home coming festivities are getting underway. news 4's kristin wright is live with the story that's still unfolding as we go on the air tonight. kristin? >> reporter: well, yeah, you're right. this scare happening as howard is in celebration mode. this weekend is home coming. we know that's huge. as far as security, campus police say after today they know what they have to do. >> evacuating the a building? oh, my god. >> reporter: howard students and staff running out of the administration building trying to get away. reports of an active shooter spread fast and stopped everything on this campus. >> it just heightens my awareness and just makes me like more vigilant when i'm out and about. >> reporter: and now home coming days away. >> and we think we have an excellent plan in place, but we are going to reevaluate it. >> you hear on social media there's a lot of incidents. two incidents apparently. one that side and one on that side. we're kinf

between. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: here police going into the adm in building, the a-building as it's called with guns drawn. police say they received several reports of an active shooter. they evacuated four buildings and went through each one looking for any sign of danger. students nervously caught in the middle. >> we got a text telling us there was an armed person on campus so -- yeah. >> reporter: the fbi with long guns, the university's president whisked away by security. crowds of evacuated students and staff waiting. police checked buildings floor to floor, looking for a shooter that apparently was not there. >> we have found no evidence, no witnesses, nothing that supports that there was a shooting on our campus or any location. but it does not stop here. our investigation is continuing. >> reporter: so, a tense two hours, doreen and leon. the all-clear given after 2:00. back to you. >> all right, thank you

it's home coming week at howard university. this is video from last night as the festivities there were getting underway. all the big events will go on as planned. despite today's scare, that includes a free concert on campus on friday. the school is also celebrating its 150th anniversary. if you have the nbc washington app, you know we kept you posted through every development today with breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone. be sure to stay with us for updates from howard both on air and online. >> now to the university of maryland with new reaction from students to a high profile murder case. prosecutors now say a young army lieutenant was targeted there because he was black. richard collins iii was stabbed to death last may. police say steve urbanski did it. bureau chief tracee wilkins is live with what led to this new hate crime charge. tracee? >> reporter: leon, the prince george's county state's attorney said she wanted to get this right and it was not

long it took. that's why this charge has come along now. now, there were people who were calling for this to be charged as a hate crime early on in the investigation and now the state's attorney is saying that's exactly what this is. a memorial still sits on the university of maryland's campus at the bus stop where lieutenant richard collins was murdered last may. and now a new class of students is haunted by what happened here. >> just kind of crazy to know we are going to live right next to where that happened. even my parents were warning me, be careful around students you never really know. >> reporter: sean urbanski, the university of maryland student believed to be the killer, is looking at hate crime charges. the prince george's county state's attorney says collins was killed because he was black. >> we followed the evidence in this case, took us directly to a grand jury and that grand jury did return the charge this afternoon of a hate crime. >> reporter: the state's attorney would only say it was additional digital evidence that led to the indictment. >> we had an opportunity to analyze his phone, to analy

computers, whatever other there was lots of digital evidence that we could look at to get a sense for the motive in this case. >> reporter: when urbanski was initially charged in the case, police said he followed the alt-reich, a hate group on facebook. students woe spoke with at the university of maryland were happy to hear the case is a hate crime and believe there are more students following hate groups on campus. >> i think there is more instances of racism that are reported about and i see that a lot when i look on social media platforms at the university of maryland. i hope that will open more dialogue for the university. >> on one hand it may help, but it may just put more fuel to the fire. i'm not really sure. >> reporter: if urbanski is convicted, he is now looking at the possibility of life without the possibility of parole, plus 20 years. that 20 years for the hate crime charge. he goes to court in january. reporting live in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. now to an arrest after a weekend shootingt

maryland, janari marriott is facing attempted murder robbery and assault charges. police are still looking for a second suspect. one victim was shot, another was beaten at a group home on rhode island avenue saturday night in college park. police tell us it happened during a drug deal. one of the victims is a maryland student. >> a busy part of bethesda with lots of shops and restaurants has a new neighbor now. an abortion clinic. the move prompted protests there today. the clinic opened in the wildwood medical center near walter johnson high school. as chris gordon reports new york city you some people are already trying to shut it down. >> our standing as a witness -- >> reporter: antiabortion activists are holding prayer vigils and protesting a controversial doctor who is opening a new abortion clinic in bethesda. they packed the sidewalk in front of the wildwood medical building on old georgetown road. >> i'm calling on each one of you to continue your peaceful, prayerful witness outside of this abortion facility. >> reporter: for almost

years the maryland coalition for life protested in germantown. at the clinic where dr. leroy carhart performed abortions. carhart's website says it provides advanced gestation abortion care. antiabortion activists say he performs abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. they raise money, bought the building where dr. carhart worked in germantown, thinking they were putting him out of business. >> and so he didn't go to another abortion clinic and he starting his own. >> reporter: i knocked on the door of the offices where the new abortion clinic is located trying to speak with dr. carhart. >> hi, yes. dr. carhart is not available right now. he's developing a press release. he'll be available to speak tomorrow. >> reporter: we asked patients who come here for other doctors if they are comfortable with an abortion clinic opening here. >> i'm actually personally against abortion, but i don't feel that i can tell other people what to do. it's not my place. >> it's

don't have any problem with there being a facility anywhere. >> reporter: i got this plan of action today from the protesters here at the wildwood medical center. they say they will be having weekly prayer vigils here. and on many afternoons, tuesday through friday, they'll have sidewalk counselors trying to convince women and couples seeking an abortion to reconsider their choices. that's the latest live in bethesda. leon, doreen, back to you. >> all right. >> all right. thank you, chris. >> turning to our weather now, get ready for another blast of cold air tomorrow morning. it was chilly out there. >> good news for those of you who like to wear your sweaters and your boots. saw those today. good news for the rest of us it won't last long. doug is tracking this big temperature swing. what's the word, man? >> that's what we have this time of year. like we had on sunday, close to 80 to what we saw this morning,

30s in many locations. take a look at the numbers. this is what we woke up to on our tuesday morning. 35 in gaithersburg, 34 in winchester, 34 in manassas. numerous areas of frost and tomorrow morning could be even colder across much more of the region. that's why we have the advisory in effect. it now includes the entire d.c. metro area including downtown washington. i think this is really not the downtown area. this is for areas in the suburbs of d.c. proper. but even down towards southern maryland, all of northern virginia, and look back toward the west, shenandoah county under a freeze warning. a very cold start to your wednesday. i'll show you just how cold things get early tomorrow and how long this cooler weather sticks around and what that means for your weekend. see you back here in just a minute. >> we'll see you soon. thank you, doug. right now, president trump's newest travel ban blocked just hours before it was set to take effect. a federal judge granted hawaii's challenge of new restrictions on travelers from iran, libya, syria, somalia, yemen and chad.

north korea and venezuela. in his ruling, the judge wrote that the ban in his words plainly discriminates based on nationality. maryland is also challenging the president's order. in the meantime, the president says he will support a new senate plan to fix some of the problems facing obamacare. >> it's a temporary fix, but it is a bipartisan solution. blayne alexander reports. >> reporter: president trump today declaring obamacare dead, but throwing support behind a bipartisan plan to replace the insurance subsidies he killed last week. >> been there fairly close to a short-term solution. the solution will be for about a year or two years. >> reporter: standing alongside the greek prime minister, president trump addressing reporters for a second straight day. while earlier forced to walk back yesterday's claims that his predecessors did not call the families of soldiers killed in action. >> president obama and other presidents, most of them didn't

sparking backlash. a representative for former president obama saying that's simply not true. president trump's message today -- >> i really speak for myself. i'm not speaking for other people. i don't know what bush did. i don't know what obama did. >> reporter: the controversy igniting after the president was asked whether he had reached out to families of four soldiers recently killed in niger. the white house says the president calling those families today. and president trump once again in a public feud with senator john mccain who seemed to call out the president and his supporters while accepting a freedom award. >> some half-baked spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems. >> reporter: president trump firing back. >> at some point i fight back and it won't be pretty. >> reporter: neither one mentioning the other by name. but for members of their party, the message is clear. and despite the back and forth today, mccain said that he still plans to work with the

but, leon, he was critical again of the trump administration today saying that as the head of the senate armed services committee, the trump administration has not given him enough information about those foreign green berays who were killed in niger. back to you. >> thank you so much, blayne alexander, on capitol hill. we are exactly three weeks from the day virginia voters will be choosing a new governor and the race is getting closer. democrat ralph northam now leading republican ed gillespie among likely voters by four points. 48% to 44%. that's according to a new watson center poll. libertarian candidate cliff is pulling a 3% and 5% of the likely voters are still undecided. this is the first watson center tracking poll in which northam's lead over gillespie is now within the survey's margin of error. that margin is now plus or minus 4.2 percentage points. >> up next reliving the horrors after spending five years in captivity. >> the father reveals why he started

kept hostage by terrorists. >> changes in schools and religious organizations in light of high profile threats. >> reporter: recognize this? you probably think it's just a car vacuum. but one guy has turned these things into his own personal g ggy bank stealing hpiun

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it happened again, another scare at the white house after a guy jumped over a concrete security barrier today. >> officers managed to arrest the man on e street. the south fence line of the white house was closed off while the secret service investigated. police were also investigating a suspicious package there, but nothing was found. the news 4 i-team has been looking into these types of security breaches. since 2014 there have been 24 different white house and capital breaches. two of the most infamous incidents you may recall, the gyro crash in 2015 and omar gonzalez in 2014. he managed to get over the white house fence and actually make it into the white house itself. the i-team also found that most fence jumpers serve little or no time in prison. >> some new insight into the horrors an american woman and her husband endured during the five years they were held hostage by militants linked to the taliban. caitlan coleman is from pennsylvania, she iot

husband joshua boyle is. his wife was already pregnant when they were kidnapped in afghanistan. >> the stupidity and the evil of the hakani networks kidnapping of a pilgrim and his heavily pregnant wife was eclipsed by the stupidity and evil by authorizing the murder of my infant daughter and subsequent rape of my wife. >> as for why the couple decided to have more children under the circumstances boyle told the associated press that they decided, in his words, hey, let's make the best of this and at least go home with a larger start on our dream family. they came home with three young sons. >> religious groups in montgomery county are getting emergency aid to bolster their security amid concerns about a recent rise in hate crimes against local faith organizations. the i-team scott macfarlane is here to explain all new at 6:00. scott? >> yeah, leon, about 30 different religious organizations are going to get that money. hundreds of thousands of dollars in emergency a

that will include synagogues, churches and islamic centers throughout the county from bethesda to olney, up county through silver spring. in recent months a white only sign was found on a silver spring church and swastikas near school buildings in the county. the montgomery county council this afternoon approved the funding. news 4 wanted know what the money is buying and we found the answer. more outdoor lighting, security cameras, reinforced doors, and in the case of the islamic center in germantown, secure fencing. a recent news 4 report found a 42% spike in hate crime incidents in montgomery county last year. the council president roger berliner told news 4, quote, the hate that has been unleashed in our country has been profoundly disturbing and our county certainly has not been immune. back to you. >> all right, scott macfarlane, thank you. now to a bizarre crime that you'll see only on news 4, a guy going to some pretty extreme lengths to steal from vacuum cleaners at gas stations across our region.

money he's apparently gotten away with. pat collins is in lanham with a closer look. what is the story, pat? >> reporter: well, he's going to a lot of trouble, doreen, but apparently it's worth it. this is a coin-operated car vak. you probably have one at your gas station. but come over here, i want so to show you something. this is a special lock. it's made of special steel. it's from israel. they say it costs $200. they say it's unbreakable. almost. a guy has figured a way around this and turned these things into his own personal piggy bank. the coin-operated car vacuum before. the coin-operated car vacuum after. guess what's missing? if you said all the coins, you're right.

put a cover on the top. >> reporter: the victim tahir manir, he owns 106 of these vacuums. he says 58 of them have been ripped off by the same guy, and it hurts. how much money have you lost to this guy? >> $200,000. >> reporter: mr. manir has a collection of surveillance video showing the man in action at various gas stations around our area. first he puts a quarter and listens to see if the cash box is full. then using special tools, he starts chopping away at the special locks. sometimes he uses a grinder. sometimes it's a drill. he's even used his own vacuum to suck the quarters out of the machine. now, they have his picture. they know his name. but for some reason cops can't lock him up.

here now from landover hills police chief henry norse. what's going on? >> one step ahead of us. >> reporter: are you going to get him? >> somebody will. >> reporter: they believe this guy is active in virginia and in d.c. and in delaware, in prince george's county the prosecutor's office says it's aware, but they need more evidence to make a move. fairfax police are working a case, but in the meantime the quarter coin criminal, he's out and about. how come he's not arrested? >> we don't know. they're just saying that we will get to him. we'll get him. but they never do. >> reporter: so, where does this guy get the special tools to break into these babies? well, they say he steals them. from hardware stores. go figure. leon and

need with all that surveillance video of him and his vehicle? >> how long does it take to steal $200,000 in quarters? >> reporter: well, he's done it over a number of days. actually he's done it over a couple years. and remember, that's just one victim. there are other victims in other states where he's hit those as well. how long does it take? well, we timed some of the thefts here. they're about 16 minutes. but what he does, he pulls his car up, opens the door. he pretends like he's vacuuming out. he puts quarters in here. he starts the vacuum. that creates noise that distracts people from what he's really doing, and disguises the sound of the power tools he's using to cut through these locks. he gets the cash box out, throws it in his car, and off he goes. he's been pretty successful so far, but i have a feeling things are starting to close in on him.

why can't people use that ingenuity for good? >> yeah. you have to wonder. all right, thank you, pat. >> thanks, pat. >> this is a new one. >> boy. all right. families concerned about their safety, but this has nothing to do with crime. what happened at this nearby gas station that has some people there worried about their health. >> a mom and a police officer who put on a mask and a smile for others. >> when, in fact, it was a category 5 hurricane going on inside of her. >> tonight her husband's

it looks like we're going to see frost on the pumpkins at the grocery store. >> we were talking about people wearing the sweaters and their boots today. it's cold out there, doug, and we have more of the same, huh? >> absolutely, ghiez. it w -- guys. it was chilly this morning. we had three minutes before sunset. today we have 30 seconds before the sun goes down. take a look at that. a great picture here. i want to show you something. notice how in this shot you only have a little bit of orange. you know a lot of times we get a lot of orange. this tells you the atmosphere is very dry, very clear atmosphere. what else does that tell you? temperatures are going to drop very, very quickly tonight. sun continuing to go down, sunset tonight 6:26. in about 20 or 30 seconds. that thing is going to be out of here. what are we dealing with temperature wise? we're at

are south 3 miles an hour. temperatures already starting to fall around the area. 54 the current temperature gaithersburg, 55 in winchester. only 53 in honey town. so many of you by 8:00 tonight will be in the 40s, a very chilly night tonight for sure and goes down from there. we'll be high and dry through early next week. i think the next seven days will be dry. not just us on the dry side. take a look at the entire nation here. nothing going on out in california. they need some rain. there are some -- a little more moisture there helping with the fires out that way. denver beautiful day. minneapolis, little rock, kansas city, boston, all looking at clear skies. the only cold front has allowed us to cool the last couple of days. that cold front just off the atlantic. temperatures tonight 45 d.c., but notice all the 30s in the area. and even washington under a frost advisory. remember, you only have to get to about 37, 38 degrees to get some frost. we could gh

prince george's county, maryland in the freezing. shenandoah valley freezing. after a cold start, 71 on wednesday. 74 thursday. look at friday, high of 75 degrees. this weekend looking fantastic. 76 saturday, 77 on sunday, marine corps marathon looking good. i've got that forecast for you if you're thinking about getting out there for a run this weekend. forecast coming up. we're talking about that big storm early next week. >> looks like perfect running weather. >> i'm going to breakdown and turn on the heat tonight. i regretted that i didn't last night. >> i'm going to hold off a little longer. >> okay. our coverage of that awful situation at howard university today continues. >> coming up next, the search for the mystery callers after phone threats there prompted this tense scene during one of the busiest times of the year. >> strange tanks and pipes and hoses and fumes of gasoline. it's all something that's happened in the wake o

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only on news 4. julie, this could be months or even years of work ahead? >> reporter: we're talking years. but for the last several weeks residents walking home at night to the halstead tower apartment faced strange sites. all these white pipes running around, and until just recently, sometimes the strong smell of gasoline. now, some of the residents called us with their concerns so we have some answers tonight about what they can expect in the months ahead. this cell phone video shows the scene last month when residents and tenants in several high rises were hit with the strong smell of gasoline fumes. some so alarmed they called 911, bringing the fire trucks. >> definitely i felt fearful. i know, you know, i talked to my mom and she was like, you should just go to a hotel. >> reporter: an investigation revealed that a pump on a

ground gas storage tank at the nearby liberty gas station had failed. more than 5,000 gallons of gas poured toward three high rises. it forced the evacuation of a gym in one of them. the lower levels of a parking garage off limits in another. some residents complained of headaches, not feeling well, and wonder now whether they'll be lasting health impacts. >> talked to some other residents and definitely there is a concern. there is fear that the fumes, you know, there can be long-term first quarter earnings conference call -- long-term effects for health. >> reporter: pipes are running around several properties around the gas station. what is involved? >> i think we should be supplied with more information. definitely, right now that the wind is blowing, i can smell it coming over here more. >> reporter: we took residents concerns and questions to state and city officials. they say they found no health hazard here. the virginia department of air quality is monitoring the emergency response, that initial

contractor. the big focus right now, trying to keep the gas from contaminating the adjacent buildings. so far, though, only 400 gallons has been recovered. just a little bit of good news here, though, with our dry weather, the water tests in the nearby streams show that the gasoline has not made it there in any significant amounts. but after this emergency response is done, the next step, the big clean up called mitigation, that could take years when they have to do things that could even involve digging up the soil around here. back to you now in the studio. >> not hard to understand why those people are concerned. anth ykou, julie carey, in alexandria. false reports of a shooter on the howard university campus, and tonight police are looking for the person who made the phone calls. >> yeah, this started around 12:30 this afternoon. students received a text telling them to shelter in place. police searched the buildings.

was hurt. home coming festivities will go on as planned. >> the murder of a black student is now being tried as a hate crime. lieutenant richard collins iii was killed at the university of maryland last may. police say steve urbanski on the right there did it. prosecutors today said new digital evidence allowed them to file the hate crime charge. >> right now a prayer vigil is just getting started outside of a new abortion clinic in bethesda. that clinic opened up today at the wildwood medical center on old georgetown road. it's run byhe t same doctor who opened a center seven years ago in germantown. antiabortion activists actually bought the land to force that center to close down. >> anyone who pays a fee to a homeowners association assumes the money will be spent on the upkeep of their property. so, imagine how upset some rockville residents are tonight after learning that $100,000 of their fees are missing. meagan fitzgerald went in search of answers in a story you'll see only on news 4.

good homeowners association pays close attention to detail so neighborhoods look their best. >> i got notified that there was bird droppings on my garage. two bird droppings. >> reporter: king farm resident mark silver stein will tell you they d ao good job here. he got this notice to clean his garage within ten days, or else the hoa will take action. >> they are quick to let you know when there is a problem on your end. why aren't they quick to let us know when there was this big a problem on their end? >> reporter: rockville police opened an investigation in august. after more than $100,000 was reported missing from the hoa. a former employee is a person of interest, but today is the first time neighbors we spoke with have heard about it. >> it's disturbing news. the first thing i think of is how long has the association been aware and not alerted the rest of the community. >> [ inaudible ].

>> reporter: the hoa -- we were told to leave and that they didn't have a come. >> we try to keep up. >> reporter: but neighbors who live around hearsay it's their money that was stolen so they'll continue their demand for answers. investigators say the money is still unaccounted for, but so far no arrests are is been made. they tell us that could soon change because this is still a very active and ongoing investigation. reporting in rockville, meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> new speed cameras are up and thousands of tickets are going out. still ahead, the stretch of road that's catching so many of you off guard. >> plus a consumer alert with the potential to impact anyone who uses wi-fi. why it could leave you vulnerable to hackers. >> and a cold night tonight for sure. one of the coldest we've seen. last night was a cold night. i'll show you that bust out forecast and a few other things iny m

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maryland live casino literally raised the roof on its new hotel now under construction. the last piece of steel was lifted into place during a special top officer moan i this morning. at 17 stories, it's now the tallest structure in anne arundel county according to casino officials. the construction group put their signatures on the beam to mark the milestone. this $200 million hotel is expected to open up next year. >> better watch your speed the next time you're on the beltway. news 4 learned new speed cameras are cranking out thousands of tickets. the cameras are in a work zone near suitland road and branch avenue. they send tickets to drivers going 12 miles an hour over the posted speed limit. we learned more than 40,000 citations have been issued just since july. many were during the warning period. but if you get bested now, you can expect a $40 fine in the mail. >> hate when that happens. we are learning about a security flaw that could potentially affect everyone and everything that uses

a bug in software used to connect the world's wireless devices could give hackers a new way to snoop on you. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with what you need to know to protect yourself. >> well, this security flaw literally puts every wi-fi connection at risk. in other words, cyber thieves would have access to your pictures, your baby monitor, and the list goes on. so, here's what we know. this actually, this attack has a name, it's called krack attack. this vulnerability potentially impacts devices from android, apple and windows. hackers can reset your encryption key, allowing them to access your devices. so, in order to pull off an attack like this, the hacker actually would have to be within range of a wireless signal. so, how do you protect yourself? make sure your smartphone and laptop are up to date with the latest software and patches. if you are using a wireless router from your internet service provider, check with the company for the latest information on updates. if you own your

downloaded any patches or you can actually use a tool called vpn, it's called a virtual private network. some are free, others will charge you a few dollars a month. the wi-fi industry including some major platform providers have already started to deploy patches. and the wi-fi alliance, which is a trade group for the industry, they say so far there is no evidence that the vulnerability has been exploited maliciously yet. i'm susan hogan, news 4. >> a police officer turns his pain into purpose. up next, he's sharing his story of loss in hopes of changing minds and helping others. >> progress on the front lines in california as cooler air moves into our area now. we are tracking some conditions from coast to coastnd a a

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postpartum depression stole her joy and ultimately her life, leaving three little girls without a mother and a community without a dedicated police detective. >> david culver explains why one officer hopes his wife's legacy will be saving others and changing minds. >> reporter: detective shailene gatos remembered for the vibrant smile and determination to push forward. >> she used to run 4.6 miles a day. i only remember that number because i would run with her sometimes and she would kick my butt. i couldn't keep up with her. >> announcer >> reporter: notice how fairfax county officer brian gatos smiles

wife. when you think about her you smile instead of feel pain. >> well, it took about two years. up until then, every day was pain. every day was waking up thinking about her. >> reporter: in late may 2015, brian and sha lane expected their fourth child. >> i got three girls. i was like maybe this one's the boy, you know? i would have been happy either way because i love my girls. >> reporter: the joy quickly faded when the couple suffered a miscarriage. within a few days brian noticed a change. she grew sad and began saying things that seemed out of character. a couple of weeks later she took her own life. >> she was a police officer. she went to the suicide scenes. i distinctly remember her telling me, how could i mom do this? because there was a case where a mother had killed herself. how could i mother kill herself and leave her kids behind? i could never do that. >> reporter: brian now knows it was mental illness, postpartum depression. >> people are all moving around and who is forgotten? i think it's the mom, you know. the mom is rg

death, he considered and ending his own life until family and fellow officers urged him to get help. he sought that help for himself and his three little girls. they remind him of sha lane. >> i see them and i think, what about their weddings, what about prom, you know? it's just not going to be the same for them. >> reporter: it's taken about two years for brian to find the strength to tell his story. sha lane's story. >> i think if she was here right now, which i can feel her presence, but if she was here right now, she would say, keep marching on. keep going. come on, brian, you got this. >> reporter: together with sha lane's family they've taken her love for running, launching a 5k in her memory. hoping it will raise awareness about postpartum depression and change minds to erase a stigma. >> have to admire his strength for sharing that story with us. changing minds is an ongoing project here at news 4. for more

weekend's run and for more information and help and resources on mental illness, search changing minds in our nbc washington app. >> turn now to the situation on the ground in northern california. 41 people have been killed by those fires that broke out a week ago. but crews are gaining ground. good news to report there on that front. roughly 34,000 people remain evacuated but that's a good thing because that's a dramatic drop from saturday. nearly 100,000 people were out of their homes at that point. they're heading in the right direction. >> they are. and the weather conditions are going to help them or -- >> yeah, they're going to improve over the next couple of days. they are still having new fires pop up there. that's the unfortunate thing. i think the weather is going to up had them in a big way. weather floft, i know you guys have kids. your kids listen to every word you say, right? >> never. >> no. >> so, this morning when i tell my daughter to put on a sweater -- >> she didn't listen? >> you already heard the story. you know what she says? >> what? >> alexa, what's the weather? >> is that cold

that is the definition of cold. >> second time it's happened to me in two weeks. >> she's going to use that a lot more. >> i tell you, i tell you, she is. alexa was not good, though. i told my daughter download the nbc washington app. anyway, out there right now, temperatures 60 degrees. 57 degrees at 7:00, dropping to 51 degrees at 11:00. yes, i did tell that story at 4:00 and i did hear from some of you that said i turned on your alexa the a home. i apologize if that happened, too. [ laughter ] >> 57 gaithersburg, 51 degrees down towards honey town. 53 in warren ton. some of you will be in the 40s within the next couple of hours. no rain, we're on the dry side. we will stay dry right on through the next couple of days. that means plenty of sunshine. but cool nights and warm afternoons. that's what you expect in the fall. but tonight a little bit cooler than most. 37 degrees in gaithersburg tonight, 45 d.c., 36 in cull pepper. everybody in the blue under a frost advisory. that does include the

not areas downtown. nowhere near the potomac. even arlington county you're under that, kpoi don't think alexandria will get into the upper 30s. most areas will be in the upper 30s and you can get frost there. shenandoah county, rockingham county under freeze warnings. stanton last night got down to 31 degrees. we have seen some very cold air. average first frost in our area, october 21st to the 31st. that's in the d.c. metro area. with this we're a little bit above or ahead of schedule there. first freeze is normally november 19th in the city. obviously earlier in some of the cooler suburbs. afternoon first inch of snow november 19th. there could be snow in the mountains of west virginia next week. we'll talk about that storm in a second. 40 degrees bus stop forecast tomorrow, sweater and jacket daughter of mine. 69 at pickup if you're picking up the kids. make sure they have their jackets with them.

they'll be taking off the jackets and you'll kneneed laye too. beautiful weather saturday and sunday. marine corps marathon sunday morning looking really nice. did i mention that big storm next tuesday and wednesday? yeah, a pretty good chance for some rain. 62 here with shower activity on wednesday. that could actually be some snow back in the higher elevations of west virginia. west virginia, not even near us. >> doug, tell cally you're the guy. >> right. >> apparently he's not her guy. >> come on. >> you know, i learned something new. we can actually control people's home by saying alexa. >> see? >> there, you just did t. what a troublemaker. send your e-mails directly to leon. >> still ahead here, the redskins suffering a big loss at a critical position. sheree is coming up next. >> lester holt has a look at what is ahead on nightly news. >> ahead for us, president trump treads

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multiple reports coming out that kicker dustin hopkins will miss the rest of the season and be placed on injured reserve. that means he's out at least eight weeks. hopkins in his third season with the redskins suffered a right hip rotator strain. head coach jay gruden told us yesterday gruden isn't sure when he suffered the injury. the redskins kicker has hit nine of 11 field goals, 12 of 13 extra points. multiple reports say the redskins are signing kicker nick rose who has never kicked in a regular season game. they don't have a scheduled practice tomorrow, but media availability back on thursday. tonight a rematch, six months in the making, the washington capitals hosting the toronto maple leaves for the first time this season marking the first time they've seen each other since the 2017 playoffs. and that last time the caps saw the maple leafs they were sending toronto home in the 2017 playoff. since then the

toronto leading the league in goals per game, tied for second in the eastern conference in points. a young fast team. this is a game the caps have circled on their calendars or maybe not. >> don't really ever circle anybody on calendar to tell you the triegt. i'm more of a day to day kind of guy. so, you know, it's exciting, though, when you see it come up. it's fun challenges, fun in playoffs. always fun playing a team that is like that. so, it's going to be a good one tonight. >> what we knew about them from last year, based off their tendencies this year, we have to slow them down. they're a fast team. they like to push the puck up the ice as quick as possible and i think it's a good test for us. i think we're all ready. >> we'll have those highlights tonight at 11:00. meanwhile the capital one arena roommates, the wizards start a new season tomorrow. the first time since 2011, the wizards open the year at home. aew

will be the wizards first test. as the team looks forward, the heart break from game 7 still lingers. but for tomorrow, the feeling they have is the first day of school jitters. meanwhile, though, the national fans, they know something or two about feeling the pain. they are still nursing their wounds from that game 5. so now in the off season comes reflection on the year in contracts. none bigger than manager dusty baker's. will the nationals bring the 68-year-old skipper back next year in his two seasons with the nationals dusty's teams have won 95 and 97 games along with two straight nl east division titles. the only problem, both season under dusty ended in failure with the team failing to advance past the nlds. but as his critics, the clubhouse love him and that could become a factor. with big names set to become free agents after seating, of course bryce harper, the team

but, no, it's not up to them. >> yeah, i would love to have him back. i mean, we won 95 games last year, 97 this year. fun to be around. but that is not my job. >> enjoyed playing for dusty, you know. as far as contracts go, i'm sure hopefully they'll be able to work something out. but i can only speak how much i enjoy playing for him the last two seasons. >> i think dusty is obviously great, the whole coaching staff. those guys work their butt off to get us ready. they probably work harder than us, to be honest with you. it's a pleasure to be with that staff and i think everyone in this room would love to have all them back. >> right now in game four of the alcs, the yankees hosting the astros. scoreless through six. what do you think about dusty, should he come back? >> for the record, he was not the one who stopped hitting when the calendar switched to october. >> good point. very good. >> that's my umible opinion. >>

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