three people shot tonight at a crowded mall in indianapolis. and the debate tonight not just among the candidates but modera moderators. >> this is not a cage match. how about talking about the substantive issues? >> right now a new wave of rain is moving in on us. let's go straight to chief meteorologist, dough kammerer. >> is this the last of it? >> i think it is. it will last about two hours and then be out of here tonight. we saw heavy thunderstorms earlier tonight. you can see the line of reds, yellows and oranges and more down to the south we will continue to see. look at this line in frederick, towards leesburg and fairfax county and prince william county. this area will push across the

district in the next hour. this line is the strongest line moving to the east at about 30 miles an hour. 11:06 in leesburg and urbana and gaithersburg at 11:38. heads-up for that storm behind it. not much going on. by the time you wake up tomorrow morning, 60 degrees, nice and mild. i'm tracking that line right now. >> thank you, doug. back to the breaking news, three people hurt seriously at a shopping mall in indianapolis. it appears to be a targeted sho shooting. a man walk into a washington square mall and had words with a man he knew and shot him. the other two people were hit by ricochetting bullets. witnesses say they saw the shooter and one other person running from the mall. posts on social media showed a chaotic scene with people running to storage for cover. no word on any arrests.

donald trump may have been the center of discussion but not the center of attention tonight. neither was poll leader ben carson. all the goods g-- candidates go in on the action. they found common ground with modera moderators. >> reporter: donald trump did not moderate but got the first tough question to build a wall for 10 million immigrants. >> let's be honest, is this a comic book version of a candidate campaign? >> it's not a comic book and not a very nicely asked question the way you say that. we will create a border and let people come in and they will come in legally. >> now, carson wa on the hot seat for his flat tax plan. >> what analysis got you to where you think it will work. >> the rate is 15%. >> it still leaves you with a 1.1 trilli$1.1 trillion hole. >> you have to get rid of deductions and loopholes.

>> these plans would put us trillions and trillions of dollars in debt. >> kasich let loose. >> we can't elect somebody who doesn't know how to do the job. >> more fireworks. marco missing senate votes. >> when you signed up for this this was a six year term and you should be showing up to work. >> reporter: they attacked the modera moderators. >> you look at the questions, are you a comic book candidate? can you do math? >> and it's called the mainstream media candidate. impossible to tell tonight which candidates got helped or hurt and the next republican debate is just two weeks away. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, boulder, colorado. the next breaking news on twitter, we learned the name of the finalist in the metro tr transit search.

they are zeroing in on neal cohen. he has a financial background and most recently served as chief financial officer of atk aerospace before they merged with orbital sciences this year and held positions with northwest airlines and u.s. air for 17 years. >> he was recently in charge of the finances of this agency, this aerodefense agency that has revenues about $5 billion. that shows he has the abily to handle finances and have a large budget at his disposal. >> this is not a done deal. both sides are still negotiating a contract but metro is expecting to make cohen's higher in official in the coming days. power slowly coming back on tonight for tens of thousands of people in the path of a run away blimp in maryland. it broke free from a tether at the proving grounds and traveled more than 100 miles north in pennsylvania. in the air, fighter jets had to

scramble to make sure the balloon didn't run into planes. on the ground, a trail of destruction caused by the mile long tether. the blimp was part of a missile tracking system and eventually deflated and came down in two pieces. no one was hurt. more help looking for whoever ashot and killed a woma in d.c. it hasn't about 6:30 tonight. the man who was shot is conscious but the police haven't released his condition or ages of either of the victims. police looking at surveillance of a metro bus to figure out who shot two boys. they were getting off the 97 bus at east capitol street and benning road this afternoon, the third incident in 24 hours where juveniles had been shot in the district. all those shooting victims are expected to survive. >> it's been five days since an attempted rape at an alexandria

apartment building. tonight, we have the first clue what this attacker might look like. and jackie is in the neighborhood where neighbors are being extra cautious tonight. >> reporter: when crimes like this happen people are scared. they want to know what does the guy look like? tonight, we have some idea. details about the suspect's appearance came from the victim who got a good look at him before she snacked him in the head with a nods zzle of an industrial vacuum cleaner. she was walking around 10:30 last friday morning and the man grabbed ler and tried to pull down her pants and when she fought back he pulled a small knife and ordered her to stay in the room until he got away. she now carries pepper spray and takes extra care coming and going. >> usually when i'm coming in, i'm on the phone and have

somebody on the line with me. tonight, i don't but i do carry pepper spray. that's one precaution that i've taken recently. >> reporter: the suspect is described as being in his 30s, 5'11", muscular build and tat o tattoos on his arms and the victim said he was wearing a black tank top and dark colored boxer shorts. >> reporter: police say the man may have changed his appearance and they want you to concentrate on the features of his face. if you want to see that picture again, delayed our news4 app and take a look. >> thank you, jackie. the jury will go back behind closed doors at 10:00 in the morning to determine the fate of charles severance, accused of killing three people in alexandria. before going into deliberations this afternoon, the defense reminded jurors there was no evidence linking severance to the three victims.

but prosecutors pointed to his apparent hatred for the elite and said there is no evidence pointing to any but severance. it's the most popular story on our washington d.c. app. a d.c. police officer in a local high school with a high school student. police aren't naming the cop but megan fitzgerald talked to her competition. >> reporter: if you asked her, she believes she won that dance off but will let the viewers decide. what she knows for sure is her encounter with a d.c. police officer changed her perspective on law enforcement. dancing is what aliya taylor y says she was born to do. >> it makes me smile. >> reporter: it's where she feels free and can escape from fears in her life. >> i thought there were only bad cops. >> reporter: she said she feared cops until tuesday afternoon when a police officer showed up

to break up a verbal fight. >> i was stepping from the sedan and the cop said, i can do you one better. i said, okay. >> reporter: then this happened. >> i was in shock and like, wow. >> reporter: she still can't believe a police officer challenged her to a dance off. but she's chargeful. aliya says it's the moment she and her friends needed to believe that officers really are there to help. >> she was like, what's your name? she smiled, i was like, oh, yeah, we need more cops like you. meaghan fitzgerald, news4. i'm at the desk. the national search for a new manager appears to be over, multiple searches confirming the hire of bud black as the new sk skipper. black replaces williams fired after a lackluster season.

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i will be a president of an economy that works for all of us and not just the billionaires. >> while republicans were squaring off about the acadeeco in colorado tonight, bernie sanders was talking about inequ inequality. he talked about climate change and says the u.s. has too many people in jail. criminal justice reform also came up today for hilary clinton. in new hampshire she said she did not believe the death penalty should be abolished but should only be used in limited and rare circumstances. right now a florida man is in a coma fighting for his life after an e cigarette exploded in his face. this is a warning to millions who use electronic vapor

products. the lithium ion batteries are the problem and it can cause them to overheat and explode and catch fire. they're now banned from checked luggage on airlines. the department of transportation cites 26 explosions or fires since 2009. if your car gets towed, you might feel like it's a nightmare. but a news4 i-team investigation found out it was really scary. a new law could shine some light on the problem. >> reporter: it sounds like a scene from a horror movie, walking down a pitch-black road, near train tracks. surrounded by warning signs and barbed wire. the news4 i-team was tipped some drivers that got towed in montgomery county ended up here cash in hand to retrieve their

cars, alone and scared. at least five companies of lots on this stretch of paramount drive in rockville. our cameras rolt as trucks arrived with towed vehicles into the night. >> it was the wrong address. >> reporter: as derek tried to get his car back. >> i'm a 200 pound man and my uber driver did not feel safe leaving me. >> reporter: we brought our night vision camera here to give you a sense what this place was like after dark. if you were towed here, this is how you would find it and how it would look without the benefit of night vision cameras. only by firing up the high beams of our car could we get a look at the fences behind which all those towed cars set. the montgomery county investigators say they received complaints about cars being t towed here and illegal. >> it says they must be brightly lit. that's the language.

>> reporter: you've seen this, does this look brightly lit to you? >> lord, no. there was more coming off my cake. >> reporter: we asked why this was happening. l.e.d. was one responding. they said they don't own the lot but rent them and installed a motion detector light. they are also concerned about the lights because their tow drivers have to drive there. they can't be ticketed. it falls to the owners of the properties where the cars were originally parked. we tried reaching out to owners of bethesda springs aand silver to see if they're even aware. >> those that have towing lots like this will start getting tickets from our office. >> reporter: but a new law will give them the authority to go after the tow companies. >> no lights back there. >> reporter: they spotted this, at least two companies warned

drivers on their signs they have to call ahead to get their cars back. county investigator s say that would be illegal, too. >> that would be a blatantly against the law in 2012. >> reporter: they must be able to retrieve the cars 24 hours a round the clock whether broad daylight or in the middle of night. >> one tow company said they were unaware they must be continuously staffed and they just found some lights turned on around paramount drive. we'll keep watching. storm team 4's meteorologist doug kammerer. we continue to track the next line of showers and storms making their way through the area right now. this is the last six hours. we saw numerous storms earlier, frederick county, montgomery and loudoun, the same counties getting it again right now.

look around frederick and montgomery county and this orange and red. extremely heavy rain that continues to fall here. you can track that down to loudoun county and the airport, about to get hit, too. gaithersburg, continuing to see light rain and gaithersburg, continuing at 30 miles an hour and 11:20 and germantown, 11:26 and the olney area, 11:45. you will see heavy rainfall the next hour or so. in d.c. area south of quantico, fairfax, springfield, we will see moderate to heavy rain but not quite as strong as to the north. that line extending to culpeper and orange and madison counties. this will move across our region the next 1 to 2 hours and should be out 1:30 to 2:00. this is a cold front. behind this cold front is actually very warm air towards the west and why tomorrow morning you will notice a difference. high temperatures today in the

70s, close to it. we're still there at 11:00 at night. 67 degrees, winds out of the south at 13 miles an hour ahead of that front. the components of the wind he helping to keep the temperatures up. tomorrow morning, heading to the bus stop, nice and mild. 7 and 8:00 a.m., 60 degrees. notice some sunshine as well in that area. tomorrow, a few more clouds developing and a little breezy. look at the high, 72 degrees, talking a very warm thursday. what to wear tomorrow, a tee shirt, this guy has the right idea, long pants and t-shirt, no problem with temperatures like that. friday is a different story. high temperatures friday only in the upper 50s to around the 60 degree mark and we will see plenty of sunshine to a nice fall day on friday and saturday, halloween. temperatures 60 degrees and once again 60s for a high temperature, upper 60s.

a great afternoon for sunshine, temperatures in the low 50s by 6 or 7:00. that's something to think about upper 40s in some of the coolest subu suburbs. it will be a cool night. next chance of rain on sunday, chance of showers with high of 66. and monday, temperatures remain above average in the middle of the week, upper 60s tuesday, into the 70s wednesday and we may get warmer than that late next week. all in all a pretty good forecast. we just have to get through the rain coming down the next hour or so. >> warmer temps will be nice. coming up, a new manager for the nats tonight and a dramatic finish as wizards rally in orlando. thank you, doreen and jim and all welcome to wced. we have country music from rod

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. parrish will make us less safe. parker: politicians' condolences aren't enough. it's time for them to act. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

nats gm mike rizzo was true his word. the next manager of the washington nationals has experience at the job and he is known for relating well to his players. that man, according to multiple sources tonight, is bud black. who is bud black? he spent 15 years in the majors as a pitcher and part of the kansas city team that won the world series in 1985. he managed the padres 8 1/2

seasons before being fired earlier this year. 649 wins and 713 losses. not too good but the national league manager and never reached the playoffs and has winning seasons at the helm and has a strong reputation for handling his pitching staff and his ability to communicate well with his players. meanwhile wizards season opening game tonight in orlando, randy wittman's birthday. wanted to give them a win, dr e driving up late while driving a floater and nails it with 12 seconds left and puts wizards ahead by 1. sitting up on the rim, gets knocked off, called goaltending, two points for orlando and actually illegally touched by a magic player and change the goal tend call and give orlando back the ball. three seconds left, inbound and shoot and miss, wizards hold

onto win it. 88-87. thri thriller. and a great night for this young man. the caps strike first. kuznetsov taking the shot. passes goalie marc-andre fleury, his fourth straight game with a point. pittsburgh would tie it and two minutes after that. phil kessel got the go ahead goal there and penguins go on to win it, 3-1. we'll get them next time. to a rainy stadium, d.c. hosting revolution in a winner take all playoff game. you have to see this first goal. 15 minute no score, revolution atta attacking, passing across to juan agelado, ye! the amazing bicycle kick. what a play by the new england

striker. they would go up 1-0. second half, game tied at 1. united with the ball in the box. fabian finds chris, who has the easy goal. united has a 2-1 lead and they would hold on. what a comeback victory in a winner take all game. d.c. united advancing in the eastern conference semis and will play sunday. we don't know the opponent yet. we have a world series score, we have a world series score, royals winning 7-1 over the

i'm jill mccabe, candidate r ste senate, all the mouthwash in the world won't help dick black. because what comes out of his mouth is just offensive. black said gays and lesbians lead "lifestyles that are harmful to the culture of this state." he dismissed rape in the military, calling it "as predictable as human nature." black opposes the use of birth control and voted to force women seeking abortions to have intrusive transvaginal ultrasounds. dick black. so extreme, it's dangerous. 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.

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- sandra bullock. rod stewart.