg and 87 in d.c. and 87 towards fredericksburg. let me show you the 7-day forecast. a couple of 87s, a couple of 8 88s, and then we see a change. the energizer bunny says hold on a second. no rain with the front and the pope is coming to visit next tuesday. right now, that's the only chance for rain. we left it out, not expecting much. temperatures back into the 70s, just in time for the pope. >> only good weather for his visit, all right? thanks. up next, homers, hair flips up next, homers, hair flips and hugs as bryce harper

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all about bryce tonight and his nats. they were looking good. >> before the season, bryce harper should have said where's my mvp award. that's much easier. he can control the mvp. there was much debate who should be the mvp this season. although nationals have underperformed as a team, bryce harper has had a spectacular season. to the different in philadelphia, the 22-year-old now hit the second home run-ins nationals team history. he even stole the keys to the fanatic's 4-wheeler and the fanatic pretty ticked off about

that. mascots have emotions, too. and then bryce said you cannot have back this baseball, a solo blast, home run number 38 on the year. bryce and the nationals up 1-0. pretty good night to be a top overall draft pick. stephen strasburg, he brought his a game. he wasn't slowing down in the seventh inning. cody asche going down swinging to end the inning. he had 14 strikeouts, went eight shutout innings. harper, back. this opposite field, two-run shot. he was 3 for 3 at the dish. two home runs, four rbi and two hair flips and one big hug for his manager. and won this one, 4-0. and matt williams was asked about the hug between hill and the star player. >> we'll keep it between us. i enjoy watching him have success, i enjoy watching all our guys have success.

>> matt is great. to talk to him about hitting and what he thinks about the approach and who i'm facing, unbelievable to have a guy like that. orioles hosting red sox up in baltimore. they have their own young superstar, manny machado, bottom of the fifth, tied at four and he unties it. pretty cool handshakes going on at camden tonight. where do they practice those handshak handshakes? >> it takes two weeks. brian matisse facing travis shaw and his 11th home run of the season, tied the game at 5. right now, we're still in this 13th inning. meanwhile, in ashburn, redskins will try to regroup after another injury to a key player. this time a member of the secondary, duke ihenacho out with a factured wrist.

he won the starting job after a solid training camp. the injury to that wrist happened early in the second quarter on this play, trying to make a tackle on running back lamar miller high pressure last season, duke missed 13 games due to a fracture in his left foot. also, the orioles just wa walked off. they were winners tonight over the redskins. >> they're really hand shaking now. >> the red sox walked off? >> the red sox- >> the redskins,

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