that breaking news tonight at one of the worst intersect n intersections in our region, the waerlt main break that shut down rockville pike near nih could have a huge impact on traffic tomorrow morning and beyond. >> several lanes are still

closed tonight. what we're trying to figure out now is how many will stay closed tomorrow morning. >> it has been a mess, folks, to say the least. jackie bensen live. there are serious concerns about how much damage that water did today. >> reporter: that's right, jim. the water has been shut off. that's good news. take a look behind me, you see cars going through the intersection through the water. the concern is possible structural damage to the northbound lanes on the opposite side of the streets. it could be tough tomorrow morning. crews spent the evening turning off the flow of water from the broken 26 water main under busy rockville pipe just under. at one of the busiest intersections in montgomery county and affected heavy

traffic out of nih and walter reed hospital. and indicates this might not be over by morning rush hour. >> right now, the focus is to repair the water main and get people back in service. then we will have to work with state highway administration to understand what the total impact has been to rockville pike. tomorrow rush hour we need people to plan for an alternate route. >> reporter: that is wse's very polite way of saying you will likely not be able to get through this intersection tomorrow. remember, any time one intersection around this area one main road there are problems, the others feel the impact. word from metro tonight, the medical station has been unaffected by this but the j-2 and j-3 buses have been re-ro e re-routed. if this continues into morning

rush, the j-line will also be re-routed. >> thanks, jackie. you know melissa will be all over this tomorrow morning. tune in before you head out. "news4 today" starts at 4:26 a.m. updates on your phone by downloading the nbc washington app and downloading first 4 traffic on twitter. our other newsy the first democratic presidential debate. all five candidates on stage. there was no trump but still fireworks. >> and what one candidate called hilary clinton's "damn e-mails." >> and reports from las vegas. >> reporter: five democrats debated but the focus was on front-runner, hilary clinton and on bernie sanders who's run first in early primary states and calls himself a socialist. >> we will win because first we will explain what driemocratic socialism is.

i believe in all society and not just a handful of billionaires. >> do you change your political identity based on who you're talking to? >> no. i think like most people i know, i have a range of views but they are rooted in my values and my experience. >> reporter: issue number two was guns. >> is bernie sanders tough enough on guns? >> no, not at all. >> i can sell secretary clinton all the shouting in the world won't do what most of us want, that is keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have those guns. >> reporter: issue number three, the middle east crisis. >> we don't want troops on the ground in syria, i never said that. >> reporter: former governor mark o'malley. >> i believe a no supply zone would be a mistake. >> reporter: and in benghazi, hilary clinton using private e-mails. bernie sand others to the rescue. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> thank you.

me, too. >> enough of the e-mails. let's talk about the real issues facing america. >> reporter: sanders and clinton holding their own in the democrats' first debate. i've steve handelsman, nbc news, las vegas. former nba star lamar odom had to be rushed to the hospital after he was found unconscious in a brothel in nevada. there were reports odom was discovered passed out on the floor with some kind of liquid coming out of his nose and mouth. he had been partying at the bunny ranch, a legal brothel in las vegas. he was 6'10" and literally didn't fit in the helicopter and they had to drive him there. he won a couple of championships with los angeles lakers and married chloe kardashian in 2009 and they divorced a couple years ago and he pleaded no contest to

a dui charge and checked himself into rehab and right now being treated at a hospital in las vegas. i'm chris lawrence at the live desk. we saw another beautiful afternoon, high temperatures in the 80 degrees. 77 in la ray. we will see temperatures cooler by 10 degrees in most areas. the reason we have a big tropical depression. it gets very chilly by the weekend. talking thursday and friday. chilly by the weekend if not down right cold, the first freeze of the season. it's in the forecast for some. who has the best chance for frost or freeze coming up. wisconsin gun shopping or r ordered tonight to pay two police officers nearly $6 million in a ruling that could have major implications nationwide. the officers were shot in this

face in 2009 with a gun sold by badger guns of milwaukee. they sued the owners for negligence, claiming there should have been red flags in the purchased documents filed by the 18-year-old who shot them. police say hundreds of guns used in crimes have been traced back to that same store. new tonight, we've learned one of the men shot near some prince george's county schools has died. that shooting happened this afternoon at a townhouse complex on 57th avenue in blade ensburg. the crime scene spread out several blocks close to blast e -- bladensburg high school. they are looking for adults not believed to be students. warning to have smoke alarms after this intense house fire. they rescued a married couple in reston this morning. they were airlifted to the

hospital and both in serious but stable condition. we're told they did have working smoke detectors on both levels of the townhouse but firefighters return to send a message to neighbors. >> one, have a working smoke alarm on every floor, and second, when you go to bed at night, shut the bedroom door. >> the couple's four pets died in that fire this morning and investigators still don't know what caused it. new tonight, a gaithersburg man faces life in prison after being convicted of murder of a robbery of a mansion. tayvon miles was part of a group that raided the home looking for drugs and money. in the chaos, miles was shot several times and prosecutors say he killed the man who shot him. he will be sentenced in january. caution. aggressive all. this sign is not the kind of thing you expect to see on your evening jog. it's no joke. tonight, shomari stone talked to one of the people who's been

attacked on the capitol crescent trail in bet thes da. >> i got startled when i got hit. >> reporter: he was attacked on the crescent trail not by a robber, an all who swooped on his head. >> i felt something hit me from behind like a bottle, felt like a bottle or big stick and fell to the ground. >> reporter: his jog came to a halt near river road and dorsett avenue and they put up signs warning people an aggressive all lives here. >> i was rubbing my head, i'm bleeding a little bit. >> reporter: then he glanced up to the trees. >> i saw something that looked like a big bird. >> reporter: another jogger said an all attacked him. -- an allowl attacked him. >> reporter: if you have a ponytail, put it in a hat and if you see an owl, reflect it.

>> reporter: this guy said an owl attacked his friend a few days ago. >> reporter: he was attacked a few days ago? >> yes. >> reporter: park officials want to know if you see the owl. meanwhile,dale wilbur is paying closer attention. >> i prefer not to see the owl again. two cell phone videos spa sparking outrage at police in d.c. and baltimore. but so far, only one of them has forced a criminal investigation. and taking you inside bomb squad training at the capitol. the news4 i-team shows you the the news4 i-team shows you the real life dangers at one of

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back at the live desk, we're following a story in florida where a small plane crashed into a mobile home park in palm beach county. this is from a surveillance camera nearby that shows the plane coming in from the right and there is the plume of smoke when it impacted. the plane went down and set at least two mobile homes on fire. one was engulfed and another partially on fire. people outside could see that huge plume of smoke rising. for several hours they weren't sure how many victims they were dealing with. some of our investigators have not confirmed whether any died in the crash. we do know the red cross has been called in to help two families that lost their homes.

>> thank you. police tell us they are revi reviewing video of an arrest that sparked a social media outcry. the video shown over and over again on twitter show officers forcibly detaining a man out side 6th street and southeast. many are sharing the video with the #justiceforjason. today, demonstrators blocked traffic on capitol to protest the arrest. candidat d.c. says officers were answering a call for three suspicious people at an atm. one ran when they showed up and another was arrested. in the end, no one was charged. a criminal investigation is under way over allegations an over spit on man he arrested. an onlooker recorded video of the incident last night. witnesses say police ordered several people off the steps of a building and one man arguing

with an officer was subdued with tears and handcuffs. that's when witnesses say the officer spit on the guy. >> you can look at that video last night and come away with serious concerns. this isn't being reviewed, this isn't being looked at, this isn't being glanced at, this is a full-blown internal investigation. >> investigators are canvassing that neighborhood looking for people who may have seen what happened there. security scares on capitol hill, a review by the news4 i-team reveals they're on the rise. we found thousands of suspicious packa packages, powders and people in just the past three years. tonight, scott mcfarland and the i-team cameras give us our fierfirst look at a specialized unit handling those calls. >> he served two decades as an accust accustom. mike doyle says it's common to walk past police cars and tape.

one night this spring he said something was different. >> i've been here 21 years. nothing like this has ever happened. >> reporter: this police call seemed urgent. >> they gave her instructions to shut the doors and basically go into a lockdown. his staff assistant, kaitlyn, had opened envelope. >> she saw this white powdery substance. >> reporter: and police officers ran into the building and tests showed the powder was harmless but the i-team found a number of bomb squad calls on capitol grounds is fast increasing sh showing 2,500 bomb squad responses just since 2012. some of them you've heard about. it was the bomb squad that inspected the gyrocolder a florida man landed in april and the bomb squad removed and destroyed what ended up being a

pressure cooker left in a car days later. many of the calls we don't hear about. >> when we show up, we slow things down. a lot of thinking involved. >> reporter: they let i-team inside its training headquarters in d.c. >> there's the explosive. >> reporter: showing us the cameras and bomb disposal robot they use to inspect and dig through bags from a distance. >> reporter: not everything is done with a robot? >> no, not everything. >> reporter: they use portable x-rays and hazardous material experts to check for chemicals and these suits block possible shrapnel and they have to lift some things up with bare hands. >> exactly. >> reporter: some wonder whether this team needs more funding in light of wide budget cuts. those cuts squeezed the agency's recruit class in 2013 and summer

long budget standoff was to give them more money and more gear at a time the capitol is increasingly a target. >> this is washington d.c., one of those cities there's a higher risk this can happen than other cities in the country. >> one congressional leader told us this unit is so important because the capitol grounds and white house are always open to the public. scott mcfarland, news4 i-team. >> doug is here with a check on our weather. about to get a little colder, isn't it? >> you just asked about your morning bike ride, no problem. >> no problem? >> maybe a jacket or sweatshirt. sunday morning -- >> maybe not. >> you may want to think again. coat, scarf, face mask. we will be in this 30s and have a significant cooldown and significant chill as well. tomorrow, not that bad. the next couple of days, typical

fall weather, highs in 60s and low is in the frur40s. temperatures still in the 60s, 68 degrees. this should be the high temperature during the day tomorrow. look at that wind direction out of the north at te 10:00 and th cold front bringing the air from the north. 68 in washington. 61 in cumberland. coolest 58 in hagerstown and 58 in culpeper. we will be a little cooler tomorrow night than the last two nights but not all that cold. radar showing a couple showers and a rumble towards the eastern shore earlier and out to sea. we still have cloud cover in. those clouds will move across our region and will help keep temperatures on the warmer side of things. it's the air coming from canada. look at the jet stream, you can see it diving all the way down towards our region. that's the cooler air and the next system that comes through is really going to come through and that coming on friday.

tomorrow will be cooler than today. high temperatures close to 80 and tomorrow we struggle to get to the upper 60s and possibly 70 if we're lucky. sunshine tomorrow, a nice afternoon. a little bit on the breezy side if you're in and out the city. you will definitely need the jacket there. impact forecast tomorrow, still on the low side, cool, breezy, we've been through it before. take the jacket with you. tomorrow afternoon you may not need the jacket at all and what you will see the next few days. thursdays and fridays looking very nice. cool starts and warm afternoons, at least mild afternoons and afternoon temperatures are 69 degrees. high upper 50s to 60s on saturday and sunday, high temperature only in the mid-50s here coming with sunshine that will also be rather breezy, 40 degrees for overnight low. how about 32 in martinsburg, 36

in leesburg. 34 in culpeper and 34 in gaithersburg. we are talking the first frost or freeze in many areas sunday morning. we could be even could monday morning, even in this city we're going to the upper 30s. that will be a very cold start on your monday morning. the kids at the bus stop and the parents along with them, will be a little bit of a chill for sure. that's one day my son is definitely wearing pants. come on, daddy, my shorts. >> you're asking for a fight with that. coming up, some controversy for the capitals tonight. >> celebration in chicago. cubs do something they have never done

this is the xfinity sportsdesk brought to you by xfinity, your home for live sports. >> they felt it tonight. >> tough one for the capitals. san jose is much more improved than a year ago. they were without their captain. alex ovechkin missed the second game of the season due to personal issues. he's only sat out 23 games his entire career. how would they look without their two most productive players, ovechkin and nick las backstrom still recovering from surgery. now with sharks in d.c., with his good buddy, gets a nice ovation from the home crowd. it was ugly for the capitals. sharks already up, 1-0, he will stop this first shot here. mike brown is there for the rebound. sharks are up 2-0.

later in the period, they're threatening once again, this time, thomas puts on the follow-up. sharks up 3-0. and caps head coach isn't very happy about it. a few minutes later, demetri orloff sends a laser into the goal, his first this season. new this year, coaches can call for review and this one was looked at and ruled jay beagle interfered with the goaltender. no goal. and caps go on to crush them 5-0. >> here's trotz. >> sometimes it's good to get a wake-up call. we need a wake-up call. i didn't like our first game and obviously didn't like the first part of the second game. the only ones that can fix it is us in the room, the fans, no one can fix it, we have to fix it. >> capitals back on the ice thursday at home against chicago. moving on to baseball now, my producer may not be happy

about this but the chicago cubs won a playoff series. they bate beat up the cardinals the first time in post history they won a series in wrigley field. this is the oldest active professional team in america, what a night it was in chicago. cubs one win away from their first nls since 2003. and rizzo. how about this? that's a grown man hit right there. second straight game with a homer for him. he gave the cubs a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning. later on bottom of the seventh, cubs still clinging to a one run lead, this a monster shot by call sharber, they hit 12 home runs and lead it 6-4. top of the ninth, fans hoping to close out this series, hector r rondon, gets swinging to end this game. cubs win it 6-4, they take this

series, three games to one and now awaiting the winner of the mets-dodgers series. mets were trying to close this one out facing l.a. justin turner had something to say about that, taking this ball down the line but left and two on. all the way to the corner, cespedes can't control this one and dodgers force a game five and win this one tonight, 3-1 over the mets. congratulations to cubs' fans everywhere. it's been a long time. >> your producer will be (man) hmm. what do you think? ♪

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