so, thank you guys. >> among those struggling is a family from our area, one of the victims is from northern virginia and he made that long commute up to harford county, maryland every day because he loved his job. news 4's kristin wright spoke today to his daughter and kristin is live for us in falls church. hi, kristin. >> reporter: his daughter told me he worked so hard because he wanted so much for his family. we are standing tonight in front of their church where they are praying for this family. bayarsaikhan tudev and his wife of 32 years on a church trip to shen endough a national park just this past sunday, everything's changed since. his wife now a widow, their daughter sud without a father. >> it's tragic that this happened to my family, you know. it had to be him out of all the

an immigrant from mongolia was living the american dream. >> his dream was finally came true. >> reporter: she says he worked so hard, waking up at 5:00 a.m. to drive all the way from arlington to his job in edgewood, maryland. he was a fabricator at advanced granite solutions. until the shooting rampage that took his life. >> he was the best dad and the best husband. the most humble person. >> reporter: she tells me her father talked about the coworker suspected of killing him and two other employees at advance granite solutions. >> he would come home and mention that, you know, he had a rough day at work with this person and i think the guy didn't really get along with the other workers. >> reporter: but sud said she forgives. >> that man, i mean, who shot my dad, he's forgiven. my ly

>> reporter: bayarsaikhan was a father of three. his sons live in mongolia. and, jim, tonight the church here is working on a special service for him. back to you. >> all right. she mentioned forgiveness and we know he was a man of faith. let's hope that sees them through. kristin, thanks so much for sharing their story. >> well, this evening we are hearing from the brother of one of the other men killed in the shooting, jose romero's brother tells us, tells our baltimore station that he is from el salvador and has family back home and he says they are trying to make arrangements for his body to be returned there. he says they're just devastated. >> he was a very humble guy. he was just from home to work, church, he was not one of the guys that was in a bar, you know, or doing bad things out there. i mean, our heart is broke. we have lost one of our men here. it's

>> two people are still in the hospital from yesterday's shooting in edgewood. advance granite solutions where everyone has worked has set up a fund for the victims. we posted a link to that in our nbc washington app. >> president trump's chief of staff spoke this afternoon about a topic that has become increasingly controversial this week. we're talking about phone calls to families of our fallen service members. general john kelly says today, all presidents typically write, some call, but he says that's not what's most important to families. >> if you elect to call a family like this, it is about the most difficult thing you can imagine. president obama, who was my commander in chief when i was on active duty, did not call my family. that's not a negative thing. typically the only phone calls the family receives are the most important phone calls they can imagine, and that is from their buddies. in my case, hours after my son was killed, his friends were calling us from afghanistan, telling us what a great guy

stung by a florida congresswoman who believes -- he believes took the president's words out of context. ahead, our meagan fitzgerald will talk with local families whose loved ones have been killed and how they feel about presidential condomances. >> what was supposed to be a night of fun turned deadly. two people were killed when their car left the road and hit a tree in potomac. today we are learning more about the victims, a man and a mother of two. news 4's chris gordon is live in potomac where that crash happened. chris, just a horrible tragedy for these people's families. >> reporter: erika, two lives were lost right here at the spot marked by flowers. broken car parts, and charred grass where the car caught on fire. the crash actually happened -- it started across the street. when the car hit two trees with such force that it came careening across over into this area,ro

democracy boulevard. family and friends of the victim walking the scene of the fatal crash call it tragic and horrific. two young people killed here. the passenger in the car, 33-year-old kathleen french of potomac, is the mother of two young children and the author of a soon to be released children's book. >> hi, everyone. i'm kathleen. i am the author of spotsy the fox and the unexpected treasure. >> reporter: her sister says kathleen's most important role was raising her children. >> she was, she was such a loving mother and a friend and just sister and daughter. and she loved her family more than anything else in heron tire life. and we're all going to really miss her. >> reporter: french was riding with a friend, 30-year-old kent brooks in his 2011 audi. his friends say he was in sales.

they were returning from a karaoke night in potomac and were almost home. police say the cause of the deadly crash is under investigation with a number of factors being considered. >> alcohol, speed, the road condition, the vehicle condition, those types of things. >> reporter: police say the driver traveling east on democracy boulevard apparently lost control on a curve just before gains borrow road. the cara apparently hitting a light pole, crashing into two trees, sending the audi careening across the roadway into a ditch, broken and burning. now, we want to stress again that montgomery county police have not determined the cause of the accident. they say many factors are being considered at this point. now, throughout the afternoon and into this evening, we've seen people come here, bow their head, share a hug, and a prayer, trying to makese

that's the latest live along democracy boulevard in potomac, erika. back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. >> the virginia governor's race in the spotlight this year, as you know, it's one of just two in the entire country and observers wonder if the outcome will be, in part, a referendum on the trump presidency. but tonight it's trump's predecessor getting involved in this race, headlining an event for democrat ralph northam. julie carey is live for us in richmond where a lot of folks, long lines behind you, are coming out to see president obama back in the political arena. julie? >> reporter: yeah, very long line, jim. i can't begin to show you. take my word for it, it goes all the wait down the block, around the corner, then it's snaking in and out these downtown richmond streets. it's kind of like a flash back to a barack obama rally years back. that's the idea here. what happen

bid to keep the governor's office in democratic hands. it is a rally for democratic gubernatorial candidate ralph rachl. it's clear from all the t-shirts and hats and bags former president barack obama is the main attraction. even if these students won't quite admit it. as i gather, the bigger draw today is former president obama compared to ralph northam? >> no, we're very excited about ralph northam. >> for both, yeah. >> reporter: political observers question whether lewan tenant governor northam has inspired the excitement in young and african-american voters that he needs. turnout in virginia's off year elections dips compared to general elections. they bring republicans. >> i think it is incredibly important for all of the democratic leadership to get out and try to generate a vote if they're going to be able to fend off ed gillespie in this election. >> i just need that energy obama gave me. i miss that. >> what drew me here today was

since he left the presidency and i was already pretty excited for northam and having this sort of big ticket name come down to support him is huge. >> reporter: but a republican spokesman questions whether an obama appearance will really help at the polls, writing, virginians will cast their ballots based on kitchen table issues, not star power. but republican ed gillespie has turned to a vip in his own party, vice-president mike pence campaigned for him in southwest virginia last weekend. now, this political stat stop just one of two today for governor for new jersey. he'll be headed down here to speak around 7:30 tonight. back to you jim in the studio. >> julie, any word? time is running out whether we might see the former president in northern virginia or is this a one and done in the commonwealth, do you think? >> reporter: you know, i asked that question today, and i was told not to be surpr w

appearance. and if there is, guessing that's where it will be. >> it's tightening up. julie carey live for us in richmond. julie, thank you. >> general motors and its defective switch scandal is making headlines again today. today 49 states and the district announced it reached $120 million settlement with the automaker. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you from the newsroom. is this going to affect our area? how much money exactly -- it seems like this has to be spread out, you know, over 49 states. and the district. >> everyone gets a little bit of something. that's right. the settlement comes after allegations general motors knew as early as 2004 about safety defects with ignition switches in gm vehicles. now, attorneys general around the country say the company did not disclose the defect soon enough and 2014 gm issued several vehicle recalls because of the defect which affected more the 9 million vehicles in the united

be distributed in our area, so this is how it's going to kind of spread out here. d.c. will receive more than $1 million. virginia will get nearly $2.4 million. and, erika, maryland will see $3.6 million. consumers affected before this settlement have been offered compensation for injuries or death associated with the defect through class a settlements and a fund gm established back then. >> susan hogan in the newsroom. susan, thank you. >> students take to the streets by the hundreds today as the organizer of the march that led to violence in charlottesville takes his message to another college campus. the tense scene tonight from the university of florida. >> also ahead, the contentious exchange between a judge and the father who beat his infant son to death because he couldn't take his crying. >> and the surprising results in a test on the reliability of new model cars.

>> beautiful across the area again today. temperatures in the 70s. right now we go up over the next couple of days before we come back down to normal as we head

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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. there's no perfect way to make that phone call. when i took this job and talke

do it, my first recommendation was he not do it. it's not the phone call that parents, family members are looking forward to. >> white house chief of staff john kelly speaking late this afternoon about something he calls sacred, and something that's become a growing controversy this week. calls from the president to families of our fallen service members. the issue came up this week when president trump falsely claimed that his predecessors had not made calls to gold star families. meagan fitzgerald has reaction from local families whose loved ones have made the ultimate sacrifice. >> he was killed in a helicopter accident august 22nd, 2007 in iraq. >> reporter: corporal joshua scott harman was married three months before he died. >> just suddenly hit a brick wall and it was being lost and not knowing where to go, what to do. >> reporter: running helps with her grief, but so does a

remembers years later. >> i received a letter. it was president george bush at the time. it felt emotional, it wasn't a generic thing. >> reporter: she was invited to meet president bush in the oval office. owner arlene understands that sentiment and pain. >> he was my youngest son. he was killed in action in afghanistan on december 21st, 2015. >> reporter: she tries her best to keep busy as a way of distracting herself from the pain. >> devastating. it's devastating. sometimes it's debilitating. >> reporter: but like kristin, arlene says there's something soothing about being contacted by the commander in chief. >> for me it was important that i got a letter from him. you know, that i got a letter from president obama. that meant a lot

>> reporter: president obama sent her two letters, one was just days after peter was killed. but not every gold star family has received that honor. timothy echols was laid to rest in arlington national cemetery last week. he was killed on the uss mccain in august. his mother rachel says she has not received a letter or a call from president trump and it's hurtful. it may be a small gesture, but kristen and arlene will tell you it makes a big difference. >> that they care and that they are aware of what's happening. and i think that's what any gold star family wants. >> reporter: meagan fitzgerald, news 4. >> riot gear at the ready, police down in gainsville, florida work to keep the peace at a speech, the same speaker in charlottesville when the violence broke out. this speech drew hundreds of protesters and police by the

hundreds. nbc's sarah rosari reports. >> raise your hand if you identify with the alt-reich. >> reporter: rich errard spence speaking at the university campus in gainsville. sparring with many in the audience. >> who are you screaming at? what are you trying to achieve by this? >> reporter: the controversial alt-right leader ahead of today's scheduled talk says he's a white nationalist but not a white supremacist. >> i am absolutely not a racist. i do think that race is real. race matters, and race is the foundation of identity. >> reporter: hundreds inside and outside the theater protesting the alt-right fire brand's presence at the school. >> just trying to show, you know, solidarity with marginalized students and community members, but really just not allowing richard spencer to have a platform unopposed. >>or

demonstrators spencer supporters. >> my whole thing is a right to exist as a people. >> reporter: the speech spurring a state of emergency at the university of florida. more than 500 police officers with the national guard at the ready. university officials had originally denied spencer's request to speak, but relented when he threatened to sue. >> the hate speech cannot be banned from a public university. the government, and we're considered to be the government, cannot censor speech. >> reporter: authorities statewide worried he might spawn the same rally he helped organize in charlottesville. one woman was killed by counter protesters. >> we have a tremendous amount of support around the country. >> reporter: meanwhile hundreds hoping to spread a different message. sarah rosa rio, nbc news. >> it's the the end of an era for a plane that was once considered the height of luxury. >> ahead, what the retiring

the 747 means for air travel. >> i'm tracee wilkins. coming up on news 4, a father is sentenced today for beating his son to death and burying the infant's body over here behind park vo: john adams' prescription for health care would be a disaster for virginia families. adams supports letting insurance companies deny coverage for pre-existing conditions. seniors would be charged thousands more. 685,000 virginians would lose their health care. and adams is against medicaid expansion - denying coverage to thousands of veterans, children and the disabled. john adams: higher costs, less coverage, hurting virginians. mark: i'm mark herring, candidate for

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meteorologist doug kammerer joining us now and what has just been a marvelous day to play hooky if i can say that. >> you couldn't peel me off that if i were a meteorologist. >> just bail out tomorrow. >> fair day off, that's what you nt t do here. the problemht is each day is successfully better, successively better. yestday was beautiful. today is gorgeous. tomorrow is going to be even better. >> you have to take a week off. >> you have to take a whole week >> i can do that. >> fatake a look, show you what we're dealing without side. a beautiful day, bright blue skies. look at the temperature now sitting at 71 degrees at the airport. winds out of the south at 9 miles an hour. this is a little bit of wind off the water, potomac toward the airport. notice the temperatures around the rest of the region a little warmer. 74 in manassas, 73 in leesburg. 70 over towards annapolis, 68 towards the honeytown area with the wind coming right off the bay

not just dry, just looking at some of the numbers here. we are 3 inches below average since september 1st. more than 3 inches below. we really do need to see some rain. not going to see any any time soon. look at the nation right now. from denver to minneapolis down to dallas, down towards jacksonville, florida, atlanta, raleigh, all dry, nothing out there as far as a big storm is concerned. watching the storm towards the four corners, but that's it. that is really it. now, we have a big storm coming in on tuesday in our area, but it's not even on the maps just yet. take a look at the temperatures overnight tonight. still going to be a cool night but not as cold. last night we got into the 30s and tonight i think we'll be in the low to mid 40s. 46 leesburg, maybe around 45 in the manassas area. 45 winchester, 54 in the city. still waking up tomorrow, you may need the jacket as you step out the front door. all in all, really looking very nice. high temperature tomorrow, 75 degrees. more sunshine, again, a fantastic friday. a fantastic friday. friday night

you're going to be out and about. no problem for the football games. if you're thinking about heading out this weekend, take a look at the fall foliage. really looking nice, but again, not a lot of color in our area. moderate color. this is where you get high color in the oranges. you have to go toward western maryland, maybe garrett county. should be beautiful viewing this time of year. also for the poconos looking good this time of year as well. for us peak in about two, 2 1/2 weeks in the d.c. metro area. saturday, 76 degrees. sunday coming in at 77. let's talk about sunday because we have a big event going on on sunday. jim handly says he's getting up in the morning. i don't know why that little thing came on. that's what i was looking for. 11:00 a.m., chuck bell pointed this out. he made this graphic. if you're a three-hour finisher you get done at 11:00. if you're a four-hour finisher you get done by noon, 75 degrees. 5 hour finishers, 73. 6 hour finishers, 75 degrees. >> 4:00, doug. >> all this means

and i will be rolling in around 7:00, 8:00 that night. we're continuing, doing our speed walking. some shower activity, some storms, not till tuesday. into wednesday once again, we need the rain. could be a big storm, too. that's something we'll be tracking and cooler next week. >> all right. thank you, sir. the bidding is closed and now amazon has a decision to make. still ahead, why some say d.c. is at the front of the pack for landing the company's second headquarters. >> once called the queen of the sky, this airplane is now officially being retired across the board by many airlines. i'm adam tuss, i'm tell you how it's going to impact you coming up. >> and a little baby beaten and killed by his father. his death kept a secret for weeks. the

>> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 5:00. >> now at 5:30, the man suspected of shooting six people in two states is being held in delaware on more than $2 million bail. radee prince is accuse of shooting one person at an auto shop and five people at his workplace yesterday. three of his coworkers died. >> ava woman says her family forgives prince for shooting and killing her father at that counter top company in edgewood, maryland. her family lives in falls church. she says her dad drove two hours both

live the american dream. >> and the two people killed in this car crash in potomac last night were a man and woman, a mother of two young children. relatives say kathleen french and kent brooks were returning from a karaoke night and were almost home when their car hit a tree here along democracy boulevard. >> two months after welcoming his son into the world, a prince george's county man punched the boy to death because the newborn wouldn't stop crying. >> during sentencing today, the judge got personal. he said, quote, i don't think there is any case that has destroyed me to the core as much as this one, end quote. our prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins has our story. >> there was never a word spoken for this baby, not even today. >> reporter: two month old antoine phlegmings, a baby killed at the hands of his father was remembered today. but not by the loved ones and family he left behind. >> it is unimagin

single member of the family today came here to speak for this defendant and there was not one person willing at any point in this whole process to stand up for this baby. >> reporter: antoine petty will spend 40 years in prison for beating his two-month old son to death. >> at two months old, he had no person to protect him. >> reporter: 40 years is the maximum sentence for child abuse resulting in death which is what petty was charged with. police say he beat his newborn son to try and stop him from crying, beat him until he died. then antoine and the baby's mother placed the baby in the back of the hearst car the father drove. the baby remained there for at least one day before the couple buried the body behind parkdale high school in riverdale. his body was left there a month before antoine petty brought police to where he buried him. today in court the defense attorney said petty's mind was clouded by a long-time mental illness. >> i feel like the mental illness is a big factor t

if he was getting the help he needed we wouldn't be here today. >> if antoine petty was mentally ill, it was incumbent upon his family to have intervened to get some help for him. and if not help for him, what about these children? what about the one he murdered brutally and left in an open grave? >> reporter: the wife pled guilty to manslaughter charges. she will be sentenced in december. in riverdale, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> you heard the killer's sister and the prosecutor talk about mental health. we know mental illness is a tough subject, but here at nbc 4 we are committed to changing minds through our special project you can get education, information and hope. just open our nbc washington app and search changing minds. a time change for tomorrow's high school football game between potomac and freedom high school in prince william county, this is all because of a threat against one of the coaches. that game is now going to start at 5:00 at potomac. no back packs, purses

police say they don't believe the threat is credible, but security is easier in daylight. >> alexa, where is the most interesting company in the world going to locate? >> obviously washington, d.c. >> obviously. well done, d.c. mayor muriel bowser among the many nationwide hoping to attract amazon to set up shop in their city. today, if you don't know, marks deadline day for communities all over the country to try and woo the internet giant as it seeks at second headquarters. news 4's tom sherwood visited one of d.c.'s proposed sites in northeast d.c. he tells us any move by amazon to this region could spur improvements to our troubled metro system. >> reporter: just a few years ago, first street northeast near union station, a bunch of vacant lots. >> noma has grown leaps and bounds the last ten years. >> reporter: robin eve ang

improvement district one of four d.c. sites in the running for amazon headquarters. >> our transportation hub is a gateway to the resources in the region. >> reporter: promotional video says there is still plenty of room for amazon here. over 8,000 feet and 50,000 employees. >> the neighborhood has collectively a little over 12 million square feet. that's going to be developed as office. so, for amazon, this is a plug and play opportunity. >> reporter: amazon wants to be near metro rail, metro's well known budget and repair problems could be a draw back, but local leaders who run the leadership program says amazon would force the region to act. >> if amazon says they're coming here, metro is going to be solved very, very quickly. it will bring the regional leaders the way they have never been before. >> reporter: the he says the whole region should support any local site chosen and it will fix metro. >> if amazon announced that they were cg

tomorrow, i think the metro would be fixed by tomorrow afternoon. >> reporter: he says this area despite its growth has been slow to recover from the last recession and reduced federal spending. he says amazon could help fix that, too. in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >> the end of an era for the distinctive 747 jumbo jet, united's last 747 flight ever left dulles airport today. chopper 4 was there as it lifted off for a farewell flight. transportation reporter adam tuss explains the impact this will have on the way you fly. >> when you really look at her, you think the majesty that she has. i mean, you go out and you look on that tarmac, she commands the runway. >> we have been flying this plane at united airlines for decades upon decades, since 1970. and, so, most of us who are on it try to fly it asuc

to fly to paris on the first class on top of the ceiling, that was an amazing experience. >> when you're flying for a major airline and they have the 747, you've made it somehow in your mind as a pilot. >> reporter: is it sad? >> it is a little sad. it was a great plane in its day. >> reporter: why is the 747 going away from not just united, but virtually every other u.s. air carrier? money. this is really a decision all about fuel efficiency. 747s have four engines, two on each wing. the newer model airplanes only have two engines, one on each wing, that means it can cut down on fuel. >> our new aircraft will be wi-fi equipped. 787 have cabins far more comfortable. we can pressurize it differently because it's constructed differently. and we can reduce what we believe the impacts of jet lag on people on long haul flying. >> reporter: but for today, one last chance to take in the al

the skies change forever. at dulles international, adam tuss, news 4. >> they were mammoth. hey, when you're out car shopping, you might think all new is the way to go. >> but that is not always the case. susan hogan explains. >> and the national weather service today coming out with their winter outlook saying most of us can expe a warmer thanct

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we now know the name of the officer injured in that hit and run in montgomery county last night. leon harris here at the live desk with this. we first brought you the story as breaking news at 11:00 last night. chopper 4 live over the scene near piney branch road and new hampshire avenue in silver spring. montgomery county police officer heather haines had joined another officer on a traffic stop and she was getting out of her cruiser when a car came up and hit her vehicle but then kept on going and left the scene. haines got out of the hospital this morning and is expected to be okay. erika back to you. they are still looking for the hit and run driver, by the way. >> leon, thank you. >> atu. atu. >> some of the men and women who operate, maintain and clean the district street cars protested today outside the street car training center. despite the street car

the lowest paid operators in the country. and they want higher wages and better health benefits. >> we just want equal wages and to be treated fair in this area. >> we reached out to d-dot and they tell us they are in negotiations with the workers union and committed to coming to an agreement. >> hey, get ready to save more money toward your retirement. today the irs announced it will increase your contribution limit to your 401k starting next year. it's a $500 increase, raising the annual limit from 18,000 to 18,500. the government also announced cost of living adjustments affecting limits on pension plans and other retirement related items. >> just days from now, thousands will run in the marine corps marathon. ahead, how one woman's run will help her fulfill a promise to a fallen soldier. >> and an unexpected result

reliability. susan hogan is back to explain why newer doesn't necessarily mean better

when you are looking to buy a new car, you might think that an all-new or redesigned model may sound like you're getting something new, something improved. consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you with a car reliability survey that shows that might not be the case. >> that's right. you'd think the latest and greatest technology would make everything better, right? well, consumer reports annual auto reliability survey of more than 640,000 vehicles shows that sometimes better things come to those who wait. consumer reports just released its exclusive new car reliability ratings covering car

models from 27 different brands. brands to top the list this year, toyota, lexus and kia. at the bottom, ram, gmc and cadillac. consumer reports data finds that newly redesigned models are more likely to have wonky engines, jerky transmissions or high-tech features that fail outright. >> problems often arise when new technologies are added to today's cars. the reported ranging from poor shifting to complete transmission failure. >> redesigns were the biggest growing pains, the buick lacrosse, gms acadia and subaru impreza. updated models, the vehicle infotainment systems. >> people reported twice as many problems on infotainment systems on vehicles redesigned than carry overs from the previous year. >> a stark example is the 2017 subaru impreza, a reliable model in 2017.

they are reporting problems with the rearview freezing. the all electric tesla model x ranks last in reliability for all models due to problems with its falcon wing doors, body hardware, paint and trim, and climate system. the 2017 models that scored highest in reliability are the kia nairo, subaru brz, toyota 8-6 and lexus es. the categories scoring highest for twa2018 models, different toyota prius models. pretty surprising, right? well, we reached out to the companies consumer reports slated as unreliable. those that responded say their vehicles are safe and perform well in quality. we provided their full statements on our website right now at nbcwashington.com. jim? >> those wing doors have to work or it looks a little awkward, doesn't it? try to get out. they really are. >> so cool. >> thank you, susan.

>> big packing change coming to a big part of the district and it's starting tonight. . the d.c. department of transportation are roping off areas from connecticut avenue to dupont circle. the goal to make room for car services like uber and lyft, the closures will be in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. thursday through saturday for at least the next year. all right. the redskins with a tough task this weekend, taking on the first place eagles. going to the city of brotherly love never easy, especially when it comes to the philly fans, we know. news 4 sheree burruss in ach burn with that part of the story. sheree? >> reporter: jim, it is a big rival against the best team in the division. but one redskins star saying despi despite philly being a come hours away and the cit

not going to be there. chris thompson scored a touchdown last year in philly, hoping to do so again, but as we said, his family won't be in the stands. he told the post earlier this week he's had a bad experience up there so today we talked to thompson who explained what really happened last time. >> my only experience, it wasn't bad. they just said, god's not going to help you today. i was like, you know, okay, cool. but to me, i think it was just all taken out of context. but because i understand, it's not every fan is bad. we've had issues here at our home field, just like any other team does. so, i got a lot of crap about it the last few days, but it's all good. i can take it. >> so, is your family going or not going? >> no, they're not going. >> reporter: even former player chris baker said that he's had philly cheese steaks thrown had at him, hot dog buns. let me tell you,

throwing. sheree burruss, news 4 sports. >> never in the face. thank you, sheree. >> thousands of people will will pound the pavement this weekend for the 42nd marine corps marathon, many running for some thing or some one. kristen johnson is running in memory of her late husband corporal joshua harman. the couple had been married just three months when harman, who was 20 years old, was killed in a helicopter accident in iraq. running was not only therapy for johnson, but it was something she promised her late husband she would do. on sunday, johnson will run alongside ten other gold star family members in what will no doubt be a very emotional 26.2 miles. >> honoring him and still keeping that promise to him, but telling myself that i can do things even when it feels like i can't, which is what it was for me in my grief process. i didn't feel like i was ever going to get past that, and i did. and i survived and this reminds

>> and news 4 is running for you. if you are headed down to watch, we invite you to join us at our usual spot, mile 4 on the key bridge. our team will also be along the race route cheering on the runners and a number of our colleagues will also be running the people's marathon. >> the gold star families, so many powerful stories out there sunday morning. a lot of people running for a lot of different reasons. >> that's right. >> absolutely. >> and looks like we're going to have some beautiful weather for our runners. >> great weather. i mean, one thing you like as a runner is cooler weather that's fairly dry. that's exactly what we're going to be getting out there early sunday morning. we're talking temperatures in the upper 50s so really great to get out. it's not going to be one of those cold starts we would have seen. if this had been say monday or tuesday we would be talking about the frost. that's not the case this weekend. out there now, a gorgeous shot in reston town center. looking good on the reston live camera. around the city also looking quite nice temperature wise. sitting at 71 degrees. temperatures dropping to the 60

11:00 tonight. cool but not too cold. notice the numbers here. 72 gaithersburg, 72 fort belvoir, 76 or 74 towards manassas and pair of 73s out in loudoun county and dulles airport and leesburg. no rain once again. we have been dry and we will stay dry right on through tuesday most likely. another four to five days of nice weather with nothing but sunshine. a little on the chilly side. suburbs 50 in the city, 68 degrees by recess, 74 by the time you pickup the kids tomorrow afternoon, about time to come out, getting off work around 5:00, 6:00, no problems there. how about the weekend friday night lights? let's talk about friday night. friday night peaked at riverside. west field at centerville. eleanore roosevelt at wise. 7-0 teams going at it. the weather could not be better for that. how about the pink for riverside raising money for breast cancer.

i'm trying for you. i think i'm going to have to stay right here. i've giving you a shout ought. down to 59 by 9:00. good luck at riverside and have a great time for the pink out down there tomorrow night. next couple of days, 75 degrees on your friday. 76 saturday, 77 on sunday. you mentioned the marine corps marathon. let's talk about it. let's talk about that forecast. the finish line, 11:00 a.m., 68 difficult grizzlies. 70 by noon. for the finishers taking their time, trying real hard here, 75 degrees by around 2:00. i'm not sure how to say that. it's a long -- >> that is a lot. >> i ran 26 miles this time in my life, this time. good luck to all the runners out there. it will be a perfect forecast. 77 on your monday. a lot of shower activity, maybe heavy rain on tuesday. that's the storm system we'll see. then we have some cool weather coming in. now, how about we talk a little about winter? amelia draper has a little bit what the national weather service is sayinbo

w winter outlook today. before we talk about the outlook let's start you with snow video. whether you love it or hate it, here in our area it always has a big impact. this was from january 7. not a lot of snow last year and we did have a lanina year. it is looking similar. first talk about temperature. this is the outlook for the temperature during the winter months. notice all of this orange here on the lower 48, most of the lower 48 covered in orange. they're saying most of the country should anticipate an above normal winter when it comes to temperatures, including our area. so, what does that mean for us? likely warmer than normal once again. this would be our third winter in a row where we're seeing temperatures above normal and they're saying that climate change, an increase in carbon dioxide is playing a role and they're factoring that into the forecast. brutally cold winters is going down. this is what everyone wants to talk about, the precipitation outlook. what is the outlook for snow for

an above, below or normal winter. they're saying that a lanina is looking likely. so, what does that mean here in our area? we see highly variable snow fall amounts with lanina and that's why they're saying we have equal below and normal chances for snow fall. so, it can really go anywhere but i will say last year we sal saw lanina and we had three, 4 inches per week. doug, you're also crunching the numbers and you're going to have a forecast, too, in how long? >> three weeks from today. we're taking a look at everything. i'm still looking at some of those numbers, looking at the latest data that continues to come in. >> you're saying there's a chance. >> there's a chance, there's a chance. we'll see if we agree with that forecast or not. again, three weeks. >> more specific than equal above and below normal. >> absolutely. >> of course you will. >> absolutely. that's always a tough forecast to see. >> thanks, doug. >> coming up a 46 foot statue, a large bon fire and what they ho i

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a 45-foot statue of a naked woman overlooking the white house, a huge bonfire to the washington monument. those are just two of the highlights of an event planned on our national mall in just a few weeks. as news 4's mark segraves reports tonight, the event called catharsis on the mall is aimed at bringing attention to equal rights for women.

>> reporter: it's called r-evolution, or revolution depending on your interpretation. the 45-foot-tall statue which premiered at the burning man event in 2015 will be the center piece of this year's catharsis on the mall. like last year's catharsis on the mall, there will be art, dancing, light shows and music. and, yes, there will be a fire. >> it's a way for people to come together and kind much have that cathartic feeling when you heal from a certain event whether it be personal or collective trauma. >> reporter: the fire planned for the national mall will be similar to last year's fire on the mall and not nearly as large as the fire scene at burning man events. and while the event is only three days long, organizers have asked the national park service for a permit to keep the 45-foot-tall statue on the mall across from the white house for four months. >> seems a little disrespectful to put it here in the center of government, seaf

memorials and monuments to a lot of dudes, not as many for women so a 40-foot-statue of a woman here is awesome. >> we don't look at content of first amendment requests, but as we review the permit we'll make sure that there is a balance between the needs of the applicants tomorrow their freedom of expression with those of visitors to the national mall. >> reporter: organizers say the event is open to anyone who just wants to let go. catharsis on the mall runs the weekend of november 10th. we have all the information you need at the nbc washington app. search catharsis. on the national mall, mark segraves, news 4. >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 starts now. >> now at 6:00, it's the quell a lot of us are asking tonight. why did he do it? the motive is still a mystery. but new clues are emerging about the man behind that deadly workplace shooting yesterday in maryland. >> from his criminal

volatile temper on the job and the warning signs in the weeks just before the tragedy. news 4's kristin wright talked to relatives of one of the victims. >> yeah, but our coverage begins with erika gonzalez at the live desk as the accused killer faces a judge in court. erika? >> well, doreen, he's accused of carrying out shootings in maryland and delaware that left three people dead and three others wounded. tonight radee prince is locked up on $2 million bail. the crime spree, if you'll remember, started yesterday in edgewood, maryland, where he worked for the past four months. police say he shot five coworkers and then just took off, shooting somebody else he knew at an auto shop, that time in delaware. prince was arrested after a 10-hour manhunt. again, the motive in all this still unclear. what is clear, though, is his criminal history. prince has 42 arrests in delaware and 15 felony convictions. we also know he was fired from another job earlier this year after he