detectives. and forensics experts working carefully trying to collect any evidence they could find after two people were shot at around 1:45 this morning. >> i was actually in my bed and i heard four shots. the next second, i heard, like, lots of screaming. >> reporter: police say a man was rushed to the hospital along with 18-year-old allyssa banks, but officers say she didn't survive. allyssa's m this is where friends and family members came for support and to grieve. >> that's her mom's only child, so she's shaken up and she loved allyssa more than she loved herself. >> reporter: gloria has known allyssa and her family for years. she said the teen was always smiling and was so kind to everyone. >> oh, she was a bubbly, bubbly young lady and she loved to sing. >> reporter: she graduated high

college. she had dreams of becoming a psychologist so she could help people. but now loved ones are left to console each other while detectives try to figure out who opened fire and why. >> i can't think of anybody who would want to shoot her for any reason. i can't see anybody wanting to shoot her because she was such a nice young lady. >> reporter: and, again, police are still looking for a suspect so they're asking anyone with informio contact the prince george's county police department right awhey. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you why family members say allyssa was out so late. back to you, wendy. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you, meagan. there are new details this evening in that deadly stabbing involving two teenagers in the district. this afternoon, 18-year-old kyla jones made her first court appearance. jones is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old kaelia

got into a fight on a metro bus monday evening. jones turned herself in last night and she told detectives she and minor had known each other for about two years. jones said they had an ongoing fight but on that metro bus, minor threatened her and took her phone. that's when their animosity turned deadly. turning now to the race for the white house and the final face-to-face between donald trump and hillary clinton. here's a live look outside the dete the scene of tonight's primetime showdown. gets under way in just about four hours from now. and the nbc news political team is covering it from all angles. >> reporter: i'm kelly o'donnell in las vegas where the final debate is more like a finale with all the glitz and hype of this host city. for hillary clinton a chance to be the one who closes the deal trying to look as presidential as possible. while for trump, this is the

candidate who will try to get back in this race. >> reporter: i'm katy tur. this is donald trump's last chance. he has a number of surprise guests for the debate tonight. is he going to use them to try and muddy the waters, suppress the clinton vote, or is he going to make a concerted effort to expand his base in this final stretch? >> reporter: i'm kristen welker, we're tracking hillary clinton's kroez ing closing arguments, out with a positive new ad today aimed at setting the stage for tonight's big debate. her goal to stay botch the fray, will it work? that's what we'll be working for. >> reporter: i'm chris jansing inside debate hall, whether there's stability at the start of the debate, high drama, remember, last debate hillary clinton and donald trump didn't shake hands. will they tonight? we'll find out. ahead of showdown, a new quinnipiac university poll gives hillary clinton a seven-point lead nationally over donald trump among likely voters.

clinton held in the quinnipiac poll earlier this month. more than half of the people who responded say they believe the media is biased against trump, but more than half also say that trump is unfit to be president. the respondents were more evenly split on clinton. and background virginia, a new poll by the chamber of commerce shows clinton with a nine-point lead in the commonwealth. 9% of those polled say they're still undecided, but in northern virginia, there's an even bigger 27-point lead over trump. 57%-30%. the latest virginia poll results raise questions about whether the commonwealth is still a battleground. tonight, republican party leaders and the trump campaign insist they are stepping up efforts in virginia, not stepping away. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is in all-important loudoun county with a look at what trump supporters are saying. jule?

supporters casting their in-person absentee ballots, made up before the final debate. it's the undecided voters who could make a difference now and help close that big lead that hillary clinton holds in virginia. he says he made up his mind quite a while ago to support donald trump for president, and he thinks plenty of his loudoun county neighbors share his view that it's time for a political outsider. >> seems like we're entrenched in thi self-serving political machine that has kind of left behind the people of this country and their viewpoints. >> reporter: but across vote-rich northern virginia in particular, polls show democrat hillary clinton with as much as a double-digit lead, then last week came word that the trump campaign was scaling back in the commonwealth. loudoun county's gop chair says he didn't believe it. >> oh, they're absolutely playing to win and julie, i wish the people who had written that story a few weeks ago saying

with me, because we've had trump paid staffers on the ground since august and nothing has changed. >> lied about her e-mails. >> reporter: this week, the trump campaign announced it's reviving its efforts here putting up $2 million worth of new ads and naming a new leadership team. >> i'm donald trump and i approve this message. >> three weeks is not very long in an election year but in this election, it seems like three weeks is an eternity as well. we're still out there, getting out the message, we're door knocking. we're finding huge numbe undecided people. those are our market. >> reporter: democratic party chairwoman says she questions trump's ability to compete but still sees virginia as a battleground in spite of the recent polls. >> we're taking nothing for granted. we still have a thousand organizing events a week here in virginia. 34 field offices. thousands of phone calls made every day. and we are not letting up on the gas. we are competing in every nook and cranny. >> reporter: now, donald trump's recent talks about election

definitely on the minds of voters who came to cast their in-person absentee ballot today. at 6:00, whether voters have confidence in the system and whether or not trump's claims could backfire on him by depressing gop turnout. back to you in the studio. >> interesting. see you at 6:00. thank you. a civil rights group is pushing for an extension of virginians ran into issues trying to register to vote due to online outages. elections officials tell us the system went down on day when the system just got overwhelmed. a lawsuit filed by the kbrup group calls for an extension of at least three days but that could be complicated. any change would likely require action by virginia's general assembly because the deadline is state law. a quick programming note for you. tonight's debate will start at k3w9 9:00. watch complete coverage on nbc 4 and we invite you to keep it here in the next few minutes

mark murray live in las vegas. wendy? over the last several months prince george's county schools have been plagued by scandal and allegations of abuse. against that backdrop, the school district ceo gave his state of the schools address today. bureau chief tracee wilkins in upper marlboro with what he had to say. tracee? >> reporter: well, the issues that the prince george's county school system have been so severe that some are concerned it could impact business. today, the ceo tried to reassure >> prince george's county will not be defined by crisis. we will not quit. >> reporter: today embattled prince george's county school ceo kevin maxwell presented his case to the county's business community. >> no matter how you measure it, we are making great progress. >> reporter: the ceo's state of the schools address to the greater prince george's county business roundtable comes during what has been a difficult school year fraught with scandal,

sexual student abuse landing a number of staff, teachers an administrators out of work and three in jail. >> there are no words to adequately describe the horror of discovering cases of abuse in our schools. of learning that a culture of underreporting such suspicions existed at virtually all levels of our organization. >> prince george's county cannot attract businesses and retain them, without having a first-rate >> reporter: rushern baker believes the reputation is limiting process in one of the greatest and most valued projects. >> i believe we have the fbi to date if we had the top school system. this is vit blily important. >> reporter: maxwell addressed how the schools is fixing problem with security in and out of the classroom and boasted student achievement, higher graduation rates.

model for this nation on how to face these issues head-on and emerge the better for it. >> reporter: the who's who of the prince george's county business community was in that room today. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, were they convinced by what dr. maxwell had to say? reporting live in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, wendy, back to you in the studio. >> all right. thank you, tracee. big changes coming to a local airport, from security to food, how it's going to change the way you travel. plus, what appeared to be an e-mail unsettling discovery at one of the country's largest energy companies. what nbc 4 responds found when they went digging for answers. and the district's famed cherry blossoms. they're now at the center of a lawsuit. only we shattered a couple of records today. we got more warm air in here for tomorrow, but then some pretty big changes as we head toward

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but today a taco truck takeover actually became a reality on the vegas strip. >> yeah, that's where protesters formed a wall of nearly three dozen taco trucks in front of trump's hotel. the protest organized in part by the culinary workers union, also meant to draw attention to a labor dispute between hotel workers and trump. >> tonight all eyes will be on vegas for the final presidential debate. >> here we go. we're counting down. joining us now with more insight tonight, nbc's senior political editor, mark murray. so, mark, what do you see as the big ef challenges facing both hillary clinton and donald trump? >> reporter: you know, for donald trump, jim, he has to be able to reach out more to middle, moderate voters, swing voters. we've seen him make base play after base play, either in the first two debates or on the campaign trail. for donald trump to really be

battleground polls have him behind, he needs to be able to show he has the temperament and capacity to be commander in chief. i'm not sure that he has cleared those hurdles yet with the voters in the middle of the country. whether or not he is able to succeed at that tonight is entirely up -- a matter of discussion, but that's what he has to achieve to be able to start gaining ground on hillary clinton in the polls. >> what does she have to do? they say she is preparing for scorched earth from him. > preparing for that, and, you know, they've actually probably received scorched earth or even the kitchen sink in the first two debates. but for hillary clinton, she needs to protect the lead she currently has and as i've seen her over the past year or so, she is so much better when her back is against the wall, when the race seems incredibly competitive. she's usually not on top of her game when she has a very comfortable lead. so i'm waiting to see if there's a little bit of a complacency or she comes out swinging exactly

back in september. >> you know, mark, all day long, there's been a drumbeat or lot of talk about the guest list of the trump campaign. some controversy there. what do you think the impact might be and what was the goal of that? was it try to rattle hillary clinton? >> reporter: the trump campaign says that they're really trying to rattle hillary clinton, and some of the guests that they end up having is a mother of a person who was slain in benghazi as well as brother of president obama. but that "saturday night live" skit from last week, you know, where kate mckinnon who's playing hillary clinton, hillary clinton doesn't usually seem to be rattled by these types of things. she has a lot of flaws. vulnerabilities. getting rattled on a big danger suspect one of them. the trump campaign seems to think this is way to go. >> countdown on until the last debate. thank you, mark murray.

"nightly news with lester holt," that airs right after news 4 at 6:00. back close to home, drivers are a step closer to a less congested ride through parts of loudoun county. county officials did a ceremonial groundbreaking on a project that will expand tall cedars parkway, bridge the gap between pinebrook road and gunspring road with a four-lane roadway running parallel to route 50. the project is expected to cost about $13 million. of 2018. get ready. there's going to be some construction at reagan national airport. as it reworks its security and how you go through it. what they're hoping to do is have an experience for you that so you actually enjoy the time you spend as you wait for your flight. imagine that. news 4's chris gordon is out there now with what the plan's going to look like. >> reporter: well, reagan national is in for a makeover.

coming in a video animation which we're about to share with you. what it is is a new security building below this roadway and next to the metro station that is meant to make air travel here more enjoyable. we have all been here. standing in one of three long security lines inside reagan national airport's main terminal to try to get to our gate. and then we're trapped by the gate waiting now for first time, we're getting a look at the future. this video animation of a new security checkpoint that will be located outside of the airport. along the road next to the metro station. >> the top of this checkpoint, there will be beautiful skylights that let natural light into the security checkpoint. even though a good portion of it is located beneath the roadway. >> reporter: the new security checkpoints cost $237 million to

family and friends can see you off here before you enter the security lines. once you're screened, you have access to the national hall with all of its stores and restaurants. >> over the next four to five years, there's going to be a transformation of the passenger experience at reagan national to decrease congestion near the gates and to improve passenger flow through the terminal in general. >> reporter: passengers seem to like the new concept. >> because it would giveou only available in the specific terminal, itself. >> reporter: this family heading to ecuador is more concerned about speeding up screening. >> i guess it depends, like, if it's going to save time, yes, it appeals to me. if it doesn't save time, it wouldn't. >> reporter: ahead, we'll tell you about more changes coming to reagan national to make your flights more comfortable and convenient. jim and wendy, back to you. >> we like that look into the future. chris, thanks a lot.

>> and it's all because of street lights. coming up, how streetlights and smartphones will team up to make it easier for you to get around and they could be coming to a street near you. a shooting raising questions today about the way police deal with the menta woman: barbara comstock is too right-wing to represent me. man: or me. woman: or me. woman: barbara comstock would overturn roe vs. wade.

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goofy. a week ago we had the heat on. last night i had to turn the air-conditioning on because it was so muggy. then we shatter some heat records today. >> you're making us crazy, doug. >> well, that's the roller coaster we're going to be on the next couple of days, guys. it really is just that. we're going up with the record high temperatures, and then right back down as we head into the weekend. then we did set a couple of records today. shattering records. 86 today at dulles. that shatters the old record of 82. also 87 at bwi. airport here in national with 86 degrees. rather, 87 degrees a little bit earlier. the record high temperature is 88. didn't think we'd get close to that but there we are. 86 degrees currently. winds out of the north at 6 miles an our. don't know why this is showing up here. we did have a few clouds. we're seeing plenty of sunshine out there now. temperature wise, 86 leesburg. 88 in manassas. we were at 90 there this afternoon. 81 toward winchester.

annapolis, 76. no rain. not going to see any rain until maybe the next few hours. we may see some -- notice you can see a few clouds trying to stream in. see this front, not very well defined. this front is trying to move our cross our region. as it does, we may see a couple of showers as we move on through the overnight hours, very early tomorrow morning. i'm not expecting much. not even enough to help the grass seed that many of us have planted. now, what we are going to see, though, is the front lift back to the north tomorrow. so another pretty nice and warm day tomorrow. and take a look at the warm numbers. 76, indianapolis. 90 nashville. 87 toward atlanta. 87 raleigh. we got warm air still across the east. the cold air, way back up to the dakotas. that will get here eventually but it's at least two days away. we got the hot air again in here for tomorrow. temperatures close to 80 degrees tomorrow. the colder air, though, moves in friday night and into the weekend and i'm talking a very windy and chilly day on saturday. you're really going to notice a

it will feel more like 47. nearly a 40-degree difference by this time saturday as we get windy conditions during the day. high temperatures tomorrow, no prob. 80 degrees. mixture of sun and clouds. clouds early. more sun late. warm and isolated shower early, too. most of the dry should be dry. if you're thinking about eating outdoors, great tonight. not bad tomorrow. look at saturday. no. you're not going to be eating outdoors on saturday. sunday, okay, but not the best day as we will be seeing breezy conditions and still que 59 degrees saturday. wind. 64 sunday. next week, still on the chilly side. we'll talk about that. amelia draper has the latest. she'll take you hour by hour with future weather coming up at 5:45. >> thank you, doug. d.c.'s mayor has a message for metro today. she says slashing hours could lead to long-term problems down the line. new details about that confrontation between two teenage girls on a metro bus. what court documents are

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coming up in this half hour, a battle over the district's cherry blossoms. only on news 4, why the famous flower is at the center of a court case.

soon that street light may help you find a parking space. first an e-mail mixup leads to an unsettling discovery. >> fake accounts uncovered at one of the country's largest energy companies. >> yeah, and it was all discovered after a fairfax woman contacted nbc 4 responds. she was getting e-mails from a texas company that were not hers. >> consumer reporter susan hogan is here to tell us what she ov >> this is a crazy store. those e-mails, account information, addresses of account holders, but the fairfax woman says company was not fixing the problem and the e-mails kept filling up her inbox. after we pushed the company for more answers, something else, much bigger than just a suspected e-mail glitch, was discovered. the e-mails just keep coming. >> i thought it was a fluke.

know that i'm getting these people's personal information. >> reporter: disconnection notices. declined payment notices. terms of their contract. >> so it's almost daily now. tons of them. >> reporter: the e-mails are filling up cindy's inbox. they're from reliant, an nrg company, one of the largest power companies in the united states. and the e-mails are all for customers located in texas. so have you ever been to >> reporter: in those e-mails, customer addresses, account numbers, bank account verification, all there unprotected. >> i felt that they needed to know, the customers needed to know that i'm receiving this stuff and there could be other people like me. >> reporter: and so did we. working with our nbc affiliate in houston, kprc, they went knocking on doors trying to track down those texas customers whose addresses were e-mailed to cindy. hundreds of miles away in

legitimate, no one was home. cindy says she contacted the power company numerous times and even escalated her complaints to a supervisor. >> well, he claims to run some kind of program while i was on the phone with him and he said that it would never happen again. >> reporter: and did it? >> yes, it did. it seemed to increase. >> reporter: frustrated about the constant e-mail dump that has now gone on since february, cindy called nbc 4 responds. we contacted nrg, reliant's parent company. investigation and discovered an unscrupulous individual created a number of fictitious accounts to avoid paying for electricity service. all of those fake accounts created online and using cindy's e-mail address as the point of contact. as a result of our story, nrg tells us it has identified the ip address used by the perpetrator and is now working with law enforcement to identify

now, a spokesperson for reliant, nrg, says there is no doubt that personal information has been compromised from social security numbers to bank account information. but how that information was provided and obtained by that scammer, the energy company tells us it literally has no idea. and the victims all located in texas, they believe they don't even know this yet. >> what's it going to do? what kind of firewalls or security are they going to put in to make sure ts happen again? >> what they're doing right now trying to find out, number one, are these their customers? if they are, they're trying to cross reference with the information that was set up on the account going to these addresses to see if they are their customers and as i said, though, this is fluid. i mean, this is something they've just learned and they were calling me and saying we had no idea that this was going on until we, of course, let them know. and now it's in the hands of the fbi and also the computer crimes unit. >> wow. >> it's a big deal. >> it's a huge deal. you know, all from this one

>> right. >> susan, thanks so much. an alexandria construction worker is in critical but stable condition after being shocked by a live electrical wire. take a look. that worker was standing here near a crane that knocked the wire down at a construction site at north washington street. it landed on him causing electrical burns. rescuers rushed him to the hospital. the accident also knocked out power in the neighborhood but it's now accused of stabbing another teenager to death is claiming self-defense. police say the pair got into an argument on a metro bus monday night and an ongoing dispute turned deadly. news 4's pat collins at the d.c. superior court where the suspect made her first appearance. pat? >> reporter: wendy, in the courtroom, when the judge held murder suspect kyla jones without bond, the victim's

18-year-old kyla jones officially charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of kaelia minor. kaelia minor murdered near a bus stop monday night on kansas avenue in petworth. in court, the prosecutors said that kyla jones had a knife and that she used the knife. she says this was not a cutting, this was a stabbing.

don't give a [ muted ] what happened to her, i don't give a [ muted ] if i stabbed her. i just want my phone. according to court documents, after the stabbing, kyla jones took an uber to get away. she went to southwest. she bought some pot. she threw the murder weapon down a sewer then later turned herself into the cops. now, the victim, kaelia minor, a big memorial for her at i'll have more on that coming up at 6:00. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. d.c. mayor bowser is challenging metro leaders about a plan to slash service on the system. metro says ts needs more time to maintain the system. mayor bowser says she hasn't been told why workers can't accomplish that goal with the current operating hours. during a one-on-one ride with transportation reporter adam tuss, the mayor talked about

position of losing riders permanently. >> we can talk about safety and reliability, but if nobody believes in the system and the hours don't serve them, then we would be basically putting our system out of business slowly but surely. >> the mayor's comments come ahead of a huge public hearing tomorrow at metro headquarters. which will focus on cutting back service hours. he's credited with the vision that helped make the green berets an elite fighting force. >> and todayme soldiers are honoring that man with a tribute at his arlington cemetery grave site. and after being called losers by a national tv personality, the redskins have some fighting words of their own. on "news 4 today" we're talking about flu season. it is upon us. >> you know what that means, it is time for that flu shot. >> we're going to be talking about the change in the way you get those vaccines. >> also easy tips we're going to give you to help you avoid

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topics in the league, but after the four-game win streak, you think the narrative would be on the positive side. not for everybody, as the skins found out with their postgame celebration with that big win on sunday. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: after ricky francois and chris baker celebrated that sunday win, issue. sure, dallas is in first place but defending nfc east champ, where they are in the division right now, moving up to second place a game behind the cowboys. today i asked for their response on smith calling them, quote, losers, this week and the guys say there's only one way to defend their honor. >> we get backlash from steven a. about what we said, but we're a confident group.

we're second place? no. >> continue to keep winning and sooner or later, people are going to be respecting us. we just got to take care of our part and that's winning football gameses >> we do take it personally. you have to when people call you out like that. you also have to understand when somebody calls you out like that, they don't know anything about what we've done, what we've been through together and all the work that they've put in. you know, you don't really take too much account on it. so, bothers me because he's calling my guys that. if he wants to call me that, the staff and the ownership and people who work so hard in this building, it bothers you. >> reporter: redskins hearing those critics loud and clear. they're going to let their play do the talking on sunday in detroit looking for that fifth straight victory. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, we'll have an update on jordan reed who got back on the practice field today and desean jackson who did not practice has a lingering shoulder issue. what's the concern level? that's what we'll talk about later on news 4.

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area here near the white house. they're going to help you find parking, help you with your homework, they're even going to help police fight crime. in a laboratory in southeast d.c., the district has been testing new smartlights. but as the district's chief technology officer likes to point out, these light poles will do much more than just provide lighting. >> if you talk about the idea of smartcity, it's looking at traffic, it's looking at parking, it's looking at quality ability to get from point "a" to point "b" and knowing how you can get there and you connecting wherever you want to connect. >> reporter: there are more than 71,000 light bulbs in d.c. those poles are one of the district's biggest assets. >> how can we use our assets in a way that helps not one or two, but multiple agencies deliver better, quicker, faster service to residents? >> reporter: that's the plan for

they'll have three wi-fi hot spots to help connect more students to the internet. they'll have cameras that police can track suspicious vehicles and ddot can keep traffic moving. and that same technology will one day help you find a parking space. >> and that's the beauty of data, that's the beauty of really being very strategic about how we think about these things. >> reporter: and since after all it is a light pole, the lights will be improved as well. new l.e.d. lights that can be remotely controlled. and they can alert ddot t >> proactive in nature. you don't have to wait for a resident to report the light isn't working. >> reporter: back at headquarters, they can track the energy usage of each light which will help cut down on the district's electric bill. >> it's great when we talk about technology, until you can actually look at it, you sort of feel it and experience it, you don't really know what the value is. this is a great way to say here's what we're looking for and here's the value for it. >> reporter: now tomorrow morning at 11:00, d.c. mayor muriel bowser will make a major

she's trying to find a private sector partner to help install these new light technology and defray the cost from the taxpayer. coming up at 6:00, i'll tell you how a smart trash can can reduce traffic. that's the very latest. live in northwest, mark segraves, news 4. >> great, thanks, mark. talk about defraying that cost. what is the cost? how much is this going to cost taxpayers? >> reporter: well, you know, that's a question we asked repeatedly when we were doing this interviews and little shy about giving us an actual number. what they will say, though, they expect the smartlight technology will reduce the district's energy cost by at least 50% of. one of the issues of going with a public sector partner, or private sector partner is what happens to all of the technology and the data that these new wi-fi hubs gather. who will actually have access to that? that's a question we hope to have answered tomorrow. >> all right. tricky question.

a special tribute earlier today from one of our country's elite forces to a former president. [ taps ] the first special forces command better known as the green berets laid a wreath at john f. kennedy's team at arlington national cemetery today. hundreds of people including some of jfk's family attended the ceremonies. they credit kenny with helping to form them into the elite force as we go through the course hearing about john f. kennedy's vision for special forces and he stood up the unit, reck nic are recognizing capability. >> kennedy, himself, served in the military and authorized the famous green headgear for all u.s. army special forces. well, she was just stunning. first lady michelle obama at her final state dinner.

illegally using the festival's name and cashing in on it. scott now joins us with the story you'll see only on 4. scott? >> reporter: jim, the national cherry blossom festival is not just a tradition, it's an enormous moneymaker in our area drawing a million visitors including tourists from across the world. the organization that operates it trademarked the title national cherry blossom festival in 2009 and just filed suit against the florida-based rifle paper company accusing it of

selling merchandise online and d.c.'s union market it says which includes the term national cherry blossom festival. here's one image of a product included in the lawsuit. according to court filings, the rifle paper company was selling this item on its website. showing a depiction of the blossoms, jefferson memorial, and the organization's name. the organization also submitted to the court a letter it says it received from the rifle paper company arguing it was doing so out neither side responded to our request for comment today. the case will be heard in d.c. federal court. back to you. >> all right. thanks so much, scott. you know, with our warm weather we've been having melia amelia, you could almost think cherry blossoms again in spring. >> i wouldn't be surprised to see some of the flowers coming out. we're talking about cooler weather. this had to come to an end, right? on saturday. it's going to feel like temperatures are in the 30s and 40s with windy conditions in the forecast. so a heads-up.

for the most part, we stay in the 80s until about 7:00, 8:00 p.m. tonight. have your dinner outdoors. it's spectacular out there. rain-free for the evening hours. for the most part, tomorrow it's looking completely dry. maybe a shower around during the morning hours. i think most of us dry from start to finish. look at that. a high tomorrow around 80 with partly sunny skies. so the weather having a low impact on your thursday. another great day to get that morning run or bicycle ride in. i know i'll be o have your lunch outdoors. after-school activities. again, it's around 80 degrees. perfect for the playground. you can still eat outdoors tomorrow night with no worries of rain for the evening hours. it still being very comfortable. once you start to see cool down, we might not warm back up. wait until you see the ten day. first i want to show you the rain moving in on friday. friday is our transition day. so future weather here at 8:00 a.m., we're dry. as we work our way toward the lunchtime hour, we start to track rain around the mountains

and evening hours, rain is impacting the d.c. metro area, prince william counties, to the east as well. the morning and lunchtime hours on friday are actually pretty nice. we'll be in the 70s with sunshine. friday night the wind forecast, it's windy out there and starts to turn cold. saturday, still windy and the cold air is here. with that, it feels like we're in the 30s and 40s. that's scarf and glove type weather for your saturday. suy, it's not as bad. so by far, sunday is looking like the better of the two weekend days. it's the day to head to the pumpkin patch or pick the apples. the gold cup on saturday. windy and cold. dress in lawyers. also the ground could be wet from friday's rain showers. keep that in might for footwear. heading to the howard football game, you want a warm jacket. we have the burkittsville 4k run saturday morning. it's just cold there. gloves, jacket, many layers as you prepare for that win or

notice our high, 59 degrees but it feels, again, like temperatures are in the 40s during the afternoon with the winds. 64 on sunday. still a little breezy. next week, plenty of sunshine in the forecast and high temperatures. more common for fall in the 50s and 60s. guys, there's some 70s on the board next friday and saturday, still. >> we'll take that. that marathon coming up, too. thanks, amelia. it should never have happened. new york city's mayor weighs in on a controversial police shooting. >> he's talking a deadly encounter between a police officer and a mentally ill woman. twice as likely to be bullied or harassed. >> all new at 6:00, west it going to walk through a simulation that's aimed to stop bullying. >> woman: barbara comstock is too right-wing to represent me. woman: or me. woman: barbara comstock would overturn roe vs. wade. barbara comstock: i think roe vs. wade should be overturned. woman: barbara comstock. man: too right-wing for northern virginia.

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tragic and unacceptable, how new york city blasio is describing a deadly shooting of a woman by a police officer. >> the woman had a history of mental health issues. family members say police should have dealt with her differently. >> we have the story from the bronx. >> reporter: a cousin describes her as intelligent, hardworking and someone who suffered from schizophrenia, the 66-year-old woman had a violent confrontation with an nypd sergeant who shot and killed her. >> they have to do a better job of handling mental illness.

deserve to die the way she did. he believes officers and the sergeant who responded to neighbors' complaints of an erratic woman yelling at residents should have been more caring and careful because of her condition. >> they've been here numerous, numerous times over the years. she was sick ever since she was in college. >> reporter: police commissioner o'neal this morning talked about the fatal shooting. >> it's distressing to me the fact that it did end up this way and we just have to take a long, hard look at >> reporter: overnight we saw crime scene investigators taking out evidence bags from the woman's apartment. she lived alone in this building in bronx. around 6:00 last night an nypd sergeant arrived to her apartment. they talked at first, and assistant chief says she put away scissors that were in her hands then grabbed a bat and moved toward the sergeant. he fired twice, bullets striking her upper body. she died at a hospital. >> the new york city police department has once again failed

mentally ill patients without resorting to deadly physical force. >> reporter: from relatives to local lawmakers, many are asking why the nypd reacted so violently to an unarmed woman, part of the police investigation will look at why the sergeant didn't use his nypd-issued taser. family members wonder whether officers could have handled this situation differently. >> the most simple thing they could have done is just closed the [ bleep ] door. simple as that. where was she going? news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> now at 6:00, a live picture from las vegas as the presidential candidates gear up for their final debate tonight. millions are expected to tune in and with the election now less than three weeks away, this could be a defining moment in the race. the debate begins in about three hours and we have every angle covered for you. yeah, we expect the candidates to debate everything from jobs to isis, clinton's

rigged election. >> our team coverage begins with steve handelsman at the debate hall at the university of nevada las vegas. hi, steve. >> reporter: hi, doreen, thanks, good evening. here at unlv tonight, this could get crazy at times but these two candidates have different goals. hillary clinton now ahead in all the critical polls wants to hold what she's got, not make mistakes, not get wounded. donald trump's the one who needs a big turnaround at this debate. donald trump's advisers are urging him to make the case that hillary clinton is corrupt. >> she went from dead broke in the white house to being a quarter of a billionaire. people at least have a right to know how they made that money. >> trump, trump, trump! >> reporter: ignoring advice and with no evidence, trump is also claiming the november vote will be manipulated. >> they even want to try to rig the election at the polling booths. >> reporter: clinton advisers hope trump goes there.