from. look at the train of moisture coming right off of the atlantic right in toward the mountains here back forward the southwestern virginia area and parts of north carolina. that rain will all move into our area overnight tonight into the day tomorrow. we are expecting a lot of rain out of this. maybe a half an inch to 2 inches total. winds is going to be a big factor, too. right now it's rather cloudy and it is cool outside. 57 in frederick. only 52 right now winchester. 50 toward culpeper. right now frederick fredericks degrees. temperatures going up. rain coming down. the wind will be howling tomorrow. we'll talk much more about that coming up in the next ten minutes. what we're learning about a man found dead in a crashed car along the b.w. parkway more than a week after he went missing. this is where his car was finally spotted yesterday by some work crews near the exit for 198. but the story starts with the night he went missing. for that, pat collins talked to his father. pat? >> reporter: wendy, tonight a

father dealing with the death of his son. his son who'd been missing for ten days. >> i laid across my bed, put my jacket over my head last night, and i said, lord, please wake me up. when are you going to wake me up from this nightmare? >> reporter: that's shark freeman. the victim's father. he runs the i.t. health desk for the city of laurel. he'd been looking for his son for ten days. that search came to a painful end yesterday alongside the b.w. parkway. a work crew made a startling discovery. a car upsidedown in a pond. inside the car, the body of 26-year-old marcus lee freeman. mark freeman's oldest son. missing since october 16th. >> i never thought it was going to happen. it's a shock. >> reporter: in the light of

day, you can see the violent nature of this crash. the orange markings on the grass show the path of the car as it left the b.w. parkway. well beyond the exit to route 198. the car continues across this grassy strip and then into the woods. it appears to go airborne. look at that piece of bark sheered from the tree. the car continues on, flips over onto its roof, and ends up in a pond beneath this ridge about 100 feet below. so where did marcus freeman really go? what did he do? and what caused him to end up in that pond? more on that at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> pat, thank you. also developing in the district tonight, an investigation into the use of force by police during an arrest caught on video. check it out. police sent us this video today

in an effort to be transparent. it shows the arrest on cloud place here in northeast yesterday. you can hear it, too. officers say they found the man barefoot and acting erratically. after officers used batons to try to get the man to the ground, it took four police officers to get that man in handcuffs. according to the police report, officers smelled pcp. police say the use of force was reported immediately and the investigation is standard procedure. d.c.'s murder rate continues to climb, but in most areas, other violent crimes are on the way down. the capitol hill neighborhood is one exception to that trend. in fact, crime has been going up in almost every category on the hill. news 4's mark segraves is life outside of friendship public charter school where residents will be looking for some answers from the police chief tonight. mark? >> reporter: that's right, wendy. you know, this is the first police district that stretches from chinatown to capitol hill and over to the southwest waterfront and this is the area

where they have been experiencing this spike in violent crimes and tonight the chief of police, the council member for this area, and federal prosecutors will be in this school facing residents and they expect to face some tough questions from those very concerned neighbors. >> some neighbors are scared. they're concerned about their ability to walk down the block. they're concerned about their ability to walk through their neighborhood. and that fear is what's coming out. >> reporter: ward 6 council member charles allen has gotten hundreds of calls from concerned neighbors, so many that he organized a public meeting so police and prosecutors could tell residents what's being done to keep them safe. >> in violent crimes, in armed robberies, and it's really put the neighborhood on edge. >> reporter: in the past 30 days neighborhoods like capitol hill and chinatown have seen a spike in violent crime. according to police, there's been one murder, four sex assaults, 62 robberies, and 27 assaults. all in the first district. about half of those crimes the

suspect used a gun. today, mayor bowser said there is some good news for those neighborhoods. >> usually a robbery spree is spurred by a small group or several small groups and the mpd has really made significant arrests so we hope we'll see the slowdown there and that anybody else involved will be apprehen apprehended soon. >> reporter: now hundreds of residents are expected to pack into the auditorium at friendship charter school here. we're near the potomac avenue metro. that meeting kicks off at 7:00. one of the issues expected to come up with the role federal prosecutors play. they'll be here tonight and chief lanier has said it's prosecutors who have reduced charges in many violent crimes during plea deals that has led to is many violent offenders being back out on the street. wendy, back to you. >> all right, mark segraves. part of maple avenue in falls church is expected to re-open any minute now following the water main break.

crews fixed the pipe that broke at 2:00 this morning. those repairs weren't easy because they had to use shovels to get to the pipe because it was so close to a gas line they didn't want to risk hitting it with he skavy equipment. appears your commute on i-65 will include tolls. the green light was given for the concept. final designs still have to be worked out but two new express toll lanes are expected in each direction outside the beltway. construction is slated to twin in 2017 with the toll lanes open to traffic in 2021. a celebration today for major improvements to route 7 in louden county. a $37 million makeover is wrapping up on a stretch of the road. just west of leesburg. about 70,000 vehicles a day now pass through that area. it used to be an extremely quiet community. coming up tonight on news 4 at 6:00, transportation reporter adam tuss shows us how these improvements will help you get through that area.

and why not everybody is thrilled about the growth. a nice update to a story we've been following for about a month now. we first told you about montgomery county police officer gil and his canine, chip, in september. we can tell you he and chip have been reunited. the officer was forced to give up chip after being bitten during a training exercise. he had worked with chip for four years. usually retired canines are allowed to live with their handlers. the decision not to let chip be with him sparked outrage. more than 200,000 residents signed a petition and it appears to have worked. talking or texting behind the wheel turns into a costly mistake for dozens of drivers. coming up next, the secret of how one police department caught so many people in the act. and the message from a local school system to parents after the deaths of four high schoolers in just over three days.

stop texting while driving a prince george's county school bus or you could be fired. i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4, major changes made in the prince geo parker: my daughter alison and her cameraman were gunned down on live television. i know we can't stop all gun violence, but we can save lives if our leaders take action. narrator: but we can't count on hal parrish to act. he gets an "a" from the gun lobby, they fund his candidacy... while fighting against background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.

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4. a prince george's county bus driver texting with kids on board. she still has a job tonight because the county didn't have strong enough rules to fire her, but tonight that's all changing. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins broke this story for us and joins us now with the new rules. tracee? >> reporter: this is an update you will see some as 4. as a result of our story, the prince george's county school system has decided they need to toughen their rules when it comes to texting while driving. this video seen only on news 4 was a shock to many. a prince george's county school bus driver texting while driving a bus full of students. a violation of maryland law. >> the video that was shown was enough evidence for us to take action. >> reporter: that was last week. but when school officials began to take action against the driver, they had a problem. there was no mention of consequences for texting while drivine ining in the disciplina handbook. >> after the story last week

basically, you know, we realized that parents had some questions and we want to assure parents that students are safe on our pgcps buses. >> reporter: now the prince george's county school system is adding an amendment to its transportation discipline handbook under category iii offenses. under misuses of a cell phone on a bus, a letter "f" will be added for texting while driving students. if caught, a driver could be recommended for suspension, demotion or termination. >> the handbooks are being reprinted. should be distributed in january. but in the meantime, that new language has been distributed to the bus drivers so they all are aware of it. >> reporter: letters informing drivers of the new policy have been sent saying in part, "effective immediately if you are observed texting with students on board your school bus, you will be recommended for automatic termination." while this bus driver has been disciplined exactly how is still confidential, but she won't face the new consequences that her actions helped to create. >> she is still an employee with

the school system right now. >> yes, she is still an employee with the school system right now. >> reporter: and she will be driving buses? >> yes, she will be driving buses. >> reporter: she will not be on the route 12 bus route where all of this happened. we have been trying to contact the union that represents bus drivers here in prince george's county. we know that they have been involved all throughout this process. we wanted to get their reaction to the changes in the handbook and what's happened with this worker, but they have not returned our phone calls. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we circle back around to talk to the parent who spoke with us about this happening on the bus that her child was on. we'll have her reaction. reporting live in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news 4. here at the live desk we're getting new details about a deadly shooting. police-involved shooting in the district. we have learned that the suspect that police shot and killed was a woman. police officers were chasing two suspects who had just robbed a star on alaska avenue.

they say the woman, markesha shot at them as she was running away. they shot back and killed her. police also identified the man, a guy named ned mcallister. he's been charged with attempted robbery. both of the officers that are involved have been placed on administrative leave while they do an investigation. wendy? >> all right. chris lawrence. house speaker john boehner says it's not perfect but there is now a budget deal in place that will fund the government and prevent a shutdown. the deal would extend the debt limit through 2017. past the presidential election. it also includes long-term entitlement reforms to the social security disability insurance program. it would prevent a 52% spike in medicare "b" premiums for millions of seniors. >> the alternative was a clean debt ceiling increase without any additional support for our troops and without any entitlement reforms. so this is a good deal for our

troops, for our taxpayers, and for the american people. >> this bipartisan measure could go for a vote as early as tomorrow. ben carson has bumped donald trump. and the retired hopkins neurosurgeon is seeing a surge in the polls now. >> carson leads donald trump in a new national poll of republican primary voters. among the gop carson is now their top pick. 26%. the real estate mogul not far behind with 22%. the two unconventional republicans are the only candidates who have reached double digits in "the new york times"/cbs survey. the other candidates will be fighting for the spotlight in tomorrow's cnbc republican presidential debate in colorado. a grand jury is now hearing evidence in the deadly police shooting of a 12-year-old boy in cleveland. you'll recall it was almost a year ago when a rookie patrol officer shot and killed tamir rice within two seconds of his patrol car stopping at the scene

there. someone had called to report rice had a gun. turned out to be a pellet gun. the head of cleveland's largest police union says officers testified in front of the grand jury last week and again on monday. rice's family has accused the prosecutor of dragging his feet prosecuting this case. oklahoma state university and the stillwater community are still reeling from that homecoming parade tragedy. over the weekend a husband and wife died along with two others when a woman drove her car into the crowd. nbc spoke with a neighbor of that couple. >> reporter: a rolled up newspaper rests on the front steps of dr. marvin and bonnie stone's home. >> i saw him every morning just about. he had his paper out on his pickup truck and he'd always say, good morning. >> reporter: max sanders lives across the street from the couple. their lives were taken saturday after a driver came plowing through the crowd at oklahoma state's homecoming parade. >> i'll miss him. i'm sure everybody else will, too.

>> reporter: the stones were well known in the community with close ties to osu. marvin was a retired professor and engineer, and bonnie also worked for the university. to many though she was known as a cowgirl who enjoyed caring for horses. as andrews looks at the empty house across the road, he says he's trying not to be sad. however, the pain of their absence is still very fresh. hitting once again when andrews notices his neighbor's truck parked outside after being gone since the parade. >> that was difficult. so, i mean, they're gone. >> reporter: andrews is now holding on to the memories of his friendly neighbor. he says apart from the stones' many talents, they both had green thumbs, too. >> it was fun because i have a garden in my backyard and i grow okra and squash and i would trade them okra and squash for their tomatoes so it was really a great -- they were great people. really were. >> prosecutors say that crash

was intentional. the driver arrested is being held on $1 million bond. as we were saying, tomorrow's cnbc republican presidential debate is in colorado and ben carson is now ahead of donald trump. >> joining us now live from boulder is nbc news senior political editor mark murray. mark, does donald trump have to be worried about ben carson? would you call this a mini surge on carson's part? >> reporter: yeah, jim. i actually do think he has to be worried. if you live by the polls sometimes you have to die by the polls, and you listen to every stump speech that donald trump has given over the last three or four months and it is all about him ended up leading in the polls, look how i'm leading the field in iowa, new hampshire nationally. what ends up happening all of a sudden when you aren't leading in the polls in iowa and now nationally in this brand new "the new york times"/cbs poll. jim, one of the big story lines is donald trump losing ground. maybe your new front-runner is ben carson.

>> mark, what if you're one of the other gop candidates, what do you have to do to get traction or at least some airtime right now? >> reporter: yeah, you know, wendy, i actually think this is a big high-stakes debate for all the candidates. you know, we talked about donald trump and ben carson, jeb bush, this is almost a make-or-break debate for him. he's had to cut salaries, cut staff. he's spent so much on tv ads that hasn't been resonating in the polls. he needs a big moment to stand out. marco rubio, a lot of people often think he actually might end up being the republicans' establishment front-runner and if he ends up delivering with so many more eyeballs on him, so, so many really good angles to watch for tomorrow night in the cnbc debate. >> let's shift with the democrats with vice president joe biden out of the conversation now, mark, some people are already talking about potential running mates for hillary clinton. talk to us a bit about virginia senator tim kaine. >> reporter: yeah. again, the vp stakes portion of it is so early. the votes having to be even cast

in iowa at the iowa caucuses yet. we have a very long ways to go. tim kaine, virginia senator has always been at that top of the list. he checks so many different boxes. he speaks fluent spanish. he has done almost everything that's been asked of him whether it's run for the u.s. senate, be dnc chairman, then, of course, he ends up representing a statewide winner twice in one of the most key swing states in the country in virginia. i think he would be on top of hillary clinton's list or any democrat's list, no doubt about that. >> all right, mark murray. thanks so much, mark out there life for us in boulder, colorado. >> reporter: thanks, guys. and still ahead, two of the country's biggest drugstore companies are talking a merger. what their potential alliance would mean to you. and i continue to talk rain making its way toward our region right now. very heavy rain. the wind will start to kick up, too. we'll break it down for you. we'll break it down for you. i'll take you hour by hour

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and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> oh, rain is moving in. wind is moving in. right now we don't have any really much of either one as we make our way through the rest of the evening, though, that will start to change. as we look out toward the kennedy center, notice the flag there blowing a little bit in the breeze. a little bit of a northeasterly wind coming in, the wind coming out of the northeast at about 6

miles an hour. temperatures on the rise over the last few hours. 59 degrees right now. the northeasterly wind is a drying wind. that's one reason we don't have any rain just yet. 50 degrees in winchester. 46, very cool degrees in leray. 53 toward fredericksburg. most of the day we said would be dry. tonight, tomorrow, a completely different story. look at all the rain down to the south. there is some heavy rain around roanoke, down around the areas around virginia tech down toward the mountains down here toward southwestern virginia in toward portions of the carolinas. look at all the moisture. the center of circulation of this system, that's the remnants of hurricane patricia in toward mississippi. all the moisture riding out of the gulf. see it coming right off the atlantic, too. it's going to move into our area over the next 24 to 30 hours. 8:00 tomorrow morning, everybody seeing the rain.

there will be enhanced rainfall likely back toward the mountains at this point. we'll see areas of heavy rain early tomorrow and during the morning hours. 10:00, 11:00, 12:00. areas of heavy rain. around 1:00 notice a little bit of a break here during the early afternoon. still raining in areas. this is when the wind will start to kick up, too. look what happens around 5:00. we see another little burst of energy come through. any time we see that it comes with very heavy rainfall and comes with a potential for strong winds. we're talking 30, 40 mile an hour winds coming with that. that surge then moves on through the region. we may see another break. then by 11:00, we actually see the front come through. this is when we could see the strongest storms possibly even severe weather here. we don't think it's going to be a big severe weather day. however, we do expect to see strong storms and strong winds. could be some localized areas with winds gusting over 40 and possible trees down, too. again, not a huge severe weather day. the one thing we know we're going to see for sure, very heavy rainfall. expect that. flooding, not too worried about

flooding or a tornado risk here. high winds will be on the medium to high side, too. that's something we'll be watching for on your wednesday. the big umbrella for sure. the rain, the wind, yul need the big umbrella. even that won't help us at times as we move on through the day tomorrow. as we move on through the next couple days that is our system right here. a weather alert day set for tomorrow. download the nbc washington app right now. you're going to get any alirts directly to your phone. temperature of 70 degrees tomorrow. we'll see it rise. thursday, rather breezy. look at the numbers up to 74 degrees under partly to mostly cloudy skies. high of 58 on friday. so it's cool but a pretty nice friday. right now saturday, halloween, looking very nice. temperature of 6 0 degrees. when kids are trick-or-treating temperatures should be in the low to mid 50s. looking like a good week. tomorrow we have to worry about. the weather alert day, we'll be all over it for you. >> thank you, doug. it's the video everybody is talking about today. the violent takedown of a

student inside that south carolina classroom. coming up, why school districts here are paying close attention to this incident. it's not a pretty moment for us but it's an honest moment for us. >> the results are in, and as you just heard, they're not great. the improvements that the schools need to make to get students ready for college. i'm julie carey at the fairfax county courthouse where accused killer charles severance was given a chance to speak as the defense wrapped up its case. what he told the judge just ahead in a live rep

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in fairfax, lawyers for charles severance revealed a different version of that store surveillance video that the prosecutors say shows severance stalking one of his victims. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey joins us live at the fair tax coufax courthouse wher defense has rested. >> reporter: well, i've talked to you a lot during this trial about the target security video that prosecutors say shows a man that looks like charles severance following victim nancy dunning on the day she was killed back in 2003, but today we learned from the defense that the man who comes into that store doesn't come in until nearly 45 minutes after dunning arrives.

this is the video introduced into evidence by the prosecution at 10:16 on the day of her murder, nancy dunning is shopping for holiday gifts to donate. in the prosecution's edited version of the target security video, a man who looks like charles severance seems to be following her. an hour after she left the store, she was shot to death at the front door of her home. one of three prominent alexandria residents severance is accused of killing. but the new video just presented by the defense team reveals nancy dunning actually entered the target at 9:29. the man who looks like severance nowhere in sight. until that 10:16 time mark. even before today, the defense team had insisted the man in the video was not severance. they played the video for all of severance's family and friends who testified, all said it wasn't him. the final defense witness was their private investigator, she read allowed dozens of severance letters, journal entries and historical studies. an effort to show jurors he

wrote about much more than violence and killing. and when severance got his chance to speak, he offered up a history letsen sson of sorts. with all evidence in judge bellows turn to severance and asked if he was aware he had a right to speak in his own defense. severance replied "a man witnessing against himself that a 1791 idea" and launched into his views of the origins of the 5th amendment. the judge asked one more time if he wished to testify. severance fell silent. now, closing arguments begin at 10:00 tomorrow morning. coming up on news 4 at 6:00 i'll take a look at what both sides need to accomplish tomorrow. back to you in the studio. a woman faces 25 years in prison for the murder of her husband in sterling. 45-year-old roseanne spradling entered a plea yesterday that means she does not admit guilt

but acknowledges prosecutors have enough evidence to convict her. she is accused of shooting her husband after a fight inside their home back in 2013. louden county sheriffs officials tell us there was a long history of domestic violence in the home. school leaders in prince william county are asking parents to be on the lookout for any signs that their child may need help. that request comes after a weekend where four teens in the county died. two of those teenagers died from stab wounds. a medical examiner says india davis took her life. police found davis and a friend dead in a minivan after their families reported them missing. right now a sheriff in south carolina is holding a press conference about what he calls the disturbing arrest of a teenage girl in her high school classroom. now, you've likely seen this video by now. the deputy slamming the girl to the ground, turning over the desk with the girl still sitting in it. just moments ago sheriff leon

lott said another angle shows the girl hitting the deputy before he becomes physical. the same time, lott says he's not investigating what the student did, only if his officer's response was justified. >> he disrupted class. she was disturbing the other students from getting their education. so she's in the wrong, but does her actions meet the level to what this officer did? that's what we're going to decide. but those -- she bears some responsibility. if she had not disrupted school and disrupted that class, we would not be standing here today. so it started with her and it ended with the officer. what i'm going to deal with is what my deputy did. >> now, sheriff lott says there is no indication the deputy should not have been assigned to spring valley high school. deputy ben fields coaches sports there and the sheriff also says fields has been dating a black woman for some time so he's not

sure if race played any part at all in these actions. now, the sheriff's office plans to make a decision about the deputy's future as early as tomorrow. >> thank you. school resource officers in montgomery county now wear body cameras. it's part of a pilot program at three public high schools. the cameras are activated when the officers are responding to incidents. chris gordon takes a closer look now at how the program is working so far. >> reporter: we showed the video from south carolina to some parents of montgomery county public school students. >> he dragged her on -- he flipped her over and dragged her on the ground. >> reporter: do you think that he as a police officer should be wearing a body cam? do you think it would be helpful? >> it's sad we have to watch out for the people that are supposed to be watching out for us, but if that's the case they should all have it on. >> reporter: police are trying out cameras in a pilot program. >> approximately 75 officers on

the department volunteered to wear body cameras during their tour of duty. three of these officers are a school resource officers assigned to public schools. >> reporter: a montgomery county school spokesman tells me those resource officers began using body cameras earlier this month. >> and we've just made it a point to notify parents so we just wanted to make sure parents were aware that officers with body cameras may be in their school and if there's an incident in the school, they may be recording. >> reporter: the new president of the montgomery county education association, the union that represents teachers, says he is opposed to police resource officers wearing body cameras in schools. we'll hear his reasons ahead on news 4 at 6:00. reporting live from montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. just a small percentage of d.c. public school students are ready for college according to a new test results released earlier today. they show 27% of tenth graders

are on track in english. for geometry, it's 12%. and when you break those numbers down by race, african-american students scored lower. and some schools in predominantly black neighborhoods had no student testing high enough to be considered college ready. >> we can't continue to send young people to college where they have to pay for the courses that they should have been taught in high school. we don't feel good as an education leadership team, we shouldn't feel good as a city if our young people are incurring debt to take classes that we should have taught them. >> those results come from tests that were taken in 11 states and the district of columbia and they're based on common core educational standards. students in maryland also appeared to have difficulties. about 40% of tenth graders, 40%, tested at a high enough level to

be considered college ready for english, but less than -- less than a third of students were ready when it came to algebra 1. virginia does not, however, follow the common core standards. the d.c. council's considering a new law now to make it easier for transgender individuals to have their gender identity formally recorded on death certificates. that legislation would require funeral directors or others who fill out the certificates to reflect the person's gender identity. to do so, they'd get the information from the next of kin or the legislation says from the best qualified person available or they'd be asked to review any documentation formalizing a person's gender identity. a major retailer bucking the trend to open its doors on black friday. what they want you to be doing instead. and why their announcement's being met with some criticism. plus a celebrity chef heads

to the hill but he's not talking about five-course dinners. the message that he wants the message that he wants lawmakers to digest.

the washington post endorses democrat jeremy mcpike for state senate. applauding mcpike's "ideas about getting traffic moving." the post warns republican hal parrish "holds rigid positions against medicaid expansion and common-sense gun safety." and parrish was the deciding vote to restrict women's health clinics in manassas, forcing women to go elsewhere for cancer screenings and birth control. jeremy mcpike is the better choice.

i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. give it up for the world champion u.s. women's soccer team. >> president obama welcoming the u.s. women's national soccer team to the white house today to celebrate their world cup victory. the president told them they

have inspired millions of girls to dream bigger and millions of boys to look at girls differently. >> this team taught all america's children that playing like a girl means you're a bad ass. >> there you have it. following the president's speech the team presented him with an honorary jersey joking they'd like him to try out because he'll have free time in the near future. reality tv stars provided a meal for some members of congress today pushing for healthy food in your kids' school lunches. celebrity chef and top chef judge tom caliccio among those lobbying for congress to reauthorize the child nutrition standards. he says the standards work and they are attainable. they also give kids knowledge and tools they can use well after they're out of school. >> we send kids to school, we send them to learn. when they're in the lunchroom,

what are they learning, modeling? are they modeling that fast food and junk food is way to go? if that's the case, that's going to stick with them for the rest >> the current school lunch standards were enacted in 2010. the deadline to reauthorize passed four weeks ago. funding for current standards will continue but he and some lawmakers want to prevent backsliding to the old habits. they also say the standards could be made even stronger. a potential merger that would unite two of the biggest drugstore chains here and around the country. what a venture between walgreens and rite aid could mean for you. and a potential -- and how police were able to ticket nearly 60 drivers in a morning blitz on distracted driving. get ready for more rain and some wind. i'll show you our sloppiest i'll show you our sloppiest hours when news 4 at 5:00 [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going.

it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. if you're guilty of ever driving with your cell phone in your hand, you won't want to misthis story. montgomery county is getting creative in targeting distracted drivers. more than 50 drivers were ticketed in two hours today. news 4's meagan fitzgerald talked to some of those nabbed in the police crackdown. >> reporter: let's face it, fighting traffic on any given day can make a morning commute bad. >> hi. we're going to have you scoot down some more, okay? >> reporter: but getting pulled over makes it even worse. >> good morning, sir. the reason we're stopping you, you were on your cell phone. see your license, registration, please. >> reporter: the two things no one wants to hand over because you know what's coming next.

>> all right. what i have for withdrew you is citation. >> reporter: here's the thing. there are warning signs on river road telling drivers to put those phones down. >> you guys ready? >> reporter: just before goldsboro road there's more. >> they think i'm a homeless guy i guess. >> reporter: corporal robinson may look homeless. if you read his sign -- >> montgomery county police officer looking for distracted drivers. >> reporter: it's yet another warning. if you're distracted -- >> he's on his phone. when i walked out into the road he was still on his phone. >> reporter: you probably didn't even notice. >> i don't know how they caught me on my hands-free also. >> reporter: it was corporal robins robinson. >> lane two, blue honda crv with tags on the phone. >> reporter: he's calling them in. the officers down the road are pulling them over. >> i'm stopping you because you're driving with your cell phone in your hand while your car is moving. >> reporter: this isn't how anyone wants to spend part of their morning commute. if you're caught breaking the law -- >> have to be hands-free.

aren't allowed to have your hands on the phone while you're driving. >> reporter: montgomery county police will pull you over. >> pay attention to what you're doing. that way we can reduce accidents and save lives. >> reporter: reporting in montgomery county, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. well, the roads are going to be wet. they've already started, veronica. >> then tomorrow it's rain and wind. it's been a while since we've had that combined, but boy, tomorrow a nasty fall day for us. and we're really going to be feeling it because i think traffic will be impacted for the morning rush and the afternoon rush. let's talk about your action items then for tomorrow. make sure you secure any loose a aitems around your home. maybe it's garbage day. figure out a way to make sure your garbage cans don't blow away. we'll have leaves down, too, and ponding with heavy rain an area roads. so you might want to just make sure you take it easy, leave early for any appointments that withdr you have tomorrow, again, for the early part of day and end of the day. manassas, light showers. more rain to the south around charlottesville and petersburg.

areas down through fredericksburg. that rain will continue moving to the north and east overspreading the area. showers now, at 59 degrees. our temperatures will cool a little bit then start rising again as we head into the latter part of the night. i think it's rain everywhere by 1: 11:00. mainly light showers. early tomorrow morning, more moderate rain hits the area, even wind. a nasty morning rush. we get more wind for tomorrow afternoon. the kind that turns the umbrella inside out. so just keep that in mind. those winds could gust up to 40 miles per hour. ef even in a few locationses with storms coming in. slow travel for erly tomorrow morning. temperatures in the as. it's be igoing to be cool. wear the warm rain jacket if you're just going with a jacket instead of the umbrella. heavy thunderstorms for tomorrow afternoon. i think any time after 2:00, 3:00, chance of storms continue, but look at the temperatures. i wanted to show you that we continue in the upper 60s to at least mid 60s by 10:00. it's going to be a mild afternoon and even a mild evening for us. in terms of rainfall.

we're talking about as much as 1 to 2 inches of rain in a few neighborhoods. some of the highest totals to our south and west, mainly south of 66 at first and higher totals up around frederick, maryland, up around hagerstown. that's the bull's-eye there. it's, again, more than an inch with this rain ending i think just after midnight. our greatest risk right here of seeing stronger winds around warrenton, around leesburg into falls church around areas like culpeper and fredericksburg. our main threat from tomorrow's weather, especially during the afternoon, is that of seeing heavy rain but because of the recent dry conditions, i don't think we'll see any flooding. ponding on area roads still possible, though. those winds that are going to be gusting. here's a look at when we could see our highest winds tomorrow afternoon. during the afternoon, and during the evening hours. winds going up to 35, 40 miles per hour. that's the reason why tomorrow is a weather alert day for storm team 4. we'll be on the air giving you updates throughout the day starting early in the morning and continuing right through

your evening. 70 degrees. it's going to be a warm one. we're still in the mid 70s for thursday as we begin clearing out with breezy conditions. your weekend right now 60 degrees on saturday for a high temperature. and don't forget to fall back on sunday. but right now, looks as though tomorrow is going to be very, very sloppy. so we've got a lot more coming up on news 4 at 6:00. >> all right. hundreds of people came out to the capitol today rallying for new laws to help those with eating disorders. survivors and family members who lost loved ones want doctors to have some new training. the group also wants the government to require insurance companies to place those with eating disorders in residential treatment centers. we talked to a california woman who has struggled with anorexia. she says the insurance companies need to recognize that an eating disorder is a mental disease. >> the insurance companies out there, they'll cover the body, but the most important organ in

your brain is your brain -- in your body is your brain. and to not have that kind of coverage, you're a loss. >> nearly 11 million people suffer from anorexia and bulimia, and 20 million additional people suffer from binge eating disorder. just into news 4 at 5:00 tonight, the second and third largest drugstore chains in the country will be merging. the "associated press" reports walgreens will buy rite aid for more than $9 billion. it's an effort to take on cvs and experts say a merger could mean lower prices for you when buying prescription drugs because the company would have more power to negotiate costs with pharmaceutical makers. open enrollle for health and benefits coverage is under way now and in virginia many residents who want coverage through the health care exchange will see their premiums go up but federal officials say the rate increase is still less than in most states.

the government is also offering plans to help with student loans. lin ly a look at what you'll need to consider in the coming weeks. >> reporter: student debt is now a staggering 1.3 trillion dollars and the consumer protection bureau says one in four borrowers is behind in their payments or default. vanessa is working to stay on top of her bills. >> i'm going to go to med school so i'm going to go deeper. >> reporter: how much more to pay it off? >> at least $45,000 to $50,000. >> reporter: looking to change the pay as you earn program to limit the interest if your loan is modified down based on your income. they're also talking about changing the rules for marriage couples who declare a financial hardship. they look at incomes for both spouses not just the borrower. with health insurance coverage, it's open enrollment season. medicare open enrollment runs through december 7th. the marketplace opens november 1st. to make sure your coverage begins january 1st, enroll or

make changes by december 15th. and you should know that if you don't qualify for a waiver, penalties for not having health coverage jump dramatically as of january 1st. if your income is under $80,000, you'll be fined $695 per adult up to a maximum of $2,085 per household. that's up from $285 per family. when looking at coverage ask not only what your monthly premium will be but also your deductible or out of pocket expense before coverage kicks in. also the co-pay at each visit. and confirm that your doctors participate in the plan even if you're just renewing it. and with prescription plan res e review the list of drugs covered. and the countdown is on for the frenzied holiday shopping season but not one retailer. rei is going to close all 143 stores i d s the day after thanksgiving. the company hopes to start a new black friday tradition encouraging people to get outside and be active.

the company is asking people to share what they're doing on social media with the #optoutside. there's also a website with information on local hiking trails in your area. a new york city police officer killed in the line of duty. >> and as he's honored for his life's work, there's also controversy surrounding his funeral. we'll explain after the break. new lanes, a wider road, better traffic flow. i'm adam tuss.

a large group of mourners is gathering now in queens to pay their respects to a murdered new york city police officer. >> and tomorrow that officer will be laid to rest. this is a shooting that has gotten national attention. that officer was living his dre to serve and protect. >> reporter: a tribute to their fallen brother. the nypd's honor guard carried randolph holder's casket into the cathedral. >> everybody's just weeping and crying. >> we just come to support because he's -- >> reporter: door reen paul never met the 43-year-old nypd officer. today she and many others in the gianese community grieved with the nypd, lining the boulevard to pay their respects, many holding his native flag. >> he's nypd first, protects us and keep our city safe. >> reporter: it was holder's dream to follow in the footsteps

of his father and grandfather who were also police officers back in guyana. he came to the u.s. joining the nypd five years ago. that dream cut short last week when he was shot in the head in east harlem. >> we lost one of our valiant officers doing what we asked him to do each and every day. >> reporter: he is the fourth nypd officer in the last year killed on the job. >> it really weighs heavy, you know, on all of our hearts. >> reporter: reverend al smar n sharpton decided not to give the eulogy tomorrow saying he doesn't want a sideshow, he wants the focus to remain on officer holder's brutal and senseless murder. news 4. a local school bus driver texting behind the wheel with kids on the bus. but she's still on the job because of a loophole. all new at 6:00, the changes because of our report as parents weigh in on this new policy. a video that went viral and now new questions about what

local school resource officers are supposed to do, perhaps, not do, as an investigation in south carolina continues. tragedy on the b.w. parkway. a missing man found dead in his car. what we are learning about the days leading up to the discovery and how his family wants him to be remembered. first tonight, it's going to rain around these parts and at some point it's going to rain a lot. >> doug is in storm center 4 with a look at what's happening right now. and what to expect as you head out the door tomorrow. doug? well, what's happening right now, we have a very cool evening across our region. the rain trying to make its way in here is going to have a hard time doing for the next couple of hours. we are seeing shower activity in parts of the area. let's take a look, storm team 4 radar showing that rain down toward the south, stafford county, prince william county, fauquier county, culpeper county. most of the region is dry. we talked about this yesterday how most of the rain would hold off to this evening and the overnight hours. to the south, the area of heavy rain in through portions of southern virginia, the raleigh