consume. >> wow. thank you, mr. speaker. you have no idea how great this feels to be back here at work in the people's house. as you can imagine, these last three-and-a-half months have been pretty challenging times for me and my family. but if you look at the outpouring of love, of warmth, of prayer, my gosh. jennifer and i have been overwhelmed with all of that outpouring. and it's given us the strength to get through all of this and to get to this point today. and it starts with god. when i was lying on t

once i was down and i couldn't move any more is i just started to pray. and i will tell you, it gave me an unbelievable sense of calm, knowing that at that point it was in god's hands. but i prayed for very specific things. and i will tell you, pretty much every one of those prayers was answered. and they were some pretty challenging prayers i was putting in god's

you can see and feel -- he said he's an example of miracles really do app. happen. this is a bipartisan moment

the hill for a lot of people who were deeply shaken by what happened on that baseball field in alexandria virginia. as we watch the continuing applause. here he is. against what many people would say, against the odds. those of us not doctors and surgeons at first thought he was shot in the hip, he should be okay. we did not appreciate the -- fatal wound -- >> with that i yield back the baffle my time. >> for what purpose is the minority leader seek recognition.

i'll be briefer. thank god or prayers are answered. i take great pride in steve. we're both italian americans and i think that's the source of some of his strength. >> i want to say how proud i am of jennifer and madison and our staff and first responders. if as you said an attack on you is attack on all. we all came through this magnificently because of your strength. the power of steve scalise. the day we came to the floor when you weren't here, we were all team scalise. today we are team scalise. thank you for being so wonderful. god bless you. [ applause ] >> the house minority leader

you. something that a lot of people will be saying today. as you were saying, tom, it really was initially the report that he wasn't that seriously wounded. that was not the case. >> the surgeons and his staff over the next week or so repeated several times he was quote in imminent risk of death. what we did not appreciate. you can cut -- you cut bones, internal organs and it was very serious. then he was readmitted to the icu several times for serious infections. so this was very much touch and go. we should remind the audience that the suspect in this, 66-year-old james hodgkinson was killed by capitol police. he died a short time later. crystal griner shot in the leg, zack b.a.r.t. shot in the leg. another shot in the chest and steve

the police officer not shot but injured with leg injuries. that was a very serious incident indeed. >> steve scalise, 51 years old. been a congressman since 2008. let me go to the north lawn of the white house. it will be interesting to hear whether the president was watching. it was a moment of emotion. we've reached out to the white house to see if the president stopped the meeting he was in right now meeting with some of his team to discuss the federal response to the terrible disaster that just took place in puerto rico right now. we haven't heard back, but the president and his wife went to the bedside to visit with steve scalise during the course of his

chamber said to reporters walking gingerly on a pair of canes, he told reporters what he asked what message he was trying to share with his return today, he says if you can fight and persevere, you can overcome anything. his story is one that will unify americans of all stripes at a time when that type of unity and unanimous support, i think, is critical. chris? >> no doubt about that, peter alexander. thanks to you and to tom costello who covered this throughout. you see once again the cheers that greeted steve scalise. it was a chaotic day on that softball field. the lawmakers talked very vividly about dodging bullets, about how they were fleeing gunmen. they didn't know where the gunman was. they couldn't tell where he was and talked about the heroism of those capitol hill police officers. but steve scalise back at work. he will combine that with his ongoing rehab on this

day on capitol hill. we will have continuing coverage on msnbc and nbc news and nightly news with lester holt. for now, i'm kristjchrikristjac right now on news 4 midday, developments from a prince george's county courtroom. a convicted child abuser back before a judge. the action that could lead to an even longer sentence for former school aide deonte caraway. >> a rule change from here in washington this morning that could get fuel and supplies to storm ravaged puerto rico faster. an emotional moment wrapping up on the floor of the house. louisiana representative steve scalise welcomed back to the floor. good morning everybody. i'm i'm erika gonzalez. >> i'm pat lawson muse. we begin with

whip, steve scalise shot in alexandria in june. he's back on the house floor this morning. >> he was at a baseball practice with other members of congress when a gunman opened fire. scalise entered the house chamber to a long-standing ovation from the entire house chamber. speaker paul ryan introduced him to another raucous applause. he was quick to thank friends, family and officers who saved his life. >> you look at the outpouring of love, of warmth, of prayer, my gosh, jennifer and i vn overwhelmed. >> crystal couldn't be with us today. david bailey is with us. david, you are my hero. you saved my life. thank you so much. [ applause ] >> this was just the most moving display here on the hou

scalise's office says he will return to work and complete an extended period of outpatient rehabilitation over the coming months. right now the man convicted of abusing elementary schoolers in prince george's county is in court to face hundreds of state charges of sex abuse. >> deonte caraway has a hearing. earlier this year he pled guilty to 15 federal counts of sexual exploitation. he's also facing more than 200 local counts, including dozens of charges of child sex abuse. police say he had sex with and recorded children while he was an aide the judge sylvania woods elementary school. he was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison last month. fairfax county system one is hit by a train once every three hours. the county wants to protect those people, especially children getting hit by trains or killed. three months ago, this 13-year-old girl died after she was struck in

news 4's derrick ward is live at the vre station in burke, virginia. derrick? >> reporter: well, this is all about a public safety campaign. about trains and the danger of being in close proximity to them. as you say, it was three months ago to the day that that young woman was killed crossing a railroad bridge. the statistics are alarming. indeed, someone or something is hit by a train once every three hours in the united states and last year 980 people were either killed or injured by trains. so vre has teamed up with local public safety officials to start this public awareness campaign about the danger of being around trains. you know, we think of trains as big, loud. they are indeed awe-inspiring, but they're not like they used to be. they're not that easy to detect. technology has seen to that. let's hear from a vre official about that. >> continuous welding. not the clickety

hear from the early days and the trains are very fast and powerful. that's a lot of mass that's moving. they can't stop. >> reporter: so what you will see are ads in stations and some television ads on some local stations about the danger of that. they say they see a trend where people like to take selfies around trains. the rule of thumb, if you're within two feet of a moving train, you're in danger. the average freight train weighs about a million pounds. imagine that moving at 67 miles per hour. it can't stop on a dime. don't get close to a moving train. if you're within two feet of a moving train, you're in danger for your life. derrick ward, news 4. a lot of travelers had a stressful morning after the booking system for a number of airlines went down. >> many of those travelers have been sharing frustrations on social media. here's a look at a few of the tweets from passengers. the airlines had to manually print out the boarding passes.

working. it affected major airlines, including southwest airlines, british airways and qatar airways. the good news is that everything is back up and running again. this morning, people across the country are mourning the death of hugh hefner. >> he died overnight at his iconic playboy mansion. celebrities are among those paying tribute to hefner on social media. larry king tweets, hugh hefner was a giant in publishing, journalism, free speech and civil rights. he was a true original and he was my friend. former playmate carmen elektra tweets, thank you for being a revolutionary and changing so many people's lives, especially mine. he was 91 years old. coming up, a video that is quickly going viral this morning. we'll show you how prince harry handles a popcorn thief. an important move by president trump this morning. how it could help the people of pu r

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desperately needed help is on the way to puerto rico. this is what the island looks like right now. white house press secretary sara huckabee sanders tweeted that president trump waived the jones act loosening shipping rules to allow aid to rea

faster. one week after hurricane maria and still no drinking water for nearly half of those who live in puerto rico. >> incredible to see this much time has passed and still there seems to be little movement there. the desperation is just -- continues to grow. >> i think at this point we hope they can get out on flights. there's so many at the airports, packed and denied. it's a huge mess. >> at home, though. >> maria is still out there. it's a tropical storm. off the coast and it's going to move out to sea quickly. it's on the way out to sea. not moving inland at all. it's because of a cold front that through the area. cooler temperatures in the forecast. finally, it will feel like fall around here. going into the weekend, we have light jacket weather. many of you will probably want a light jacket. into next week, we'll be in a dry stretch. the weekend looks pretty dry, too. look at the wind

gusts. they're all coming from the north and northwest. it shows you now that the winds have switched, the cold front moved through. temperatures in the 730s. a lot more comfortable today than yesterday. 73 gaithersburg. leesburg at 73 degrees. there's maria offshore. tropical storm, it's moving away. the reason why is because a of that cold front that moved through. we're on the cooler side of that. we'll get the canadian air moving in. high of 80 today. a lot cooler on the weekend. today, we stay breezy. it you're heading to the nats game tonight, clear skies and temperatures dropping into the 60s. some of you might think it's chilly going into the evening. winds will diminish later tonight too. waking up with temperatures in the 50s. 74 for a high. look at the weekend, low 70s. really nice. feeling like fall. look at the ten-day forecast coming up. thanks, sheena.

claimed 28 young lives. >> law enforcement has put many of the criminals behind bars. the fairfax gang unit can take credit for some of the busts. julie carey recently became the first reporter to ride-along for one of their friday night operations in a story that you will only see on news 4. >> detective can tell you about home war. a neighborhood a hotbed for gang activity. he's been working with the gang unit for 12 years. on this particular friday night, his sahr yeergeant is riding alongside. they're doing a saturation patrol. the goal? gathering intel about gang members. we pull up to a consensual stop of three young men. >> they want to walk up and say hey, do you mind if i talk to you and that's it. they'll either start talking and go from there. a lot of times i ask to search. doing a consensual search. that's all it is. it's kind of a

when they can, they even take photos. >> we have officers that they take pictures, take two pictures, a head shot and full body shot. we want to know what they're wearing. we'd love to take them to informants. that's our gold mine for identifying these guys. >> mostly, they ask questions, lots of questions. later in the evening, they spot a guy might have been involved in a gang shooting. >> this is a guy who knows he's one of the ms players in the neighborhood. >> it seems he's taken a younger immigrant from honduras under his wing. gang detectives take time to get to know him, too. walking to him his apartment as they chat. >> you'll be amazed how much information you can get from a simple stop. he may call you in a couple weeks. anything they're willing to give us, we take. >> sometimes you hear chilling stories about gang violence teens have grown up with in their home countries. a teen girl was ordered to help lure a gang rival to his death. >> she described

us that the leader had her cut his head off and she's 16, 17 years old describing this murder to us that she committed in honduras. it was almost like she was telling us about her day at school. it was nothing to it. >> it's that kind of dee sensization that may help explain the shocking gang violence recently. the murder of alexander reyes, a prime example. gang members videotaped as she was stabbed with a knife, and sticks and her tattoo sliced off. younger killers. those are the big differences detective storm sees in this latest gang murder surge. >> the violence in the last three, four years, it's surprised even us. >> one more change. when someone is green lighted, it means they're marked for death. storm says there was a time when detectives didn't always take that seriously. because often it was only a threat. >> now when we hear about green lights, it's being followed up

on. as i point out, when we hear someone has been green lit, we'll seek that person out and inform them to let them know, hey, there's a target on your back. >> on this night, they weweren' looking. >> we stumbled on him. we'll inform him of his trouble. >> but they didn't find him. their hope, they can warn him before his rivals find him. in fairfax county, i'm julie carey, news 4. we have some breaking news now. we told you about a hearing for deonte caraway in morning. >> he's convicted of abusing elementary schoolers in prince george's county. earlier this year he pled guilty to 15 federal counts of sexual exploitation and was sentenced to 75 years in federal prison. a few minutes ago he pled guilty to 23 more charges and for those, he was sentenced to 100 years. this additional sentence will run concurrent with caraway's 75-year federal sentence. o.j. simpson could b

he's expected to be released on parole as early as monday. the plan to free simpson is being finalized by officials in nevada. the 70-year-old has been in prison since 2008 for kidnapping and armed robbery. he was granted parole back in july. fall weather arrives just in time for the weekend. what's better than a haunted house this time of year? >> we're going to take you inside a l oc

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the monumental gift shop at mgm national harbor. now through november 7. this is monumental. some people like a good scare. the ladies on this set do not. as we get closer to halloween for many of you, it's about time to plan trips to haunted houses. >> we sent molette green to leesburg to check out something called shocktober. she tells us how this haunted house serves a good purpose. >> reporter: shocktober kicks off tomorrow and lasts

month. this is the haunted house. i'm standing inside. this is right off route 15 in leesburg. 100-plus years ago the carver family actually lived here. that's what the story says. they were banished from this house, kicked out because they did some really bad things. but the house is forever haunted. so throughout the month of october, folks will be able to come out, visit the haunted house or the haunted basement and see the attraction and it's all for a good cause. ooh! this is one of the carver kids. she's a preschooler by day but at night she turns into something else. here we are. all kinds of spooky things happen during shocktober. again, it's all for a good cause. raising money for the nonprofit. the arc of loudoun. joining me is the executive director. melissa. to talk about the good things that

program. >> thank you. arc of loudoun is a nonprofit. we have a wide spectrum of services and programs for people with disabilities throughout their lifetime. >> we're talking about children all the way up to adults, autism being one of the disabilities that you guys really take hands-on from childhood all the way up to adulthood, right? >> absolutely. we're super excited about this because shocktober is our biggest fundraiser of the year with 200 volunteers and all the persons -- >> reporter: love it. this is not for small children. it's pg-13. lots of scary stuff, gory stuff, ghoulish stuff. you want to take care before you bring the younger ones inside. there you can see one of the carver kids. scary stuff. throughout the month of october, you can check out shocktober and help raise money for children and adults with special needs. in

news 4. totally unfazed. she's not fazed at all. >> she was not having it. she was like oh, so scary. molette green has a real talent in being able to walk backwards as she got through the halls. >> i will say the girl at the end scared me. she reminded me -- you were talking about the ex r cyorcise. let's talk about that. >> kids will have a lot of fun with that. are we going to have fun with the shock of the change in the temperature. >> i think so. i think a lot of pumpkin patches this weekend. -- really cooling down. 78 degrees right now. this is the temperature in the district now. we're only going to be really around 80 degrees. we have a north wind sustained at 20 miles an hour. it is breezy. the cold front moved through. we have nice clear skies out there. rest of the area, about the upper 70s to mid-70

70 winchester. if you're exercising today, really nice. breezy through the afternoon. but humidity will be low topping out around 80 by 4:00 p.m. tropical storm maria offshore. we're dry. as we go into the next few days, we're going to see the temperatures drop off. this is future weather. cold front pushing maria offshore. that's bringing us the cooler wint fr wind from canada. for your saturday afternoon, some areas may top out in the upper 60s. it you're headed to the wineries, 67 and sunny. of 68 on sunday. nice and sunny. we're going to be going down. today around 80. lower than normal. cooler than yesterday. in the low 70s across the weekend. beautiful sky conditions. more clouds on saturday with cooler air. otherwise, next week looks pretty good, guys? all righty. good weather for baseball. we're keeping you caught up on

we're going to show you a sampling from the ballpark you won'

let the celebration begin. the chicago cubs are nl central champions once again! >> the world champion cubs will take on the washington nationals in the first round oe

the cubs play the cardinals in st. louis last night and, of course, they won. clinching the title and readying them to take on the nats. playoff tickets for that matchup are on sale right now. and the team will be back at home october 6th and 7th if there's a game 5 in the series they'll be back home again october 12th. okay. so you know how to get your tickets now. now the question is, what can you expect once you arrive at the ballpark? jonathan stall and adam are here to show us. i mean, show us. this morning, we have quite the spread. so jonathan is going to take us through this table while adam preps this half smoked burger brisket. we have one assembled. you'll put another one together while we get through this amazing food. jonathan, so happy you're here. let's start here. i see a cocktail. it's 5:00 somewhere. >> throw a curve ball for you. >> these have to do

>> fall-themed. we stepped it up on the field and in the kitchens as well. we worked with our partner to develop a great menu available all over the ballpark in our concessions and cluckbs. we brought it here today. >> you can have this in october at the park. >> anywhere liquor is sold, it will be available. >> you can start off with that. >> this is an apple cider. >> cinnamon apple curve ball. it's made with vodka, fresh apple cider. apple slice. >> that's not overpowering or anything. i could do this. >> well-balanced cocktail. >> i'm going to hang on to this. >> we have our crab pretzel here. it's got a crab dip on it as well as a queso with -- >> this looks good. >> so this is

carmamelized -- >> is is that apple or pear. >> gut a. >> you have babe a arugula on a sourdough bread. that's available at any cheese stands. 115 best place to find it on the concourse. >> like a doughnut with a torch on this thing. look at this. goodness. right here. talk me through this. >> maple glazed doughnut. virginia ham. can i? >> absolutely. go for it. >> this is so messy. you can't bring this here without me trying. >> i'm going to pick this up. i think it's going to fall apart on me. >> cheese, sauce on top. maple glazed doughnut. served over -- >> stop. >> hold on a second. >> 4,000 calories. it's amazing. >> that's not important. it's a dessert grilled cheese. >> seriously, jonathan, this is

this is really good. >> adam, this is what you assembled here. >> correct. >> this is like a brisket. >> this is a half smoke pat that i we're having specially made for us. no one else is getting it. featured at nats park. we have a homemade buttermilk biscuit which we glaze with some honey butter. cheddar cheese and a spicy onion relish. >> my eyes go over here to this other side of the table. what is this? >> so this is our 24-inch sausage. it's a pepperoni and summer sausage. a spicy pepper nat owe on it. herb ricotta. >> come on an empty stomach. >> great family item. it comes with a two-foot carrying tray. >> 24 inches. >> we'll cut it up into pieces. carrying trays. >> we know we're playing the cubs. we'v

beef on that. little duel of the two cities. over here, we have on a brioche bun, we're using our -- >> got let you go. we're running out of time. jonathan and adam with the washington nationals. this is what you can get when you head out to the ballpark and cheer on the nats in october. pat? >> erika, i can't. but i really want to. thank you both. thank all of you. excitement is building. >> san tropez. >> excitement building for must-see tv. an

number one show in hospitals and singing riverboat casinos. >> you have an opportunity. with america on the verge of eating itself alive, people are finally watching cable news again. >> that is great news, part of tonight's must-see tv lineup on nbc. the comedy is set in the world of tv news, which we know just a little about. >> just a smidge. >> two of the stars of the show are here with what we can expect. welcome to you both. this is season 2 of the show. you have such a funny cast with such a great comedy background. so how much of this is actually scripted? >> oh, it's scripted. it's very tightly scripted. it's just the style of the type of comedy.

and there's lots of them. even though a lot of us in the cast horatio and myself and andrea martin, we're known often for improvisation, it's really not -- they don't tap that very much because it's not needed. because the jokes are excellent jokes. they're one of the best rooms in the industry. writing rooms. so we just go along for the ride. >> so we saw -- >> lucky to show up and have -- what's that? >> we saw tina fey in the clip earlier. how much of her will we see this season? >> you mean her body? >> talent. >> we're not telling you that. her dressing room was next to mine. maybe i walked in on accident. >> what did you see? >> saw a -- >> good stuff. >> you get to see her a lot being very funny, powerful

type of the news boss who is kind of a little bit strange and a little maybe overbearing. you know, she really turns the character on its head because it's a lady who is making us all nervous instead of the other way around. yeah. i worked with her before. she brings that same kind of energy that it's making the show a lot better to have her on it. we all welcomed it. she's our boss in real life too. >> let me ask you this, too. your show is part of this fantastic lineup of comedies tonight. do you think this is a sign of sitcoms making a comeback? people have had their fill of reality tv. we want to get back to just some good tv. >> i really hope so. i think -- i've been waiting for this tide to turn for a long time. i kept thinking reality is

i was thinking that 15 years ago. but i do think you're right. these really strong situation comedies are getting more traction now. we're following the reboot of will and grace, which is very funny. shooting on the same lot with us. i'm really pleased that the audiences are looking back to that type of material. >> all right. >> also, you know, a lot of people don't like to move. if they're there at 8:00, then just stay on the couch. it gets better and better. >> more laughs to come. >> preaching to the couch potatoes. john michael higgins and harr ashe yoe sanchez part of nbc's must-see lineup tonight. we should just be what we've always been. >> a sad, middle-aged lady.

and grace. [ laughter ] >> oh, burn. >> and, of course, while we're talking about the comedy lineup, will, grace, jack and karen are a huge part of it. >> the return of will and grace to nbc4 is reason enough to celebrate. >> so why not join us? >> yeah. join us. >> we're going to have this will and grace premiere viewing party tonight at lucky strike, in fact, in northwest d.c. there will be food and giveaways, plus a bunch of our news 4 colleagues will be there. doors open at 5:00 and that show starts at 9:00. prince harry made a new friend at the invic tis games. but she only wanted one thing. his popcorn. the 2-year-old is chowing away while harry talks to somebody next to him. then when he -- he sees what's going on, he pulls it away and they have this sweet little moment. she's caught red-handed. the prince wasn't mad at all.

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