>> there was a videotape in this case, and this individual, mr. rogero, produced a weapon and pointed at an individual in a situation we did not think was lawful. >> reporter: the video shows fbi agent gerald rogero iii at an apartment house on wisconsin avenue right across from the louis vuitton store. the fbi agent got involved in a couple's custody dispute because his girlfriend knew one of them. the child's father delivered the baby late that night. an argument developed and a 15-year-old boy got involved. >> whoa. whoa. >> reporter: the teen grabbed the leg of the fbi agent who pulled out his service weapon. >> get on the ground. get on the ground. >> reporter: the jury found the fbi agent not guilty of first-degree assault or the use of a handgun in a crime of violence, but they convicted rogero of second-degree assault, a misdemeanor that carries a sentence of up to ten years. >> the jury got it right. the charge of second-degree

assault was more than proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and i think the jury was correct. >> reporter: we showed the video to montgomery county lawyer reni sandler, former county prosecutor and now is a defense attorney who represents police and law officers facing similar charges. she says the judge will have to decide whether to sentence rogero to jail or give him probation. >> a typical request or requirement of probation is anger management. and that is certainly called for in this case. >> reporter: well, prosecutors today asked the judge to order rogero to surrender all of his weapons, his handguns, service revolvers. ahead on news 4 at 6:00, we'll hear how the judge ruled and why rogero thinks he may be able to keep his job despite this conviction. that's the latest live at montgomery county circuit court. jim, back to you. >> chris, thank you. now to this crash at a wendy's that sent three people to the hospital today in fairfax county. chopper 4 over the scene today so you can see just how far into

the restaurant's sunroom that car slammed. a man working behind the counter at the time says he saw a driver trying to clear the curb too early to get into the drivethrough. this was along lehighway in chantilly. the car then crashed through a front window. >> three guys that were sitting there, taller than me and bigger than me. the three guys that were sitting there, knocked them through the other side of the window. looked like two were severely injured and the one got up. >> police tell us all three of the victims are expected to be okay. the driver was not hurt. crash reconstruction teams are now working that scene. tonight police are talking with the driver of a hit-and-run crash that left a teenager in serious condition. officers found the 17-year-old victim lying in the middle of the road near route 29 here at tech road last night. that's just before cherry hill road in the calverton part of montgomery county. we're told the driver came forward this afternoon.

police identified her as sandra carvolvo. at this point she has not been charged with anything. two recent deadly crashes in montgomery county has inspired some to deliver a message along one major road today. a group gathered along mass avenue and river road in bethesda this morning to tell drivers to slow down and pay attention. someone hit and killed 95-year-old margaret as she was crossing river road last month. and in august, bicyclist tim holden died when someone hit him as he was bicycling on mass avenue. holden's daughter joined today's action and says she noticed a number of distracted drivers on the road today. >> speeding by school buses, maryland transit authority buses, by, like, drivers, we've seen drivers on cell phones. >> by the way, the drivers in both of the accidents we just referred to, they did stay on the scene. montgomery county officials say that distracted driving is

causing 80% of the crashes in montgomery county. tonight, metro finds itself in an unenviable position. the transit agency was turned down by its top pick for general manager. now board members are scrambling to find a replacement. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us now live from bethesda metro station with word about who's beingcourted for the spot now. adam? >> reporter: that's right, jim. i feel like we just remember this. remember this name, paul wiedefeld. he's also a former head of the maryland transit administration. rough rides on the rails are nothing uncommon these days, but the last few days have been marred by controversy and turmoil at the executive level for metro. meanwhile, riders really getting fed up with how everything seems to be trickling down. >> we still have problems. escala escalators, sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. we pay them more money, getting

poor service. so what's the deal? >> reporter: the deal right now according to sources is metro board members are reaching out to paul wiedefeld, a former top official at the maryland transit administration. they want to see if he wants the job of metro gm. he was the runner-up for the gm job and now finds himself the favorite. metro board members here at the bethesda station meeting riders to let them know that they're listening, but riders like trisha have a short and sweet message for them. >> when it works, it works and when it doesn't, i'm glad i drive. >> reporter: that's one of metro's other issues right now, poor service pushing more people off trains and into cars. now riders here also saying that the new gm also needs to get out of all the politics involved with the position, and coming up at 6:00, more on this potential new pick. what his former co-workers are saying about him. why he could be the perfect person for the job. wendy, back to you. >> all right. adam tuss. and first on news 4 tonight, we are are learning about some changes that will impact your

visit to the national zoo. starting in january, the zoo will modify its hours for its gates. opening later, closing earlier. 8:00 to 5:00. exhibit hours will also change to 9:00 to 4:00 which is actually an ur earlier than the current time. zoo officials say the main reason, security. there haven't been any issues but the zoo officials say that dark mornings and evens in the fall and winter, they just want everyone to be safe. >> great day for the zoo today. folks, we are in for a record breaker in the weather this week. >> storm team 4 meteorologist doug kammerer has more on that. feels good out there. >> feels really good out there. early november, we're talking about temperatures you normally see in the knot month or septemr early october. highs in the 70s today. look at the high temperatures earlier this afternoon. 73 d.c. 73 leesburg. 74 warrenton. 76 down toward stanton. so very warm all across our region. now, the headlines for today, slight chance of showers, yeah, we're going to see that chance

during the day on thursday. we'll talk much more about that. then you mentioned it, the record high temperatures. we're talking friday now. we could see high temperatures close to 80 degrees, but this time of year that kind of weather does not stick around. we'll see a cold front come through and it turns much cooler by the weekend. i've got that forecast for you including your weekend coming up at about 5:25. with just under two hours left to vote in virginia, turnout could tell the story for several local races. including one that could change the balance of power in virginia's senate. our david culver is in woodbridge. >> reporter: behind me you'll see a few folks making their way into rosa parks elementary school to cast ballots. some just off work exercising their civic duty in doing so. this is virginia's 29th senate district, a race that's being watched across the commonwealth.

taking on democrat jeremy mcpike. it's a race closely watched because it could shift virginia's power in the senate in favor of democrats. a big boost for terry mcauliffe, now in alexandria, voters considering changing out a familiar face mayor bill eulle. lost in the primary to allison silberberg. he launched a write-in campaign while some voters detest and others support. does the write-in campaign bother you? >> yes, it does. however, on the flip side, it's also the american way. >> i think everybody knows what he has done for the city, and -- >> reporter: not that hard of a thing to do. >> no. just write a name. >> reporter: also keeping a close eye on local elections in fairfax county. the board of supervisors could see changes there. ahead at 6:00, we'll walk you through some of those races. while it's not a national election, it does look like folks are certainly making the

e effort to come out. we'll get an early look at polling numbers to see just how many of you have decided to take part in election day. in woodbridge, david culver, news 4. regardsless of who they pick, voters in college park, maryland, will make history in the election for mayor there. the two candidates running denise mitchell and patrick wojahn. if mitchell wins she'll be the first african-american woman to be mayor and if wojahn wins he'll be the first openly gay man to hold that seat. after the polls close at 8:00 tonight we'll have updated election results on our nbc washington app. federal investigators are now questioning fairfax county public schools about that friday chemistry class fire. five people were hurt. two needed to be medevacked from the fire at woodson high school. as scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team reports the feds are also considering sweeping warnings about these types of science experiments. >> the u.s. chemical safety board which investigates

chemical incidents in the u.s. says it is submitting questions to fairfax schools about what happened. neither the school nor the board will tell us specifically what's being asked but the i-team learned the agency could consider launching a formal federal investigation. and if so, it would likely mirror what the ntsb does after plane crashes. a 6 to 12 month review of what led up to the fire, possibly ordering new safety guidance and safety warnings nationwide. we're told no penalties or fines could be leveled by this federal agency against the cool district. osha which levies fines tells us it is not part of this probe. if the chemical safety board does launch a formal review, investigators would be sent to school grounds in some cases for an on-site review. late today a union representing federal environmental workers urged the u.s. chemical safety board to send those investigators immediately. saying the fire and injuries were significant enough to warrant that formal investigation. the safety board a year ago, by the way, issued a nationwide

warning against using bolt containers of flammable chemicals during classroom lessons and the agency will increase its advocacy over that issue because of the woodson fire. wendy? >> thank you, scott. he was hoping to have his house ready from all the renovations that were under way so his family could move back in by thanksgiving but now a potomac homeowner is going to have to start all over because of a massive fire early this morning. firefighters think this may have been burning for a while before the neighbors noticed the smoke and the flames. this is along horseshoe lane. we're also told the home has been undergoing renovations for months. investigators still looking at what caused it. a woman and a well-known capitol hill fitness trainer are dead. find out what people are saying today about the last time the two were seen together alive. and this dance-off with the d.c. cop, it went viral. now the teenager who showed off that fancy footwork says she's getting some unexpected help from strangers.

you're seeing more and more homeless encampments popping up across the city. i'm mark segraves. coming up, we'll tell you why they won't be going away any for the girl scout meeting...

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you may have heard about it from our radio partner wtop this morning. tent camps set up by the homeless are becoming more prevalent in our city and there are dozens of them. as news 4's mark segraves reports they're likely to stick around and you will probably be seeing even more in the future. >> reporter: this homeless encampment here underneath of the whitehurst freeway is certainly the largest tent encampment across the district. what officials tell us, it's far from the only one that there is. >> it's kind of embarrassing that we have so many homeless people and we don't have a place for them to sleep, we don't have a place for them to work, we don't have a place for them to be contributors to society. >> reporter: over the past few months, the number of tents here along rock creek parkway has been steadily growing. we counted more than 20 in this one location along the whitehurst freeway. district officials say there are at least seven homeless encampments across the district. the tents are are being given to the homeless by a local man who gets them toe nadonated from a big box store. district agencies have been

monitoring the encampments providing counseling and helping those who want it to find more stable housing. >> just this month, seven individuals have moved out of that area and into permanent housing. >> reporter: this area, like other encampments, has been posted warning those living here that the area will be cleared in the coming weeks. but there is no intention to remove the tents or to force the homeless out. >> we don't want people to die outside because they haven't accepted our offers to come inside. >> our policy as much as possible is not to criminalize the behaviors of homelessness because those aren't real solutions. >> reporter: at this location, there's an added issue the homeless must deal with. while much of this land is owned by the district government, part of the land is federal parkland. today, the park service put up boundary markers. a park service spokesperson tells news 4 it is illegal to camp on that area and if the homeless cross that line with their tents, they will be told to move. >> we all care about people and let's remember the humanity of

the folks who are out there. >> reporter: now as the district works to transition people from tents into more permanent and stable housing, today the d.c. co council aproouproved legislatio that would give mayor bowser the authority to build temporary holdle homeless shelters across the district. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. new day for the nats and new manager for the nationals. dusty baker is a well-known name in baseball. >> the hope is he can become a well-known name in washington. by taking the team to the word series for starters. jason pugh is live at nats park. >> reporter: hey, wendy, it's been a crazy 24 hours for this nationals organization. we all thought that it would be bud black, the new manager, for this baseball team, but it turns out he did not like the contract the nationals presented to him so the nats backed out and in comes dusty baker. baker is a man with plenty of baseball experience.

he's wanted to manage this team for quite some time. he'll get that wish. the 66-year-old has close to 50 years of major league experience between his playing days and his time in the dugout as a skipper. back in 2002, me led the giants to the world series. baker is one of six managers to lead three different teams to a division title. he's also the 17th winningest manager in major league history. now, in a statement nationals general manager mike rizzo had this to say about baker saying, "dusty's experience as a winning player, coach, and manager is vast and varied. we're excited to bring him to washington, put his steady demeanor, knowledge, and many years in the game to work in our favor." now this thursday the nationals will introduce dusty baker as their new manager at a press conference. that press conference will take place at 11:00 a.m. from nats park, jason pugh, wendy, i'll send it back to you in studio. >> thank you, jason. the redskins say their trademark is nowhere near as

offensive as some of the other trademarks the government has registered. team officials say the trademark registry is, quote, infested with racist and offensive names for every kind of product imaginable. the skins are appealing a judge's order which canceled the team's trademark registration. native americans who challenge that trademark have until january to respond to this appeal. it is the stiffest penalty ever imposed in the auto industry. takata fined more than a $70 million by the government for making millions of faulty airbags and failing to come clean about it. today, we learned takata could face an additional $130 million in fines. if it nails to remedy the situation or if more problems are uncovered. faulty takata airbags have been blamed for seven deaths so far. nearly 100 injuries in this country. the whole proceshas resulted in 44 recalls and affected 19 million vehicles. news 4 brought you this next

story to your attention a little more than a year ago. companies that market flushable wipes without any substantiated evidence that they break apart. now the federal trade commission is taking action against such companies. it announced nice pack products, the manufacturer of wet wipes, must stop advertising the product as flushable or safe for sewer or septic systems. last year, news 4 went underground to show you how all sorts of wipes clog the pipes. the ftc says nice pack represented the formulation of its wipes and its claim that it breaks down, or breaks apart, rather, sortly after being flushed. this is a story getting a lot of traction on social media, a lot of people are talking about the executive at taco bell who's out of a job because he is seen on camera appearing to beat up his uber driver. police arrested benjamin golden on friday, charged him with public intoxication and assault. golden caught on camera punching

an uber driver in california. he was a marketing executive for taco bell and when his bosses got a look at this tape, they fired him. company officials say they've encouraged golden to get professional help. the d.c. teenager who became a social media sensation for dancing with a d.c. police officer is seeing the good luck pour in. 18-year-old ayala taylor won't have to worry about paying for college now. she tells today.com two churches have offered to pay her tuition to any university. others have offered to pay for dance lessons, for her graduation and her prom. taylor and the d.c. police officer danced to the song "watch me whip nae nae." did i say that right? >> nae nae. >> can't pull that off. last tuesday at a park in southwest d.c. the officer went there to break up a fight and ended up breaking into dance. which is what we like to see. >> for the record, neither one needs a dance lesson. e. coli outbreak linked to

chipotle restaurants out west just rose again. dozens of restaurants are now closed and we're learning new information about what might be the cause. the widow of robin williams is breaking her silence about what drove the comedian to suicide. and d.c. testing the levees that might protect the nation's landmarks from flooding. we'll show you what they found.

and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> temperatures today in the 70s across the region and believe it or not, it only gets warmer as we head toward the end of the week. let's take a look and show you what's happening outside right now. a nice shot. and, again, what gets you here is it's already dark at 5:25 in the evening. 69 degrees the current temperature. winds out of the south at 5 miles per hour. we're under clear skies. that means we're going to cool efficiently this evening. already down to 63 in gaithersburg. 63 in winchester. last hour everybody was in the 70s. some locations with the sun down already dropping 5 to 10 degrees. 70 in manassas. 61, the cool spot toward culpeper. storm team 4 radar, clear. we're not going to see much in the way of rain. really over the next seven days there's not much of a rain chance. we've got two isolated chances for shower activity. satellite and radar like this, there's nothing between d.c., all the way up toward boston,

new york, a great day. back toward the great lakes. high pressure dominating our region. outdoor planner, getting out there, going for a run tomorrow, perfect for that run. 52 at 7:00 a.m. driving to 65 degrees by 11:00. by 1:00, temperatures around 72 degrees. a beautiful afternoon to get out there maybe for an early lunch or if you want to stay outside, 75 degrees by the afternoon. now, what to wear at the bus stop tomorrow. you're still going to need the light jacket if you're going to be making your way into work or the kids are at the bus stop. temperatures in the 40s to around 50 degrees around 7:00 in the morning. then t-shirt weather for those kids by around 3:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon. so temperatures around 74 degrees. again, we get very warm tomorrow. that's nothing compared to where we're going to be. today's impact, well, we already know it's been on the low side for sure. weather not having much on an impact on our day. warm, sunny and nice. we'll see the same impact during the day tomorrow. now, next couple of days. high temperature 75 tomorrow. that's warm for this time of year for sure. the average high temperature,

remember, is only 62 degrees so we get to 70 on thursday. that's when we see more cloud cover and a better chance for showers. we're only talking a 30% chance of an isolated shower and anything that develops will be very, very light. on friday, this is the warmest day of the week. high temperature of 78 degrees. that would set a record. and then on saturday, notice the temperatures falling by some 15 to 20 degrees on saturday. a cold front moves through late friday night into saturday. could bring us an isolated shower but it really brings us the cold. coming up at 5:45, veronica johnson taking a look at more on the record-breaking heat but also the cooler weather coming up for your saturday and your sunday. >> all right. about time. thank you, doug. >> oh my goodness. coming up, did you see it? >> it was very public. a primetime protest. we're going to tell you why this bold move during monday night football was all about a fight that was sparked here in maryland. he was a personal trainer. she was an architect. both found dead in this capitol hill house.

what went wrong? the story coming up.

if you run over somebody, it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. now at 5:30, we're learning new details about a man and woman who were found dead inside a d.c. row house. >> yeah, police just moments ago

called their deaths a case of murder/suicide. the pair found yesterday inside a home on tennessee avenue. a few blocks from lincoln park in northeast d.c. news 4's pat collins live at the scene now with the latest. pat? >> reporter: jim, police say that he shot her, and then he killed himself. murder/suicide on tennessee avenue. family members at the scene looking for answers. trying to make some sense of what happened here. found dead inside the house, 37-year-old john michael robinson. a popular personal trainer. he worked at the results gym on capitol hill. >> he loved what he did. getting people healthy, facility. >> my brother loved -- he was active. >> reporter: then for him to die this way? >> it ain't real.

>> reporter: found dead inside the house, 36-year-old desiree cooper, an architect with a consulting firm in virginia. described by a colleague as an amazing person with a brilliant mind. the discovery of the two bodies made yesterday at this house on tennessee avenue on capitol hill. the house is undergoing a renovation. john robinson and desiree cooper were working on the project together. they were said to be romantically involved. this is john michael robinson's car. it was towed from the scene last night. a neighbor says he last saw john robinson and desiree cooper together friday. he says they were in this car talking to one another. now a few minutes ago, desiree cooper's father was here at the

murder scene. more on that coming up at 6:00. wendy, back to you. >> all right. thank you, pat. an elderly woman is in the hospital tonight. she was hit by a car. chopper 4 over the scene. across the street from parkdale high school in riverdale. she was hit near the intersection of goodluck road. and the driver did stay on the scene. prince george's county fire says the woman is expected to recover. no word on how the driver happened to hit her. a short time ago we learned the name of a 9-year-old girl who was killed in a car crash in prince george's county. police say dishel brown died from this crash last night in clinton. investigators say brown's mother tried to make a left turn when she hit a car that was coming in the other direction. that car flipped over and that driver has two broken legs but is expected to recover. brown's mother was not seriously hurt. new developments now in a story we brought you last night from the live desk. a 22-year-old man was murdered

in montgomery village. the body of roberto cruz was found here near the montgomery village plaza shopping center yesterday. a medical examiner ruled today that he was shot to death and that cruz's body had been in that wooded area for up to two days. a busy street that crosses the national mall shut down today, but not for any traffic reasons. tom sherwood reports the national park service was testing the 17th street levee designed to protect the white house and all of downtown from massive flooding. >> reporter: 2005, the devastation of katrina on new orleans. the flood and broken levees weren't lost on our nation's capital. the corps of engineers speeded up construction of this long-planned 17th street levee near constitution avenue. >> 17th street is one of the low points in the city and is prone to flooding so the levee goes up and it will keep the floodwaters of the potomac river out of the commercial area, out of the federal triangle area.

the important downtown area. >> reporter: including the white house grounds. in 2006, before the levee, constitution avenue and many federal buildings were flooded by just heavy rains. now the 17th street levee is put up and taken down at least once a year to make sure all the pieces fit. >> basically to ensure if called upon in an emergency, we know exactly what to do and get it done. >> reporter: tourists and visitors were detoured around the area today but like this family from arlington, all were glad to see the what-if testing at such an important spot. >> they have to preserve it. we can't have this area all flooded. this is our history. our country. >> reporter: the reinforced aluminum and steel leve piee pi are stored on trucks ready to be assembled within a few hours. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. the district does have a history of major flooding that dates back to 1889. and that put some of the city's

iconic buildings at risk. news 4 i-team took a closer look at the areas in danger. you can check out their interactive map. just head to the nbc washington app and click on investigations. tonight you can watch more of lester holt's exclusive interview with president obama on "nbc nightly news." the president has some interesting things to say about the latest gop debate. >> i've been interested in seeing some of the republican candidates who say they're so tough they're going to stare down, you know, the chinese and the russians and somehow cnbc scares them? you got to be able to field difficult questions and that's what citizens should expect. >> hear president obama open up to lester holt on the 2016 election, criminal justice reform, the nation's incarceration rate, and his final year in office. it's coming up on "nbc nightly news" at 7:00. women on a mission. why these local rotc cadets have

new motivation to break down barriers. plus he says he will be a "star wars" fan until the day he dies and he has one request. >> i really don't think that i'm going to make it. please do w

now to a developing story involving an e. coli outbreak

linked to chipotle restaurants out on the west coast. the number of confirmed cases has now swelled to 37. 25 from washington state. a dozen from portland, oregon. all but six say they ate at a chipotle. oregon health officials say tonight the contamination possibly came from lettuce, tomatoes, salsa or cilantro. the strain can cause cramping to kidney failure. chipotle closed several stores. food is being tested. metro might make another attempt to allow retailers inside the system and this time the offer will also extend to food vendors. wtop radio reports a metro committee is recommending the change. it looked at other major transit systems and found they all do it without any trouble. the report will be submitted at thursday's metro meeting. eating and drinking inside metro would still be banned within the system. extra food from the dining halls at george mason university will no longer go to waste.

thanks to a student-led effort the campus kitchens project is turning yesterday's leftovers into today's lunch for several fairfax county shelters. gmu is now one of 49 universities all over the country participating in this program. right now, students pack and deliver about 50 meals a week. the goal is to at least double that. >> i did culinary arts in high school, and i wanted to get back into the kitchen of some sort and it was also a fun way to help those in need. >> plans are in the works now to build a state of the art facility at mason to accommodate this program and classes that teach cooking and nutrition. conversations about gas production and how it should be done are spreading throughout maryland. i'm tracy wilkness. coming up on news 4, why this plant is in the national spotlight. today not what you would expect for november. it was unusually warm. get ready for record heat and what you need to

maybe you saw this on monday night football. two people repelling down the press box during last night's game in charlotte. >> it was all over social media as well, and today we learned those guys were protesting a natural gas project in lusby, maryland. news 4's tracee wilkins takes a look at that project and the reason the protesters chose charlotte to make their voices heard. >> reporter: the expansion of o domini dominion's gas production plant

has been a divisive issue. last night the fight went national during monday night football. >> that's crazy. a little town, never think that would happen. >> reporter: chose charlotte because it's home to bank of america which finances dominion, in the process of building a liquified natural gas project within their plant. the same protesters seen during last night's game have spent a lot of time in this town. >> i thought it was kind of ridiculous when two teachers went up on a crane to protest. people were laying down on route 4 where i work at a special ed school. >> it's creating awareness but it's also creating some other issues as well. like, i know when they had a protest and they were walking along the road, you know, protesting, that creates traffic problems and, you know, people getting injured. >> reporter: while company spokesmen say they to not take part in fracking, a gas production technique opposed by

environmentalists, some of their suppliers do utilize the controversial technique. a dominion spokesperson released a statement saying "the cove point export project has been approved by federal, state and local officials after exhaustive review. it is bringing thousands of well-paying jobs and millions of dollars in new tax benefits." >> well, i'm still eager to see where that's going to go and how it's actually going to be divvied up. i'm hoping that they stick to their word and education gets a good portion of that money. >> reporter: conversation surrounding gas production and regulation can be pretty complicated. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, it's something prince george's county is beginning to deal with as well. we'll tell you why. i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. a mall in prince george's county back open tonight after getting an all clear. someone called in a bomb threat here to the iverson mall in hillcrest heights around lunchtime today. police evacuated the mall and did a search before deeming it safe. did you get outside today and were you able to ever come back inside? >> not enough for me. >> yeah. absolutely. >> it's going to get better,

huh? >> it is. indian summer this week. we're going to keep putting those warm building blocks on top of one another. by the end of the week we're close to 80 degrees. that's right. close to 80. still going to be very warm. as far as today goes we promise you the sunshine. we got exactly that. a lot of sunshine across the area. now for your evening if you're going to be going out, temperatures dip from the upper 60s, take a dive, the low 6 0s y 9:00. if you're going out, wear an extra layer or keep moving. cooler conditions for evening. cloud-free sky through the mid-atlantic. areas of maryland,pennsylvania, right on down through virginia. tomorrow with the southerly wind the clouds will start streaming back over through our area. this morning we had some patchy fog. watch what happens again as we make our way past midnight and into the early morning hours tomorrow. once again, a lot of patchy fog around. manassas, areas of d.c., i think even annapolis, down through southern maryland, areas of the northern neck for tomorrow morning, some patchy fog. not enough, though, probably to

delay your travel but there will be some out there. and temps, again, once we see that fog lift, 55 to upper 50s by 9:00. that's the bus stop forecast for early tomorrow morning. with sun coming up tomorrow at 6:38. as far as what to wear for the kids, once again, look at that, they're back to the short sleeves. back to the short pants. back to feeling like they have a little bit of summer fun because it's going to feel a lot like late september around here. you'll be pulling your sunglasses back out. hitting the tennis court tomorrow, temps in the 50s early in the day. low 70s by lunchtime. we should hold there for the afternoon. will feel very mild. in fact, even tomorrow during the afternoon, i think very light winds. not much of a breeze, either. bit of a wind off the water there. 68 packs river as well as around annapolis. and with no rain in the forecast for tomorrow, we've got a little bit of a low chance coming our way on thursday. and a very slight chance even less than that for friday. so just a stray shower coming

our way friday evening if you're going to be going out. around 70 degrees. now, let me show you your four-day forecast. talked about that chance of a shower on thursday. only a 30% chance. a lot of the showers will be kind of around our area up through western maryland, areas around baltimore, up i-95 for thursday. throughout the day, not much rain. it's going it be rather overcast. that will keep the temperature around 70 degrees. friday, 78. close to record warmth coming our way. record high 78 degrees. that's been held since the 1940s. the average this time of year just 62 degrees. meanwhile on saturday right now, we're talking about 62 degrees but it's going to come with an overcast sky throughout the day. doug has more on that coming up in just a couple minutes. >> v.j., thanks. governor larry hogan can put a check mark by another campaign promise. a state police barrack shut down by another governor is now back open. since 1972, state police have had a barrack in annapolis. budget issues under then-governor martin o'malley

closed it back in 2008. now barrack j. is back open again. >> despite significant attempts at obstruction from misguided politicians, we're taking another step toward correcting this mistake. >> state police expect to have that barrack fully operational by this summer staffed with at least 30 full-time troopers. the two women who recently graduated from army ranger school are blazing a trail for other women who now see some new options within their reach. news 4's darcy spencer met some women from a local rotc cadet class training for what's called the ranger challenge. >> one, two -- >> three. >> reporter: the sun hasn't come up yet, but these students at the university of maryland are up in their rotc uniforms and working out in the early-morning drizzle. >> warriors. >> reporter: there's a mix of men and women cadets in the group training for what's called the ranger challenge.

an elite competition among rotc teams from dozens of universities. >> one, two, three, four. >> reporter: the women on the team tell me they were inspired by the two women who were the first to graduate from army ranger school in august. and for the first time, they know it's something within their reach. >> it's a really exciting thing to see that finally women actually made it through something that normally was said couldn't be done. >> reporter: and it's something on the minds of women, is the training preparing them for ranger school? rachel is a sophomore. >> it definitely opens a lot more doors, like, it is a possibility that i could end up there. >> reporter: as you can see, this takes a lot of strength and a lot of dedication. they're out here at 5:30 every morning while most students are probably still asleep in their beds. the training isn't just about physical conditioning. it's about building leaders. following instructions and working as a team. this may look like a battlefield, but it's the college park campus.

they're using the terrain to train for the competition. using mock rifles and dud grenades. catherine romero is a junior from silver springs. she doesn't plan to become a ranger but the women who graduated inspired her to go further. >> now it is an option and it's in the back of your head saying, hey, you know, if you really wanted to, you could do it. that's always a good thing, to have more options and the decision to choose. >> you're going to continue -- >> reporter: the women admit just like the men, the training can be rigorous, even before their school day begins. >> it's a really hard workout. some days i don't feel like i can finish it. >> so whenever we just feel like quitting or giving up, we have our motivational battle buddies to just push each other, say, hey, we're all in the same boat, we all have get through this, let's get through this together. >> reporte they reject the idea that women aren't physically strong enough or standards need to be lowered for them to succeed. >> can't say as a whole every single woman off the street can do the same thing as every single man that shows up, but

some can. >> reporter: the captain of the ranger team says twice the number of women tried out this year. >> it shows whoever puts as much dedication and focus into any task at hand, they can accomplish it. >> reporter: ahead on news 4 at 6:00, how well did the training prepare them for the competition? >> i feel pretty comfortable with where we are so i'm very excited to get in there and get rolling and see how we do. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> impressive. there are four big races today in prince george's county and there is some stiff competition for nearly all of the open seats in laurel, greenbelts, bowie and college park. each area is reporting historic numbers of candidates. in college park, they're using electronic voting machines for the first time to handle a larger turnout. greenbelt elections officials tell us they believe recent development has spurred voter interest. download our nbc washington app, turn on breaking news alerts tonight. we'll send you an alert when important local races are decided. well, he's terminally ill but one cancer patient says he

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robin williams' widow says disease, not depression, killed the late actor. >> susan williams is telling "people" magazine her husband suffered from a debilitating

brain disease called dementia with lui bodies. can cause delusions, malfunctions of the automatic nervous system. susan williams told "people" by doing public with her husband's disease, she hopes to shed light on it for the millions of people and their loved ones who are suffering with it because we didn't know, he didn't know." the excitement continues to build for that new "star wars" movie hitting theaters around thanksgiving. >> nobody is more excited than a guy from spring, texas, who has been a fan since he was a little kid. >> but that man has a rare form of cancer and he isn't sure he'll be alive when the movie comes out. nbc's keith garvin has more on his dying wish. >> we actually wrote some fan fiction novels. >> reporter: daniel fleetwood has been a "star wars" fan from 8 or 9 years old. 12 years ago he was the subject of an article in his hometown

newspaper for camping out for tickets. his greatest hope now is also his dying wish. to see the latest installment of the movie before he passes away. >> judging by how progressive the disease has gotten in the past two months, i really don't think that i'll be able to make it. >> reporter: "the force awakens" is scheduled for nationwide release september 18th. back in july daniel's oncologist gave him only two months to live from a rare form of connective tissue cancer called spindle cell sarcoma. by that count daniel should have already passed away but believes he's hanging on to see the movie. >> i just love "star wars. and, i mean, with everything i got, i love "star wars." >> reporter: daniel is in hospice care at home now spending as much time as possible with his wife, ashley, and hoping beyond all hope to see that "star wars" film before time runs out. >> it's a commitment and he

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many voters heading to the polls today are angry. nearly 2/3 of americans say the country is on the wrong track according to a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. that frustration shows as the candidate currently leading the republican presidential field has no political experience. >> i would say experience comes from a variety of different things. it doesn't only have to be in one segment or the other. >> we're in a whole lot of trouble. i think he's the prescription for what we need. >> reporter: retired surgeon ben carson leads with 29% of the republican vote. businessman donald trump is second. six points behind. follow ed by marco rubio, ted cruz, and jeb bush. showing off his new book today, trump says americans are fed up with the career politicians. >> it's called really the failed establishments because the establishment has let us down. >> reporter: for democrats, the choice has become more clear. former secretary of state hillary clinton now has a commanding lead over