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.

>> reporter: henderson, navd, is the kind of suburban swing neighborhood in a swing state that could decide the outcome of the election. a lot of folks here today were talking about trump calling clinton nasty and they are also talking about trump's refusal to commit to accept a clinton win on november 8th. something he tried to clarify today. in battleground ohio, donald trump t storm with humor. >> i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. >> reporter: he still says the process is rigged, but he says he meant last night he might not immediately recognize a claimed win by hillary clinton. >> i would also reserve my right

questionable result. >> reporter: some trump supporters want to fight. >> will you accept the outcome? >> no. >> reporter: a warning from president obama. >> when you try to sow the seeds of doubt in people's mind a about the legitimacy of our election, that undermines our democracy. >> reporter: at the debate clinton made questionable claims. >> i do not add a penny to the national debt. >> reporter: but he calls her nasty. >> such a >> and dropped this bomb. >> you will absolutely accept the results of this election? >> i will look at it at the time. i will keep you in suspense. >> reporter: at a gym, the daent made up her mind. >> i was completely neutral. and after seeing the debate last night, i think hillary is the clear choice for the country. >> reporter: now the new worry if trump loses that this race will drag out. hillary clinton supporters

win so large on november 8th that it will be convincing to everybody, including donald trump. live from nevada, steve handlesman, news 4. >> more now on president obama's comments oven the race for the white house. he was in the battleground state of florida today campaigning for clinton. >> here's the thing about hillary clinton no matter ho much people try to knock her down. no matter how mean folks can be, she doesn't point fingers, she doesn't complain, she doesn't whine. she just works harder. and the other thing is she actually knows what she's talking about. >> the latest polls suggest the presidential race is tight in florida. hillary clinton may have a

buzzing about those comments from last night's debate that could did donald trump raise the trump of voter fraud and election rigging. workers say they are making sure the election rules are up to date and the ballots process is secure. julie carey continues our team coverage now. >> reporter: this is just one of many drawers inside the fairfax kthd election office full of voter names purged from the system. >> these all down through certain number of years. >> reporter: cameron is fairfax county's registrar. list maintenance is done every year to remove felons and those who died from the active voter role. word comes from either. >> a family condolence letter. >> some of whom who vote even

warning of election fraud not possible here they say. >> yes, we do counts. we recount. e we check our numbers. we do all kinds of things to be sure the results are accurate. but then accepting those results is an important part of the democracy. >> reporter: steven miles a long time election volunteer casting his absentee ballot today so he can work at his neighborhood polling place. >> i think we go through great pain to make sure the system is fair. >> reporter: the founder of virginia women for trump problem with the candidate raise ing concerns about dead people casting ballots, voter fraud or election rigging. >> it is a good thing to be very much aware of it, to be on watch for what's going on. >> reporter: there are rare instances when a dead person can actually cast a legitimate ballot. if someone walks in and casts their in-person ballot here today and dies tomorrow, that vote will still be counted on november 8th.

to reach out to millennial voters is getting star power in northern virginia. miley cyrus will be on the campus of george mason university on saturday. campaign officials say she will lay out clinton's vision for the future and encourage students to vote in the election. as reaction from the final presidential debate continues to pour in, we invite you to visit our nbc washington app during the commercial break to fact check last night's debate, s candidates made, just search "fact check" in the app. we are tracking developments from iraq tonight. an american soldier was killed today in a road side bombing in northern iraq. the soldier was operaing with iraqi forces, but it's not clear if they were involved in the offensive to recapture mosul from isis. four americans have been killed since 2014 when the effort to drive isisist out of iraq began.

in prince georges county. today that child's father and mother charged in connection with his murder. the couple arrested after an investigation that lasted for nearly a month. tracee wilkins is in river dale where the infant's body was found. >> reporter: yes, they admitted to burying that baby just beyond that baseball fie high school. this all comes as one of the relatives of the mom tells us the husband suffers from mental illness. >> i feel sorry for him and my nephew. >> reporter: the uncle says her husband suffered from mental illness. >> what little i do know about it, he was a patient at saint elizabeth hospital at one time. >> reporter: police have charged the 24-year-old and her husband

baby. it happened inside their green belt apartment back on september 21st. police say antoine began punching the infant to stop him from crying. the baby began bleeding and lost consciousness. the couple placed the baby inside a 1998 town car owned by the father where he remained for at least 24 hours before the two buried the baby behind a baseball diamond in a shallow grav i don't know whether he abused her to the point she was terrified of him. just did what he wanted her to do. >> the baby's 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. the police chief says it takes

>> you can remain anonymous, but please if you have concerns, access the system and allow us to look into these things. under these circumstances, i'm sorry to say, the terrible event occurred before this came to anybody's attention. >> reporter: the father has charges for domestic violence and stay away orders. he's expected to be in court tomorrow for a bond review. right now he's being held on no bond. the mother is $100,000 bond. tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. a new push for safety after a cyclist was killed in a crossing area on the capital crescent trail. police were back at the scene of the crash at little falls parkway in bethesda. they are concerned about a surge in serious crashes that involve pedestrians and sooik lists. many people believe the pedestrian always has the

case. >> when a pedestrian is not crossing in a crosswalk, then they have the responsibility to yield to drivers on the roadway. >> police say pedestrians are also responsible for using traffic signals at crosswalks. as for the crash that killed a professor from the university of maryland on monday at that locate, police have not yet determined who had the right-of-way right now, metro riders considered to cut back hours in an effort to improve safety. adam tuss has been following the hearing all day. he's live with metro's response to these growing complaints. there were some angry people there, adam. >> reporter: no doubt about it. there's been a lot of emotion here at headquarters today. we're talking about some significant cuts. people who have showed up here.

a marathon session. almost ten hours long. it started around noon today. people upset a about this because here's what's being proposed. the general manager says he wants to slash eight more hours of time off of rail operations per week. that would give maintenance workers more time to get on the tracks and do what they need to do. now weekends would be the biggest affected with some midnight closings permanently on weekends. maybe 1:00 a.m. and maybe not even opening sunday. these are big changes. riders talked about it and so did the gm. >> although we all know that safe track and the maintenance has to happen, it cannot happen at the expense of the people who need this service the most. >> people are calling it disgraceful. they are really passionate about what is happening to them or what might happen to them. are you going to talk to them personally? what do you want to say to them?

seen that and the reason i'm doing that is for their safety. that doesn't change. >> reporter: we are talking about major changes that are being proposed here to rail hours. this public hearing is the only chance you have to talk to metro leaders. it's on until 10:00 tonight here at metro headquarters in northwest d.c. next and new at 6:00, several teens facing charges found on historic schoolhouse in our area. this is chris gordon at the antioch child center in upper marlboro. how parents with children here are reacting tonight to aengss against a teacher of child abuse and assault. here on the streets, he's known as officer bennie. coming up, how a personal tragedy inspired him and why the u.s. attorney general is giving him an award.

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allegations of abuse at a daycare in prince georges county. an employee is facing charges after allegedly losing her temper and assaulting a child in

that's where chris gordon is with new reaction from parents. >> reporter: police say the teacher slammed the child's head on to a desk causing a contusion on his right fore head. the victim is a son of a police officer. beyond that we're not identifying either of them. the childcare center handed parents a letter informing them what is happening here. many learn for the first time of the allegations of assault and abuse facing the teacher. >> my reaction is that's unbelievable. it's unacceptable in these times that we have. we just can't have something like that take place. >> are you going to keep your child here? >> maybe. if i know the details. >> reporter: the teacher no longer works here. >> reporter: police say it

antioch childcare center about 8:00 tuesday morning. police are charging the teacher 25-year-old with child abuse and assault. they say she was attempting to restrain a 3-year-old boy in a chair. police say they have a witness and surveillance camera video. >> we called her and she did come in willingly. she waived her rights and confessed to smacking the head on to the table. >> the captain of cheerleaders mary's. her mother says her daughter is being mischaracterized. >> anybody that e knows my daughter knows this is not her. there's not one person that knows her that would tell you she's capable of doing something like this. >> it's my granddaughter. i know she's 25 years old. and i know her. i know she would never do anything to harm a child.

>> the child asked parents to be patient but it does not explain why it took two days to inform parents about an incident that happened here on tuesday. back to you. five teens are now facing charges after investigators say but people were coming together to restore the school. the teens are charged with felony destruction of property. the university of virginia is facing a lawsuit from a former football player amid-allegations he was bullied by his teammates. the accuser is former wide receiver aiden howard.

he has enrolled at uva but has transferred to another school. school officials do not comment on ongoing legal cases, but they say they are investigating these claims. a personal tragedy rocked the life of an alexandria police officer, but it also motivated him to help his community. as markgr officer is now being honored for his efforts. >> reporter: here on the streets where he's been patrolling for 20 years, they know him as officer bennie. officer bennie starts each day checking in on homeless residents, bringing them clothes. >> they are the forgotten souls out here. they are so helpful. it could be anybody. >> reporter: sharon adams runs a a homeless shelter. >> we look at him as our friend. >> reporter: officer evans

>> myself and a couple other officers got out and started identifying people and tried to build that relationship. >> reporter: those relationships led evans to learn more about mental illness. >> some of these folks don't belong in jail. >> he's teaching the next generation what it means to serve the community and engage the community. >> reporter: three years ago the officer's life changed forever when his 15-year-old son >> it kind of took this homeless thing and mental illness thing to another level. >> a lot of the homeless people went to the memorial service. they went to the funeral and showed up to support the officer. that just melted my heart. >> that's when they found out his son had been helping the homeless. giving them shoes and socks but

>> he was daddy's baby. just to know he was doing the work, that's what it's about. i'm glad that i raised him in the environment that he saw me doing these things and thought that it was the right thing to do. >> officer bennie evans became the first recipient of the attorney general's award for distinguished service in the community. it's an award he says he shares mark segraves, news 4. >> i love that story. the homeless and mentally ill are two groups that don't have a lot of understanding. this man gets it from both angles. >> a lot of people are working through that. still ahead a local teacher turning her work into a life lesson. how she's using art to help victims of domestic violence.

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purple today in honor of spirit day. it started six years ago. a young woman who was impacted by the number of suicides among lgbtq teens began. spirit day has grown as poem and organizations around the country want to stand up to bullying and to support lgbtq young people. a nice day outside today. i saw a lot of cafes and just walking on the street trying to make the most of the last bit of warm weather. >> it was hot and sticky at the same time. >> the thing is we're still mild tomorrow. highs in the 70s. 75 for a a high. it's actually going to be really nice for the morning and lunchtime hours. as we get into the afternoon and evening hours fall starts to move back into the area. but i actually asked you on twitter, do you want fall to

with this forecast. we'll have some sunshine around tomorrow morning. then showers impact the area mainly between 2:00 p.m. and midnight. especially for the rice home and your friday night plans. for the morning hours, outdoor once again is looking perfect. it's comfortable in the 60s. still have your lunch outdoors. are likely. it will be chilly so you'll want to bundle up. make sure to bring the um lel bra. it's going to be wet, windy and kind of chilly later tomorrow night. the pink that you're seeing here is a wash that goes until 11:00. and the rain timing tomorrow as you look at a the map, first

between 9:00 a.m. and noon. then it pushes eastward into frederick, montgomery, loudoun, prince william and fairfax between noon and 3:00 p.m. here in washington, rain moves in as you're starting to pack up your things. it could be a slow go tomorrow night coming home. now look the a a the wind forecast. tomorrow it's going to be saturday it's windy. throughout the day it feels like the 40s. so you'll want to find the gloves and the scarves. the fall fashion coming back in. it starts to improve. tomorrow night, no matter what your plans are, we'll find

exclusive forecast at 5:48. the family of a a germantown girl gunned down in the parking lot of a target got justice today. her ex-boyfriend was sentenced to life in prison without parole. why prosecutors say they are now motivated to fight for change. and a convenient new way to get to one of the area's hottest

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an emotional day in court for the family of this young woman gunned down in a target parking lot. today a judge sentenced her to killer her nobody else. when my mom gets older, i'm going to be by myself. that's the thing i think about every day. >> new at 6:00, we are learning why this case could lead to changes in the law. meagan fitzgerald is outside the courthouse with the details on that. >> reporter: an emotional day indeed. this courtroom was packed with

were emotional throughout the entire sentencing. didn't snow much emotion at all. he seemed to shrug when the judge sentenced him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. it's been a long road for the family. picture res mind them of how she lived but ensuring she received justice was a constant reminder of how she died. >> e seeing my sister get out the car and be gunned down by that coward, it really hurt. >> reporter: prosecutors showed this sentencing today. it shows the moments her jealous ex-boyfriend shot and killed her one bell et was in point-blank range. it happened in the parking lot of a german town target bricker is a convicted felon who purchased the gun on an the internet. >> as a conviction the sex offender, he was prohibited from owning a firearm. >> because of the case, state's

motivated to change the laws. >> to close a gap that exists in handgun laws that would allow an individual on the sex offender registry to purchase a replica handgun. >> reporter: but now more than a year later bricker was sentenced and why they should get life without parole. looked at bricker and said how dare you. how dare yo ocean gasping for air. not long after, a judge gave the family the justice they have been waiting for. donald bricker jr. will spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> i know it's not going to bring him back. but this is a start for everybody. it's closure.

once apologized to the family for his actions of killing 24-year-old. back to you. >> meagan fitzgerald reporting, thank you. an uber driver is accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl on the job. he faces sex offense charges. investigators say sander son admitted to having sex with the girl after they con front him at his home with text messages he sent the teen. he picked the girl up while walking on maryland route 26 a sex o act. he ended up in jail after taking a daring political stand. the pilot says he would do it all again. doug hughes served three months behind bars after he landed his jooi ro continuer on the lawn. he feels there's too much corporate money in politics. he wants campaign finance reform. doesn't think hillary clinton or donald trump will be able to

>> one little guy can go up against the power of the federal government and make a dent. i'm not trying to advance a particular left or right agenda. i'm trying to restore democrat. >> hughes is on probation. he won't be able to vote for the next five years. but he does plan to get another gyro continuer and will spread his message legally. a teacher is proudly displaying her work of the walls of town hall. it's her own journey from domestic volence victim to artist that gives her art meaning. . >> before it reaches the height of her wall, they start on the floor. >> still has makeup on, hair has

crying. >> the subject, not so much. >> when i look at her, i just see so many women that are in these situations who would like for someone to reach out to them. but it's just kind of like they don't know where to start. >> reporter: she knows the feeling. the pain, she's been there. >> i'm hoping somebody will look at some of my images and see themselves and realize there's help. there's support. >> this loudoun county high school teacher turning into a lesson. >> it's not just the bruises and cuts and tears. i will write a story that goes along with it. >> i see you, i hear you. what did she do? don't touch my mommy. her eye's turning blue. >> reporter: a story told as a poem now lining the walls of the town hall. >> i'll help with the problem. there's always a rainbow after the storm. you're not alone. so i just wanted this to be dedicated to victims and survivors of domestic violence.

started back on the floor written a stroke at a time. >> sometimes he will say how did he do that. i put the paint brush down and whatever comes out. >> encourage spoken through a canvas. >> i wake up every morning. it's kind of my duty to speak for those people. >> reporter: david culver, news 4. >> the mgm national harbor casino opens in just over two months and starting sunday, over there. it's being paid for by the owner of national harbor. it's been a long time coming. >> from virginia to national harbor since this was built.

now. it's expected to become a permanent route next year. tens of thousands of people rely on e metro to get to work and school, but a fight over funding could lead to major challenges for commuters in northern virginia. plus a local charity in trouble weeks before the holidays. what they need from you to help in their time of need. and mild this evening with temperatures in the 70s through 11:00 p.m. but on sunday morning with the

fedex has joined the list of companies gearing up for the holiday rush. it plans to hire 50,000 full and part-time workers nationwide. they will work as package sorters, drivers and delivery assistants. fedex isn't the only company hiring more people. you'll find a a list on the nbc

in loudoun county. a charity that served more than a thousand families last year. lost is warehouse space operating out of a storage unit. for ten years, the loudoun holiday coalition has been one of the few charity that serves teens. adults with disabilities, seniors, families with small children and unless it finds space, it will only be able to help a few hundred families this year. the charity needs warehouse space. if you can help, just search holiday coalition in our nbc washington app. a major school district accused of dropping the ball after a high school english instructor was arrested for sexually assaulting a student. scott macfarlane has been working for months to piece

>> he pled guilty to assault and resigned from his job and told the state board it intended to revoke that teacher's license. but the news 4 i-team learned the school district failed to do so, didn't send the necessary paperwork despite being sent a handwritten note by the state. that same teacher escaped losing his license and found a new job in a different district leading to another charge involving a student. >> to happen because the whole system is designed to prevent this happening. >> who dropped the ball and how could such a mistake be made? tough questions for one of the largest school districts on news 4 at 11:00. scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. a fight over funding for metro. why commuters in northern virginia may get caught in the middle of it. and say bye-bye to bao bao. time is running out if you want

metro marathon meeting. they are thinking about slashing the hours trains run in an effort to give crews more time to fix the system and keep it maintained. metro wants to hear from you before making any decisions. today's hearing started six hours ago and will run through 10:00 tonight. four new proposals would reduce the hours of operation each one cuts eight hours of operation per week. most of the proposals would do away with late night weekend service.

new warning from metro. metro chairman jack evans says if virginia and maryland do not come up with more money, service to the suburbs could be cut. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: metro, a big bonus to the booming regional economy, but metro is sinking under rising costs and declining ridership. the mayor today joined a call for maryland and fund metro. at least be more adegrees nif finding funds to support hundreds of thousands of suburban riders. >> the funders have to come together to make some tough decisions. it's not easy. if it was easy, it would have already been done by now. >> the mayor said she agrees with board chairman jack evans. e he told news 4 one possible proposal service cuts other than during rush hour to the suburbs

check so we're calling on them to tighten their belts. >> reporter: riders worried the new silver line and other lines would be affected. >> i wond r how many people it will affect daily. >> it hurts commuters and it's not the visitors. . it's the commuters. >> transportation secretary pushed back on evans' comment see more metro improvements before talking more money. >> then we'll have the conversation about this should be structured and funded. >> reporter: tom sherwood, news 4. she grew up so fast. we only have a few months left before the national zoo's giant panda leaves washington. the national zoo's agreement with china requires that all

that transfer is going to take place within the first few months of 2017. zoo officials say it's healthier for the panda to move during the cooler weather months. remember that? >> she was so cute. >> panda keepers have started preparing her for the change. one of the first steps is getting her acclimated to a travel crate for the trip to china. we're going to miss her. >> i can't get enough of her. she was so >> she's pretty big now. >> she's still fabulous. >> we need to acclimate ourselves to colder weather after this heat wave we have been suffering through. our station had flu shots. it seems like when we see big changes in weather, a lot of people get sick, including myself. so today we were at 85. tomorrow we're in the 70s. by the weekend the heat is back

it's still amazing outside. we're around 80 degrees. 79 right now in washington. 82 up in frederick. and as e we move throughout the evening hours, we'll fall into the 60s overnight. 65 degrees for tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. still really nice for the morning commute. even around lunchtime. rain starts to move into the area. that's when we'll hit our high of 75. once the rain moves in, a lot of weather starts to happen. the so by 4:00, we're down sbo the mid-60s with showers. those likely slowing. the evening commute tomorrow and plans out tomorrow night. we'll still be tracking areas of rain and 58 at 7:00 p.m. so no heavy rain in the forecast. you want the umbrella. lunch outdoors still looking good. if you're heading out for football, at that point it's

if you're escaping the metro area for the mountains this it weekend to check out the fall color, first of all, the latest color report bring the warm jackets. only 52 for a high on saturday. and 64 on sunday. back here at home on sunday, a high of 59. but feeling like 40s. sunday morning it's feeling like 30s with breezy conditions. by the afternoon sunday, all in all, not too bad. 66. on temperature of 67. and then after that next week, it's sunny and cool and mainly dry. it's going to feel like football weather. coming up in sports, the redskins get good news and bad redskins get good news and bad news on their injuries as they 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

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our football team trying to go for five wins in a carol is out at the ballpark. what's the latest? >> reporter: we have a couple impact players that did not practice today. jackson, this is the second day in a row. he has soreness in his shoulder. the skins are confident he'll be able to go on sunday. reed prcticed in limited capacity yesterday. he's going to see a doctor tomorrow. this is a bad time for a a guy in the concussion protocol.

field today. the rookie safety linebacker is a hybrid. he was a full go i'm told and looked ready to rejoin his teammates. he stured up social media when he hosted that the ku concussion is to blame for his new glasses. . if he returns to the field this weekend, he's going to have a prescription visor. >> it's all brand new to me, but i have great teammates and a injury, i can lean on them to support me. >> he does a good job of questioning people that know what they are talking about whether it's the trainers or coaches or players. i'm excited for him to get back out there. he could be a big asset. >> he's out there flying around doing his thing. he's a great young player. working hard, that's my little bro. seemed like he's ready to play. i'm not a doctor or any of that.

>> he will also see a doctor tomorrow. the redskins could use him against detroit. stafford and the lions have won two straight with 14 td passes. he has a good track record. 3-o, 7 touchdowns to 2 interceptions. and the last time he faced the skins in 201, stafford threw for almost 400 yards. when i asked biggest concern on the lions, the quarterback was the top priority. >> i got to have it for an arm. he's athletic and know house to move around the pocket. he can't keep the plays. he can extend the play longer than he needs to be. >> quarterback does not make my mistakes. he's on fire. he ended up running over one db.

but that's the kand of guy we're facing in matt stafford. >> he's making his 100th career start. there's a list of reasons why the washington capitals are once again contenders this year. it starts with the guys on the first line. when they get going, the caps top line wiped away any doubts peo record a point. on tuesday all three capitals goals game from alex o'vetch kin. after all the chatter about the slow start, they get ready for the panthers tonight. happy they found their rhythm. >> it was bound to happen eventually. we played well together in the past. and things, we were missing passes by a little bit and

we were all three going and only had one goal at the line when we were out there together. i think for the most part we had a good, solid game. >> caps drop the puck at 7:30 p.m. on csn. the nats announced via twitter today that dusty baker is bringing back his coaches for 2017. that's seven guys who will once again be joining him in the dugout for next year. as they have probably come in with high expe in los angeles. dodgers cannot be feeling good about the cubs. especially rizzo, cold all post season but last night found his swing again. cubs even the series at 2-2 with the 10-2 win. first pitch tonight at 8:00. back here at redskins park, we're getting ready for the big game on sunday. i like to end with a useless but

they are looking for the third win on the road, which hasn't happened since 1999. >> they are due. very good. thank you, carol.

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