portraits of two local women who died in the massacre. >> the mandalay bay hotel in last investigate as. the huge question looms over the city. why did a 64-year-old man kill 59 people at a country music concert. >> we are hoechg to get answers at a news conference which is to begin any minute. we'll bring you updates as soon as they happen. still, so many unanswered questions today as las vegas tries to to heal after tragedy. >> we want to get you caught up on what we've learned so far today. just into the newsroom, our look at one of the killer's weapons. this is new video taken inside the mandalay bay. it shows crime scene tape posted in front of the gunman's room and debris in the hallway. the death toll now 59 and hospital officials say they have been releasing many of the injured today, but at least 45 people remain in critical condition this afternoon. hundreds more are being treated

>> meanwhile investigators are honing in on the gunman's motive. they are searching stephen paddock's home and following his money forks focusing on a gambling habit. he also wired $100,000 to an account in the philippines before the shooting. paddock's girlfriend is in the philippines and is supposed to be traveling back to the u.s. tomorrow. but there is nothing at this point to indicate that her plans have changed. police are not calling that girlfriend a suspect. >> we have team coverage for you this afternoon. we start with aaron gilchrist. aaron is live in vegas this afternoon. aaron, what is the mood of the city today, more than 36 hours later now? >> reporter: pat, i do want to first reiterate what you said, that there is a news conference happening as we speak here in las vegas with the police department. we are going to monitor that to look for any new information that may come in. but you ask about the mood here. and i said yesterday it was odd. it's still a bit odd. there are people moving around in and out of the casinos and hotels here. ey

what happened here sunday night. so, there is this sort of somber tone, almost a quiet to all the movement that's been happening here in las vegas. we are just outside the mandalay bay hotel right now. i'm going to step out of the way and show you from our vantage point, we can actually see the window that stephen paddock used a sledge hammer to break out there, one of the windows he broke out in his hotel room in maybe. we're going to pan over here and you can see about 500 yards away the back of the stage where the concert was going on sunday night where jason aldean ran from and where the crowd in front of that stage took off from as well. just an odd perspective to be able to see at this point in this investigation as much of the area is still closed off. i do want to tell you, we spent most of the day today with a florist from maryland who has been in las vegas for a few days now. sara campbell got here sunday evening for a convention from her 54th floor hotel room down the strip, she

and police converged on the mandalay bay hotel. listen to her account of what happened here. >> you know, looking down, when we first started hearing the sirens, it was still bustling. everything was moving. and then all of a sudden it just stopped. and all the cars were stopped in both directions. the street was empty. and it was just still. >> reporter: now, sara was supposed to give a presentation yesterday. she tossed out that plan and issued a call to action to all the attendees who were in the room with her. at 6:00 tonight we're going to show you what dozens of that people in that room got up and did as a result of that call to action. that is at 6:00 tonight. pat, leon? >> thank you, aaron. we'll get back to you then. >> things seem to be slowly getting back to normal. the tragedy in vegas hits close to home in the washington area. a yng

but she survived. >> her parents are by her side in the hospital now. kristin wright has her story. kristin? >> reporter: many are praying for tina frost. her father posted on facebook today that tina is responding and fighting hard. this is tina on the right here next to her mother. tina's originally from ann arundel county. in vegas she was shot in the head. the bullet lodged in her right eye. doctors had to remove the eye. tina now is in a coma and on a ventilator. she graduated from arundel high school in 2008. within the past hour we heard from tina's former teachers and her soccer coach. tina was a stand out player. her coach believes that drive on the field will help her recover. >> with the support of her family and continuing to fight and the support of all of her wild cat family, there is no doubt in my mind that she's going to be okay. >> reporter: a family friend is raising money on gofundme to

family's travel. they say now they are waiting to see the extent of any brain damage. we are also thinking of denise burditus from martinsburg, west virginia. she lost her life in vegas. this picture is from denise's memorialized facebook page. it appears to be taken at the venue out in vegas. this is her husband here, we understand. the nbc station in martinsburg says that her husband wrote on facebook that she died in his arms. he also reportedly writes that denise was a mother of two and soon to be a grandmother of five. pat and leon, the true cost of this tragedy in terms of lives forever changed is immeasurable. back to you. >> it is definitely the case, kris: >> thanks so much. >> thei issue of gun violence ws apparent outside the

>> a bell rang 60 times for those who lost their lives. as news 4's meagan fitzgerald reports, leaders demanded action. >> reporter: those leaders came together on the lawn of the national cathedral that people of all faiths and beliefs need to come together to try and stop gun violence. [ bell tolling ] >> reporter: the bishop who over sees the national cathedral can't remember a time when the bell rang 60 times to mourn lives lost. >> soften our hearts so that we who disagree with one another might hear one another. >> reporter: prayers were said to remember the lives lost on sunday night when a gunman opened fire on hundreds of people in las vegas. followed by a moment of silence. >> because at the national cathedral we have the ability to express national mourning, national grief. >> reporter: but as the nation

grieves, faith leaders from all different religions say they are calling for more than just prayers. >> but also to call upon congress to summon the courage of their convictions to enact common sense legislation. >> who will say yes to background checks and no to easily available silencers? who will protect our children -- >> reporter: the gathering outside the national cathedral took a political tone. the often controversial topic of gun control dominated the conversation, but even though not everyone agrees with what these leaders had to say, they are convinced that their message will save lives. reporting at the national cathedral, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> many of you are looking for ways to help the victims and families of the vegas massacre. nevada officials started a gofundme page to help provide relief. to make a donation, if you'd like to do that, go to the nbc washington app and search help las vegas.

>> now we are moving on to some other news. this afternoon we are learning about a sinister scheme that targeted a young man with autism. >> now police are looking for a couple of guys who apparently may have stolen from him in a scam that started in prince george's and ended in montgomery county. >> news 4's pat collins is in rockville. he's got the details on this for us this evening. pat? >> reporter: leon, 23 miles, 23 miles from the start in clinton maryland to the finish here at the navy federal credit union in rockville, a cool scam targeting a man with autism. now take a look at this surveillance video. police say this is one of the suspects they are looking for. they say this guy and others befriended a 22-year-old man with autism, coned hned him out his debit card, conned him out of his pin numbernd

phoned $600 out of his bank account. today i talked to the victim's mother. >> it was so calculated and so extremely to me almost evil, you know, just in a deranged sort of i'm going to take advantage of this person, there is not going to be any kongs kweconsequence forget the cost to anyone else. >> reporter: it took some planning to pull off this sinister plan. coming up at 5:00, i'll show you how it all went down. now back to you. >> all right, thank you, pat. got a good look at that guy's face. remember this woman who was charged with throwing a cup of urine on a metro bus driver? news 4 has learned that opal brown tested positive for pcp at least twice after being arrested. news 4's transportation reporter adam tuss was the first to report that. right now brown is in jail. and we are g

latest information for you on the day's big stories. we are waiting for that news conference to begin out in vegas. >> that's right. also an emotional reunion on the vegas strip. a survivor thanks his siechl yor, thanks to a little improvising and tough times. >> crisis in puerto rico, the devastated island gets a visit today from the president. did he step up as consoler in chief? >> plus in the hot seat, the tough questions here in washington over the security of your personal information. >> and we have seen a beautiful day today. temperatures into the mid 70s, 75 d.c., but look at the 80, back to the west. that is coming our way. guess what else could be coming our way? i'm tracking the tropics as well. i have got all that for you coming up in just a minute. that's right, theropics, a new t

ralpand as a doctor, nobody ever asked if i'm a democrat or republican. they just want my help. so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all.

tropi hopi by the time i got over the wall my pants were already soaked and my shoes with blood. i wouldn't have made it. you know, i'm very thankful that james was there to help me. there he is. hey, man. thanks, buddy. appreciate it. >> there he is. there they both are. you see that's tom macintosh there on the right. he was shot in the leg during the vegas shooting. this morning he got to meet the

place live on the today show. james lawson is with the army reserves training as an emt and he used a belt to fashion a makeshift tourniquet around tom's bleeding leg. >> he wanted to not lose his foot. i kept reassuring him. he still has it. >> while his training came in handy, lawson says there were dozens of other people at the concert who did the same thing he did. he says they helped others who were on the spot. president trump will be in vegas visiting tomorrow. >> right now, though, he is wrapping up his trip in puerto rico. nearly two weeks after hurricane maria hit the american territory, the situation there remains dire. the island's electrical grid was destroyed. getting aid to the people who need it most is a logistical nightmare. last thursday a long line of people waited hours in the sun in hopes of boarding a cruise ship to bring them to the united states. today that ship arrived in port in florida, and we've got team coverage of this unfolding crisis for you this

doreen gentzler is in puerto rico but we're going to begin with blayne alexander on capitol hill. blayne, the president is about to head back to washington now? >> reporter: well, leon, you're absolutely right. he spent a full day down there in puerto rico. he left washington early this morning. in fact, we're going to show you now some live pictures of president trump along with the first lady standing there beside him greeting officials from the navy and marine corps. this is the latter part of their visit to puerto rico today. president trump spent a lot of time today on the ground meeting face to face with people who were personally affected by that storm. but he also talked with local officials and some of the first responders. he is there kind of as they are going through and handing out those much needed supplies, delivering those supplies to the people who have been waiting for food and water for so long there. but there was also a rather interesting moment between president trump and the mayor of san juan. you'll remember that she was very critical of president trump late last we

quickly enough, saying that he needed to get down there and help because people were dying. well, that kind of sparked a rather combative twitter war from the president trump calling him -- saying that she was not a leader and wanted everybody to do everything for them. so, they exchanged a handshake today, a very brief handshake, but listen to what president trump had to say or rather didn't say going around the table and specifically praising everybody for their efforts, but ignoring the mayor of san juan. take a look. >> so, brock has been unbelievable. i want to thank you. i want to thank elaine. elaine, thank you very much. fantastic acting secretary. and governor, i just want to tell you that right from the beginning, this governor did not play politics. he didn't play it at all. so, congresswoman jennifer

gonzal gonzalez colon who i watched the other day and she was saying nice things about the people who worked so hard. in addition to tom, i also want to thank linda mcmain, small business. nick mulvaney is here, right there. >> reporter: and that was president trump again in that news conference today with a lot of local leaders. now, pat and leon, one notable thing. a pool reporter who was inside the room said the mayor of san juan when shaking the president's hand said it's not about politics. it appears the president quickly acknowledged her and moved on. guys, back to you. >> quite an awkward moment indeed. blayne alexander. >> thanks, blayne. >> and doreen gentzler is in san juan right now. first a4:t 00 she's meeting with the massive 900-foot navy ship that is bringing medical help to the island. >> but things aren't going quite as planned and that is causing a lot of frustration. doreen? >> reporter: it's been two weeks since hurricane maria plowed its way across this island of puerto

ship, the usns comfort pulled into port. there are great expectations for how this giant hospital ship can help people in need here. 800 medical personnel on the ship with the capability of treating more than a thousand people at once, with a full service emergency room and hospital care. but no patients are going to be getting on that ship today and it may not happen tomorrow or even the day after that. they are still making a plan. right now they're in there having a meeting. we watched as a lot of government officials came walking down to get on the ship for a meeting this afternoon. puerto rican officials, fema officials, we are told the u.s. surgeon general was in on that meeting. first thing is to talk about where the need is the greatest, then they have to talk about where to move the ship and how to get the patients who are in need onto the ship for care. and that plan

getting started with this meeting this afternoon. did the visit of the president today delay that meeting? we don't know the answer to that, and we don't know the answer to when medical care for people in need here will begin. what we do know is that there is tremendous need. i talked to an engineer today who had surveyed the island from one end to the other, and he told me that only the main -- there is now a main road from one end of the island to the other open, but the secondary roads and the roads up into the mountains are still a mess with land slides, people can't get out to get help. so, and he also told me that one-third of the municipalities have not even had a visit from fema yet. so, we know that the need is significant, especially outside of san juan. when will the medical care be available to those people? we can't tell yot.

>> thank you, doreen. >> now to a breaking story in prince george's county. the department of justice says it is investigating allegations of discrimination in the police department. >> news 4 was the first to break this story earlier this year, and now we've goto official word from the police chief himself. >> mark segraves is at police headquarters where a news conference just wrapped up. tell us about it, mark. >> reporter: yeah, this was a rather hastily called news conference. chief was surrounded by his command staff which he was quick to point out was a racially diverse, he said he was notified just recently by the department of justice that this police department, the prince george's county police department is now the focus of a federal investigation under title vii and what that means is that there have been allegations of discrimination based on race. and at this press conference, after the chief was finished, two police officers came forward identifying themselves as representatives of an

african-american organization of police officers and an hispanic organization of police officers. they say they're the ones who filed this complaint with the department of justice. they say they have more than 100 police officers who have signed on saying under the current administration of the chief, they have been discriminated against when it comes to transfers and promotions. the chief told us during the press conference he had not been made aware of the specific allegations, but he said that he would not tolerate anything of this nature. here's what he had to say to reporters just moments ago. >> i won't stand for that. i won't tolerate an unfair work environment. i won't tolerate injustice. i expect a lot from the men and women who do this job. i will not tolerate their believing that the environment inside the department isn't conducive to their best interest because of what i expect them to do on the streets, which as you know is a difficult job. >> reporter: so, the chief saying in no uncertain rm

will cooperate with this federal investigation. that is the very latest. leon, back to you guys in the newsroom. >> all right, you got it, mark. well, if you thought we were done talking about tropical weather, think again, folks. there is something brewing just off u.s. shores. >> oh, no, not again. doug is coming in to tell us what is gngoi

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how did you like today? >> loved it. how about you? >> i loved it. how about you, doug? >> you like it a little warmer, right? >> i can take it warmer. >> you like it warmer. you're talking about 80s. we have 80s coming the next couple days. >> perfect weather. >> it is nice out there. we do need the rain. our next chance may come from a tropical system. talk about that in a second. gorgeous day, high temperatures above average. average 73 degrees, now sitting at 75. winds out of the east at 5 miles per hour. we may go up a degree or two again, but all in all looking pretty good across our region. look at these numbers, 77 right now in luray, 83 in peters burg, cull pep e pepper 77 as well, leesburg cooler along the water, temperature on the

river 71 degrees. we have been extremely dry. we'll talk more about how dry we have been at 4:45. we are not seeing how many chances of rain any time soon. high pressure continues to dominate. boston back towards buffalo, down to d.c., raleigh, all the way back to the west coast of chicago. nothing out there at all. some cloud cover off the coast but that is it. speaking of cloud cover and speaking of our chances of rain, we have to go way down into the caribbean. this is jamaica, way south of jamaica, costa rica and panama. this system is a developing tropical system that could become a tropical storm within the next couple of days. just about all the computer models now bring it and create a tropical storm. it could be tropical storm nate into the gulf of mexico and eventually into the gulf coast later this weekend and into early next week. bringing it out way and bringing us some beneficial rainfall. will that happen? we're going to wait and see but this is something we're going to be tracking. some models bring it up as a hurricane very close to th

we're going to be watching that very closely the next couple of days. 79 degrees, the high temperature tomorrow. more sunshine, another great afternoon. and if you like it even warmer, well, here's your warmer temperatures. 85 on thursday and friday. of course friday the nationals taking on the cubs. looking forward to that game. 84 degrees saturday. another great day for a game. tracking the rain on the increase as we head into early next week. once again, we need the rain. exactly what will we see? talk much more about it, see you at 4:45. >> we need rain, but not rain delays. not for the nats. >> two different issues. >> here's a big issue. one of the biggest hack attacks of all time. >> and it caused some pretty tough talk in washington. the harsh exchange as equifax went on the hot seat on capitol hill. what went down and what's coming next. >> and we're getting new updates on our big story of the day. we're watching this news conference in las vegas and

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right now at 4:30, ag re: vegas and confusion is the motive for the deadly massacre. it remains a mystery today. >> the death toll stand now at 59 people but it could rise as 45 remain in the hospital now in critical condition. investigators are scouring stephen paddock's homes and his past for clues as to why he carried out this shooting.

pension for guns and gambling. purchases all appear to be legal. they are looking into his past casino visits including one a few years ago where he sued the cosmopolitan hotel after slipping on the floor. paddock lost that lawsuit. >> investigators also seem to be focusing on his money as they try to figure out why he carried out this attack. >> nbc's sara is in las vegas this afternoon. she has a closer look at where paddock was spending the money in the weeks leading up to the shooting. sara? >> reporter: hi there, pat and leon. you know, as the city continues to grieve, investigators are becoming increasingly interested in the shooter's finances, including his spending and his gambling habits leading up to the massacre. grief grows along the vegas strip. overnight, the flashy marquees that define las vegas lit with condolences for victims of sunday's attack and gratitude

to help the injured. >> it was wonderful how many people came in to help out the working. >> reporter: today a first look inside the hotel room where shooter stephen paddock set about his deadly rampage. paddock is described as a heavy gambler who wagered in excess of $10,000 in casinos 16 times in the past few months. officials say federal investigators are examining his finances. >> the people he loved, he took care of, he didn't have a lot of friends. he was a private person. >> reporter: he transferred $100,000 to an account in the philippines, a country his girlfriend has ties to, in the week before the shooting. and on september 28th, he checked into the mandalay bay hotel using ten suitcases to carry 23 firearms. law enforcement say he also purchased two gun stocks that allow a semiautomatic rifle to fire like an automatic weapon. >> believe me, i sympathize with everybody who is grasping. who do you think on this planet is

more than me? >> reporter: president trump spoke this morning on the deadly shooting. >> he was a sick man, a demented man, a lot of problems, i guess, and we are looking into him very, very seriously. >> reporter: as law enforcement processes the concert venue littered with belongings left behind in the chaos, las vegas gathers to grieve the 59 lost and nearly 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. and the president is scheduled to visit tomorrow to meet with first responders and families of those killed. pat and leon? >> all right, thank you, sara. first at 4:00, a scary development in the investigation. nbc's pete williams has learned that stephen paddock bought devices to allow him to fire more bullets faster. they are called bump stocks. here's a picture of what they look like now. they attach to the back of an assault rifle and essentially they allow the gun rather to pull its own trigger. and it turns out they are legal. bump stocks allow a

like an automatic weapon would. our aaron gilchrist is in las vegas for us and he'll be joining us again live in less than 30 minutes. you can follow his updates as well on the ground right now in the nbc washington app. >> there are new details this afternoon about that massive equifax breach. research shows americans are shelling out more than $4 billion to freeze their credit reports. this comes after hackers accessed personal information of more than 145 million people. >> and today the former ceo of equifax dropped a bombshell on capitol hill about how the hack happened. susan hogan monitored that for us and she is joining us now. what did you learn? >> it was one of those mouth dropping moments. did he say what he just said? the former ceo said he takes responsibility, this boils down to one person not doing their job. richard smith's testimony comes one day after the company announced the breach affected 2 1/2 million morha

smith admits that despite government warnings in march of 2016 about the software vulnerability that led to the breach, the company didn't implement the patch that it was issued for it. >> human error was the individual who is responsible for communicating in the organization to apply the patch did not. >> so, does that mean that that individual knew that the software was there and it needed to be patched and did not communicate that to the team that does the patching? is that the heart of the issue here? >> that is my understanding, sir. >> now, we also learned during the testimony that it wasn't immediately clear to equifax insiders that a breach had happened, but they detected the suspicious activity back in july. before it happened. >> you're right, that is a jaw dropper. >> big one. >> there was another hearing on the hill today, the ceo of wells fargo got ged

you probably remember as you know, massive scandal that rocked wells fargo one year ago. employees created fake accounts for about 3 1/2 million customers without their knowledge as they scrambled to meet aggressive cross selling goals. ceo timothy sloan was on the hot seat today updating the senate banking committee on what's exactly being done to make sure it doesn't happen again. the senator elizabeth warren demanded that sloan actually be fired, arguing he was part of the culture that led to the scandal. sloan insisted, though, he is the best person to lead the company right now and he said he believes the bank is making strides in restoring its reputation to the public. so we'll see. that was a hot seat. there was battling back and forth between the testimonies. it was a lot going on. >> interesting stuff. thanks, susan. >> sure. >> a shocking blow to the music world today. one of rock's legends gone too soon, the new tributes to rocker tom petty.

gorgeous, plenty of sunshine out there. take a look at rockville, our live camera in rockville looking great. but we need some rain. we're going to talk about that. see you back here in just a second.

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to most people it sort of seems like common sense. when the weather is really bad when it gets bitterly cold you bring your dogs and your other pets inside or at least put them in a sheltered place. >> that's right, you should. but as we know, too many pet owners don't do that so now the d.c. council is all set to pass legislation this afternoon to protect the animals. the law allows animal rescue officials to issue fines for owners whose pets are found outside for more than 15 minutes when the temperature is below 15 degrees. or when there is 3 inches or more of snow on the ground. right now rescue workers can only take animals to the shelters, but

the owners. that is going to change. a new chapter opens for a bookstore in northern virginia. >> at a time when neighborhood stores are pretty rare and even national book chains are struggling, a vienna, virginia woman is hoping to buck the trend. a ribbon will be cut at bard's alley on church street. this store combines wine with words. >> we have really cool program called book buddies where we pair books with a half bottle of wine. we also have children's story time. we also have authors come in and do book signings and customers can come and read their own poetry. >> got lots for you to do. the store even features special events most days. for more information search bard's alley in the nbc washington app. >> books and bubbly, that works. ah, this works, too. the sunny skies and the dry autumn days we have right now. they're nice, but maybe not as nices

why it is impacting how some local people use their water. and why doug once again is keeping an eye on some tropical weather. >> plus 59 lives taken too soon. a countless number of loved ones lives changed forever. acloser lookt the victims in

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massacre. grief. calls for change. >> the heart breaking stories of the people who went to a concert and never made it home. >> great, loving caring person, full of life, enjoyed life to the fullest. >> the new clues about the gunman's final days and the growing calls for change here in washington. >> we'll be talking about gun laws as time goes by. >> we've got breaking news just coming in from that news conference we've been watching in las vegas. the clark county sheriff is saying the

is currently a person of interest in the investigation. they say they believe she is still in the philippines and they say they expect to get more information from her shortly. nbc news is reporting that the gunman stephen paddock had wired $100,000 to the philippines last week. >> and we are still watching this live news conference underway in las vegas right now. the number of deaths from the concert shooting remains at 59. among the hundreds wounded, 45 of them are still in critical condition. >> two of the shooting victims had ties to our area. tina frost graduated from anna run dell high school in 2008. her family tells nbc news that she is now in critical condition. sadly, denise burditus did not make it. the wife and grandmother died in the massacre. she was from martinsburg, west virginia. here's nbc's chris palone with how the loved ones are being remembered. >> reporter:heir stories are as diverse as america itself. 59 people all with

families and jobs and dreams. those who knew them choose to remember not how they left this world, but what they did in their all too short time in it. people like sonny melton of tennessee who died while making sure his wife heather lived. >> he loved her. i think it was second nature to him to do something like that. >> reporter: or rhonda la rock a woman from massachusetts who loved her family and her church. >> it doesn't make sense. she didn't deserve this. >> reporter: but amidst the grief there are stories of bravery, love and selflessness. police who ran towards the danger without thinking twice. survivors reunited with the strangers who wouldn't quit until they were safe. >> this is james lawson. >> there he is. hey, man. thanks, buddy. >> reporter: paramedic dawn marie gray from oregon and her husband kevin. >> when we came out, it was horrific. it was a field of bodies. >> reporter: who treated wounded victims and sent them off to the

the survivors called them heroes. >> i could not believe the human spirit and the kindness that everybody was helping everybody. >> reporter: those who saved lives sunday night say it's what anyone would do. >> that's being a human being. that is doing our job. >> reporter: the absolute worst of humanity met with the very best of it. strangers risking their lives in countless acts of love, compassion and selflessness. chris palone, nbc news. >> we'll be bringing you updates from las vegas all afternoon and into the evening. lester holt anchors nbc nightly news from vegas tonight at 7:00 right after news 4 at 6:00. >> back here at home, a search for the man who sexually assaulted a girl as she was walking home from her school bus stop. >> jim and wendy in the newsroom with more on that. hey, guys. >> hi, guys. this is the case you can imagine has some parents on edge tonight. >> so, what we're going to learn tonight is how t

that young girl was carried out and the search for the man who did it. >> plus the washington wizards season hasn't even started yet but they are already making positive headlines. >> and there are two women who have a lot to do that. the widow of steve jobs and wnba carol lawson who is hoping to become a familiar face on your tv screen. she is going to join us in the studio. >> can't wait to hear from her. those stories plus a good deal more in about ten minutes. leon, pat, back to you now. >> love her. she's a sweetheart and she's great at what she does. >> she certainly is. a developing story now that highlights that all this nice weather isn't necessarily always a good thing. >> smch you folks out there have been ordered to conserve water. a drought emergency condition has been ordered for two communities in the shen endouan valley. strasberg and front royal. >> amelia draper is here with a look at that. amelia. >> what this means if you liv

front royal, authorities are saying please do not go out there and water your lawn or garden and don't wash your car unless you are taking it to a car wash. and if you are getting caught doing things like this, you could see up to a thousand dollars fine in these communities. it is not just the lack of rain, but it is a lack of rain also leading to low levels of water in the shenandoah river that has caused the water restrictions to be issued. so when we talk about our lack of rain, guys, today is the 20th day in a row that we haven't had any measurable rainfall at the airport. so, it's not a record just yet. the record is 34 days back in 2007. ironically during a similar time period, and looking at the top five driest stretches on record, you can find those on my facebook and twitter pages. they all occurred around this time. the u.s. drought monitor saying drought likely. doug and i putting the forecast together looks like we're going to have tropical moisture next week. >> we have to watch the tropics this time of year. october, november, the last tw

that's when we on the east coast and gulf of mexico get active. most of the time for us, though, there are weaker storms that give us moisture and we hope for that as we make our way into the weekend because we definitely need to see some of that rain out there. i want to show you something now that is pretty cool. live pictures from chopper 4. 113th wing of the d.c. air national guard is heading to puerto rico this afternoon with more than 100,000 pounds of donations including cloekthes, batteries, diapers and more. that a kc-1345 is goi5 is going heading out there. two planes. they're going to carry stuff down there for us, they're going to be helping people down there battered by hurricane maria and irma, of course, as well. let's take a look and show you what's happening in our weather. now, as far as our weather is concerned, this is what we've been talking about. the very dry weather, amelia and i have also asked about the leaves that are going to be changing here. we are not expecting a vibrant fall leaf season as a result of the dryon

temperature wise quite nice, 75 with plenty of sunshine. really just a beautiful afternoon. and a beautiful evening. temperature dropping through the 60s by around 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 tonight. 75 leesburg. riverdale coming in at 72 degrees. downtown d.c. right on the mall coming in at 74. so, some really nice weather, yes, but as we talked about we need the rain. we're not going to see any any time soon. the bus stop, it will not be the umbrellas that will be needed. tomorrow maybe a jacket or sweater early again. temperatures in the 50s in most of the suburbs, low 50s to around 58 degrees in the city. looking good by recess. look at this, by the time you're picking up the kids, no jackets needed at all. high temperature of 78 degrees. maybe they're walking home from school. should be a perfect day for that as well. tomorrow is national walk home from school day. did you know that? all right. thursday, 85 degrees. friday, 85. talk about the nationals, the nationals taking on the cubs. here we are in the first round of the playoffs. got to take this, guys, best of

going on friday night, 7:31. right at nats park, i will be there live during the event 4 to 7:00 before the game. 75 the first inning. 76, sweatshirt jacket late, if you tend to get cold, watch out there. 84 saturday and here we go, watching the tropics and this is going to be into our region possibly sunday, monday and tuesday. we're tracking a storm that is investigate now into the lower portions of the caribbean. could hit the gulf coast this weekend. maybe tropical storm or hurricane. and yes, of course, we need the rain here and we could see some of that next week. much more on this coming up next hour at 5:00. >> all right, doug, thank you. >> the world is remembering rock and roll legend tom petty today. you are seeing new video from this rch, flowers being placed on petty's star on the hollywood walk of fame. the singer died yesterday after going into cardiac arrest. >> so many of you have been on social media today sharing your favorite songs from down through the years. he was

here's nbc's kate snow. ♪ ♪ i'm free, free falling ♪ >> reporter: he was an american legend. tom petty had just finished a 40th anniversary tour with the heart breakers last week, the band that first soared to the top of the charts in the '70s. ♪ ♪ in the 2007 documentary he talked about how music took hold of his life. >> when i was 13, the beatles came. in those few minutes when they hit the ed sullivan show, it all became clear. this is what i'm gonna do. >> reporter: he would become one of the best-selling artists ever. ♪ ♪ in the mid '80s, petty played with bob dylan at farm aid. that led to a worldwide tour. >> it's just one of those

from god. when we were both doing in there together, it was some sort of electricity came from the combination. >> reporter: then came the super group, the travel he willing wi wilburys. dylan told rolling stone it's shocking, crushing news. he was a great performer, fuel of delight, a friend and i'll never forget him. kate snow, nbc news, new york. >> end of an era. we are staying on top of the day's big story for you. the massacre in las vegas. this afternoon new details about the gunman coming out. also word on the victims and what happened before it all went so wrong so quickly. >> and we are working for you from what happens now to how local people are helping out in las vegas. news 4's aaron gilchrist joins us live from vegas in just a few minutes.

>> announcer: news 4 at 5:00 starts now. >> good evening. how long had he been planning and why? the two big questions that remain unanswered right now in las vegas. >> the searches of stephen paddock's homes have yet to provide key clues to a motive. but we are getting a first look at the hotel room where he carried out that attack. you can see one of the 23 weapons that they found inside there. >> vegas casinos tell law enforcement they consider paddock a high roller. over the last several weeks he gambled at least $160,000. and we have learned tonight he transferred $100,000 to a bank account in the philippines. >> and the sources close to the family tells nbc news that money had been part of a long-term plan to help paddock's girlfriend and her family build a home. she is someone investigators are anxious to talk with. >> investigation with her is ongoing. and we

shortly. currently she is a person of interest. >> our team coverage includes a look at some of the local victims of this tragedy. we are also going to have the strong message from the faith community about gun violence. >> but we begin this evening with aaron gilchrist in las vegas on the ground there. aaron, you talked to some people who were in that crowd when the shots rang out and they managed to escape. what do they say tonight? >> reporter: they did, jim. i do also want to mention the news conference with the las vegas sheriff is just wrapping up now. a lot of information came out there. you referenced the girlfriend of the shooter here, still in the philippines. the fbi working to get her back here to the u.s. that is when the police department expects to get more answers, including possibly a motive in the next 48 hours. we want to show you from our vantage point now where we can see the backside of the stage where the concert was happening, where so many people were shot and injured. today the sheriff saying that they believe fewer people were actually injured than what