u.s. policy towards syrian refugees. >> here is what we know right n now. french news outlets are reporting a major police operation right now in strasbourg. a city close to the border with germany. this follows more than 150 raids in france and belgium last night in which nearly two dozen people were detained and nearly 100 others were placed under house arrest. the mastermind of the attack remains at large tonight as does another man suspected in that attack. nbc's bill neely starts us off in paris. >> reporter: the raids were extraordinary at least 150 targeting known islamists, guns seized and a rocket launcher found. france vowed this is only the beginning, but its prime minister also warned that maybe only the beginning of more attacks and more, he said, are being planned in france.

raids of a different kind blitzed isis and syria. a dozen french warplanes hitting their strong hold in raqqa. u.s. forces also involved. isis claim eight men carried out the attacks. french authorities today named the man they believe was the mastermind. abdelhamid abaaoud from belgium who they believe was in syria last year and they're still looking for this man. salah abdeslam also from belgium, an accomplice, they believe. police say he's dangerous, do not approach. they have stopped him at a checkpoint after the attacks, but let him go because he had no criminal record. the faces of the dead stare back at the places that they died. many here can't put their grief into words. >> my best friend died here. >> paris today is braced for more attacks and still traumatized by those it's seen. >> today isis released some new propaganda video celebrating the

paris attacks. one of the videos threatens washington. in it, a man who claims to be a member of the terror group addresses the united states and says in his words, like france, we wl strike in its center in washington. that is according to nbc news analyst and global security firm flashpoint intelligence. nbc news is not able to fully authenticate that video. d.c.'s mayor says all threats verified or not should be taken seriously, but muriel bowser says as the nation's capital our police department has unique experience working with the feds to keep everyone safe. news 4's pat collins is live downtown with reaction from people who live and work here in washington. pat? >> doreen, people are saying what happened in paris is affecting how they live here in ashington, but before g into that, we'll begin with some words from an experienced police officer.

>> i think it's absolutely trag tragic, heartbreaking to e what happened in paris. >> reporter: that's dellroy burton, he's the head of the d.c. police union. he says the most important thing we can do to combat terrorism is to keep living our lives. >> if we stop living, if we -- if we completely change the way we live our lives then they win. this is america. you are free. you can do what you want. >> reporter: in spite of a propaganda youtube video from isis threatening washington, police say they're unaware of any credible terrorist threat ainst our city. one way or the other mayor muriel bowser says the citys on guard. >> we taevy threat seriously. our city is always at a heightened level of alert. >> reporter: now on the street today there didn't seem to be any more cops than you might see on any ordinary monday and even

though they're out and about doing everyday thing, they still have pair oris on their mind. >> is it changing how they live? >> i drove to work today rather than taking the metro in. >> i'm a country girl, and i never really trained myself to be aware of myself surroundings and what not, and i am trying to do that now. >> i think it helps me be a little more conscious about where i go and be more careful about what i do. >> so tonight on the hill, in our city, at the memorials, police say they're on guard. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. officials are also taking steps to keep people safe whether they're commuting to work or traveling out of town. team coverage continues now with transportation reporter adam tuss at the dulles airport where he will tell us what transit officials ought to know.

adam? >> that's right, jim. walking around our transportation hubs today it just felt like kind of a different day out there. so if you see something suspicious, what should you do? the security experts say you should be texting. >> see something, text something. >> particularly now, we really do want to know about unattended items. people that just don't look like they belong. >> on amtrak, you can text it by texting apd11. simply stop someone or say something to them if something doesn't look right. >> i do travel a lot for work, and i'm always a little bit on edge when i travel and i'm sure this is going to make me a little more on edge. >> reporter: on metro, same kind of message. >> we can only be so many places at so many times and encouraging our riders to be the eyes and ears out there to help spread the message and have the whole unity of effort. >> text metro to send a text of

impd. you're reminded of what happened at the air france ticket counter, blue, white and red ribbons among the staff, a sign of solidarity. those traveling to and through paris, fully aware of what happened and not changing their terror plans. >> i'm not afraid. it's not a problem. i wouldn't not go after the 9/11 two weeks -- two weeks after my wife and i decided we'll go to the states. >> reporter: at least today, nothing being taken for granted. >> now we asked amtrak police chief about d.c. being called out as a potential target. she said, frankly, we didn't need a video to tell us that. doreen, back to you. >> adam tuss, thank you. the attacks and the potential threat to our homeland are prompting for calls for president obama to offer a more robust response to isis in iraq and syria, but he's taking a firm stand and refusing any major shifts in u.s. policy. steve handelsman is on capitol hill with more on that.

steve? >> reporter: right, doreen, thanks. the commander in chief was in turkey next door to syria and isis. he said what we're already doing, what he's ordered will take time, but will work. president obama said he will intensify, not change his plan to beat isis. >> the strategy that we are putting forward is the strategy that ultimately is going to work. >> reporter: he vows more air strikes and getting more nations to bomb, like france is and getting more kurds and iraqis in the ground fight, but not more americans. in turkey today mr. obama sound irritated by critics. >> folks want to pop off and have opinions about what they think they would do, present a specific plan. >> you do it with massive force. >> reporter: jeb bush said deploy a lot of u.s. troops. >> there needs to be a strategy where we fight to win and then we pull out. >> reporter: you couldn't pull out said mr. obama, isis would survive. >> they resurface unless we're

prepared to have a permanent occupation of these countries. >> reporter: isis today warned in a video that washington is a target and after paris, the cia director believes more attacks are coming. >> i would anticipate that this is not the only operation that isil has in the pipeline. >> reporter: this was capitol hill, heart of the homeland. republican candidates are demanding president obama admit fleeing syrians. >> no, we should not be bringing in tens of thousands of syrian refugees. >> that's shameful. that's not american. that's not who we are. >> reporter: what we are is divided about isis. >> for the last 14 months it's president obama's call and he said 10,000 syrian refugees will be coming to america and thousand of american ground forces will not be going to syria. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, jim. >> thanks, steve. tonight the governors of at least 16 states say they will

not accept any more syrian refugees. many of them are urging president obama as we just noted to take more action as well. our chris larence enlawrence i newsroom with more on this. chris? >> basically all three jurisdictions in our area are still open to taking them for now, but 16 other governors say they don't want to accept any refugees from syria until the president orders a review of the screening process. republicans are calling on terry mccallive to stop allowing refugees in for two years, but so far no change from mcauliffe. maryland governor larry hogan says he'll make a careful decision on allowing refugees in maryland. they're working closely with the federal government to make sure refugees are properly screened. muriel bowser tells news 4 the district does not have a refugee office, so they weren't accepting them in the first place. president obama like steve said, standing by his plan provided

refugees are subjected to rigorous screening and security checks. >> the values that we're fighting against isil for are precisely that we don't discriminate people against people because of their faith. we don't kill people because they're different than us. that's what separates us from them. >> reporter: you heard some of the criticism that steve talked about, some of the republicans on the campaign trail blasted that idea today including ben carson and senator ted cruz. legally the governors don't have much power to control who comes into their states. under the constitution that's mostly for the federal government to decide and a lot of you have some very strong opinions on this issue, and according to our flash survey in light of the attacks on paris, most of you think the u.s. should refuse to accept any more syrian refugees. doreen? >> chris lawrence, thank you. here is a live look at the french embassy in northwest washington tonight. new tributes to those killed in

paris are still coming in. news 4's meagan fitzgerald spoke with some of those who stopped by to reflect. >> reporter: as the memorial continues to grow here at the french embassy, we're hearing personal stories of those who came out to offer their condolences. >> i am very scared for that. >> reporter: i'll have that story coming up at 6:15. we are following developments on some big, local stories and maryland governor larry hogan says he's cancer-free after weeks of aggressive chemotherapy and tonight we go one-on-one as he talks about his prognosis and the friendship he forged with the 5-year-old boy as he bonded after fighting the disease. police are investigating what could be a threat. we'll tell you about the new message to students on that campus. and a local woman missing since halloween and last seen by police is found dead along the bw parkway.

we have new reaction from her family as her body is found

a show of solidarity tonight and a tribute to the lives lost. the red, white and blue of old glory lowered at the white house as those same colors illuminate the eiffel tower and the u.s.

embassy in paris. flags also draped memorials that have been set up to honor the 129 victims of that terror attack last week. a memorial of flowers and cards is also growing outside the french embassy in northwest d.c. a steady stream of visitors stopping by to pay their respects to those killed. news 4's meagan fitzgerald has been out there all day and she joins us live with some of the personal stories. meagan? >> reporter: doreen, there are so many personal reasons and different reasons for why people came out here today. we talked to some folks who just wanted to show that they stand with the people of paris, but we also had an opportunity to speak to two women of france saying being here is deeply personal. >> it's not just flowers and candles that are piling up outside of the embassy. there are also messages of love. >> our god just needed some more angels. >> words of support for all those connected to the attacks. >> it says that americans care and that, you know, people are

really concerned about what's going on in the world today. >> you just feel like you want to be a part of something, a part of the rest of the world that shows your support for the french people and what they must be going through right now. >> these two women from france couldn't be more grateful. >> thank you very much. >> amantine says her family is safe for now, but she's concerned about her friend who lives in paris. >> i have one friend in paris and she lives near the bataclan and i am very scared for her. >> her friend says the pain and sorrow she has has left her numb. >> coming here ask seeing so much love and support gives them strength and they say it also reminds them that the terrorists will not win. >> i don't think about the terrorists.

i think -- yeah. they're not human. we don't have to think about them. >> reporter: meagan sees secret service officers that are out here and they've been here friday guarding the embassy and they tell us they don't have orders as to when they will be leaving and as you see behind me the memorial there continues to grow and there was a woman who stopped by to organize the flowers. she says that's the way that she can show that she cares. doreen? >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. john kerry made a surprise stop at the u.s. embassy in paris. he made a tribute that we've seen in landmarks around the world and lit the embassy with france's national colors. he reiterated the commitment with france and he called members of isis psychopathic minu monsters and paid tribute to nohemi gonzalez. she was remembered at a vigil in california state university long

beach. >> nohemi wants us to be happy, successful and strong just as she was. >> mimi is in our hearts. mimi is not dead. mimi is right here. >> nohemi gonzalez was a senior design major at cal-state and was taking part in a semester abroad program in paris. she was eating dinner with some friends at a bistro friday night when she was killed. still a lot more to cover in the aftermath of those terror attacks in paris. coming up in our next half hour, a look at how that rampage could have an impact on the presidential race. we'll hear from some of the candidates at 6:30. we've also posted an in-depth look at the eight men behind those attacks. to learn who they were and what french intelligence knew about them, we invite you to our nbc washington app and you can search terror suspects. right now, a college campus in maryland on lockdown for the 11th hour now because of a

possible gun threat and things will not return to normal there until 8:30 tomorrow morning. today all the activities at washington college in chestertown maryland were canceled after the parents of a student called with a concern. they said their son came home from school early this morning and then left with a gun. he has arenn't been seen since. that student has not made threats to harm anyone, but students were told to shelter in place on that campus. public safety officers are delivering food to the dormitories tonight to feed the students. >> animal control officers in fairfax county believe it will make their jobs more difficult and maybe even dangerous. because of a new virginia law, the officers are suddenly without all of their police powers. all new at 6:00, derrick ward takes a look at what's behind this change. >> reporter: they're the ones that respond to reports of animal cruelty or wild animal problems and up until this summer they've been considered

police officers, but now a change out of richmond has left them in the lurch. >> and the state legislature in richmond made a change concerning what are called special conservatives of the peace. those changers meant to clearly define the powers of private security officers, but the changes were also affecting fairfax county animal control officers. >> we all attend the fairfax county police academy and we're hired and our job advertisement says that weir consided law enforcement ofs. >> they're issued weapons and required to be certified with them, but without full police power they're up in the air about whether they can carry those on duty. >> and intervene if they witness a crime in progress. >> we wear uniforms and vests that tells everybody that is a police officer and if we are killed in the line of duty, we are not covered under the line of duty act. >> reporter: and as they see the law now they're no longer police officers and they will continue to do their job. >> i reached out to the county board of supervisors. they value the work that these

animal control officers do, and the chairman tells us they are now looking into the way these officers are classified in the system. derrick ward, news 4. a multimillion dollar home up in flames. tonight, new images of the aftermath as investigators try to figure out how it happened. a backlog of unsolved murders in prince george's county with one detective assigned to 1300 cases. now the community is coming together to get justice for the victims. we hit a high of 70 degrees today, but the next couple of days, changes in the weather, that is, including a weather alert day. i'll show you which day has the

now your storm team 4 forecast. what a beautiful day we had today with a high temperature of 70 degrees and we're not too far away from that and we're well above average and the average high is only in the upper 50s. what a great day. temperatures have fallen quickly in most areas and right now we're in the 60s in the city, and winds out of the west at 3 miles per hour and notice some of the rest of you, clear skies, light wind and dew points down in the 30s and we're 45 in culpeper and a very cool evening there and 48 laray and down to 50 in frederick and temperatures will continue to fall quickly and most of you will be in the

mid to upper 30s. it will be a rather chilly start and no rain to talk about and you don't have to go too far to the west to see the clouds moving in and these clouds will help to moderate temperatures by early tomorrow morning and not getting quite as cold as they could if we were under clear skies. >> it's not going to get here and most of this should fall apart and it's back toward the denver colorado area where right now we have severe thundetorms and the tornadoes occurring right now and denver one to two feet of snow in that area with 60 mile an hour winds and blizzard warnings and for us, nothing like that, what we are going to get is a chance of rain and first comes the clouds and that's tomorrow and here we are at noon and notice the clouds around the region and mostly cloudy skies around our tuesday and same deal on wednesday and tomorrow afternoon a lot more in the way of clouds and wednesday, same deal and more cloud cover coming on in and most days it will be dry.

it will be cool and you'll need jackets, but we're just talking cloud cover. wednesday night at 10:00 on future weather tracking some showers in through parts of the area in and around northern virginia and thursday, look at thursday morning and here we are at 8:00, heavy rainmaking its way in here and thursday will be a weather alert day and that's what we'll be watching out for the potential for heavy rain and tomorrow, none of that. we'll see cooler weather, though. it's not going to be the cold weather and no gloves and no umbrellas and just the jackets there tomorrow and same deal for wednesday and high temperatures tomorrow and only 56 in martinsburg and 59 in gaithersburg and 61 in d.c. and with the cloud cover, and the lack of sunshine, it will feel a lot cooler out there as we move on through the day. temperature, 63 degrees on wednesday. here's our weather alert day for thursday. the high temperature at 66 and the potential is there for heavy rainfall and gusting to 30, maybe 40 miles an hour and temperatures fall on friday and

only into the 50s. wooe talking about the weather alert day for thursday and i'll take you hour by hour and we'll go in-depth for thursday's weather at 6:45. >> thanks, doug. still to come tonight. terror in paris. a live look right now at the eiffel tower as that city comes together to mourn the victims. police are trying to zero in on the mastermind behind those attacks. >> tonight what we're learning about the calculated planning of the new threats from isis. plus a look at the impact that all of this could have in the race for the white house. we're coming right back.

a show of resiliency tonight in paris. the eiffel tower which dimmed its lights after the terror attacks on friday, has been relit now in red, white and blue. >> tonight france is asking the united states and russia for help destroying isis as new threats against our city surfaced. chris lawrence is at the live desk with more on today's developments and the mood in the french capital. chris? >> doreen, it's somber, patriotic and still just a little bit heart broken. we are just getting some new information on how this operation was planned. this is from nbc news intelligence officials. these officials are telling us this operation was not that sophisticated, not that complex.

all it basically involved was keeping track of the men that were going to carry it out, manufacturing the vests and choosing the target. this counterterrorism official says this was no 9/11 with a half a million dollar budget and dozens of players operating on both sides of the atlantic ocean. now, also today isis has released a frop ganda video celebrating these attacks and it supposedly shows one militant threatening an attack on d.c. french president francois hollande will meet with president obama and russian president vladimir putin to pool together to fight isis. they're a long way from feeling close to normal.ushery as paris stopped for a moment of silence. the plass de la republique. this was a third day of national

mourning even as parisians and visitor alike were being nudged to see past the pain. the louvre beckoned people like this couple from london, choosing to stick with their plans. >> we thought we would be here and bea part of something special. >> reporter: police were highly visible, a show of force that many here will have to get used to, but for now, welcome. >> how are people reacting to seeing you? >> the people are very upbeat. all of the people say oh, thank you. you make good job and they are very happy to see us in the city. >> reporter: french president francois hollande says france has been open to the world which is why so many foreigners were the victims. how much has the place of liberte has changed. >> the people are afraid of me and this is a problem. i am here. i was born here, so that's why. don't be afraid. >> david just showed us how hard it is to get back to normal

after something like this, but it does have to happen at some point. tomorrow france's soccer team will troavel to london for a match at wembley stadium. prince william will attend that match. >> chris lawrence, thank you. >> the paris attacks are having an impact on presidential politics here. president obama is rebutting critics who say he should add u.s. ground troops to the fight against isis. instead, he said he will intensify the current strategy. the issue is becoming a focus in the presidential campaign. this is a worldwide fight. as i said, i know america has to lead it, but we cannot and should not do it alone. >> this is a threat to western civilization, and we should consider it that way. >> this evil, radical islamic terrorism needs to be called out. >> this is a clash of civilizations, and either they win or we win.

>> president obama defended his approach today at a news conference at the end of the g-20 summit in turkey. his tone was frequently tense as "meet the press" moderator chuck todd noted on andrea mitchell reports. >> he took on his critics in a way that he takes on his critics and i was surprised he did it in that forum. there is a lot of raw emotions and i was surprised he didn't take a different tone or brush aside or throw a bone to critics to say look, we're looking at everything and we're scrubbing everything right now. we think we have the right strategy, but we're looking around and saying what can we do better here and there wasn't even a lot of that, and a little bit of that, but it was more defiance than anything else. >> at one point, president obama noted that his strategy is based on advice from the nation's top military experts. he said if his critics think their advisers are better, he would like to meet them.

much more coverage of the terror attacks still ahead on nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. he will be anchoring live from paris at 7:00 right after this broadcast. a woman is undergoing a mental evaluation after a ten-hour standoff with the police. it began before 1:00 this morning inside a building near 19th and k downtown. police say a weapon was fired so they closed off a 12-block area around that building. cars were detoured and people who worked nearby were not allowed into their offices. police say the woman was having a mental health crisis. she was not injured and they took her into custody just before 11:00 this morning. now to a community crusade in prince george's county. citizens are rallying in support of police. for many, the budget issues in the department are personal and they say it's keeping some murder cases from being solved. our bureau chief, tracee wilkins is in upper marlboro with the story. >> reporter: today people from

across prince george's county gathered to say thank you to the police for the county's reduction in crime and to demand things from the county council. >> they need to restore the budget and need to increase the budget. >> for michael and his wife gail the restoration of the nearly $9 million withheld from the police department's budget is personal after their daughter stacy's murder in buoy back in 2005. >> she was shot in the back of the head, and it was a murder for hire. >> for years, their daughter's killing went unsolved. she says a lack of officers to work unsolved murders is part of blem. o >> while we have more tools and technology available, you can't do anything with that without the human resources. >> reporter: according to a prince george's county police spokesperson the department has one detective dedicated to solving cold cases and there are more than 1300 still open dating back to 1980. >> he's answering the phone and running down leads and it's a one-person show. >> reporter: all county departments are putting $1 into a rainy day fund to help with the deficit.

the police department should not have been a pa of that. roberta roper's daughter stephanie was brutally murdered in 1982. her case is now closed and roper is an advocate for other victims. >> it's hard to explain the consequences that they live with. >> the open wounds and the lack of resolution to know something. >> tomorrow the county council was expected to write a letter to the county executive asking him to amend the budget and give enough money for the prince george's county police department to have another recruit class. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. maryland's governor larry hogan says he is winning the fight against cancer. he sat down with our darcy spencer after clearing a major milestone. i'm darcy spencer in annapolis. >> i am 100% cancer-free and in complete remission. [ cheers and applause ] coming up on news 4 at 6:00, i'm going to introduce you to the little boy who helped keep the governor's spirits strong during this battle with cancer.

some great news there and some great news in the forecast. temperatures today got to 70. we won't be anywhere near that tomorrow and 45 degrees to start off your day climbing to a high of around 60 and a lot more clouds and it will feel cooler. the next chance of rain, we're talking about a weather aler

there is breaking news downtown right now. a protest march just passed through the intersection of 14th and pennsylvania avenue. it is said to be an action march for trade justice. that group is upset with corporate globalization. as you can imagine, at 6:40 on a monday night there is a traffic impact here on 14th street. it's a mess. a charred frame is all that is left after fire ripped through a mansion for sale in one of the areas's most wealthy

zip codes. this is what it looked like when firefighters arrived last night. chopper 4 flew over and the remains were still smoldering. firefighters were challenged because there are no hydrants in that area. it was a six-bedroom, 11,000 square-foot home that is now a total loss. tonight a maryland man wonders if a medical emergency may have led to the death of his wife. 46-year-old lisa wyche was last seen on the bw parkway halloween night. her body was found over this past weekend not far from where she'd run out of gas. her husband tells us she had medical issues that may have caused her to get confused. she had kidney failure two years ago. so she had been going to dialysis and you know, you have good days and bad days. our blessings are that she's in a better place right now.

>> park police have not positively identified the body this weekend as lisa wyche, but her family tells us it was her. the medical examiner will have to determine the cause of her death. still to come tonight, a remarkable recovery. we go one-on-one with maryland's governor larry hogan as he talks about his fight with cancer and his plans for the future. a revelation expected from charlie sheen

some emotional moments in annapolis this afternoon during governor larry hogan's announcement that he is now cancer-free. one of those moments when a little boy ran up and gave him a hug. news 4's darcy spencer tells why. >> reporter: 5-year-old andrew overly runs up in the middle of larry hogan's press conference and gives him a hug. they have a special bond, both have been fighting cancer. >> is he a friend to you? >> yeah. >> if you had told me a year ago that he would be giving advice to the highest elected official in the state of maryland i would have thought you were crazy and out of your mind because we were so lost and we were so sick and we were so done. >> reporter: hogan met overly at a children's cancer event and the little boy gave him a handwritten note with tips for

coping with cancer and drawings and that started a special friendship. >> he told me to keep my hugging person with me when i'm feeling down along with nine other great pieces of advice. >> reporter: after months of treatment of non-hodgkin's lymphoma the cancer gone. >> eye am 100% cancer-free and in complete remission. >> but he cautions he's not necessarily out of the woods. >> it's unbelievably great news, however, it does want mean that i'm cured. it will take months for my body to recover from the cancer and the chemotherapy and there is always a chance that the cancer could return. >> reporter: hogan had discovered he had cancer months after becoming governor and he underwent 20 days with che chemothera chemotherapy, four surgeries and spinal taps. the governor never once thought about resigning from office when

i asked him if he was running for a second term he's not thinking about that right now. in annapolis, darcy spencer, news 4. a revelation expected tomorrow morning from charlie sheen set social media onfire today. the actor will appear live on the "today" show, tomorrow's appearance will be a revealing, personal announment. sheen will talk about his health and you can hear for yourself on the "today" show tomorrow here on nbc 4. it could be a new option for avoiding traffic on busy i-95. today the virginia railway express began service at a new station in spotsylvania county. that station near the intersection of route 17 and crossroads parkway is part of the existing fredericksburg line. officials say it marks an important milestone in the transit system's expansion plans. they si it may o day lead to more jobs in the county. that mean woos we can go up

and get it with some form of an agency or big business and we'd like to come down here. >> the area is hoping to double its ridership by 2040. plans in the works includes expanding the manassas line into gainesville and hay market and building a new station near woodbridge. all aboard! like the little boy -- train-loving little boy in you coming out. it would have been a nice day to get on a train and go outside somewhere. >> absolutely gorgeous day. you know, 70 degrees that we hit today. >> don't get this in that time of year. >> temperatures in our area looking pretty good and we had plenty of sunshine earlier and of course, we're looking at a nice night tonight. look at the capital wheel lit up in the french colors as we look on toward the capital and we look on toward the capital wheel and toward the potomac. winds out of the south right now giving us those nice, warm temperatures and 59 degrees at 7:00 and 52 degrees by 11:00.

not right now in the city, but notice 60 and 48 in gaithersburg and 44 in warrenton and the suburbs are cooling much faster. storm team 4 radar, we are not seeing any rain and many a chance of a shower late wednesday, but not tomorrow. tomorrow not as warm and we have morelouds and still quite nice. nice for this time of year and we're 57 to 62. it will feel a little bit cooler, but we'll take temperatures near 60 degrees any time as we make our way toward mid or late november. and we'll be up to 65 on your tuesday and then our storm system moves in and that's why we are going for a weather alert day on thursday. what does weather alert day mean? it means it will have a significant impact on your day and it meets the criteria potential for heavy rain between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and it will change over the next three

days and 65 by 11:00 and 66 by 2 and that's when the rain does start to pull out of here and by 5:00 it's cloudy and temperatures at 63 degrees and we will see a big-time nuisance day on thursday, but it is just rain. no big deal and just rain that we're dealing with, but it will have an impact on your day and then this weekend, come on, this weekend is a chilly weekend and only 47 on sunday. some of you only in the low to mid 40s and sunday's rather breezy and windchills could be in the upper 30s on sunday, so it takes a big storm system to give us chilly weather. we have one coming on thursday. thanks, doug. >> we have sports coming up. kirk cousins had himself a good day yesterday, don't you think? >> did he ever! >> and now there's talk abou

this is the xfinity sportsdesk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> boy, was that fun to watch. >> who were those guys? >> that was such a joy, man. >> can we play the saints defense next week? >> really. >> no one was expecting that type of game. >> you know what was going on?

we have something going on, when i was watching what's his name? trent williams. >> yeah. >> 30 yards down the field throwing a block. >> matt jones, we got this. >> 70 yard screen pass. >> absolutely. the new orleans saints, they're a good football team despite the awful defense you saw yesterday, but overall, that is a very good team and that's why yesterday's victory was so satisfying for the redskins. not only did they put themselves back in the playoff hunt with that victory, but some fans are starting to turn the corner on quarterback kirk cousins and head coach jay gruden with more on the redskins, carol maloney has more from ashburn. >> reporter: it's been a beautiful day out here at redskins park, and oh, yeah, the weather was great, too. all sunshine and smiles coming out of that blow out victory with the saints, and they will not be able to savor this one for long. >> the undefeated carolina panthers are up next and to make it more difficult, it is in

charlotte and they have yet to win on the road this season and they've yet to win back-to-back games and something that could be troubling to their head coach. >> i am getting gray hairs, that's for sure, and we haven't been the most consistent team throughout the season and we're learning how to play with the lead and a lot of those situations come up and we are still four or five with a long way to go to reach our goals and you can see the goal. >> reporter: now the talk centers around should they extend his con rakt? cousins becomes a free agent after this season and today gruden would aren't confirm or deny extension rumor, but says, quote, kirk is a guy we'd like to keep around, but right now all of the atteion this week on the 9 and 0 panthers. so your redskins forecast, sunny skies with unpredictable pattern ahead. stay tuned. from redskins park, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> thanks so much, carol. speakin speaking of kirk coe

embraced his dad doug, and giving him the game ball. he was diagnosed with cancer and this is t first game he's been able to a tebdz this entire season. don got to see h son have a career-day four touchdowns and a perfect passer rating and definitely a special moment for kirk cousins and his entire family. great game for the redskins and great game for kirk. you take away the jets game, the patriots game and even though the drops in the patriots game and he's been pretty good this entire season. >> think he's representing himself quite well. >> i think he can stop worrying about who is behind me and whatever. he's the quarterback. >> he is the quarterback and playing well. >> just ke his team. >> his team. >> if i knew that -- >> there it is. before we move on, let's move on right now, big night in college basketball not just tonight, but tomorrow night and great for the area and let's start with g.w.,

mike lonergan and he better have quite the pep talk today and they take on the sixth ranked virginia cavaliers and the colonials coming off an impressive win over lafayette on friday and meanwhile, tony bennett having no problems in their victory over morgan state and a 38-point win and uva beat gw by 17 points tonight and it's a nationally televised game that tips off at 7:30. and 24 hours from now, carol maloney and myself will be giving you a live sports cast from college park. number three, maryland taking on georgetown at 9:00 p.m., the much-anticipated matchup and the terps coming up and winning at mount st. mary's and georgetown upset against radford. and maryland and georgetown haven't played against each other since 1993. the last time these two teams played in college park was 1973. today maryland athletics decided to take a rivalry.

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