right now, the grand opening of donald trump's new hotel causes good morning. i'm barbara harrison. >> and i'm eun yang. >> i'm meteorologist chuck bell. dulles airport made it down to the freezing mark for the first time this season. i'll let you know the forecast. "news4 midday" starts right now.

metro's longest safetrack surge. surge nine ends tonight but there's still a long way to go. news4's adam tuss is live from the rhode island station to share with what metro leaders just said. tell us about it. >> reporter: it's going to be painful, barbara. that's the best way to describe it. you have trains rolling, buses rolling but come saturday, things are going we are talking about 25 straight days of a shutdown on the red line between ft. totten and over 100,000 riders per day could be affected by this. this is, by all measurements, the biggest and most impactful safetrack surge coming in a matter of days. metro's manager spoke about it.

we'll be addressing ntsb cable replacements and we'll be doing structural repairs right here at the station. >> reporter: so all of that means that they are going to be doing a lot of work. you might remember, a couple of weeks ago, there were actually pieces of concrete that were falling off the metro station here. that's another thing that they'll be addressing during the back to you. >> adam tuss, live at the rhode island station for us, adam, thank you. metro officials say they are taking action against a train operator who refused to move his train because he claims his shift had ended. it is a story we told you first on 4 this morning. witnesses tell news4 two metro

operating the train when one of the operators refused to move his train and then walked off the train and down the platform. trains were backing up as this was happening. a metro supervisor finally had to move the train out of the station. developing now, we're waiting to learn the identity of a man killed in a pedestrian accident this morning. it happened on 4th street and new york avenue just after midnight. police say the man was hit by a moving truck as he tried to cross the street there. the driver did stay scene. >> and right now, it looks like a major power outage is over. this was in manassas and video shows the problem was caused by a failed switch. temperatures are slowly creeping up after a very cold

long the cold will stick around. chuck? >> the first freeze of the season out of dulles airport, it's about a week later than last year but two weeks earlier than the year before that. so just about average for us. still a lot of green in and around the city. best fall color is in the blue ridge mountains about 2,000 feet up. we've had the cold start this morning and that helps speed the color we've made it into the upper 50s and we'll stay there with the cool sunshine during the afternoon hours. clouds increasing by late this afternoon and into this evening. cloudy skies keep us from being as cold tomorrow morning and then also lead to our next chance for rain. when to expect the first drops, coming up. aaron gilchrist where any

airport which opened in downtown d.c. just a couple of weeks ago. actually, last month. donald trump is expected to be here for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. the official grand opening of this new hotel. this is in the old post office division of pennsylvania avenue. trump's company won the bid to turn it into a luxury hotel. you can see the ballroom is filling up. we don't know what exactly trump expected to participate in the ribbon cutting that will happen within the hour, we expect. even though this isn't a political event, you can expect there were protesters and video we got in from tom sherwood there at the scene with protesters in confrontation with u.s. park police shortly after things started to get under way here, being told that they were in violation of their protest permit by being in a space outside the hotel that was for the designated for use by

officer let them know that they were in violation of that permit and then he walked away after he made sure that was clear. our tom sherwood is at the event and we'll have much more this afternoon. eun? >> thank you. you're looking at hillary clinton in lake worth, florida. she'll be encouraging voters to vote early. donald trump is up 2 points in that battleground state. clinton is also c 69th birthday today. meanwhile, she's getting support from colin powell. it makes him the latest former bush administration official to reject their party's nominee. well, the gloves came off last night between megyn kelly and former house speaker newt gingrich, supporter of trump. they got into a heated argument

predator, that is -- >> he's not a sexual predator. >> that's your opinion. >> you cannot defend that position. >> i'm taking a position on it. >> i'm sick and tired of people like you using language that's inflammatory that's not true. >> at the end of it, megyn kelly said, you can take your anger issues and spend some time working on them, mr. speaker, ends quote. a few words spilled over to out of herself tonight attacking donald trump. watch what happens to her after this election is over." new information just out from defense secretary ash carter, what he's now doing for the national guard members after repaying of thousands of enlistment bonuses. the marine corps marathon is just three days away.

aaron gilchrist at the live desk here. there are several reports coming in right now. let me show you video from a scene where you can see a huge plume of smoke rising from the idlib province. this strike hit as children were gathered outside of a school.

saying that 22 are dead, including 14 children. we should note, this area is a stronghold of the syrian opposition. there are some radical groups that operate in that area, too. we know it's been regularly hit with these strikes by syrian and russian warplanes as well as the u.s.-led coalition going after isis in that part of syria. at this point, we don't know exactly who is responsible for this air strike. eun? >> reimbursement from national guard member who is received signing bonuses and operations in iraq and afghanistan, earlier he spoke in an exclusive interview with nbc news. >> there are people there in harm's way doing necessary work for the united states. i think what's important is

treatment that they deserved. they've made a commitment to us. we need to keep our commitments to them. >> it's revealed that thousands of california national guard soldiers did not qualify for the bonuses. some were as much as $15,000 or more. only on news4, reaction from the acting d.c. police chief about an officer charged with dui. officer arrested two days ago for being drunk on the job. he knows this kind of thing upsets people but they should wait until after the investigation to make a judgment call. >> the fact of the matter is, police officers are human, too. they get involved in these types of things. they deal with a lot of stress in their lives and this could be a result of that. >> officer thompson has been with the metropolitan police department for the last four

showing up to help nearly 1 hundred families being forced out of condominiums in temple hills. after the homeowner's association did not pay utility, there is no power at the condos. this began six years with the management company allegedly stealing money. yesterday afternoon, county officials gave neighbors 72 hours to vacate. just prior to that notification, one man says his landlord s month's rent. >> he came and tried to get some money and i just laughed at him and he left. >> county officials are trying to help the residents find a place to live now. you can find yourself sitting in pretty bad traffic at the new outlets in clarksburg. the new premium outlets open on thursday. police will be on hand to help direct traffic.

available off north frederick road. shuttle buses will also be available and additional stops other streets. 30,000 runners will take off from the starting line between arlington national cemetery and the pentagon for the marine corps marathon. one runner is paying tribute to her husband who was killed in

2011. >> it was the worst thing, obviously, that could have happened. i never, ever thought he would be killed. he was one of the best of the best. but i knew at that point, from that moment forward, it was now up to me to carry his legacy to tell people who he was. >> reporter: after his death, horton handed out bracelets in his memory and gave them to president obama and george bush and john mccain. she's happy to see them pay >> it blows me away every single time and takes my breath away. >> reporter: jane remembers her husband as a good man and plans to honor him one race at a time. >> if i make it out alive. >> reporter: so as you can see, jane is ready for the race and she cannot wait to cross the finish line near the memorial behind me. she tells me that after it's done she will continue to devote her life to honoring u.s. service members.

news4. >> and for more information about this weekend's marathon, the race director is joining us. >> thanks, barbara. it's exciting. >> the countdown is on to this weekend, isn't it? >> it. we're looking at wonderful weather. this was really a remarkable year, the things that are taking place. >> now, this is the largest marathon in the world that doesn't have prize money at the end, right? that doesn't seem to be a deterrent for all of the people who sign up. >> no. one of our runners has that kind of story, why they are running is really -- i mean, 7,000 are making their first marathon and cutting their teeth with the marines. >> they say it's a great first marathon because it's such a beautiful course, right? >> well, it's a beautiful course and you have to say beautiful marines are out there with our sailors. the organization skills of the united states marine corps that

runner into his own zone and they don't have to worry about all the logistics and operations that take place for a big event. >> so there could be some changes this year, right? tell us about those changes. >> we have changes all the time with the marine corps marathon. one is our course. you know, with metro safetrack happening in may, we had to make some changes. we took about 2 1/2 miles off rock creek parkway. we were able with arlington county came to the extend the course in crystal city and then going back to the south pentagon. so we -- it's still 26.2 miles and we still have every finisher coming up marshal drive, the hill, at the end. >> as always. >> as always. you have to come up that hill and look at that marine corps war memorial and those

lives they will never forget. >> if you had more than the 26-mile course, you have other events happening on sunday as well. tell us about those. >> well, we have 6,000 runners in our 10-k. >> that's a half marathon? >> no, it's a 10k. only six miles. so -- but what we had to do, because of the changes, we had to bring that race out of washington, d.c., and that race will be >> and what about the kids' race this year? >> well, 3600 children will be out on saturday at the north pentagon and it's an incredible event because not only are we talking to them about health and fitness but all of our sponsors

trees or read a book or savings, you know, and eating healthy. i mean, there's such a good message out there on saturday. >> always an exciting time and you'll get a lot of folks from here out there to cheer everyone on. i'm not sure if we have any runners but you'll know on sunday. always great to see you. thanks for coming and good luck this weekend. >> all right. hoo-rah. >> are you going to run? >> um, no. chuck bell is our runner. holiday shopping season is just around the corner. if you plan to shop online this season, we have warnings from a woman whose credit card information was stolen not once s not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics.

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cleveland is one step closer to a near drought. the cubs are up by one game in the world series. they shut out the team last night. cleveland's catcher was so impressive. the team plays again tonight at 7:00. that's earlier than usual because they are expecting rain. both teams want this so bad, the fans are so -- >> do off favorite in this race? >> no. i want the nats to win.

season. >> and only one other time has the basketball and the baseball championship been in the same city the same year, the lakers and dodgers. >> doesn't chuck know everything? >> and chuck is wearing his little button. >> and he's also ran 20 marathons in his life. >> i've completed this one here eight times. i will not complete it this year. i wasn't able to train. july and august was too hot to run. i get off work at noon and it's tough to run out there. but i'll be at the start line and i will run the first four miles, to mile four, where you are welcome to come join us on the arlington side of the t bridge and come to mile four and see all of our nbc 4 co-workers out there cheering everyone on. i had a great time last year. i was a lot left sore cheering other people on to marathon

for my own. dulles got their first freeze of the season early this morning. no more freezes tonight. it will be a noticeably milder start this morning. right now, mostly sunny. 52 degrees with a light wind here in washington. dulles is already up 20 degrees to 51. 54 already in fredericksburg. afternoon highs, in the 50s. clouds will be on the increase and here's the reason that they are speeding up in fact, i'm still worried that they may have rain issues around cleveland and even at the earlier start time this evening. and that little shot of rain coming to cleveland tonight is threatening to reach here tomorrow. coming up in a few more minutes, i'll give you a look and help you time out the arrival of the rain tomorrow. there's a 60% chance you'll get rain on you tomorrow. we dry it back out for friday and most of the weekend looks on the mild side. mild on race day on sunday for sure.

chuck, thank you. those new credit cards with a chip may protect you in stores but what about online? hackers are now turning to the internet. >> reporter: like millions of americans, kathy does her shopping online. she thought she was protected when her replacement card came with a security chip. a few months later, she fell victim again. >> if they are going to make the information safe, i would expect better. >> reporter: experts say it's all part of a troubling and costly new trend. these specialized chips do make your card tougher for those to use inside brick and mortar stores. so crooks are turning to the internet where security chips don't protect you. >> they are a physical element and it only works when you have a terminal to use the chip in. >> reporter: the so-called card

$3.2 billion last year will rise to $7.2 billion by 2020. the cost is often funneled down to consumers. >> i feel kind of helpless but there's not a whole lot i can do. >> reporter: there are ways to protect yourself when shopping online now. don't save your credit card numbers on store websites. sign out and log off from online sites and never use public wi-fi. use password protected wi-fi like at home. for kathy and millions of americans, new rules to shop by. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. a school break-in overnight. the information that we're just learning from fairfax police. and news4's julie carey asks the governor about the

northern virginia, on the issues, barbara comstock and donald trump are the same. comstock and trump promote deportation and reject any comprehensive immigration reform. both oppose background checks that keep guns from suspected terrorists.

just for politics. time for luann bennett: comprehensive immigration reform now. common sense gun safety laws. bennett tells congress: do your job. i'm luann bennett and i approve this message. a breaking news alert, the arrest of a nanny. police have charged 66-year-old with suffocating an 8-month-old

tuesday afternoon after she became unresponsive. her nanny has been charged with second-degree murder in this case. we're working to get more information about what exactly happened in glen arden. a burglary investigation underway right now at a middle school. fairfax city police are trying to figure out school. they found tampering but they are not sure what happened. police say we should get an update later today. did you see where biden wants to take me to the back of the barn? me. i'd love that. i'd love that. mr. tough guy.

this all started due to comments the vice president made about trump over the weekend. at a campaign rally in pennsylvania, biden said na he's always asked our reporters if he was the one debating trump. biden said no and went on to say, quote, i wish we were in high school. i could take him behind the gym. that's what i wish. he explained what he meant last night on msnbc. >> the point i was making is, he is trying to dumb-down, he's insulting evo neighborhoods i come from and the people who played ball. and that's the point i was trying to make. >> biden also said that trump's talk of a rigged election was damaging enough to disqualify trump from running for president. >> you recognize that voice. that's adele telling her fans last night in miami to not vote for donald trump. she says she is 100 behind hillary clinton, even though

for a concert. it's not clear whether adele knew clinton was in the audience. a tax break could be coming to virginia families for fallen first responders. the amendment is on the ballot and would provide a property tax exemption and applies to the spouses of fallen military members. supporters say it's a small price to pay for those who gave their lives. >> i feel for anybody that runs into a burning building when everybody is running out. >> i voted "yes" on individuals who die in the line of duty deserve whatever they can get. >> if approved, the new measure would take effect in july. well, it will take 170 years for women worldwide to earn the same amount of money as men. that's according to the gender gap report, which means equal pay wouldn't happen until 2186.

executive offices and don't have as many opportunities. the first lady is known for her sense of style as much as she is for her work to raise healthier children in this country. michelle obama wore this gown and created a whole lot of buzz but all of that kind of interest. joining us to talk about the first lady's style and her new line, thank you for being here, appreciate it. >> thank you. >> first of all, tell us about your experience working with michelle obama. she's become a style icon. >> she's extremely lovely, as you might have guessed, and she has a really interesting perspective on the balance of

scheme of your big picture. >> right. and we recently had this discussion about what fashion means. people think that in some circles that it's frivolous but it has an impact on our culture and history. >> absolutely. if you look at how it's played into every woman's life and men, i think we judge a book by its cover so the entrance we make or impact we make, whether going in for a job interview or making a dnc -- >> yeah. >> -- i think we're curious when we meet someone for the first time, what are they wearing? >> and you designed that dress. tell us about your new line. we also have images of your isabella dress that we can talk about as well. this is a beautiful plaid and straight. can you tell us about that? >> this collection was by the

in 2013. it's a fabric that's made out of nylon and elastic from italy. throw it in the washing machine and hang it dry. >> washing machine? >> yes. i've had numerous clients e-mail me, i have wine on my dress, what do i do? spray and wash and throw it in the machine. >> this is the velma. >> the core pieces like this which we call the stella and it's classic and then velma could take you to a cocktail party and fill your car broeb in a way that's balanced the way your life needs are. >> this is a basic dress here that is really nice. it's a straight, gorgeous line. >> straight gorgeous line.

good without breaking the bank. we are all on a budget in a lot of ways. >> absolutely. i think it's really important. it's an investment that we all need to make but as someone i'm working with recently -- and i don't use this expression often, is cost per wear. it makes sense. women come back and say, i have the stella or isabella and i wear it so often and it's my go-to piece. our dresses range from 275 to 495. i still think that's an investment that we're asking to you make but the return is there. >> these clothes are beautiful and i love the fact that they travel well and you can wash them. thank you for joining us and congratulations on your new line. >> thank you so much. >> love those colors. a very cool start this morning. you may notice clouds moving in today. chuck will let us know if this

dr. jill biden has been a strong advocate for breast cancer awareness for decades and yesterday she hosted her final reception at the naval observatory. there we are, we are doing barre. we kicked off the event with a barre class. these classes really helped her cope, she says, when her family was touched by cancer. so many people know someone who's been affected by the disease that it's important to support each other and fight to find a cure.

is a little bit of a shock. we had three or four days last week flirting with record highs. clouds are starting to increase and there's already a little bit of rain here across northern parts of ohio. i am concerned that game two may have raindrop issues. they should be able to get the game in, though. it's part of the same system that will bring us an increasing day of rain day tomorrow. nothing this afternoon. by 6:00, skies are partly to mostly cloudy and clouds continue to thicken up. a cloudy start to the day tomorrow. after lunchtime, raindrops start to move in. here's future weather at 3:00 tomorrow. a little shot of rain along the i-95 corridor between 2:00 and 3:00 and then off and on, occasional periods of light

rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch of rain. it goes through the evening rush and then as we get towards about 11:00, midnight, not as cold in the morning. mostly low to mid-40s when you get up. mid-to upper 50s by noontime. cloudy skies with increasing chance of rain by late afternoon into the evening time frame for tomo. the marine corps marathon. dry and breezy. temperatures in the upper 60s and race day, the marathon itself start time, temperatures in the mid-50s. perhaps near 70 by late sunday afternoon. here's a look at our ten-day forecast. really the only chance for rain we have comes up for tomorrow and then we dry right back out. there may be a little light rain late sunday night or early

trick-or-treating will be dry and mild. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey tells us what governor terry mcauliffe says about potential voter fraud. >> reporter: firing back against a "wall street journal" story that implies that when he gave nearly $500,000 to the wife of an fbi official, he was attempting to influence the clinton. he said during an appearance on "ask the governor," that the timeline proves there was no impropriety. assumed oversight of the clinton investigation, mcauliffe calls the story baseless.

had come out, think of that, if i'm that brilliant and i can read into the future, this story should never have been printed. all of the information was public information. it is beyond comprehension. >> reporter: other media organizations have questioned "the wall street journal" story. he urged people to go to factcheck.org to check out what it has to say. halloween doesn't have to be just the kids. adults including a spooky cocktail or two. stay with us. we'll be right

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coming up this saturday night, halloween is kicking off on 14th street. the popular bar and eatery is throwing a big pre-halloween party. you can hang out spooky caldron. with us is the head bartender. welcome. >> thank you. >> you have great ideas for this weekend, huh? >> we're having a halloween

superhero theme costume will get a token to allow them to get a free drink on us. >> there's tilt and black jack, right? >> exactly. >> what's the difference between the two? >> black jack was opened five years ago. tilt is a newly refurbished space in the back. we converted it to a bar with lounge seating and high-top tables that there but it's a lit-up bar with lots of cool rock music and the like. >> the party on saturday is where? >> we're having it in both spaces. >> okay. is it a costume party? >> yes. >> ah, okay. let's get started with what you're planning to do. you've got some wonderful drinks, right? >> absolutely. we've got these really cool cocktails that we're turning

evening. we have a two-piece cocktail. on the bottom, we have water underneath it that we'll drop dry ice into and then the top will be our shareable cocktail. >> what are you going to pak? are you going to do it? >> yeah. we've got this awesome, awesome cocktail. fresh concord grapes from a local farm. we're also using barhill gin. >> you our chefs at pearl dive are good about bringing us fresh produce that they help turn into a very rich concord grapes. it pairs very well with the gin and liquor that is in here. >> does one person get all of that? >> there's about four portions of cocktails there. they are meant to be shared.

i'm going to scoop ice in there and i'm going to ask for your help to help drop dry ice cubes in here. we've got our tongs here. don't use your hands. put it right there. it's going to start smoking. the more dry ice we put in there, the more it will smoke. >> i'll put some in there. oh, wow. >> so the idea behind -- >> how dangerous is the dry ice >> correct. you want to be super careful about not touching it. you have the dry ice on the bottom so it's not directly in the cocktail and it's not harming anyone from drinking it. none of that. so very safe here. >> captain, where is the party happening? >> when you come upstairs to black jack, we'll have our host

token. george has made a really delicious punch recipe that the guests will be able to have if they are dressed up. and if you go to the back, you'll see our tilt door. if you are wearing a superhero costume, you'll get a token there as well. >> thank you. all exciting. everything will be there. >> yes. >> thank you. after the break, things you shul check out our instagram page. and social media editor, make sure you are following us on instagram because we have the youngest people to show their online magazine and marketing agency that's catered towards millennials. they are helping to promote your power event that we're having and also the ball that they are

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there has been a lot of news about the rising cost of prescription drugs and that has a lot of people turning to generic brands. the things you should know but probably don't know about the medication you're taking. thanks for joining us, as always. >> my pleasure. >> first of all, is there a difference between name brand drugs and generic? >> yes.

same but the inactive ingredients can be different. when a medication goes for approval as a generic, they don't have to go through the safety trials that the name brand needed to go through. they need to demonstrate that the active ingredient delivers roughly the same amount of medicine to the person's body that the name brand does. but there's a range. it's from 80% to 125% of what you get with the blood levels from a brand name. so what's really interesting here is that op not know that their dose is changing by up to 45% in some cases. and if they switch from the brand name to generic, there also might be a difference. in general, the difference between generic and brand names in terms of blood levels is about 3%. but theoretically, and i believe this happens, there can be a more dramatic shift where people do not feel the same on the generic medication as they did

said you're saving money. what should a person know? it's important to make sure they are safe when taking the medication. talk to your doctor. what else should you know? >> what i tell my patients is that once they are on a specific generic medication, they want to make sure if they are doing well that they stay on that same generic medication. i tell them to go to the same pharmacy, tell the pharmacist that every month when they get their medication, they want the pharmacist to make they are ordering it from the same generic manufacturer. i also tell them to take a picture of the front side -- well, if there's a front and back -- both sides of the medication and bring that with them when they go to the pharmacy because even though they've told the pharmacist they want the same thing, people make mistakes. open up the bottle. take a picture and look at the pills and make sure it's identical because there's a lot of pills that are all little

manufacturers. if it's not the same, don't walk away from the medication. once you walk away from that counter, you cannot return the medication. you'll have to pay out of pocket if you go back to the one you should have had in the first place. >> and it can get expensive. >> what are some tips to save money if you can't take a generic brand? >> talk to their doctor and find out if they can break their medications in half. you can't do this with a lot of release medications. but it's sustained, oftentimes you can. can i break it in half so basically when i get 30 pills i'm essentially getting 60 days worth of medication? so that's one thing that i suggest people do. the other is shop pharmacies. particularly, if you're paying cash for a medication. there can be a wide discrepancy in the amount pharmacies will charge.

there's something called good rx. that's something you see commercials for. that's something that can save people some money. i think all of those things are ways to lower the out of pocket costs. >> really great tips, things i haven't even thought about. dr. joshua wiener, thank you for your insight. >> you're welcome. plenty of sunshine three minutes before noontimeer afternoon highs in the 50s. plenty of sunshine but on the cool side. average high now in the mid-60s. chance of rain for the second half of the day tomorrow and milder weather for the weekend. after tomorrow, a very dry stretch. >> thank you, chuck. and that does it for "news4 midday." thank you so much for joining us. we're back on the air this afternoon. first at 4:00. remember, you can get news and weather updates with our nbc washington app. you'll have a great day.

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