good afternoon, just 12 days now until time rubs out to cast those ballots. i'm pat lawson muse glp and both cams are dealing with new controversies. first at 4:00, hillary clinton and michelle obama are campaigning together for the first time. speaking at a rally in north carolina the democratic nominee for president called her not so secret secret weapon. but to praise the job mrs.ma has done as first lady. >> as our first african-american first lady, she's faced pressures i never did. and she's handled them with pure grace. >> i'm out here first and foremost because we have never

prepared candidate for president than our friend hillary clinton. never before in our lifetime. >> today's crowd is one of the largest that clinton has attracted so far. >> you're locking now live at a campaign rally in toledo, ohio, where donald trump is about to speak. this is his third visit to the city. there's a packed house there. earlier today the candidate was in springfield. he tore into the clintons over the laltest wikileaks released memo between speaking engagements for the former president and money raised for the clinton foundation. >> we read about clinton brand bragging that he had funneled tens of millions through the foundation paid speeches and consulting contracts. he called the arrangement

e-mails and neither has the clinton campaign. trump moves on to geneva, ohio, and will be the first presidential candidate to visit that city since john f. kennedy in 1960. early voting started today in maryland. >> we have team coverage starting with steve handlesman. >> look at all these this is the first day of early ballots here in prince georges county, maryland. there are about three dozen of these voing booths. there's a cue of people waiting to get to the voting booths. in this race for the white house that's so negative but so close, experts predict the candidate who will ultimately win is the one who can turn out the highest percentage of their supporters.

clinton voters motivated. >> we are all working together. >> reporter: in battleground states where more democrats are early voting a republican majority in just three, donald trump needs clinton supporters to stay home. a senior aid admitted that black and white liberals are being targeted of things that clintons have said and done through trump ads. >> he's giving up on winnihe he's not trying to win them over to his side. he's trying to give them a reason not to vote at all. >> there's a memo about bill clinton incorporate rated by u he got rich by his charity work. >> to once again the control the oval office. we have had enough of the

campaigned with hillary clinton in north carolina. >> she's absolutely ready to be commander-in-chief on day one and, yes, she happens to be a woman. >> i believe everything we care about is at stake in this election. so you've got to vote. >> a good sign for clinton, more democrats are turning out e early in north carolina. >> cnbc national poll, clinton has a 9 point lead over trump. early voting, i'm steve handlesman, news 4. the early voting lines were so long in some places people told us they waited in line for two hours. tom sherwood reports the large turnout made it difficult for some. >> chopper 4 told part of the

inside an even longer line as people were anxious to cast ballots on the first day of a week of early voting in maryland. >> why vote? >> for our president and our country. it's important who we have in office. the people that we lkt affect us. >> with reports of a strong turn out all around the state the turnout here caused some concerns. >> didn't v couldn't get to vote. >> long waits of two hours or more had seniors and voters upset there was little accommodation for them. >> i came early to vote. and i'm also disabled. i can't stand. i can't walk very well. early voting is a good idea, but they don't have it organized. >> the site was crowded, but accessible. some chairs were made available to ease the wait.

you saw a few of the folks in those lines had umbrellas with them. the rain has been falling across the area. let's get to cheep meteorologist doug kammerer. how long do you think this is going to stick around? >> for the most part, this is all moving out. it will continue to do so. we do have shower activity to southern maryland. let's show you where the showers are coming in region. but they are just about out. we're just going to see a couple showers and show you what's happening. that's where we're seeing the rain now. if you're in charles county, continue to see that rain. thunderstorms to the south.

see often as we make your way towards halloween this weekend. students are so devastated over a classmate's murder counsels had to come to the high school. >> he was shot outside a theater at the saint charles town center last night. he was with friends. police say he stopped to talk with a 19-year-old about a drug deal and for some reason jefferson shot him. >> i see him at taco bell and let us know he was doing okay and give that little smile. >> jefferson is now charged with first-degree murder. plus say good witness descriptions led to the suspect's arrest. a tragic accident claimed the life of a young police officer and now we're learning the fate of the driver who caused it. what he said to the officer's family in court.

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the drunk driver who killed a police officer was sentenced today to ten years in prison. that's the maximum allowed by law. e he hit an officer on rockville pike last december while the officer was working at a holiday check point. during the sentencing hearing today, he apologized to the

full responsibility. we heard his words. e we heard what he said. that he wants to change his life. i pray that he does. i pray we have saved at least his life. >> his death led to the passage of noah's law in maryland. one of the toughest drunk drivering laws in the country. amtrak is settling claims on the philadelphia and it's going to cost the agency well over a a quarter of a billion dollars. amtrak has taken responsibility for the derailment in may of last year. the crash killed eight people and injured more than 200 others. those injuries range from catastrophic like a man who was now paraplegic to people who suffer emotional trauma.

damaged beyond repair. we're hearing the man who says he's the one who smashed it. and what has been a wet afternoon coming to an end.

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>> he makes no bones about it. he admits he used a sledge hammer and a pick ax to e destroy the billionaire's star, which trump got in 2007 for "the apprentice." he was trying to extract the star so he could auction it off and raise money for women who a have accused donald trump of sexual misconduct. >> i'm not sad that i did do it. i decided to admit that i did it. i will take the punishment and hopefully will be over. unlike mr. trump when he does something wrong, he does not admit to it.

>> their screams. >> people like to be scared. >> the owner of the freakishly scary 901 nightmare in south carolina. he and a group of ghoulish friends say fear can be fun. >> i love scaring people and the reactions and the laughter and just everything about it. >> fear comes naturally to humans. we have been running away from threats for millions of years as a basic survival mechanism. towards scary haunted houses? >> that has to do with our genetics. some of our brains are just needing a little more thrill and neurologic tickle. >> it's this thrill that tricks brains into thinking being scared is a real treat. two things happen. the brain triggers our natural fight or flight response.

at assessing risk, realizing almost immediately that spooky situation doesn't pose any real threat. >> even though i know he's just a nice guy, it's still freaking me out. it gives you that huge rush of adrenaline that people love. >> just remember even freaky characters like this, they are just real people clowning around. erika edwards, nbc news. >> what do you say? do you like being scared? do you do the haunted house thing? >> i u do the haunted house. i have to be honest. if i take my younger kids, i don't know who is holding on tighter. but daddy never scared. everything is fine.

the haunted house is this weekend. they are going to be packed. especially the outdoor haunted houses. anywhere around the scream zones around our region. they are going to be beautiful. take a look at the latest. most of the rain south of washington around fredericks burg is more showers back to the west. these will try to move on through. th in and around charles county, down 301 across the northern neck and. back towards fredericksburg. a little wet along i-95. wet along 301 and southern maryland over the nx hour or so. then we'll see some scattered showers coming on through. the storm system itself wrapping itself up to the north and east. this is really quite an amazing system. warm air to the south. you have thunderstorms. colder air to the north. and you've got snow.

some of the snow. some light accumulation has been posted up there, but they are not going to see much. this was the first snow of the season. other parts of the state getting rain. but take a look at how much snow we have out there. it's not just connecticut. it's a lot of new york and massachusetts and the mountains. they are going to see some accumulating snow. cloudy and on the rainy side. a little drizzle here and there. 62 degrees and winds out of the south. temperature wise upper 50s to the north. 55 in frederick. much cooler to the north. 8:00, notice some showers. if you're going to be out and about, take the umbrella. you're not going to need it much, but you'll need it for a

we start to clear and tomorrow we're back into the sunshine. a pretty nice amp. got to change that again. 56 at noon. 60 degrees by 3:00. breezy. that's going to be the thing about tomorrow's weather. it will be breezy. it will be fairly cool. but then look at the weekend. 74 on saturday. 78 on sunday. that is close to a couple record highs. we get a little cool more on that marine corps marathon forecast. we're getting you ready for washington's royal road trip. pat collins is in london ahead of the big game. see what happens when pat

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and forth. it is a great people-watching spot. tonight i have a souvenir. it's in my hands. it is in this box and i'll get to it in a minute. but first, i want to talk english. we have all studied english in grade school and high school, but stoims they never teach us the english people use here. tonight we turn to a man who is going to give us a lesso same thing ms. francis taught you in school. i'm going to step aside now for the professor. the expression lost the plot. >> lost the plot means when somebody has gone crazy. >> knackered. >> tired. so for example, honey, i can't take out the trash tonight because i'm knackered. >> gobsmacked.

for example, something amazing happened, you're gobsmacked. >> shat up. >> it means to flirt. you got a lady in the bar and chat her up. >> bespoke. >> bespoke, just like my suit. >> chuffed, very happy with something. >> caller: all thoeds english. now back to the souvenirs. you know we have been trying to get pictures of the queen's crowns and jewels. there's so much paperwork and so much security. i have a redskin fan from washington here. help me show this the best i could do. take a look at this.

are you ready for the game? >> i am. >> let's put this back in the box. i u might take this back. have a glaet time at the game. let me tell you something. we're going to talk at 5:00. the sun in england just makes occasional appearances here this time of year. it's hard to grow grass. wait until you see what they are doing to get a good grass field for the redskins game. we'll have all that for you 5:00. what do you think? >> pat, i think you're the just the bees knees, man. >> reporter: that's real nice, though. >> it looks nice. >> caller: the wheels go round. >> looks like a lot of fun. you keep working on that. >> caller: i'll see you at 5:00. >> i can't wait. thank you so much.

campaign rhetoric is heating up. katy tur will join us live with how donald trump may be trying new things. domestic violence can affect any couple or any family,

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country are safe. >> teaming up with 12 days to go. now at 4:30, michelle obama teams up with hillary clinton on the campaign trail in north carolina. it's the first time the two have campaigned together. >> donald trump is holding three rallies in ohio. one of the must-win states for his campaign. live pictures from toledo. this afternoon he was in springfield where he went after to play this fast and loose with their enterprise when they weren't in the white house, just imagine what they will do given the chance to once again control the oval office. >> welcome back at 4:30 we are here at the decision desk and joined by katy tur, who has been covering the trump campaign. just how close are some of the state polls and what would say

>>. >> the state polls are pretty close for the most part. donald trump has held a lead in ohio, but it does seem to be narrowing at this point. ohio is an absolute must win for donald trump. every republican president who has made it to the presidency and republican candidate has won ohio since abraham lincoln. this is a state that he needs to get in his column if he's going to but also north carolina, florida is pennsylvania are must-win states as well. things are tight in what is deep red arizona and deep red utah. mike pence finding himself needing to spend time in utah in order to find a way to galvanize voters that seem to be getting over towards mcmullen, who is a republican running as an independent for president in that state. the strategy right now, though,

possibly can. as you said, donald trump is holding three rallies in ohio. it's notable that there were volunteers canvassing the crowd for early voting or for voter registration. this is something that the campaign has not been so great at on the campaign trail. and this might be a problem or a factor. because of the lack of cohesion between trump's campaign and the gop in oh do much of the ground game effort. this is a problem in ohio because there was a disconnect there. that seems to be what could be contributing to the fact that there aren't volunteers helping with the prospects. >> we have been watching the first lady in north carolina it imploring people to go vote for hillary clinton. do you get a sense that the campaign is going to put melania or other surrogates out there in the next 12 days?

campaign trail. he did so this morning. seemed to come as a surprise to her even as she said she was considering it. he said she will do it. she's not somebody we have seen on the campaign trail all that much. certainly not alone. to give two or three speeches would be quite a big deal because she's not been the most comfortable person on the campaign trail. english is not her first language is politics is not something that would be in her future early on. but this is to the trump family. she's an important voice for donald trump. especially right now when he's facing so many allegations of sexual misconduct and groping new allegations seem to come out almost every day. we're up to 11 accusers now. having her as a voice to defend donald trump would be quite important for him and for the campaign going forward. they have a huge gender gap. they need to find a way to mitigate. we'll see if we see her on the

reporting on "nbc nightly news." storm team 4 radar, some wildly u scattered showers. . what does that mean? most of us are completely dry u. plenty of clouds out there if if you're in charles county around the fredericksburg area u. still some rain here. notice the brighter colors on the radar. the yell e lows and oranges have some heavier rain out there. but most of going to be dry from here on out. you can see as you take a look at your evening planner, we're at 62 degrees. plenty of clouds around act like a blanket. we see temperatures around 60 degrees. we start to dry out around 9:00 this evening. there's a big d.c. united game going on. doug will take a closer look at that forecast in the 5:00 hour. but before we get there, we'll talk about how the weather is going to impact your weekend the

about 4:48. nbc 4 is work for you as we continue shining a spotlight on domestic violence all this month. . in a campaign we're calling safe at home. today we lock at some of the unique challenges for those in the lgbtq community when it comes to reporting domestic violence and getting help. dedicated to domestic violence. she's also executive director of the family justice center in prince georges county. also you'll see a hot line phone number at the bottom of the screen in case you need to call for help. the perpetrators of domestic violence often use control tactics to overwhelm their victims. is that any different in an lgbtq relationship? >> that's an interesting question and i would say not really. while we think about domestic violence, tra dulgsly in

quite frequently. and they use the same tactics. it's really not about gender or sexual orientation. it's about power and control. so many of the same tools are used such as isolation, withholding funding, controlling behaviors. the difference, however, is the element of outing. that's generally the main piece that's used in homosexual or same sexla there's a fear that the controlling partner will out the other to let family children know sometimes that the nature of their relationships and that is a problem. >> and is there a difference when law enforcement responds to situation where the couple is is lgbtq? >> there are gay men that have expressed concerns about police reporting. issues ranging from just not

something other than domestic violence. i u think i read something it was stated that they were listing this as mutual combat. we never want to stereotype because there are all different types of individuals and police departments. some are very good. some are respectful of cultures and lifestyles. they don't believe the individual or just don't aurs or do anything to the offender, which is a serious problem. an environment that individual is in potential danger. >> the violence can es can ka late. >> d.c. and many other jurisdictions have special gay and lesbian units within their u police departments.

in doling with handling these cases? >> i applaud d.c. it's one of the few that has that special unit in place. you really need a certain level of sensitivity about the nuances of these relationships that do differ. you need to know that if you're looking at two people with the same sex traditionally u you'll say this is someone that would be the aggressor. so it does take a little bit more time u. understanding and i would say compassion to recognize these are individuals that are also suffering and in danger. so it's important to have those types of younts in place. >> thanks again. and we'll have more tomorrow about help for perpetrators of domestic u violence. you can find a list of local resources and advice from experts in our nbc washington

metro employees say they are being told to break safety rules. first at 4:00, the behind the scenes problems they are taking straight to the top and whether the riders are in any danger. plus just in time for the holidays. a new mall opens in the d.c. area. what it has to offer and why i've been a soldier for 3 years. i've scaled the toughest terrain and faced plenty of my fears as part of my training. and for the past two years i've been a navy federal member. so even out here i can pay securely

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to help. the district is hosting a mental health and wellness conference this weekend. there will be expert speakers and 50 sessions offered. understanding depression and anxiety to keeping your children safe in this digital world. we have more information about this in our nbc washington app. >> if you have been anxious to boy a pair of the brand new wireless ear buds to go with your iphone 7, you'll have to wait a little longer. apple is delaying sales of the air pods because apple says it needs a little more time before they are ready to hit the market. they were originally scheduled to hit stores by late october. they are specifically designed to work with the iphone 7 which does not have a dedicated head phone jack. say good-bye to the 6-second clips. twitter is shutting down vine. twitter owns vine and is going

you can still access and view videos. twitter say it is will notify you before it make nis changes to the app or website. as part of a plan to focus on its core business, twitter is also laying off about 9% of their staff. people on a subway car breaking windows and jumping out

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employees are slamming management. the workers claim they are being coerced into breaking or delaying safety rules in order to keep trains running. >> metro's brass says those concerns are overblown. transportation reporter adam tuss joins us now from head quart rs with more on the dissput. >> reporter: that's right. these are pretty serious accusation when is you break it down. these are the metro employees that are out there on the system doing all the fixes to try to keep everyone safe and keep and we have so much maintenance happening with all the safe track work and all the work going on that these employees are saying that they are being pushed, forced and scared and threatened into sidestepping safety rules all in the name of getting tracks back in operation so that service can keep running. we heard from one of the employees today. take a listen.

i can honestly say not all the time. until we change the culture here, we going to keep having the same issues that we have. >> so he's saying right there when he's out on the tracks, he doesn't always feel safe because he feels this pressure to get things done and get things fixed in a certain way. these employees were very quick to say that none of this leads to any danger to passengers. it could lead to a delay because something isn't but if they are being forced to make fixes that are too quick or happen hazard, you have to worry about safety. metro says that it's seeing a spike and increase in the number of tracks taken out of service because it's paying special attention to safety. >> outside help has been brought in. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: metro hired outside

panic. frantic passengers started kicking out windows to get out. this video shows the tense moments as the train overheated and sending thick smoke into the commuter station. that engine sparked a fire on the train and another one on the track. one passenger had to use a knife and her marshal artsing to get

i'm a certified black belt. i attached it to my elbow like so and out into the window. >> pretty quick thinking. >> despite all the chaos, the amazing thing and no one was seriously hurt. >> i had the honor of having lunch with and hosting an event with the prince georges county sheriffs office. the fifth annual domestic violence partnership luncheon took place. all these people that you there are the providers. they are the ones on the front lines. the program offers help finding shelter, crisis intervention and guidance within the local system. october, as you know, is domestic violence awareness month. >> it's the last warm day we're going to have and then, no, it's

have a 78 on the map and an 80 on the map. so those are mild traits if you want comfortably cool weather. that's in the forecast too. we have a little bit of everything except snow and extreme cold. that's just not going to be around for the next ten days. 62 in washington. 55 in frederick. some tuft back around the mountains around i-81. most of us will be mainly dry and the chance of rain really goes down after 8:00 this evening. so tomorrow it's a dry start. but it's going to be a little cool out there as we close out the workweek. 7:00 a.m. we're about 50 degrees. you'll want the fall jacket, u be the sunglasses too. mostly sunny throughout the day. and we hit that at 3:00 in the afternoon. it's a little broez si as well.

walking outside to grab a cup of coffee, it's just the epitome of fall. it's really crisp and really nice. so the weather having a low impact on your friday. morning commute. long sleeves, haunted houses looking dry. friday night football, you'll. want the warm jacket. really over the weekend, maybe a shower very late on sunday. saturday. warm for october. runners, take note. you're going to have temperatures for the race generally in the 70s. so very mild. if it you don't have plans this weekend, i would recommend having brunch outdoors. it's going to be a great weekend

long sleeves and kids are going to be just fine with temperatures for trick or treating in the 50s. then after that, there's that 80 i was talking about next wednesday. and as we look to next weekend, we're in the mid- to upper 60s. also want to point out daylight savings comes to an end ten days from now. we e get the extra hour of sleeve. >> looking great. london, getting ready for the burgundy and gold. >> red skins fans are heading across the pond. catching us up with one of the biggest fans. >> reporter: redskins nation well represented here in london. one guy taking fan dom to a new level. he's known as the rally captain. his inspiration, a red skins icon and an enemy invasion.

get to these games. >> reporter: enter the rally captain. steven boyd, pooim tour guide, full-time fan. following in some big footsteps, chief zee. >> i met him at the game. something just drew me to him. like many other people. >> and like the chief bringing people together. no matter what their affiliation. he's convinced it will feel like a home game. >> our fans are the best fans. sunday at the game, that stadium

redskins. >> his numbers might be off, but we definitely can tell there's more red skins fans than it beng bengals so far in london. say they will be well represented. coming up, a british twist on an nfl experience. i cannot wait to e show you guy this is. >> sounds great. you're so right. i live chicago, l.a., there's redskins bars everywhere. >> they are going to be full. >> reporter: there's a lot of we're going to introduce you to. >> probably a few more after sunday's game as well. the outlet mall is now open. what make this is mall any

brand new option for your holiday shopping. the outlets are now open for business. >> darcy spencer was there for the grand opening the u new store. >> the premium outlets now open for business.

customers. >> it's tremendous. it's beautiful. it's well displayed. it's lovely. we're excited to be here. >> there are nearly 100 brands on two levels. among the unique features, a fire pit and a cell phone charging station. officials say it's energy efficient. >> solar panels >> the outlets are expected to generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for the county and draw more business. . >> what are you looking for today? >> discounts in the outlet. >> make it easy access for the

entertainment, activities for the kids and giveaways through saturday as part of the grand opening celebration. in clarksburg, darcy spencer, news 4. marylanders can can head to the polls with ten days until the election. >> of the state. >> also neighbors are pushing back after they were forced to leave their home this is week because the condo association didn't pay the bills. a a mix of sun and clouds across the area. still storm team 4 radar tracking two areas of showers. one to the south, another back to the west tracking something else completely for your weekend. i'll see you back here in just a minute. our big top story tonight.

>> d.c.'s fire chief wants to extend the contract and says calling 911 will no longer guarantee an ambulance will show up at your door. >> this is good news. since they started transporting patients in the district about seven months ago, response times have improved have to begin thinking differently about how we use 911 for medical emergencies. they get about 200 calls a day for calls that don't require lights and sirens. >> you tell us what the problem is. i stub my toe. you will probably not get a fire u truck, but you'll have somebody talk to you.