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 region, all of this coming off

the atlantic, up right into our region as we move on through the day tomorrow. something else that's going to move in, much warmer temperatures. right now we're on the cool side. 55 leesburg. only 46 degrees in le ray. temperatures tomorrow will go up. we'll be close to 730, and allos for the potential for strong thunderstorms to develop. we'll talk more about that. the rain isn't the only thing to worry about. we're talking wind as well. i have the complete forecast in just a minute. >> thanks, doug. the remnants of hurricane patricia are still having an ill packet on people in south carolina. right now parts of charleston are under water. that storm system is dumping rain and creating some really high winds, pushing the ocean closer to shore. south carolina coast is already experiencing extreme high tides caused by the moon passing close to the earth. several roads down there have already been closed because of the flooding. this system could also create problems for air travel tomorrow. rain and heavy winds may cause delays in cities along the east

coast and in the midwest, too. if you're heading out of d.c., boston, new york, or philadelphia, you will want to check the status of your flight before you head to the airport. that storm hit hard in parts of mexico. hurricane patricia was a category 5 when it made landfall late friday night, buildings damaged at this resort. the pool filled with debris. smaller villages in the area suffered a lot more damage. it was video you saw only on news 4. children captured video of a prince george's county school bus driver texting behind the wheel. not only does that driver still have a job, but she will still be driving buses because of a loophole in county policy, but the next driver caught could be fired. bureau chief tracee wilkins joins us from upper marlboro now with the changes that are in place now. tracee? >> reporter: dooreen, while

driving and texting is against maryland law, it is not an offense that would lead to a prince george's county school bus drooi driver being fired un now. >> concerned about their safety. this is unacceptable to me. >> reporter: in our interview last week this parent was taken aback when she saw video of a bus driver texting while driving her child on the bus. but now she has a different outlook. >> i'm excited. i really am. i'm excited to know that we won one. i feel like we won. >> reporter: that's because the prince george's county school system is making some changes. >> 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 buses. >> reporter: so 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. in meantime, that new language has been distributed to the bus drivers so they all are aware of it. >> reporter: 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: she will be driving buses? >> yes, she will be driving buses. >> i'm excited that my daughter now has a new bus driver. and i think this, i think every bus driver should know they're being observed and watched. >> reporter: school system has confirmed she will not be driving buses on that particular route. now, we tried reaching the union that represents bus drivers here in prince george's county. we know they have been intimately involved in this process but no one returned our

calls. reporting live from upper marlbo marlboro, tracee wilkins, back to you all in the studio. all right. i'll take it, tracee. the live desk, we learn drugs have gone missing at sibley hospital and now six nurses are being investigated. the d.c. department of health said the hospital notified them the drugs were missing in june. the health department already suspended two of the nurses' licenses andhey're looking into the other four cases to see if the drugs went missing because of a mistake or someone stole them. jim? >> thanks. a young man yesterday was found dead in his car more than a week after he went missing. his father now says he's living a nightmare from which he cannot wake up. tonight we're hearing from the victim's family about the hours leading up to that discovery. it was off the b.w. parkway yesterday. pat collins on the scene now with more on this story. pat? >> reporter: jim, he told his family he was going out to get gas. now there are a number of gas

stations nearby his home. he was found dead in a pond about five miles away. where did marcus freeman go? the body of 26-year-old marcus lee freeman found inside a car in a pond in the woods well off the baltimore/washington parkway. he'd been missing since october 16th. his father says marcus brought a lot of love and laughter into their life. >> he has a generous heart and that he was a very funny, funny person. >> reporter: this is how it came to be. october 15th, marcus and his brother go to a bar in college park. they return home and later that evening marcus says he has to go out and get gas for the car. it's after midnight. it's october 16th. marcus lee freeman leaves the house and that's the last time

anyone saw him. >> he was missing for ten days. and every day that passed was another day of agony. >> reporter: for ten days, no phone calls, no texts, no e-mails. nothing. then yesterday the grim discovery. marcus' car upsidedown in that pond. evidence of a violent crash. a crash at least five miles from his home. >> i don't want people to remember him by the mistakes he made or by the mistake he made that night when he decided to go out. i want them to just remember him for the contribution that he made and the hearts of the people he knew. >> reporter: investigators are awaiting the autopsy in this case. now back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. d.c. police have released a video tonight of their own officers using force during an

arrest. they sent us the video this afternoon in an effort to be transparent. it shows the arrest on cloud place in northeast yesterday. 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 officers to get handcuffs on him. according to the police report, the officers smelled pcp. police say the use of force was reported immediately and the investigation is standard procedure. after all the bickering about a budget and piecemeal band-aid spending plans of the last five years, it almost feels like culture shock now because congress might be ready to pass a budget that would run for two years. it could be voted on on the house floor as early as tomorrow. the plan increases federal spendingedspen spending by $80 billion in order to relieve some of the automatic cuts known as the sequester. the plan also raises the federal

borrowing limit known as the debt ceiling through the year 2017. house and senate leaders negotiated the deal in secret. much to the displeasure of congressman paul ryan. he is presumed to be the next speaker of the house. >> i think this process stinks. this is not the way to do the people's business, and under new management we are not going to do the people's business this way. >> made it clear a month ago when i announced that i was leaving that i wanted to do my best to clean the barn. i didn't want him to walk into a dirty barn full of you know what. >> speaker boehner. >> the house republican conference gave him a golf cart with a personalized mr. spkr license plate. now to the republican presidential race. it's no longer just iowa. ben carson has suddenly taken the lead from donald trump in a new national poll. if history is a guide, the change in front-runner status could mean fireworks from trump

at the third republican debate. that happens tomorrow night in colorado. steve handelsman joins us from there live. hi, steve. >> reporter: hi, doreen. i think fireworks are a good prediction. good evening from boulder. this is the home of the university of colorado. it's hardly a hot bed of conservatism but there are republicans here. the ones i spoke to today said they are happy to hear that the clie quiet candidate is doing so well. perfect timing for ben carson the day before the debate. he leads for the first time in a national poll of republicans. carson at 26%. donald trump at 22%. in the cbs/"the new york times" survey. the famously liberal boulder, colorado, the site of the gop debate, there are republicans. brian bower is one and he's impressed by both outsider candidates. >> i do like trump's aggressive personality. i like carson's subtle personality but i think he can still get the job done. >> reporter: brian brinkley is torn between trump and carson.

if you had to pick one now, which would you pick? >> me, i'd pick trump right now. i think he'll learn to rein it back in. >> reporter: trump who's touted polls that put him on top called the latest round unscientific. and on the phone to msnbc, trump went after carson. >> everyone should knock out medicare, i heard that over the weekend. he wants to abolish medicare. and i think, you know, abolishing medicare i don't think you're going to get away with that one. >> reporter: carson says he'd reduce poverty to make medicare unnecessary and he'll defend himself on the debate, his staffers say, but remain low key. >> you know, some people think that he's laid back. i don't think that there are very many people think that he's too laid back to be president. i think that people really, really appreciate his temperament. >> reporter: but the front-runners and the eight oathers at the debate seem sure to clash in the mellow foothills of boulder. before the top candidates tango,

tomorrow night there's going to be another one of those so-called undercard debates for other candidates. all 14 could get motivation from another finding in today's poll that 70% of republicans say they're not sure now who they will vote for. live from boulder, steve handelsman, news 4. >> thanks, steve. controversy on camera. now a local teachers union is weighing in on a video from south carolina. and the role school resource officers play in the classroom. new surveillance video could poke holes in the prosecution's theory. we're live breaking down the key evidence in a suspected serial killer's trial. and we'll tell you what we're learning about plans to dismantle isis. just days after a raid left

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the investigation into this video of a violent arrest in the south carolina school is expanding. the justice department has opened a civil rights inquiry now. and just in the last hour, the sheriff says other video shows the girl hitting the officer first. it comes as a teacher and administrator give statements supporting the officer. nbc's jay gray has our report. >> reporter: a class mate's cell phone video shows the confrontation unfold inside a columbia, south carolina, high school. a student who witnesses say was asked several times to leave the

classroom refused then was taken down by school resource officer ben fields. and as this video from another student's camera shows, thrown across the floor. >> i think he took it way too far. i don't think a woman should be handled like that. in any circumstance. >> reporter: while others in the community say the deputy was just doing his job. >> the force was a little excessive but if the student had tone what she was supposed to do in the first place it wouldn't have ever taken place. >> reporter: the young woman and a second student were arrested for disturbing school. >> what we all watched on that shamefully shocking video is reprehensible. >> reporter: the school district and sheriffs department are investigating the incident. while some point out the video shows the student punching the officer, sheriff leon lott says his decision will be based on the deputy's actions. >> what i'm looking at is what our school resource officer did. what was his action. what did he do. that's where i'll make my determination based on that. >> reporter: the fbi has also been called in as the justice department begins a separate civil rights investigation in

the case. jay gray, nbc news. school resource officers in montgomery county are now wearing body cameras. that's part of a pilot program at three public high schools there. chris gordon with a look now at how it works. >> reporter: the new president of the mont cogomery associatio representing school teachers said he's seen this video from a south carolina high school, while some say all resource officers should wear body camera to record what led to such a violent confrontation. the montgomery county teachers union president says he is against body cameras in schools. >> our concern primarily with any use of resource officers and body cams have the potential criminalization of youth. we very much wish to stop the school-to-prison pipeline. when you disaggregate data and look at the data the suspension rates are disproportionately high for black and brown

children. >> reporter: we showed the video to parents of montgomery county public school students. you're in favor of body cam the on school resource officers? >> yes, for the protection and the students. >> reporter: montgomery county police are trying out body cameras in a pilot program with 75 volunteers. three of them are school resource officers. i asked the montgomery county school spokesman how the body cameras will be used. >> when they're responding to an incident, those body cameras may be on and then they will use it as part of their investigation. >> reporter: the news 4 i-team reports that area schools are already loaded with cameras. more than 30,000 throughout the d.c. area. so many, in fact, that school security officers are having a hard time monitoring all of them. reporting from montgomery county, chris gordon, news 4. a woman from sterling, virginia, entered a guilty plea in the shooting death of her husband.

rosangela spradling is her name. she shot her husband, steven, in their home more than two years ago. he was a police officer with the washington authority. prosecutors say the couple had a history of domestic violence. two children were in the house at the time. spradling is facing 25 years in prison. she'll be sentenced next month. we're tracking major developments in the u.s. tragedy against isis. defense secretary ashton carter told the senate today the u.s. military will put a limited number of u.s. boots on the ground in iraq and syria. carter pointed to the raid last week in which u.s. delta force commandos helped free about 70 isis hostages in northern iraq. >> the changes we're pursuing can be described by what i call the three rs. raqqah, ramadi, and raids. >> the plans do not involve large numbers of troops on the ground but for the first time, pentagon officials are acknowledging that u.s. military

forces could be engaged in combat on the ground in iraq and syria. one american soldier was killed in the raid to free the hostages last week. still to come tonight, a warning for parents after four student deaths in one local district. they're not looking for money. tonight the new tactic as police dress in disguise to go after distracted drivers. a sign of the times or too much growth? i'm adam tuss in leesburg. i'll tell you how new transportation

and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and right now we're tracking that rain trying to make its way into the region. most of the region remains dry. the rain tonight will have a hard time getting in here. over the next few hours we'll start to see the light showers developing. already seeing some in parts of the region. take a look outside. not a bad shot looking toward the national cathedral, the national monument and capitol into the distance. current temperature 59. northeast winds at 7 miles per hour. again, that's a dry wind so it's actually helping to keep that rain at bay for now. but overnight tonight, the rain, well, it will be moving in. it will get heavy by early tomorrow morning so tomorrow morning's rush, that's going to be a big problem. give yourself a lot of extra time. strong winds will be possible tomorrow, too. i think we're not only going to see winds throughout much of the day, as the storms develop tomorrow afternoon we could see some of those storms become rather storong with 30, 40 mile

per hour winds. storm team 4 radar showing light shower activity around the region. that's all it is right now. if you're heading home or getting ready to head out, you've got a couple more hours before the rain really starts to set in. the heaviest rain right now just down to the south. but again, notice as it makes its way to the north kind of fizzles out here around our region. this, however, will begin to make its way in and penetrate the region by around 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 tonight. heavy rain will be likely by overnight into the day tomorrow. all of this courtesy of the remnants of patricia. a lot of moisture here. another storm system which you can see spinning in this area that's bringing all of this moisture in toward our region. moisture off the gulf. moisture off the atlantic. that's why we're predicting upwards of half an inch to 2 inches of rain to fall between now and about midnight tomorrow night. here we are future weather 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. notice everybody is starting to see the rain. some of it will be heavy at times especially toward the blue ridge tomorrow, i-66. heads up in that region. heavier rain in the morning through the noon, 1:00 hour. maybe a little bit of a break in

some spots before another batch of rain and this is heavy rain moves in tomorrow afternoon. look at 5:00. right down 270. back along 66. right down i-95. that is moderate to heavy rain throughout the afternoon. any heavy rain that develops will have the potential to bring down some very strong winds during the afternoon, too. so that's another concern that we have during the afternoon. now, tomorrow evening, we get another break. but then look at this. a line of storms. this is actually ahead of the cold front that will move on through. this is when we could see the strongest storms develop. that not coming until 10:00 or 11:00. this is going to be with us all day tomorrow. let's talk about those weather impacts. tornado impacts are going to be on the low side. not common existent but on the low side for sure. high winds and heavy rain the biggest threat. not too worried about flooding here. we could see isolated flooding but we're not too worried about that. next couple of days, though, this storm system moves out. it's really a one-day storm system. it's all day. remember, tomorrow is a weather alert day here at channel 4.

we'll actually start that tonight at 11:00 tonight. thursday, 74 degrees. 58 degrees on your friday. halloween right now looking good with temperatures around 6 o degrees. we'll talk more about the weekend plus i'll take you hour by hour for the day tomorrow. how much rain you can expect in your area. at 6:45. next at 6:00, a pivotal moment in a suspected serial killer's trial. what both sides need to focus on in their closing arguments. a huge project to ease congestion after a population boom in part of northern virginia. >> ten-minute drive turns into 30, 40 hour. tour boat tragedy. pictures from the rescue and what one survivor said happened before the boat capsized. also the undercover operationing catching distracted drivers in the act. >> they think i'm a homeless guy i guess. new debate over final exams in one l

at u 6:30 the defense in the charles severance murder trial has rested. prosecutors in that case are are t trying to prove that severance is a serial killer. closing arguments are expected to begin tomorrow. >> one of the big moments in the trial came today as the defense scored points casting strong doubt that severance was the man seen following nancy dunning on surveillance video just an hour before her murder in alexandria

back in 2003. arguably, the prosecution's biggest moment came when a housekeeper for victim ruthanne lodato identified severance as the man who fired shots at them. there is no dna link between severance and any of the crime scenes which is why prosecutors have been pointing to severance's writings which often appear to be a script for the method used in all three killings and three veteran forensic examiners said they have only seen three cases in which the type of bullets owned and preferred by severance had been used. three murders prosecutors are trying to tie him to. >> our julie carey has been covering this trial from the day it began. julie, it would seem the prosecutors have quite a challenge building a case of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, don't you think? >> reporter: well, they tdo and the real challenge is connecting the dots. they are trying three different murder cases that span a decade-long period so there is a

lot of evidence in this case, and they really have to connect the dots twice. first they need to connect these three murder cases and there's some pretty compelling evidence on that. the fact that the murders were all carried out in a similar fashion at the front doorway of the home. at the same time of day. then, of course, there is that link in the ammunition. the tougher challenge, though, then, connecting the cases to charles severance because there is no gun. no weapon was ever recovered. and there is no dna link that would put charles severance at any of these scenes. but the one thing working for prosecutors at the final murder where ruthanne lodato was killed, the surviving victim as identified charles severance as the man who pulled the trigger. what's more, prosecutors have security camera video that shows a that looks like severance's driving in the neighborhood at the time of that murder. >> lot of information. >> reporter: doreen? >> for this jury to consider. julie, what's the challenge for

the defense tomorrow in their closing arguments? >> reporter: jurors could have a lot of reading to do, too, once they start deliberating. that's because some 21 pages of charles severance's writings have been introduced into evidence and they may be the most troublesome thing for the defense to overcome. most of his writings are bizarre. some of them as we've mentioned appear to be an outright script for these murders, but the defense can also find some help in charles severance's writings. in all those pages, there is no mention of any of the victims' names, not their addresses, nor any maps leading to their alexandria neighborhood. back to you now. >> all right, julie carey in alexandr alexandria. thank you. you can track all of the courtroom developments from severance's chilling writings to the doubt the defense tried to tes. find it all on the nbc washington app. just search severance. some people on capitol hill

do not feel safe. some of them say they're scared to walk alone at night. the area has, in fact, seen a spike in violent crimes and robberies. the d.c. chief of police will be there for a community meeting tonight. that meeting called by ward 6 council member charles allen who says he's received hundreds of calls. >> some neighbors are scared. they're concerned about their ability to walk down the block, concerned about their ability to walk through their neighborhood and that fear is what's coming out. >> police say the neighborhood has been a victim of 100 violent crimes in past 30 days alone. they add that officers have made several arrests in connection with recent armed robberies in that area. lot of concern in prince william county schools right now. school leaders are urging parents to tell their children they love and support them. the superintendent sent a letter to parents yesterday and followed it up with a robo call

last night following the deaths of four teenagers in the school system. india davis took her own life. she was found dead with her boyfriend whose manner of death has not been determined yet. christopher owen was found dead after disappearing from his home. police have not said how he died. a fourth teenager died in a suspected suicide. school officials say that parents should look out for these warning signs. long-term sadness. avoiding social contact. losing interest in activities. and any change in the student's eating or sleeping habits. you can find help and resources in your area by going to nbcwashington.com/changingminds. there is more debate tonight, pardon me, over the future of final exams in montgomery county. a recent survey shows that most teachers in the county do not want to get rid of the exams. many of them feel that the exams help students prepare for the challenges they'll face in college. the news 4 i-team broke the

store as the school board voted earlier this year to scrap final exams. they're concerned about overtesting of students and of losing instructional time preparing for all those tests. the board will consider the survey results when it takes a final vote next month. more than 1 year and $36 million later your commute should be a little easier on route 7 in louden county. a major project is wrapping up along the road just west of leesburg. as transportation reporter adam tuss found out, not everyone is cheering on the changes. >> reporter: in fast-growing louden county, the setting has gone from this to this. >> we continue to grow significantly. we grow by 33 people a day. >> reporter: yep. 33 new residents every day right here. and there's plenty of business as well. >> a third of all the jobs in the metropolitan area are in the dulles corridor. people need to get there. >> reporter: have to find ways to help everyone get around what's quickly become a crawl.

>> especially out west as things have expanded it's been kind of chaotic. >> reporter: shane is a traveling salesman throughout louden county. >> ten-minute drives turn into 30, 40. >> reporter: vdot showcasing $40 million of improvements along route 7 west of leesburg. new lanes for trucks. to roundabouts. new ways for this community to get simply out of their community and on to a main road. now when vdot took on this project they were thinking about the road, yeah, but they were also thinking about the trails. hikers, cyclists. this is a trail. brand new tunnel built here underneath one of the new interchanges. ben stein works at local restaurant vino 9. he's happy vdot is addressing the issues here but not necessarily happy with all the crowding. >> an overexpansion of the metropolitan area. that's unsustainable. people are trying to go to work in d.c. from out here. >> reporter: as he puts it, he's not ready for this place to be the new ashburn. at this point, though, tlvs her no slowing the growth. right now 70,000 vehicles a day

passing through this stretch. in leesburg, adam tuss, news 4. as retailers come up with new ways to lure in holiday shoppers, one business is taking a different approach and avoiding the black friday frenzy. a dramatic rescue in the southland where a school bus got stranded in high water. doug, we got some rain coming our way, too, huh? >> we do have rain coming our way. maybe even thunderstorms, too. this is sky cast 4. tomorrow night right around 5:00. yeah, we could see very heavy rain at this time and maybe some thunderstorms, 50. i'll show you what else comes along with that heavy rain, next in my forecast.

it's been a very cool day across our region. a lot of cloud cover around the area. high temperatures today only in the 50s. that's where we are right now. culpeper, 49. only 46 leray. we have the rain trying to move in. still not here just yet.

just very light sprinkles in parts of the area. the heaviest rain through the southwest, southwestern virginia, down through portions of north carolina and you can see that whole mass of heavy rain making its way our way. i do expect a very rainy day tomorrow. we're talking about 1 to 2 inches of rain in parts of the region. i'll break down who's going to see the most rain, has the potential to see the most rain plus talk about the potential for high winds as well next in my forecast. >> thanks, doug. already lots of flooding down in the southland, particularly around baton rouge, louisiana, where there was a rescue yesterday. 22 kids on a bus had to be rescued. when that bus got stranded on a bridge. the deputies hooked rescue lines to the bridge railings in order to reach the kids and then they carried them through the high water to a nearby truck. nobody was injured there. and we're getting our first look tonight at some of the survives from that tour boat tragedy in canada. these people were pulled from

the frigid 50-degree water. the whale-watching boat that they were on capsized off the coast of vancouver island over the weekend. 27 people were on board when that happened. five british nationals died and one australian is still missing. divers are searching for that man tonight. at least one survivor says a sudden wave caused the boat to flip over. coming up, a new effort to crack down on distracted drivers. we'll show you what police found when they hit the streets. plus a major retailer bucking the trend and saying no to black friday bargain hunters. narrator: for state senate, who shares our values?

jeremy mcpike - supports school funding. thinks women should make their own health care decisions. and favors background checks on all gun sales. hal parrish? as mayor, he slashed education. fought to block women's health clinics. parrish gets an "a" from the gun lobby - they oppose background checks to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia.

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our roads are more crowded than ever before. new numbers capture the dangers of distracted driving. each day, nine people are killed in accidents involving a distracted driver. and you're four times more likely to be involved in a crash if you're using your cell phone or texting behind the wheel. four times more likely. so today police in montgomery county hit the streetses in disguise to crack down on the practice. news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports from river road in bethesda. >> reporter: most of us could figure out better things to do than sit in traffic. the problem is when drivers start moving while doing other things. >> white work track, cell phone, left hand, ear, talking into the

phone. >> reporter: that's where corporal robinson comes in. he may appear to be homeless to those drivers not paying attention, but his sign says otherwise. >> it says i'm a montgomery county police officer looking for distracted drivers. >> reporter: he's seen quite a few of those drivers talking, texting, and even scrolling through apps. >> looks like she's on facebook. >> reporter: she's notify he's officers down the road. one by one -- >> do you have your license and registration? >> reporter: -- they're pulling them over. police say it's becoming a major problem. >> we're seeing more and more as we pull cell phone records that distracted driver-related deaths because people will not put their phones down. >> reporter: those distractions are many. >> lane one you have a silver rav 4, she was reading while driving and wasn't wearing her seat belt. >> reporter: most drivers admit they're guilty as charged. >> i know why i got pulled over, of course, for talking on my phone. it wasn't the right thing to do. >> just happens. it's a habit. sometimes you touch the phone even. even if it's hands-free. >> reporter: it's a habit

montgomery county police say they're trying to break. >> pay attention to what we're doing and that way we can reduce accidents and save lives. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news 4. cell phone laws vary from one state to another. d.c. and maryland are similar. both texting and talking on a cell phone while driving are a primary offense which means police can pull you over if they see you doing it, but in virginia only texting is illegal for all drivers and it is a secondary offense. the exception is school bus drivers and those under the age of 18. they should not have a cell phone behind the wheel at all. metro official the are close to selecting a new general manager for the agency. interviews for the two finalists are being held now away from metro headquarters. a selection is expected in the next few days. sources tell our transportation reporter adam tuss the front-runner has a transportation background but not necessarily they call a transit background. metro has been without a

permanent gm for almost a year now. don't expect to find any black friday deals at rei. the outdoor retailer is going to be closed the day after thanksgiving. they're giving employees a paid day off and encouraging them and us to get outside. all 143 stores. the company's headquarters and two distribution centers will be closed. you can still shop online but there won't be any black friday deals, and your order won't be processed until saturday. >> the idea of being outside on the friday after thanksgiving with your loved ones i think is incredibly compelling and, you know, we hope that a lot of people will join us outside. >> rei has launched a social media campaign for the day using #optoutside. you can even find suggested places to go on their weite. interesting idea. sounds like tomorrow is going to be an opt inside day around here, huh? >> yeah, it really is. we're talking about rain, some

of that rain heavy at times. will need the umbrella. only thing that makes tomorrow bearable the temperatures will climb near 70 degrees. if we had the rain today where the temperature is 55, it would be nasty. let's look outside, show you what we're dealing with. we have the cloud cover. that's really about it. sun went down at 6:14. i hate this camera shot now. why? because it's dark and i'll tell you, this time next week, the sun goes down at 5:00 in the afternoon. i am not excited about that, either. 59 degrees the current temperature. plenty of cloud cover. temperatures staying fairly steady if not rising by around 11:00. we will see those numbers rise by early tomorrow morning. showers by 9:00 and just plain rain by 11:00 in most areas. temperatures have been on the cool side all day. 55 gaithersburg. 55 in manassas. wart warrenton 55 degrees. very cool. we're not talking about much rain. we talked about yesterday that most of today would be dry. exactly what we're seeing. very dry air at the surface. it takes a lot of moisture to

penetrate into that dry air. you see it coming through a little bit earlier then fading off. we got more down to the south and that's what's coming up our way overnight tonight and even more farther down to the south. got a lot in play here. got the remnants of patricia coming across the south, a big storm in through the middle part of the country. we got high pressure off the east coast driving in this rain out of the atlantic. that all comes together to give us whey think is going to be a very wet day tomorrow. so your hour-by-hour forecast. we've got rain and we've got wind. and it happens just about all day. 63 degrees by 8:00 a.m. but notice the temperatures rising to about 7 0 degrees by 4:00. some of this rain will be not only heavy but could have thunderstorm activity with this, too. that's why we have the windy conditions. the winds could gust 20 to 30 miles per hour without the storms. up to 40, maybe even 50 miles an hour in places with the storms. how much rain? well, the blue is 1 inch. just about everybody sees at least an inch. back to the west along the blue ridge and the mountains we could see 2 inches or more. that's the area we could see some localized flooding but i'm

not anticipating a ton in the way of flooding but watch out, we are going to see that heavy rain. 74 on thursday. tomorrow, by way, remember, a weather alert day for tomorrow. we'll be on throughout the afternoon. 74 on thursday. 58 on friday. halloween looking pretty good. temperatures around 60 degrees. great for the trick-or-treaters on saturday night. then saturday night into sunday, fall back. set those clocks back. temperatures around 68 degrees. monday, another chance of rain. sun goes down at 5:07. >> we do get an extra hour of weekend. >> that's true. we get to sleep more. >> thank you, doug. >> 5:00 in the afternoon, no sun. that's rough. we got sports coming up. this is not rouogh. bye week coming up. we're going to show you how a guy celebrated. first here's lester holt with alo look at what's ahead o "nbc nightly news." >> at 7:00 on nbc nightly news the video of an uncooperative student brutally taken down in the classroom by a sheriffs deputy is sparking outrage. now we're learning how things got so far.

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>> bye, five full days off. >> five full days off. >> they've earned is. >> they definitely earned it this week. i've never seen people scatter so quickly. in fact, i thought it was free food. it was like here, you know -- last practice, final practice for the redskins this morning then they have the rest of the week off. the bye week could not have come at a better time for an injury-plagued roster. this morning, positive news about what we saw on the field out there taking part stretching. d. jacks. desean jackson's rehab on the side after that. then kory lichtensteiger on the field today. the center missed two games with the shoulder, neck, finger issue. recovery is key to everybody. coach jay gruden mandating resting and recharging. >> big thing is get their bodies healthy. i want to get them physically and mentally healthy. get time off spent with their families. really come back focused. you know, new england plays

thursday night. i want them all to tune in, watch that game and get themselves mentally ready to go. the second half of our season we got nine games left. going to be a grind. and i think it's going to be important for them just to get away. four, five days, get some rest and come back fresh and ready to roll. >> before they left town, the defense had one last meal together. it was last night. through the nfl, the unit dines on the rookie's tab. linebacker preston smith, number 94. mind blowing final bill $22,00 . shared that pic with us. a lot of steaks, drinks and two shirley temples. >> who had those? >> it's okay. it's nothing that i sweat. just having a good time. you know, it's going to come back around next year for another rookie. >> what was the look on their face? >> oh my god, what did you guys just order? i was like, i have no clue what we ordered for $22,000. >> who ordered the shirley temples? >> i don't know who ordered the shirley temples but it was a great team bondsing experience.

>> i worked my sources. this is the shirley temple controversy. rookie john francois according to pot roast, he ordered them and kindly offered them to the rookies kashan jarrett and preston smith. he said they were pretty good, everyone should try them. >> $22,000. >> a lot of shirley temples nart price. >> a lot of water they said. what they told me. college hoops. season tips off in a couple weeks. georgetown is ready to bring it. john thompson iii has a talented team on his hands this year. last season they had four freshmans contribute. this year they've all back with experience. they are led by senior devone smith rivera. many thought the point guard would turn pro after his junior season. a week after declaring for the nba draft he reconsidered thanks to unfinished business at georgetown. >> i thought i was ready. i thought i worked on a lot of things i had gotten better at over the years.

i thought i developed my game really well. i also thought about, you know, i'm a first-generation, you know, to attend a university, graduate from college, and, you know, get my degree. and that's, you know, a big thing for my mom, you know, at the end of the day i think i made the right decision. >> his growth from freshman year to now, he's gone from someone who used to think about me, me, me, my, my, my, to where he understands he has to relinquish that for us to have success. now to the ice. the caps with a huge addition to their team today. 12-year-old maryland native sam becker who's currently in remission from bone cancer joined the team with make-a-wish today. got to meet the guys. talked with head coach, and even presented with his own caps hockey fights cancer jersey from his favorite player nicklas backstrom. little l guy's a fighter. huge inspiration to the team. great day for sam. it's going to be even better tomorrow. he gets to drop the puck before the caps' huge matchup with the pengu penguins. >> good for him.

>> we're going to go to foggy bottom tonight at 11:00. >> i also want to know where they went to eat and whether restaurants bid to have those guys. >> maestros in d.c. >> i want to

there is developing news tonight. the fbi investigation into a classroom body slam caught on camera. an officer under fire for violently throwing a female student to the ground. what we learned about the shocking moment. a new front-runner in the race for president. carson surges past trump on the polls a big shake up on the top ant eve of a critical debate. dangerous tires. a government alert by cars and trucks being driven right now all across the country. a hidden risk so many drivers don't know about. and black friday backlash. a major chain store said doors will be closed on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. why they are doing it and will other stores follow suit. "nightly news" begins