that request was denied. seven ranns is accused of killing three people in a ten-year period in alexandria. police are looking for a man ruthless enough to steal from an elderly woman in a parking lot. he's using a credit card from an 84-year-old work. she was robbed saturday night. he yanked her purse away, the woman fell down and needed an ambulance. if you know this person, call fairfax county police. today more than 6 thoun federal inmates with dlug offenses will being release. this release is the result to a sentencing change on drug charges. another 8,000 are going be released next year. h:30. if the deal goes through, neal cohen will face some big challenges. he accepted the metro offer and

now the two sides have to iron out a contract. he spent 16 years with northwest airlines and us airways. the new general manager will have to address 91 safety recommendations including labor costs -- increasing labor costs and declining ridership. traffic work on metro rail might slow you down. all six lines will be affected. red and green trains are on an 18-minute schedule. metro is working on a 5.5 billion dollar project to install new rails, platforms, lights, and escalators. >> we'll see if slow weather s downdown this weekend. chuck. >> welcome to friday. plenty of sunshine, although noticeably cooler than yesterday. you'll need an extra layer of warmth on the way out the door. 46, gaithersburg, 49 in reston,

52 in college park. plan on a dry start and chilly. temperatures through the 40s and 50s. we should be in the low to mid-50s by lunchtime. a high today with plenty of sunshine. that's a lot cooler. we made 73. friday another football tonight, layer up, everybody. temperatures will be back down in the 40s. when i see you in a couple of minutes we'll start talking about the creepy crawies. >> breaking new this morning. as chuck said, prince george's county has this crash with two right lanes blocked. you can get by to the left. right now we do have the two right lanes blocked with police there on the scene. top of the beltway overall looking good. everything there, b.w. parkway rolling along just fine. taking a look at 207, it's going to take you 26 minutes this morning.

so you're at speed. you're way above speed. 07 miles an hour. that's a little bit high. remember to listen to 103.5 wtop f.m. you is see if that cleared out of the way. >> i say open it up out there. no, don't do that. it's 4:33 on a friday morning. tornado a robbery suspect will be in court days after the police shot and killed his alleged accomplice. officers interrupted a robbery. one of the robbers died in a shoot-out with police. and we'll learn how long a cold-blood killer will be behind bars. prince george's county police says weems was attempting to rob a clarion hotel when he shot the man. he could be given a life

sentence when sentenced today. disturbing video you're seeing for the first time. we're giving you an inside look at the police interrogation of george huguely. he's the lacrosse player accused of kill his ex-girlfriend love. he said she was slamming her own head against the wall. listen to the testimony. our affiliate obtained it.

huguely exhausted all possible appeals. he was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 23 years in jail. 4:35 right now. attorneys are challenging virginia's ban on the license plates bearing the confederate flag. the department issued a recall on the plates after the governor announced they would be phased out. they say the recall goes beyond the power of the dmv. the ntsb headed to ft. lauderdale's airport to find out what nearly caused a disaster. 131 members and crew members were taking off when fuel behind the plane was leaking. a few minutes later the left engine caught fire. two emergency chutes were deployed there. the plane was quickly evacuated. >> there was like smoke all over the place. we got out and started running through the grass. >> nearly two dozen people went

to the hospital to be checked out. we know one person suffered a serious head injury. the fire was out in about ten minutes but the airport was closed for three hours. 225 flights delayed, 40 canceled. it's not clear what caused that fuel leak. >> officials still can't explain how a blimp broke free and drifted from maryland 150 miles across pennsylvania. the adventures of hash tag on the loose are officially over. the military pumped more than 120 rounds in the blimp to let the last of the helium escape and then began to cut it out of the trees where it landed today. the military will likely use a helicopter to lift the 10,000-pound blimp out of the forest. the service warned laughs week it might have to suspend some service because of a deadline. president obama expected to sign a three-year extension of that

deadline now. it automatically stops the train to avoid an accident caused by speeding. >> the new south building at holy cross spring will open on monday. it will offer private rooms with the hopes of lowering infection rates and speeding up recovery. they're the only hospital that offers private rooms. >> let's take a look at the current temperatures. the low 40s. will kids need a jacket. and they get a big boost of support. why president obama is now getting involved in a student bathroom debate. and shocking video of a biker shoot-out in texas. the dramatic mo

i want to show you new video from a deadly biker shoot-out. you remember nine people died back in march there. you saw people running around with guns drawn. nearly 170 people facing charges for participating in organize crime tied to capital murder. this morning the obama administration is backing a virginia transgender teen in a battle. he's suing to use the boy's bathroom at a high school.

the obama administration's decision could have far reaching implications because schools across the country are struggling with how to accommodate transgender students. 4:41. your time right now, 51 degrees outside our studios. let's see about this cooldown. chuck. >> what to wear on the kids' way out the door earlier this morning. medium jacket for sure. i was checking with melissa. i'm not sure these are leg warmers. nonetheless, you'll need something to keep your little legs on the warm side on your way out the door. school forecast. chilly 40s at the bus stop this morning. you get an "a" for recess. up near 60 today. going out, high school football, friday night lights kickoff, 40s by the time the games are done. we'll detail the weekend's forecast. that's all anyone cares up coming up in 10 minutes.

prince george's county with melissa mollet. >> the outer loop at allentown road, this is where there's a problem. you see a little bit of a problem on outsidebound. northbound and southbound, don't have any problems there. 66 headed into town, headed out of time, you're on time here right here from fairfax county parkway. it's going to tatd you 8 minutes. that's no problem at all. back in ten minutes. >> changes could soon by b on the way after a "news4" i-team investigation. what one lawmaker is trying to put an end to when it comes to some federal workers. >> they're accused of a long sit-in after baltimore's new ♪

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welcome back. a by part tan vote in the senate. tracie potts is monitoring it on capitol hill. good morning. >> good morning. it happened about an hour and a half ago. it was a senate vote, 63-35. the house already passed it wednesday. so this two-year budget deal now goes to president obama's desk. it also prevents a historic credit default from happening next week by extending america's credit to march 17 after the

election. obviously not everyone was happy with this. a couple of republicans spoke out against it including ted cruz. he canceled some campaign events to be here to vote for this. we caught him as he was leave. he called this budget deal a disaster. marco rubio who admits 18 of 19 votes in october was criticized for that and was back here when this one passed. what happens next? now we've got the budget deal in place. that's the big framework for spending in this country. however, there are appropriation bills. however, the small picture, the microscope, how each are going to be fujded, they'll be decided at the end of the year. >> tracie potts on capitol hill. thank you. this morning family and friends will gather to remember a florida man who was shot by

police. jones was holding a gun and the officer fired. a new police commissioner won't face charges. dozens were at city hall when he was sworn in. they were arrested when they stayed in until 4:45 the next morning. the state attorney general's office supports the arrests but believe they're punishment enough. for the second time this month someone was shot and killed in the same block on edson place. >> what's it been like living on this street? >> hell. like living hell. >> he says he only leaves his home to go to work and stays inside at night. wednesday night someone shot and killed mar quetta cunningham. she was walking him.

police ambushed mohammed washington and killed him. another teen is charge after making threats against his school. the alleged plolt involved brook point high school in stafford. the 15-year-old is charged with threatening to to bomb his school and shoot students. they found rifles locked up in his home but found no evidence of thought out plans. this days after two students were arrested at riverbend. they were charged with conspiracy to commit murder. "news4" i-team shows federal workers on tape fleecing us taxpayers. they say they need more manpower to prevent it from happening again. they're swiping taxpayer funded gas cards and using the gas to fuel their personal cards. we've learned of 30 cases of gas theft this year costing tax

pairs nearly half a million dollars. bob casey requested beefing up security for stopping this crime. >> when that's abused, it uj undermines the whole system. it gives credence to the amount about government. >> federal auditors including u.s. general services administration inspector general suffered budget cuts in 2013. senator casey has formally asked the budgets be restored to 2013 levels saying auditors save more money by cost by stopping waste and theft. it's the latest amenity for new homes in the district. we're talking marijuana grow closets. check this out. this man was renovating a condo and he decided to turn an upstairs closet, an extra one, into a grow area. that closet haslam ps that

simulate sun light, an exhaust fan and a drainage system. it's even childhood. >> the initiative hat just passed and i kind of got to thinking this would be an a perfect opportunity to put in a grow closet since it's now legal to grow marijuana in your home. >> that condo just sold for more than $800,000. d.c. law allows residents to grow up to six marijuana plants in your home if you own it. the couple who bought it plan to grow spring herbs and veggies. 4:50. if you're taking a stroll in montgomery county, you want to stay alert. the owl is back apparently. montgomery park got three reports of owl attacks on tusz according to bethesda magazine. it happened on river road and

dorsett road in bethesda. we told you about this a few weeks ago. joggers once again reported the owl swooped down aggressively. >> who? i'm sorry. who? >> they were hit and the owl stole some hats. >> what? >> you go in there with a good washington nationals hat, that's a pretty hat. they believe it's a young owl mistaking reflectors on bikes and ponytails for food and swooped right in there. >> my goodness. you've got to be careful. watch your little pets and small children. >> flying off with people and whatnot. >> what was his hash tag? >> i'm going to find it. we were tweeting the first time. and perfectly timed for halloween, absolutely. you talk about a good halloween real scare, that's like haunted trail kind of stuff. outside this morning it's a chilly start once again. layer up before you head out this morning. in addition to lower temperatures, we have a bit of a

breeze to contend with as well. there's a bit of a windchill factor in the air. temperatures are in the 40s. they have held temperatures up a smidgen but it makes it a little bit cooler 46784 in the panhandle of west virginia. 47 in culpeper. 50s by the bay. hourly temperatures. still have a couple more hours before we get to our overnight low temperature. usually the temperatures just before the sun comes up. going out for your early morning run, nice, crisp, and cool this morning. they want to job in place before you head out to make sure you warm up. if you're going to be doing anything outside this weekend. and if you're traveling this weekend, quiet to the north, south, and mostly west. this to the west is the next chance for rain. if you have stuff to do outside this weekend, do it tomorrow if you need dry weather for it as sunday looks cloudy with a risk of showers. through the morning, nothing but

clear skies start to finish. this is the latest computer model run. again, highs in the upper 50s to near 60. again, that's a 10 to 15 degree drop from yesterday afternoon. don't think because it's sunny it will be nice. mid-50s. ending at 40s after that. you ee need a jacket. near 60 today. breezy at times. for tomorrow, a lot of trick or treating going on tomorrow. if you're going outside to do any of that, temperatures will be generally speaking in the 50s. it will be a little bit cool for trick ore treating if you go out before the sun goes down. on sunday that's daylight savings time, the end of it. set the clocks backward one hour when you go to bed on saturday night into sunday morning. nums, cool weather for your trick or treating activities. a risk of a shower and, wow, back into the 70s for the first week of november. more trouble on the roads now

with melissa mollet. breaking new, outer loop at allentown, this is getting a bit better. right now we have one lane blocked. derrick ward, we'll be talking with him in a couple of minutes. 66 aet the parkway, no problems in or out of town. take a look as we fly up here. you can see we're nice and green. we don't have any problems. quantico to the beltway just going to take you 18 minutes. route one looks a little slow. that's because of roadwork here this morning. beltway to downtown is going to take you 14 minutes all the way into the city here this morning. dwroijt have to worry about that trip either. taking a look northbound and southbound, everything flowing just fine and not much roadwork. eibel back in ten minutes. see you at 5:01. to some students it's just lyrics, to others it's racial. some calling

we continue to follow breaking news right now at 4:57 in the district after a deadly overnight shooting. this is what things looked like at 1:00 in the morning. "news4's" megan mcgrath is headed to the scene and we'll bring you an update in just a couple of minutes.

too far. that's how two students' homecoming attire were. take a look at the t-shirt. it says "n 16, we made it. students we spoke with say that the phrase came from a popular song and it probably was not intended to be offensive but some parents feel differently. >> very upset about it. very disturbed. >> they decided to put the gga, they put the 16. >> the incident has been investigating and the appropriate actions have been taken. they would not elaborate on how the students were disciplined. frederick county public schools wants instagram to take down fights it shows at schools. it's the fourth time this year claiming to show fights that the school has popped up. a spokesperson from the school

says they regularly monitor social media. they were usually taken down within 48 hours. the spokesperson said most websites have policies that restrict or prohibit content related to cyber bullying or violence. they checked. it dulles not appear the site is still active. >> you do it all the time. comment on what you do or don't like. maybe you write a full review online. we find out what you say can actually get you into trouble. one company retaliated. rocha labs sells weight loss products. they sued. >> if i want to post negative feedback, i should be able to it. >> the government now going after that company. you can look at our nbc washington app to learn more about the fine print you could be missing when you review products online.

we begin with breaking news right now at the start of 5:00 a.m. d.c. police are investigating a homicide in the anacostia neighborhood. around 1:00 they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. this is in 1 the 1500 block of "v" street. he suffered a shot in the head. he died at the hospital. we're bringing you an update in 15 minutes. >> and more breaking news right now on the roads as well. we're following this for you and derrick ward should be on the scene here in the next couple of minutes. allen road has one lane blocked. we're hearing about a new crash on 50 at mlk jr. highway. we'll be back with this a in a couple of minutes. right now 66, overall nice and green. no construction. take a look here. everything looking quite good as you hit the road way. route one looking nicely as