headlines. >> that's right. yesterday is going to be a thing of the past. no more t-shirts. sweater weather. it will be friday night chills tonight for high school football and it looks like it will be dry for the ghosts and the goblins for the trick or treating tomorrow. a lot of kids have halloween parades going on. the good news is other than an extra layer the costume should be all right. 40s and 50s out the door. we'll talk about any impacts coming up in ten minutes. >> thank you, chuck. breaking news. a trooper after a hit-and-run crash. the trooper is expected to be okay. the police are searching nearby for a driver who did it. the driver left his car and ran away. "news4's" derrick ward is on the scene. we'll check in with him after 6:30. the crash is impacting traffic.

melissa? >> traffic has cleared out. we don't have any problems there. report of a car fire. triering to get more information on what is blocked here from police. 66 west at 123 we have that left lane blocked here this morning and right now 270 southbound. you can see headed out of frederick you're a little slow all the way down to germantown. them things wrap up and you're nice and clear. i'll see you in ten minutes with traffic time. >> we have more breaking news. we're trying to get more news. this happened in the 1500 block of "v" street southeast. police have been there for hour this morning. megan, what's going on? >> reporter: we still have an active scene. you see behind me the road is still blocked and the police are collecting everyday on the scene. this is a scenario that plays out too often. another shooting and another person dead. thisaéqñ latest incident happenn the 15 block.

shots rang out a little after 1:00. when police arrived, they found a man suffered from a gunshot wound to the head. trm he was taken to the hospital and later pronounced debt. there's a spotter device. it's unclear if that device alerted police to the shooting or if they got a 911 call. there's very little information released. no word on the motive. no word on a lookout. now, it's been a very violent year here in the nation's capital. this is the 130th murder in d.c. so far this year and we're at the end of october. last year there were 105 murders for the entire year. no word on any arrests or suspects in this latest incident. police are asking witnesses to come forward. back to you in the studio. 6:03. today a prince george's county judge will sentence a cold

blooded killer. they convicted green. police said weems was attempting to rob the clarion hotel when chavez tried to stop him. the judge could give weems life and 60 years in prison when he's sentenced today. police say this man has been using the credit cards stolen from the 84-year-old's purse. she was robbed when the man yanked her purse away. if you know this man, call fairfax county police. it's 6:03. investigators will be at ft. lauderdale airport to find out what nearly caused a disaster. 100 passenger and crew were getting ready for takeoff yesterday when the crew behind it saw fuel leaking. moments later the dynamic jet caught fire. two emergency chutes were

deployed and the plane was quickly evacuated. nearly two dozen went to the hospital. and they'll remove a jieblts deflated blimp from the forest in pennsylvania. there's an investigation into how it drifted away. military had to shoot into the surveillance blim. then they began cutting it out of the trees where it lanned on wednesday. today the military says it will likely use a helicopter to lift the rest of the 10,000 pound blimp out of the forest. >> mayor budget bill now headed to the budget desk. we told you earlier this week that republican leaders and the white house have agreed to this deal to cut federal spending and that means no more talk of a government cutdown until 2017. senator marco rubio who's also running for the white house came back. the bill passed with a vote of 64-35.

coming up on five minutes after the hour and vre say use don't have to worry about service cuts at the start of next year. they warned last week it might have to suspend some service because of a deadline to install positive train control. president obama is now expected to stein a three-year extension of that deadline. positive train control automatically stop as train to avoid an accident caused by speeding. if the deal goes through, neal cohen will face big challenges. now they have to iron out a contract. cohen is an executive with aerosmith company. he spent 16 years with northwest airlines and us airways. the new gm will have toy address 91 executive decisions. riders are challenging it. a member of the sons of confederate veterans filed a

lawsuit. the new court filing claims the recall goes beyond the power of the dmv. >> don't [ bleep ] how she died. >> because you killed her, george. >> i don't know how she [ bleep ] died. >> because you killed her. for the first time. on the attack again. people on a popular maryland trail told to watch out for a very angry owl. the reason for these possible attacks. we look live at national harbor. not a day to be taking a spun on the wheel. >> pretty. >> pretty.

i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parrish in richmond?

you may think all people who run for office are pretty much the same... but not jill mccabe. she's a doctor... who's a pediatric emergency room physician at inova loudoun hospital. she's a mom... who knows the value of a quality education. she's a community leader... who will work in the state senate to reduce traffic and use some common sense. jill mccabe. she's not a politician... and in richmond, she'll work for us.

i'm molette green at the live desk new this hour. police are saying a kentucky fuj tish got close to residents before police tracked him dunld shot him dead just hours ago.

kentucky police ended a news conference a little while ago about how they captured him. they say just before 3:00 a.m. he went to a home to ask for a ride but the couple rye fusefus called police. state troopers and u.s. marshals found him hiding in a wooded area very close to a residential area. they say cook shot at them and they shot back in exchange. they say he shot and wounded a police officer during a traffic stop. that is the latest from the live desk. back to you. >> thank you, molette. the owl with an attitude is back. montgomery county parks received three reports of owl attacks on tuesday. that's according to bethesda magazine. the attacks happened between river road and dorsett avenue in bethesda. that's where the owl attacked two weeks ago.

joggers reported the owl swooped down aggressively. some were actually hit and the owl stole a couple of hats too. wildlife officials believe it's a young owl mistaking reflectors ons and ponytails for prey. i tweeted -- >> you're an tag nicing people. >> i wanted to say, who? >> he said he had no choice but to take drastic action. >> he's not going way any time soon. >> heads up or heads down. 6:11, time for a check of "weather & traffic on the 1s" with chuck bell. >> he's crazy. you've got to watch out. this morning even the owls have an extra layer of down fertss on. an extra layer for sure today. medium jacket and long pants. no more shorts and t-shirt. commuter forecast, chilly and dry. temperatures in the 40s.

about the only delay will be sunshine delays so that's good news. green light for today and tomorrow. when i see you in ten minutes we'll talk about why there's a yellow light on your sunday. speaking of yellow lights and probably red lights, here's melissa mollet. >> always red lights. i don't understand it. a schooper there right now as i'm looking at the screen there. they're not there yet that. i should be there any minute. it's still there and still blocking that right lane. 66 west at 123, they flip the camera around. that's cleared out of the way. we don't have to worry about that any longer. 270 from germantown. top of the beltway, 95 over to 270, ten minutes. you're on time there. same thing there. 6 inbound looks good and 95 north. can't do any better than 21 minutes especially this time of day. we're back in ten minutes. remember to listen to your friends on wtop 103.5 f.m.

an assistant football coach put on leave by his high school for what he did after a game. why the district says he may have violated students' constitutional rights. and right now i'm tracking a developing story. a major recall announced in the last hour involving nearly a million suvs. the two potential safety defects 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. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

we've got huge recalls to tell you about. nearly 900,000 sfss for brake and airbag problems. they say moisture can build up in the jeep, dodge, and fiat suvs. if that happens it could disable the system. also several hundred thousand jeep grand cherokees and liberties are being recalled because airbags can inflate for no reason. those cars made in 2003 and 2004.

now, several people have been hurt. now, fiat chrysler says the dealership can fix the parts iffer you if you drive any of those cars. that is the latest from the live desk. back to you. first on 4, a virginia murder case. we give you the inside look. he was the lacrosse player accused of killing yeardley love. he claims love was slamming her own head against the wall the night of may 3rd, 2010. listen to the reaction when police tell him she's dead and he's the primary suspect. >> i don't know how the [ bleep ] she died. >> because you killed her george. >> i don't know how the

[ bleep ] she died. >> because you killed her. >> investigators released it because huguely has exhausted all possible appeals. he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 23 years in jail. another teen is charged after making threats in school. the alleged plot involved a student at a school in stafford. he threatened to bomb the school and shoot students. police found guns and rifles lockdown up in the teen's home and found no evidence of thought out plans. this days after two students were arrest. they're accused of plotting a school shooting around are charged with conspiracy to commit murder. footage shows federal workers on tape fleecing taxpayers. u.s. senator says the government needs to set aside more manpower to prevent this from happening again. it shows federal employees swiping gas funded gas cards but using gas to fuel their personal

cars. we learned of 30 cases causing taxpayers nearly half a million dollars. in a formal request, they questioned beefing up the funding for those responsible for stopping this crime. >> when that is abused, it undermines the whole system. it gives credence to those arguments that people make about government. the worst beliefs about government are confirmed by that finding. representative casey has asked. they save more money by stopping waste and theft. >> federal action. the fda says it's in the process of shutting down two stores near baltimore for selling tobacco products to minors. the two of them along with six other stores nationwide have 30 days to appeal this.

an i-team investigation in the summer showed two of them selling. they've upped the penalties for doing that. >> take a look at this incredible volcano erupting near mexico city. it's resulted yesterday, smoke and ash rose nearly two miles above the volcano's crater. this is the second eruption in the past week. mexico has more than 3,000 volcanos. . it's the second tallest volcano in mexico. it wasn't that bad. that is how a 10-year-old is describing his recent encounter with a shark. raymond was seriously hurt in this attack. he was body boarding parentally when this happened. nearby swimmers say he was about 60 yards aftershooffshore and t able to bring him to shore and wrap his thigh pretty quickly.

>> it popped on the board and bite my leg. it wasn't that bad. >> wasn't that bad? oh, man. >> 10 years old. fearless. lifeguards say shark warnings have been indicated. his mother says he'll return to school on monday. new moms and dads will no longer leave hospitals in maryland with the goody bags. they were often filled with formula and coupons. want to promote breast-feedling and not endorse any particular formula. following complaints by employees of the lack of private nurs areas, they say currently only two buildings have lactation rooms. employees complained. they've been forced to use restrooms and expose themselves

to co-workers. they say more lactation rooms will be available by the end of november. a face-off this morning over religion in public schools. a football coach is off the job suspended for praying on the field. the school district says it could violate first amendment rights. they have a different tack on this. they say, yeah. some players choose to join him for quick prayer but he does not force them. joe fryar gets a report. he'll have more on "today." temperatures are back down into the 40s. bundle up. a cool day coming after a nice warm one. there's now quite the october chill back into the picture. plenty of sunshine. that won't be the problem. a noticeable northwest breeze

means you'll need something to break the wind. maybe a medium weight jacket. not a high impact weather day. that's always good. whenever friday is a low impact day, that's the way you like it. sunny but 15 degrees colder than yesterday. temperatures are 43, gaithersburg. 50 in arlington. 52 in edge water maryland. plan on the day. 40s this morning. mid-50s by noon. near 60 degrees. future weather carries us. it will be chisy and then for halloween day tomorrow clouds will be on the increase. nothing all that heavy. any chance for rain drops you w u need to tell you about. 46 this morning. 55 at lunch team.

weekend rain chances. saturday will be dry near 60. chance for a few hours as we get into sunday afternoon. the second half of the weekend will be cloudier than the first. if you need more warm weather this time of the year, i've about got great news. melissa mollet. she's thinking sun dresses are back in fashion for next week as temperatures will be back in the 70s. >> i think i would be in trouble with the bosses. no sun dresses this time of year. outer look at 66. we thought there was a car fire. we talked to police. it was there. no problems. 66 at 123, that crash is off to the side of the roadway, you don't have to worry about that one any longer this morning. inner loop and outer loop looking good. top of the beltway getting

typically slow this time of morning. right now up north, a couple of problems, 80. we have the roads shut down. 70 west at 40, we have an accident there that popped up. and taking a look at 95, you are good here in virginia. all the way up. make it a little slow. but otherwise from want co-to the beltway, it ooh going to take you 22 minutes. we'll see you back here in ten. >> thank you. 6:25. you've got to see this video. just in time for halloween. a giant pumpkin on a roll. this is kind of scary. this happened in arizona. you can see it did blow through the intersection there. that jack-o'-lantern was 25 feet tall. 350 pounds. traveled about a quarter of a mile. no one got hurt. >> that's the trick part of trick or treating. happening today, the white house is hosting trick or treating for military families. take a look at the decorations

there. the family will pass out candy complete with spectacular spooky decorations and plenty of cookies. the event is set to set the bar high. of course, halloween is tomorrow. if you didn't know, prince george's county police are driving home very important safety tips no matter where you live. be sure to wear a costume that makes it is for you to walk in and be seen in. know the route that your child intends to take and set a time. be sure to utilize those sidewalks when available and try to stay in well lit areas. and for drivers door not drive a vehicle while wearing a mask of any sort. it could be very hard for you to see. i could believe safety in numbers. if you go in a group, they could see you. >> if you're driving, just assume they're going to be kids walking around and darting around. a t-shirt worn by students is stirring up controversy at a

virginia high school. the message that it's causing. and why parents want something done about it before the system escalates. >> good-bye warm weather as you step outside. the temperatures in 30s and 40s in some places. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell tracking the weather. first, we're watching a breaking story in prince george's county where the search is on for the driver who slammed into a-month-old state trooper's patrol car. what we're learning about that trooper's condition when we go live to the scene next.

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.

we have breaking news on the outer loop of the beltway. maryland state police are trying to figure out who hit a trooper's car and then took off. they're searching for who did it. derrick ward at the site of an accident. any new word? >> reporter: the scene is cleared. this is very different from the scene. not too long ago it was around

4:00 a.m. this morning when this happened. we're on the outer loop. you're looking at the outer loop of the beltway near the allen town road exit near andrews air force base. we can clarify a little bit. the car that you see in the video being toed away appears to be the striking vehicle. the trooper's vehicle, which was a marked trooper's krierz wcrui up the road. both vehicles have been toed away. we're told that the driver of the striking scene has left here. there was a brief search that ensued. apparently now they have move off to another phase of the investigation into this, but we're told that the trooper was not injured. we don't know about the condition of the other driver that was involved. we're live in camp springs. derrick ward, "news4." melissa, back to you with traffic. >> taking a look right now. a big look. you can see the entire area,

what derrick is talking about there. it's now clear. we don't have any problem there. we don't have to worry about that. right now, 70 west, still have that crash. 80 at woodridge road, shut down because of debris. chuck? >> thanks, melissa. outside it's a noticeably cool start. four things you need to know about the weather for today. much colder than yesterday. about 15 degrees colder than yesterday. it will be chilly for friday night lights tonight. dry for the trick-or-treaters tomorrow, but there are chances for rain over the weekend. we'll detail t timing of your rain threat coming up in a few minutes. for now temperatures in tupper 40s to near 50 around town. man for going for an early round run? layer up. school day forecast coming up in ten minutes. sichb-day in 20. >> thank you. developing this morning, a major

break in the murder of an arlington mother of two. police now think they have caught her killer. bonny black's children found her stabbed to death. they indicted her estranged husband, david black. they were due in court that week when the murder happened. the accused serial killer's trial, charles severance, heads back to work. the jurors made several requests. they asked for office supplies. they made a second request asking the judge if they could see police reports. that request was denied. severance is accused of killing three people in alexandria over a ten-day period. today a robbery suspect will be in court. officers interrupted a robbery in progress on monday at a liquor store northwest. one of the suspects.

mcallister has a hearing before the judge. take a look here. this is a picture of the(enn-sht causing all the controversy here. it says n16ga. it made a lot of attention because of it. the phrase on the t-shirt came from a popular song and was probably not intended to be offensive. some parents feel differently. >> very upset. very disturbed. >> they say the incident has been investigates. they would not elaborate how the students were disciplined. >> it's now 6:35. today more than 6,000 federal inmates all drug offenders will be free. the release is the result of the

u.s. commission's change for sentencing guidelines to drug offenders last year. another 8,000 prisoners are eligible for early lease next year. the release is separate from president obama's push to grant clemency to some nonviolent drug oh fejd irs. protesters arrested during protests of the police commissioner won't face charges. 16 were arrested after they stayed inside until 4:45 the next morning. the state attorney general's office says it supports removing the protesters the control the situation but believes their arrests are punishment enough. >> for the first time they say most should do their job and issue gay marriage licenses even if they have a religious objection. this opinion found in a brand-new poll that's out this morning.

it found 56% said public officials should be required to issue licenses to gay couples while 41% said those with religious objections should be exempt. the poll follows a national debate that started after a kentucky county clerk refused to issue them. kim davis even served some jail time for defying a court order. back to you. 6:36. this morning a gloucester county transgender teen is now getting some support from the obama administration. the government says zoos are violating the law if they permit transgender students from using the restrooms corresponding to their gender. schools are struggling across the country. >> caught in a shoot-out. the new video showing the scene

inside a texas biker bar as rival gauges started firing at each other. >> a brand-new problem south of 370. we'll have details coming up. >> plus, we haven't hit halloween yet but apparently that's not too soon to think about your holiday shopping. the deals you'll see rolling out this weekend. yo

a new look this morning at a biker shoot-out that happened in texas. you can see guns drawn and people crawling around on the floor in waco, texas. you might remember nine people died back in may. 170 were arrested tied to it.

let's turn to "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck bell. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, aaron and eun. 43 now in gaithersburg. 48 in college park. so your school day forecast, a chilly start this morning. an extra layer of warmth is needed compared to yesterday. we do give recess an "a." full sniechblt near 60 by the time you come home today. good weather. but it will be a chilly one for sure, so be sure you layer up. we'll be detailing the weekend and the trick-or-treat forecast. for now if your travel involves 270, melissa has something for you to hear. >> allow for extra time. right now you can see chopper 4 over 270 near 124. had a report of an accident. not seeing a report of a crash in the roadway, but you can see the big backups stretching south here.

inner loop and outer loop, everything rolled along just fine. typically slow right now. taking a look at 66 and 95. we don't have any problems there right now. prince george's county also rolling along nicely. no issues. we'll see you in a couple of minutes. a pair of breaking stories we're watching for you right now. first in southeast washington. police on the scene of an overnight shooting that left a man dead. >> we're watching the search for a driver who slammed into a maryland state trooper's patrol maryland state trooper's patrol car overnight. you may think all people who run for office are pretty much the same... but not jill mccabe. she's a doctor... who's a pediatric emergency room physician at inova loudoun hospital. she's a mom...

who knows the value of a quality education. she's a community leader... who will work in the state senate to reduce traffic and use some common sense. jill mccabe. she's not a politician... and in richmond, she'll work for us. narratorjeremy mcpike -ate, who 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. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad.

right now we're watching two breaking news stories. first in southeast washington where gunshots overnight leave one man dead. >> we're tracking the search for a driver who slammed into a maryland state trooper's patrol car on the beltway. first melissa is watching a problem on i-270. listen. >> 270 southbound as you're approaching 124, we have about a five-mile backup. this is really jammed because of an earlier crash. the crash is out of the way. those backups remain at this point. a chilly start on your friday morning. temperatures are in the 40s right now. there's a bit of a windchill right now. how long does that last and is there much of a warmup in store for your weekend? seven-day forecast minutes away. breaking news now at 6:46. for the last five hours, d.c.

have been on the scene of a shooting. one man shot in the head on "v" street northeast, megan mcgrath is live on the scene. >> reporter: you can see the crime tape behind me. another deadly night. we're in the 600 block of "v" street. you can see it's still cordoned off. it was a little after 1:00 this morning when shots rang out. when police arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. he was shot in the head. he was taken to an area hospital and later pronounced dead. there's a shot device around the corner. it's not clear whether it's because of that or the 911 call. there's very little information released. no word on a positive motive. no lookout information for a possible suspect in this murder. now, this has been a very violent year here in the nation's capital. this is the 130th murder so far

this year and we're just at the end of october. last year there were 105 murders for the entire year. still an active investigation. police are looking for witnesses. they're still gathering evidence here on the scene. back to you in the studio. >> megan mcgrath live for us in anacostia. a cold blooded killer will spend the rest of his life in prison. deandre weems, he was convict of shooting jesse chavez at point blank range two years ago. he was attempting to rob the clarion hotel when chavez tried tointervene. the judge could give him life when he is sentenced here today. do you know this man? fairfax county police say he robbed an elderly woman in a grocery store parking lot. police say he has been using the credit card stolen from the 84-year-old's purse.

if you recognize the man, call police. they're trying to figure out what nearly caused a disaster at an airport. they were getting ready for takeoff when the crew in the plane behind them saw feel leaking. a few moments later the jet's left engine caught fire. you see all the black smoke. two emergency chutes were deployed and the play was quickly evacuated. >> there was like smoke all over the place, so we got out and started running through the grass as far west from the airplane as possible. just about two dozen people went to the hospital to be checked out. one person suffered a severe head injury. it's still not clear what caused

that leak. >> right now a bill to prevent a government shutdown for the next two years is poised to become law. the senate passed the major budget bill just hours ago. it would provide $80 million in sequester relief and would include military and spending cuts. they agreed to the deal earlier this week. >> there's some good news this morning for vre riders. no cuts will be occurring next year. they thought they might have to cut service. president obama is expected to sign a three-year extension of that deadline. positive crane control automatically stops the train to avoid an accident caused by speeding. a finalized con drakt tract last thing keeping neal cohen from becoming the general mat je

manager. the new general manager has tough challenges ahead of him including how to address 91 safety recommendations, increasing labor costs and safety of ridershiping. >> the owl is back. the attacks happened between river road and dorsett avenue in bethesda. that's near the capital's crescent trail. the owl swoops down aggressively and some were hit. he even stole a couple of hats. wildlife officials believe it's mistaking reflectors on bikes and ponytails for prey. you can see this prop over 124. earlier crash out of the way. 395 northbound we have a vehicle off to the left side of the

roadway. that's causing a problem. new hampshire avenue at randolph. also a brand-new accident. inner loop and outer loop, no major problems. looking typical. slow, of course for this time of morning. 66 overall is good. so is 95. no problems here. prince george's county when you're taking a big look at things as far as incidents and you have slowdowns in your normal spots. top of the beltway again. a little slow. everything is rolling ag long nicely. chuck? >> a beautiful sky early this morning. a few clouds. they're not going to bother us. 50 now downtown, but that north wind average 1g 2 miles per hour has a little bit of a windchill youm'll need an extra layer of warmth on your way out the door. mid-40s in the suburbs. near 50 downtown. low 50s by chesapeake bay. nice and crisp and cool out there this morning. temperatures will be climb into the 50s.

it will be a good running day today but you'll need a little extra layer of warmth for sure. medium jacket. no more t-shirts and shorts. 50 at noon and near 60 for the high temperature today. your seven-day forecast is a good one considering the fact that november starts here on sunday. don't forget to fall back. trick-or-treating day. temperatures between 5:00 and 9:00, pretty good. cool once the sun sets. of course, sunday, cloudy skies move back in. the big thing about sunday you need to know, you gain an hour of sleep. you put that back. here's the worst part of daylight saving time. sun set is at 9:08.

that is complaint worthy. this will stop the crying. temperatures back into the mid-70s by wednesday and thursday. >> we like that. thank you, chuck. we're following breaking news as police try to track down a hit-and-run driver. a maryland state trooper was hit inside his car. >> "news4's" derrick ward live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. no problems at all. this scene has been completely cleared for some time now, but the investigation is continuing. this happened just after 4:00 a.m. this morning. a car struck a maryland state trooper. the driver left. there was a scene where you were losing one lane of traffic. now they're still looking for the driver who left the scene of this accident.

we understand that no one was seriously injured and that investigation continues. we're live in camp springs, derrick ward, "news4." aaron and eun, back to you guys. >> thank you. attorneys are challenging virginia's ban on the license plate. they filed a motion against the dmv yesterday. they issue adderall on the plates after the governor announced they would be phased out. it goes beyond the power of the dmv. a big recall to tell you about if you drive a honda. the company says honda accords from 2007 and 2009 could deplate if you slam the door too hard. they say the ignition has to be on for the injury to occur. they say you can take your car to a dealership to get this problem fixed. good morning. i'm landon dowdy at cnbc

headquarters. for target and walmart the holiday starts the first of november, continuing the trend of launching holiday sales immediately after halloween. both companies are planning on enhanced and in-store orders. target is offering free shipping for all online orders from november 1st until christmas. walmart is going have more sales to lure holiday shoppers. for your cnbcs by report, i'm landon dowdy. major developing story. overnight police in kentucky killed a man they say was on the run for six days. floyd ray cook was wanted for attempted murder. police say he shot a tennessee police officer during a traffic stop last weekend. he was also accused of shooting at police in kentucky. officers said two state troopers and a u.s. marshal caught cook in a wooded area overnight. cook and the officers then shot at each other. cook was hit and died. today the military will

finish removing a giant deflated blimp from a forest in pennsylvania. there's an investigation as to how that blimp broke free in maryland and drifted 150 miles into pennsylvania. the military had to shoot into the blimp to shoot the last of the helium out. today the military says they'll likely use a helicopter to lift the rest of the 10,000-pound blimp out of the trees. four things to know before you head out the door. a major budget bill to head to president obama's desk. it would prevent a government shutdown for at least the next two years. >> police in arlington say bonny black's husband is indicted for murder. in about three hours the trial of accused serial killer charles severance will head back to court. there were requests. jurors asked for office supplies and police reports. the second request was denied.

d.c. police are investigating who shot a man in the head on "v" street early this morning. this is the city's 130th homicide. take a look at this. 270 southbound jammed right now. a five-mile backup. earlier crash gone. those delays delayed. we just push thad out on the nbc washington app. that is the broadcast for this morning. we appreciate you waking up with us. >> the "today" show is up next.

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good morning. breaking overnight. a dangerous fugitive wanted for opening fire on an officer in tennessee killed in a shootout with police. at massive week long manhunt now over. we're there live. nbc news exclusive. the mother of the victim in that sexual assault case at a new hampshire prep school speaks o for the first time. >> it's been excruciating for her, but she wanted to do what was right. >> as owen labrie is sentenced to one year in prison and a lifetime as a registered sex offender. grand old problems, republican candidates planning to meet about changing how future debates are organized as jeb bush tries to fight his way back