or school. we've seen people bundling up. some place rs in the 30s. chances are, depending where you live, you may have to scrape your windshield. >> a little bit. a little scrape. >> not the heavy duty one. >> no chisel required. freezing rain or -- frost for sure. not anything inside the urban centers or by the bay. as soon as you're away from 95 or off the water, a chilly start. >> i felt it the minute i was out there. felt good. get the blood flowing. you can disagree. i like it on the cool side. but this is chilly indeed. down into the 30s for most of the shenandoah valley and into prince william. western fairfax county, 40 degrees. scattered frost out there. another chance for fro

if you have any tender plants or flowers you're trying to keep alive for a couple of weeks, you may want to cover them up. you may need them covered up tomorrow morning to make it to the weekend, which will be warmer. more on that coming up. if you're just headed out the door, you can get the latest weather by downloading the nbc washington app. you can check the radar, the hour-by-hour forecast. get information on school closings, something sure to come in handy over the next few months. this morning, we're seeing new video from sonoma coin, california as the sheriff tries to help evacuate some people. at least 41 people have now died. dozens still missing in northern california. nbc's dan scheneman reports how

in to help. >> we're going to die. we got to get out of here. >> a daring escape in yuma county, california. two roommates drive away from their home escaping flames. their home and most of their belongings gone. firefighters are making progress against the flames attacking from the air and the ground. >> we're still optimistic. cautiously optimistic. getting more block line on the fires, our containment percentages are going up. >> there is grim news. the death toll increased by one. a water tender truck rolled off the road killing one. many find their homes still standing, others do not. >> i'm lucky. we have somebody not so lucky moving into a guest house today.

>> identify the owner and return what's been found after so much has been lost. dan scheneman, nbc news. prosecutors now may seek the death penalty in the killing of a teenage girl whose death shocked our muslim communitied and all of us as well. she died in june and they've filed capital murder and rape charges against the suspected killer, darwin torres. police previously said they were investigating the possibility of her being raipd. she died during ramadan. she was walking back to mosque when one of the boys got into an argument with torres when she was driving by.

bat. then he put her in his car and later dumped her in a lake near his apartment. we're getting new details in a human smuggling tragedy that killed ten undocumented immigrants. the truck driver at the center of it will avoid the death penalty. james matthew bradley admitted driving the truck. the trailer was packed with 39 undocumented i am granlts, including a high school graduate from fairfax county trying to sneak back into the country. he died in that truck. bradley will be sentenced sometime next year. today the issue of nfl players kneeling during the national anthem will be front and center in a meeting with the league's owner. members of the players union will be there too. they're going to try to find a way to move on from this controversy. a spokesman for the nfl says the league will endorse a criminal justice reform bill that's currently pending in re

work there or even just pass through from time to time, you may be surprised to learn how bad the rodent problem is. d.c. is one of the worst cities in the country when it comes to rats. the district rates number 5 in the top rat tyest cities. we're actually down from last year. last year, the district ranked third on the list. or kin's annual list is based on the number of treatments performed each year. chicago tops that list with new york city coming in at number two. chuck, i guess we got to take a little consolation where. we're only number five. >> we're a little less ratty this year. they probably did the survey when congress was out of town. >> now appearing nightly. more importantly, nightly, an awfully chilly start this morning. temperatures into the 30s in

outlying areas. there's a frost advisory for the highlighted counties. it goes until 9:00 in the morning. including northern montgomery county, both maryland and virginia. what about the afternoon, that forecast coming right up. thanks, chuck. another heartfelt story rising out of the ashes in california. a little girl who just received new prosthetic legs after losing everything in the raging fires. and take out or devery? lith

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employees accused of stealing over a million dollars worth of fajitas. >> how many is a million dollars worth? >> you would think it's economies of scale, it wouldn't be worth it. this happened in august. there was an 800-pound delivery of fajitas at a juvenile justice center in texas. the department don't serve fajitas at the jail. after they looked into the issue thrks employee, gilberto -- confessed to stealing fajitas for the past nine years. >> that's a lot of fajitas. >> he lined up customers and everything. he had it all set up. >> 800 pounds of fajitas. you better have somebody ready to eat them. ordering breakfast got easier. you can order food through their app. they announced partnerships with door dash to order food without

apps. facebook, i mean, you can order, tapping the menu button and select order food from a listing of restaurants. we actually tried do it. >> don't do it at 4:00 a.m. >> i was going to order pizza. >> things are limited. >> i was going to have it delivered to you and angie and eun at 5:00 onset. unfortunately, we found out the app works fine. restaurants, not many delivering at 4:00 in the morning. >> if you want to send me something, go to brinks.com, have them send me money. >> i'm going to get on that right now. make sure the company account is linked to my facebook account. boy oh, boy, people come out the door this morning, i got to tell you, it is a wowee out there. >> i drive with the windows opening unless it's raining or snowing. i left the jacket on this morning. very chilly indeed. even downtown washington, into the 40s a i lot of 30s on the map as well. cool

our first cool day in 2 1/2 weeks. >> frost out there. >> maybe even more tomorrow. we'll talk about that coming up. a high school teacher under fire for something she told a student. like so many things these days, it was captured on a cell phone camera. the comments she said some are calling raci.st

this is the moment a hiker was rescued after spending three days in the snowy colorado rockies. he was reported missing earlier this month when he didn't come home from hiking near the summit of missouri mountain. apparently took a wrong turn and caused him to go off trail. he did see rescue crews several times. he wasn't able to get their attention. all that changed when he got a fire going last week and set off a heat signature and allowed rescuers to spot him. timothy morrison has been identified. the rig exploded when maintenance was being done on it sending a fireball into the sky. seven others have been hurt. the cause of the blast unknown. some speculated that cleaning chemicals ignited that blast. nearly 100 students walked out of their classrooms in new jersey after a teacher was telling students to stop speaking an

>>. [ inaudible ] >> that teacher tells the student that troops are fighting for their right to speak american, not spanish. she did not speak english. she said speak american. the student responds calling the teacher racist. neither the school nor the district took immediate action against the teacher, which caused about 100 students to walk out of class demanding an apology. >> safe environment for children to learn. not supposed to be a place where you feel attacked. >> concerned about the kids, what's going to happen. they have the right to do it. as latinos, you know. >> the school said it would punish the students that walked out of class but did not say what that punishment would be. so many people lost so much in those wildfires that are still burning in northern california. one of them is a 9-year-old girl. her home burned down with her prosthetic legs inside. but as nbc

us, she just received a precious gift. >> she's an athletic outgoing 9-year-old girl. always on the move even though she's missing both limbs from her knees down. prosthetic legs gave lily confidence and independence. until fire hit their santa rosa neighborhood last week. lily and her mother jessica lost their home on tulip tree lane. her prosthetics were inside. >> i'm like, where are my legs? everything that made me to do stuff by myself was in that house. >> jessica, who recently lost her health insurance was adamant about getting her daughter new legs fast and was about to put a $40,000 bill on her credit card. >> i knew i needed to figure out something to get her psyche back to a level playing field.

>> yes. >> that's when a clinic and associates stepped in to help. >> legs. >> offering to fit lily with new prosthetic legs for free. >> it's important for us to get her fitted for legs and back up. >> i feel powerful in them and i feel free in them. >> lily walked out of that office and she's unstoppable. >> rehema ellis, nbc news. >> with all the destruction that we've seen out there in california, sometimes you see something like that, it's enough to send you out in the morning with a smile on your face. >> makes you feel a little warmer. no doubt about that. that's a good thing on a chilly start like this morning. temperatures down in the 30s and 40s. one of our first real cool mornings in quite a while as we've been enjoying a near record warm month of october. ts

sky and a light breeze. the temperatures have really dropped during the overnight hours. there are some frosted pumpkins to deal with this morning and they may be a little frosted again tomorrow morning. if you have frost today, you're likely to have frost again tomorrow morning. tomorrow will be our first day cooler than average in a couple of weeks. today will be the third day this month and only the fourth day since september 12th. almost five weeks. this will only be the fourth day with temperatures cooler than average. right now, 49 at national airport. 52 at annapolis. get away from the water in the city. it's noticeably colder. 39 in warrenton. montgomery county. 48 gaithersburg. you better believe, there are scattered areas of mid-30s from northern montgomery county into frederick county maryland. this goes until 9:00 this morning. these areas may be favored for

morning than today. after a chilly start it will. i promise you, turn into a flawless afternoon to be outside. afternoon highs today in the upper 50s and low 60s. there's a nice warming trend coming our way as well. four things about the next four days. the chill in the air today, another cool one tomorrow. but the 70s are back in the picture for thursday, friday will be absolutely flawless. the weekend is really looking nice. there's your planner for today. sun not up until 7:20. that's when things will warm again. afternoon highs up near 62. sundown at 6:26 this evening. sheena is here. we're teamed up and we'll be bringing you the ten-day forecast and more in a few more minutes. for now, let's go back to the news. >> thank you, chuck. roughed up at a local store and put in handcuffs. not by the police. it was perfectly legal. what led up to the scuffle caught on surveillance camera. also ahead, when we hand

big win for folks in northern virginia. what happened that will keep them in their home. >> i'm your host. >> talk about kids these days. how one little girl is using the new sports team to convince her mom time to get a dog.

a shooting near the university of maryland may have been drug-related. that's what we're learning about the violence on rhode island avenue. news 4 was there yesterday when one of the victims came back to the house. he was shot in the hip. mother told us he's going to be okay. another person was beaten. prince george's county police say one of the victims is a student at maryland. at this point in suspects, no

now to dramatic video that has some folks calling for a liquor store in prince george's county to lose its license. an employee tackled a customer after a heated exchange. the owner eventually handcuffed a man and called police. that customer says there's another side to the story. and thousands seem to agree with it. bureau chief tracee wilkins explains. >> protest is like this one are happening like this. this video of a brawl between a liquor store customer and the staff are -- calling for the owner to lose his license. >> three of the store owners jumped on him, handcuffed him and choked him and held him against his will. >> they are offended the way he spoke to a female customer playing the lottery. the cashier told him to take his business somewhere else.

the customer knocked items off the counter and two employees rushed the customer. the owner standing outside joined in. eventually the customer had handcuffs and was held until the police arrived. i spoke with the customer by phone. he told me he thought the owner of was a police officer. >> he put me in handcuffs. [ inaudible ] >> so you were thinking the guy who handcuffed you was an officer but it turns out it was the owner of the store? >> yes, ma'am, yes, ma'am. >> although the incident happened in august, calls for the store to lose its license are gaining steam with more than 5,000 people citing an online petition on facebook. how does that feel to hear people responding to what happened? >> it makes me feel like i have a family. a family that i don't know about. >> that was tracee wilkins reporting. she spoke with the prince george's county police who told her it is perfectly legal for a

detain someone in their store until police arrive. but we have learned that charges against both the owner and the customer have been dropped by the state's attorney's office. it is coming up on 4:26 in the morning. "news4 today" continues now with eun yang and angie goff. now on "news4 today," they're cracking down on your speed. but they're handing out fines at a rapid pace. we're working for beltway drivers with a closer look at what's behind about a tore rid amount of tickets. >> bundle the kids up fort bus stop. there's several regions under a frost advisory. it will be several hours before the cold weather burns off. good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. my name -- >> it is a puppy proposal like none you've ever seen. how a little girl hopes the news 4 family can help score her

pet. people go to great lengths. i know this from personal experience. i finally caved. >> more about that. >> when i was a kid, we put banners up. me and my brother, could we have a dog across our room. >> full-blown campaign. >> did mom say yes? we have to find out. that is the question. >> i like the name pug camera. that is a classic. >> laugh out loud when i heard that. >> we may never call him doug again. >> both of you told us. we're going to feel the difference. boy oh, boy, you dressed the part. >> it will be frosty. >> chuck bell. >> i know. >> time for weather. i thought you were doing it. i was waiting. no? >> i worked yesterday. >> no, it is cold this morning. we're talking about 40s and

38 degrees right now in manassas. 37 front royal. in the district, 49 degrees. this is a chilly start. one of the coldest that we've seen this season. we're even going to be a little bit colder as we go into tomorrow morning. so for those areas not seeing the patchy frost this morning, we have a better chance tomorrow morning with the lighter winds out there. through your morning today, 8:00 a.m., 50 degrees. 9:00 a.m., 54. you will want the jacket. the frost advisory, waking up to patchy frost this morning. we'll expect it again into tomorrow morning. coming up, we'll take a look at how cool the temperatures will be. let's check the roads on this chilly tuesday morning with jack taylor. hey, jack. >> sheena, good morning. out in bowie, trouble spot early on 50 going eastbound. crash on the freeway airport. 109. again this morning, we've got

this is the end of the ramp from 109 to 270 southbound. you may want to follow police direction. a vehicle may have flipped on to its side. maybe back on all four wheels hopefully. george washington park, there's work done there. the right lane getting by. back to you. >> jack, thank you. new this morning, a barricade situation just ended in montgomery county with one person dead. >> police say they were asked to do a welfare check on a person inside a house. now, when officers arrived at that house, they said that they heard a gunshot and found one person dead. >> police are investigating the situation. be sure to look for updates to the story in the nbc washington app. the time is 4:29. developing in california. good news. firefighters are beating back the fires that have burned thousands of homes. >> take a look. this is new video of a sheriffs deputy

and her husband escape second before their house went up in flames. >> chris lawrence at the live desk to talk about the progress firefighters are making. this is good news. >> it is, angie. i've been following the california fire department of -- napa and sonoma counties, one fire 45% contained. another 75% contained. that's definitely an improvement. tens of thousands of people are being allowed to go back home. some, however, will not have an actual house to go back to. the national guard is on the ground checking out all the burned-out buildings. 41 people have been killed in these fires. as many as 88 others are still unaccounted for right now. eun? >> chris, thank you. it's 4:30 now. prosecutors say they may seek the death penalty in the killing of a 17-year-old girl whose death shocked our area's muslim communit