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little boy in a shallow grave. tracee wilkins is live where the found the little boy. >> reporter: police have been searching for this little baby for about three weeks here. when they finally caught up with the parents, they waived their rugts and explained what happened and brought them here to this high school and shows them behind the baseball diamond where they buried the >> reporter: his niece and her husband are accused of killing their 3-month-old infant boy.
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24-year-old and her husband with killing their 3-month-old baby. it happened inside their apartment according to charging documents. police say he began punching the infant in the torso to stop from crying. the baby began bleeding and lost consciousness. the couple placed the baby inside a 19d 98 town car hurst owned by the father w h two buried the baby behind a baseball diamond in a shallow grave off the property. >> i haven't seen the baby. >> reporter: the incident came to light after the grandmother reported her daughter and grandchild missing to police. police say the couple waived their rights, admitted to what happened and showed police to the grave. >> we began an investigation about three weeks ago.
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case to the point where we came into additional information that led to the circumstances that we all understand and have been made aware of. >> the mother is being charged as being an accessory after the fact because she witnessed all of this and then helped to bury the child. she's being held on bond. her husband is being held on a no bond status. coming up at 6:00, what the uncle had to say about the husband's mental well being and what the chief is saying a about county. i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election, if i win. >> he has a profound misunderstanding for the institution of government and
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has been one of the most notable features of american life. >> donald trump doubling down on his controversial debate response when he said he will wait and see if he's going to accept the results of this election. hillary clinton's running mate quick to spouns. trump called the question unprecedented and said he will reserve his right to contest or file a legal challenge if there's a questionable result. trump spoke to a crowd of supporters in columbus, ohio, today, during his rally he talked about voter fraud and accused the campaign of paying people to disrupt his events. clinton herself is off the trail today ahead of tonight's dinner in manhattan where she and trump will trade jokes. it's tradition that dates back decades. andmy obama on the trail for
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surrogate for clinton. arizona could be a tossup this november with a recent poll this week showing clinton with a 5-point advantage. >> between trump's additional refusal to accept the election results and his revised statement today, it's leaving voters with mixed impression. but as julie carey found, to election officials and volunteers -- >> he's ballot because he will be working at the polls on election day. he finds donald trump's talk of voter fraud and the suggestion that he might not accept the election results very troubling. >> i saw it as a continuation of things that he said over the months that's eroding away at our democracy. the core of our democracy. and that is the peaceful transition of power.
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debate with two dozen women. she says not one found fault to say he'd accept election results. the revised statement not really needed, she says. >> it's an overreaction and it was knit picking to find something to create a headline. that's what i feel. >> butler believes trump is right to raise questions about voter fraud. >> it's a good thing to be aware and be on the watchout for what's g >> katehandily is the electoral board. yes, we do count. we recount and check our numbers. we do all kinds of things to be sure that the results are accurate. it's to question friends and neighbors who work as election
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volunteers. what about all this talk about dead people voting. coming up on news 4 at 6:00, how it can actually happen and still be legitimate. i'm julie carey, news 4. you are going to have a little more time to register to vote in virginia after technical issues caused the online registration to crash. a federal judge ordered officials to reopen registration through tomorrow. so you'll be able to do that online or by mail as long as it is p a voter advocacy group sued after the system went down monday and prevented people from registering. we're working two stories that may impact when and where you'll be able to ride the rails. tom sherwood breaks down the battle over money that could affect service. but first, a public hearing with riders slamming metro for a plan to cut back its hours.
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>> that's right, there's been no shortage of complaints here at metro headquarters today. hundreds of comments filed in writing. and dozens of riders coming here to headquarters to tell leaders in this marathon hearing just how they feel about this proposal to reduce rail hours. you got to remember here the whole idea here is to cut about eight hours per week from the rail side of things so that maintenance crews can get in on the track and but that is not sitting well with a whole lot of people. take a listen to some of the passion that came out of the public hearing already so far today. >> frankly, the proposed cuts are disgraceful. you have many people that are going to be heavily impacted with these decisions if they go through. >> i think it's disgraceful.
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entity serving the public. contrary to other popular believes, everybody does not work 9:00 to 5:00. >> reporter: the general manager says that he hears riders complaints and his top priority is safety. coming up next hour at 6:00, you'll hear directly from him and this public hearing goes on until 10:00 tonight. if you want to come down here, tell leaders how you feel in person. plenty of time to do back to you. >> thank you, adam. while commuters are sounding off on metro, the board chairman is warning about more service cuts to the silver line and other routes in the suburbs. if maryland and virginia refuse to approve more money for metro. tom sherwood is in the newsroom with some of the reaction. >> metro is a regional system and needs regional support. >> again, there were only so many options we have. cut service.
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on possible cuts to suburban stations if maryland and virginia don't come up with more money. they oppose a sales tax d.c. supports. >> the service on the silver line would be cut back to rush hour service. and that would be a significant change from where we are today. >> some virginia passengers don't like that idea. >> i wouldn't be too happy, actually. >> the state transportation conference, the battle dismissed the comments. >> the chairman is certainly allowed his opinion. we certainly understand that metro has got to be fixed. >> reporter: virginia has already laid out his expectations for improvements in service and repairs that need to be done first. >> then we'll have the conversation about how this should be structured and funded. >> regional leaders appear far
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>> it is a death spiral until e we get this thing turned around. rather than increased fairs and drive off more riders, decreased service and drive off more riders, the jurisdictions need to pay what is necessary. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4. we have been in the 80s since monday. if your looking for something to do tonight, eat outdoors or take the extra long walk with the dogs, because this could be the last time for awhile where it ll eat outside. tomorrow we're looking at showers and saturday it's going to be windy and cold. i actually did a poll yesterday on facebook. 60% of you said you wanted the cooler weather to move in. it's going to move in tomorrow. but during the afternoon and evening hours, tomorrow morning and during the lunchtime hours, it's looking really nice until 2:00 p.m. we're dry. 75 at that point. and then 60 for the early evening hours. i'll let you know how cold it's going to feel on saturday when
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the hours between 3:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon are some of the most unproductive for a large number of students. we go inside a program working to change that. this is chris gordon live at the antioch child center. ahead, we'll hear from the mother and grandmother of a teacher here who has been charged with child abuse and assault. and an emotional day in the courtroom for family whose loved
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on issues that matter to northern virginia, barbara comstock and donald trump have a lot in common. bill o'reilly: overturn roe v. wade; that's a specific thing that you would do? trump: well, overturn or overturn... comstock: i think roe v. wade should be overturned. trump and comstock. trump: i'm totally for defunding. we shouldn't be giving to planned parenthood. to defund planned parenthood. northern virginia, we need luann bennett. standing up to trump and comstock. standing up for us. i'm luann bennett and i approve this message. man: hey baby, how are you? i'm luann bennett woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay
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a daycare employee is facing charges after allegedly losing her temper and assaulting a child at the center care. she works at a da marlboro. chris gordon is live to share his story. but now he's bringing us new details. >> this afternoon i spoke with the teacher's mother and grandmother and claims she's being mischaracterized. the story of how a 3-year-old
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classroom in the childcare center about 8:00 tuesday morning. police are charging the teacher 25-year-old with child abuse and assault. police have a witness and camera video. >> another witness observed her asking for the victim. the parent director and told the parent of the victim who brought it to our attention. >> we stopped by the home. her mother spoke with us but was advised not to show her face. >> it's one person that knows her that would tell me she's capable of doing something like this. >> i know she's 25 years old and i know her and i know that she would never do anything to harm
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>> ahead on news 4 at 6:00, you'll hear how parents picking up their children are reacting to allegations of child abuse and assault. back to you. a a school bus aid has been indicted on child abuse and sexual molestation of two special needs children. one that occurred and one this past may. prosecutors say the purveyance video shows him sitting next to the two students ages 4 and 5. and then touching them inappropriately. he will remain in custody until his trial. an important conversation is happening this week about your safety in montgomery county. it all stems from a deadly crash involving a man on a bicycle. ted gaylen was hit by a car when
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he crosses over in bethesda. he was a regular. and other cyclists and pedestrians who used that trail say they are afraid for their own safety the a the intersection where he was hit. that prompted this message from police. always has right away. >> he was 81 years old. in northern virginia the prince william county school bord is assembing a task force for lgbt students. they will discuss changes to the
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orientation and gender identity and the school superintendent would have to deliver a suggested framework is and goals to the board by next year. the school day is done right now, but do you know what your child is doing? today a national rally called lights on after school is highlighting the importance of after school programs. did you know that it 20% of students. between 3:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon. aaron gilchrist takes us inside a d.c. program that is working to change that. >> reporter: 7th graders hard at work in this stem class. but here class is at 5:00 in the evening and stem means science travel entrepreneurship and math. just one class offered by d.c.
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a different skill set than during the school day. >> they run the program that serves 300 kids in four d.c. schools. while the program reenforces academic skills it's designed to pick up where school leaves off. to close the opportunity gap and develop well rounded young people. >> a number of children are cut out from these extracurricular activities. >> they are planning trips and learning about orleans and puerto rico. >> i tried it and i liked it. so i stuck with it. >> the social art students are drawing and just watched a film
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it's a lesson in the foundations of jazz from a local musician drafted to share his craft and inspire. >> if. you want to do that, you can do that. >> a local consultant yoozing fashion to fuel the course in self-expression, design and business. they have all tied into what all mf stars want to accomplish. preparation for college and exploration of careers, community service and and football programs. >> it was like, oh, my gosh. how did this kid do this. he's only 11 years old. >> reporter: it was hard to interrupt the 12-year-old kyle who wowed an auditorium after his magic classes and who rays about all he's done and learned after school.
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>> reporter: after school all-stars hope to have 500 kids in schools learning and experiencing and doing it all for free. aaron gilchrist, news 4. >> the event here in d.c. is happening now. if you'd like to learn more about all-stars, you can search after school in our nbc washington app. frustration reaches a boiling point for a local family right up until suzie suzie steps in. ho gym over a charge they never authorized. the university of maryland unveils plans for the
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we go from t-shirt weather today to u and scarves on saturday. fall making a dramatic return to the area. but i can't stress enough tomorrow around the morning and lunchtime hours it's actually going to still be really nice outside. . so make sure to take advantage of it if you want to get the bicycle ride in in the morning or walk the kids to school, it's still looking comfortable. you can see your lunch outdoors. still good to go. we're not worried about rain at that point. new information continuing to suggest that rain at least here
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more on that in a moment. as you're leaving work and potentially heading to the high school football game with the kids, some showers looking likely. you'll also want to bundle up. the cold starts to move in. and dining out tomorrow night you'll need the umbrella and it's going to be windy during the evening hours. still pretty mild. even some sunshine during the morning hours. rain impacting us between 2:00 p.m. and midnight. but it all depends on where you are. thi w to move into west virginia and pennsylvania. this area in pink is severe thunderstorm watch until 11:00 tonight. but here in our area, we're completely dry tonight. but if you are back around the mountains, rain moves in and you can see it on the map between 9:00 a.m. and noon. further to the west, frederick, montgomery counties into fairfax and prince william, rain moves in right around the lunchtime
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northern neck, rain moves in during the mid-afternoon and early evening hours. so bottom line, the commute home tomorrow is looking like a soggy one. as the rain moves in, the wind forecast showing breezy conditions on your friday as you'll look to saturday, notice the box. it's windy. and when you factor in the winds on saturday, it feels like we're in the 40s. sunday is the better of the two weekend days. not as windy and a little warmer. here's your planner for tomorrow high school football game or heading out for dinner, temperatures chilly. low to mid-50s. heading to the pumpkin patch, definitely go on sunday. gold cup on saturday. be sure to bundle. even the yand game at night, make sure you have layers on. the zoo, same thing.
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he's a look at the next ten days. saturday, 59. with the winds it feels like the 40s. saturday morning is chilly. it feels like 30s with the wind. sunday afternoon, not too bad. 66. more on that commuter forecast coming up at 5:48. it's an effort to beat the demand for public transportation and a rapidly growing area. and there's a new purpose for the famed field house o what's next for the arena that was once home to the terps. more than a year after a germantown girl was gunned down in the parking lot of a target, her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison.
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it's 5:30. sentencing day for a m target parking lot. >> but justice has been a long time coming. a year and a half for the montgomery county family waiting for it in the death of 24-year-old. >> i know it's not going to bring her back, but this is a start for everybody, closure. >> meagan fitzgerald was in the courtroom for today's emotional
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>> emotional indeed. before this evening got under way, they filed a motion to leave the courtroom and didn't have to be present during the sentencing. the judge denied that. he was forced to sit there as the mother gave an emotional statement about how he ruined their lives. >> reporter: it's been a long road for the family. pictures justice was a constant reminder of how she died. >> to be gunned down by that coward, it really hurt. >> prosecutors showed this video in court during sentencing today. it showed the moments her jealous ex-boyfriend shot and killed her. one bullet was from point-blank range.
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in the hospital after crashing his car moments after the shooting. >> how close was the gun to her face when you shot her? >> but more than a year later, he was finally sentenced. her mother told a judge why he should get life without parole. she looked at bricker and said, quote, how dare you. how dare you. i feel like ocean grasping for air. bricker had had a chance to speak and talked for near listenly an hour but he never apologized. when it was time for sentencing the judge told him, you had the opportunity to listen to her mom pour her heart out. not one time did you a apologize to that woman for taking her baby girl. and with that, the judge told bricker that he will spend the
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it's closure. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, prosecutors talk about why they say this case has motivated them to fight for change in laws and why they believe it will save lives. back to you. we are learning some new details about a former national security agency contractor who was accused of stealing top secret information calling it breathtaking. the justice department says information. they seized 50,000 gigabytes of information. martin is from maryland and the materials cover a ten-year period from 1996 to 2016. prosecutors say he had handwritten notes describing the
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the other day. new technology that makes the district smarter. city officials showed off these new street lights that are going to be installed downtown. as mark segraves first showed you yesterday, those lamps will have wifi hot spots built in, cameras to help officials and eventually those cameras will help drivers find parking in the city. d.c. central kitchen has a new set of wheels. it m to its healthy corners program. this new vehicle will be delivering fruit, vegetables, healthy snacks to corner stores in wards 7 and 8. those partner stores will sell that produce at below market prices making it an affordable option for the people who live in what's often called a food desert. they received a $125,000 grant
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starting this weekend, you're going to have a new way to get to national harbor. on sunday they will launch a bus line that connects the shopping area. the new bus line is operated by metro, but funded by national harbor owner the peterson company. officials say annual ridership is expected to be 230,000 people a year. this helped fairfax and helps the district of columbia and prince georg the state of maryland. it makes us the economic engine of the washington region. >> metro is operating the line as a pilot program right now. but it is expected to make it a perm innocent route next year. the former home of the university of maryland's basketball team undergoing major renovations. today the school in conjunction with the university of maryland in baltimore announced it's going to add a new hub there for sports medicine. these two universities joining
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will be dedicated to research concussions and other injuries that occur in sports. they will also have a full size indoor football field and two outdoor fields. a lot of great games in that old field house. the redskins getting ready to take on detroit and for one of the go-to, this trip means a a shot at redemption. cm carol maloney is live with streak, they know the key is for the defense to shut down the lions explosive offense. the pressure is on the defensive unit and their coordinator. barry has taken heat this season, but the defense has turned it around and the timing for him personally could not be better.
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the challenge every week. >> reporter: this week a challenge and extra motivation. a return to the field. his lions in '08 went winless. >> winless? i would never expect a a guy like that just knowing the energy and the things he can do for a defense to go winless. >> you always want to beat up on them a little bit. hopefully we put together execute on sunday. >> he's an animated guy. really emotional. really cool. he's a a great coach. has a lot of fun out there and cares about his players. >> kind of makes sense. he's a limit fired up this week. i'm looking forward to going out
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he's one of the most energetic guys on the field. the players tell me in film session, they actually stop the footage and highlight what he's doing because he's so much running down the sideline and chest bumping. they cannot help but watch it. all eyes will be on him on sunday. expect to see another show. back to you. >> thank you. they have been fighting for it for years. >> today they made a a significant step forward. wh prince georges county. and the risk you face when you buy certain apple products online. tomorrow morning on news 4 today, it's breast cancer awareness month. did you know tomorrow is national mammogram if i day. >> including which is best and what age you should start getting screened. how the rain might impact
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on issues that matter to northern virginia, barbara comstock and donald trump have a lot in common. bill o'reilly: overturn roe v. wade; that's a specific thing that you would do? trump: well, overturn or overturn... comstock: i think roe v. wade should be overturned. trump and comstock. trump: i'm totally for defunding. we shouldn't be giving to planned parenthood. to defund planned parenthood. northern virginia, we need luann bennett. standing up to trump and comstock. standing up for us. i'm luann bennett and i approve this message. i'm luann bennett did you know your business doesn't have to suffer from slow internet? comcast business now offers blazing fast internet speeds up to 150 mbps. that's 10 times faster than dsl. get internet for as low as $59.95 a month. call today. comcast business. built for business.
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the site labeled genuine. nearly 90% of them were counterfeit. . a lot of them run the risk of overheating. amazon itself is not named in this lawsuit. prince georges county will get the regional medical center. the health care commission approved that certificate of need today. and that means the hospital will be replaced by the prince geor center. the plans for the new hospital have been supported by local democrats for years. elected officials believe it will improve health care and bring jobs to the county. a local couple battles with
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the third and final presidential debate included some nasty exchanges and some say what moments. that includes donald trump saying he's going to decide after the results are in whether he will accept the outcome of this election. our partners at fast check have a closer lock at his claims that there's an election against him. >> what i have seen is so bad. this is coming from other places. millions of people that are registered to vote that shouldn't be registered to vote. >> donald trump refusing to back down that voting fraud could cost him the election. he reports to a claim that found 24 million voter registrations no longer valid or are inaccurate.
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of bad bookkeeping. >> voting experts have found numerous times this it kind of voter fraud is extremely rare. >> reporter: illegal immigrants, another hot topic with hillary clinton claiming trump claimed to report workers. >> he used undocumented labor to build the trump tower. he underpaid undocumented workers and when they complained, he basically said what a lot of you complain, i'll get you deported. >> reporter: clinton's claim is only half true. trump was sued in 1983 by union workers who accused him of shortchanging their welfare fund by hiring undocumented workers. a daily beast article cited by the clinton campaign says they testified trump threatened them. >> trump testified in a trial
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immigrants. >> reporter: trump testified he did not recall speaking to any of the workers. "the daily beast" did not explain the term trump underling and whether they were trump employees or sub contractors. factcheck right lane says there's no evidence trump threatened to deport the workers. they also said both candidates misrepresented the other's position on abortion. >> if you go with what hillary is you can take the bay u by and rip the baby out of the womb of the mother just prior to the birth of the baby. >> trump said clinton favored abortions up until the day of the birth. in fact, clinton has said that she could support restrictions on late term abortions if exceptions are made for the health and life of the mother. >> he said women should be punished.
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abortions. >> reporter: trump made the statement during an interview with chris matthews in march. fact check says he put out a statement the same day recanting the punishment claim saying women would not be punished, but the doctor who performed abortions would be. howard's homecoming is this weekend. the university brought together high profile alumni for a special b.e.t. the group focused on issues like calls for changes to the justice system. personal trainers can be costly. so when one local couple realized they had been charged over and over again without authorization, they wanted their money wac. and when they couldn't get a resolution on their own, they
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>> it was a tragic death in the family that caused them to cancel their membership. they thought they did everything by the book. when they noticed more than $2,000 in extra charges, they called nbc 4 responds to help them work it out. desirae barry and her husband insided to pay for personal training after a local gym fitness evolution. >> my husband was trying to keep me motivated. >> reporter: separate costs from their membership.
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office. when the state followed up with desirae, the letter stated fitness evolution never responded to the attorney general's office. that's when the couple decided to call nbc 4 responds. >> very happy we called you. very happy. things actually started to move very quickly. >> reporter: she got a call from the company's vice president. >> within a week we had gotten some activity where we had been
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>> reporter: fitness evolution agreed to refund the $2500. the company told us while this is just one case, it is an opportunity to improve its system. >> they acknowledged that we had a complaint. it was addressed. i'm happy with that. >> we are too. and desirae says locking back, she wished she paid closer attention to her bank statement sooner and paid better attention to the contract. >> great work, thank you so much. we can to try to prevent suicide. this saturday doreen gentzler will em see out of the darkness walk. the already has raised $200,000 for the american foundation for suicide prevention. nbc 4 is among the companies around the country wearing purple for spirit day. spirit day started six years ago
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spirit day has grown into a massive campaign for people and organizations stand up to bullying and support lgbtq youth. not only purple for spirit day, she's also sporting her band-aid from her flu shot. >> i was such a baby about it too. made everything a i was like let's do this. we can get away with sleeveless. >> it was too hot today. >> temperatures in the 80s. you guys want me to get to weather. i want to let everybody know it's warm out there. this could be the last day we have 80s. we have been through d.c.
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forecast. tonight will be dry. we have rain arriving tomorrow from the west to the east. i'm going to time it out so you know what to expect. and then this weekend, we're going to keep it dry. we're going to keep it blustery out there. current temperatures 83 in washington. 82 in lorton. some areas in the 70s. it's going to be an excellent evening to be outside. like i said, it will be dry. clouds will be filling in as we continue through the evening. but temperatures falling into the 60s as we get into the overnight. morning and will still be dry. the morning commute is looking good. and then we'll keep showers through the evening. we're going to hit our daytime high early as well before 1:00. most areas in the 70s. so here we go with rain moving in. any time after 9:00 a.m. through noon along i-81, it will
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along i-95 and continue to move off to the eastern shore. normally not only does it look rainy and wet, but it looks like the windy side. your evening commute definitely going to be impacted. it's going to be okay. friday outlook, morning kmerz looking good. you can eat lunch outdoors. but fri and windy. get out there as we go into tonight. as far as the mountain forecast, i'm going to be out at gold cup judging their tailgating. you're going to need the warm jackets and hats as you head out. a great weekend to possibly see the leaves changing color a little bit. we're at moderate color now. temperatures pretty quiet through next week.
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firefighter in portland is being hailed as a hero after a natural gas explosion. his efforts likely didn't just prevent injuries, they probably saved lives. >> a lot of the debris has been removed. >> reporter: scott byers was
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the explosion. he walked up and down the street making sure shops were closed and employees out. then he reached this location. >> i came up to the door and check it and it was locked. the one on the left is the one i was holding on to. that's when i heard something happening behind me. the explosion occurred. it just pushed me into the right over the top of that door into the center of the i didn't feel like i was hurt. i started hearing the may day call. i got back up and came back out here to see what i was going to look at. >> reporter: across the street, byers saw two firefighters badly hurt after the force of the blast threw them 50 feet. >> this fence that's pushed down, that's where the firefighters as i came out of the building were up against that. that's where they were tending to them. >> reporter: then byers and
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something they could hardly believe. a woman standing atop the rubble where seconds before a building had stood. >> we needed to get her right away. the fire was just coming up right behind her. the smoke was increasing and becoming hard to see her. so we didn't have much time to react. we had to just needed to get to her. we just started climbing up the pile to h the same time. . >> reporter: three firefighters were treated a at the hospital. one of them is still recovering after surgery. the end of a day that could have ended so much differently. >> today we were very lucky we didn't lose somebody. donald trump stepping back a bit from his statement about whether he will accept the election results, but he's still talking about voter fraud and election rigger. what officials have to say about
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two parents charged with killing their 3-month-old baby and burying the body behind a baseball diamond. metro riders sounding off as the transit agency considers slashing hours in the name of safety. >> frankly the proposed cuts are disgraceful. >> you are supposed to be a public entity serving the public. . contrary to other popular believes, everybody does not work 9:00 new criticism tonight for donald trump after the controversial comments at last night's debate. he suggested he might refuse to recognize the outcome of the election if hillary clinton wins. at a rally today he addressed that threat but it wasn't the walkback critics expected. >> we have team coverage tonight just 19 days until election day.

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