be talking about treason! >> who was he and how did he get past security without raising any red flags? >> announcer: news 4 at 6:00 begins with breaking news. >> news is breaking as we come on the air tonight. chaos at a popular place to stop and get lunch. >> that's right, you can see the damage from chopper 4. car crashes right through a restaurant. >> people were trapped underneath the ceiling and the tables and the wall came down. so -- >> all this happened at the babe's and boy's tavern off of marlborough pike in upper marlboro. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins talked to witnesses and the woman who was behind the wheel. >> reporter: the vehicle is still inside of the restaurant here and a flatbed tow truck is standing by waiting to pull it out as soon as they are able to sure up this building and make sure it doesn't completely collapse. when we first arrived on this scene, there were people bloodied, being rushed into ambulances. a lot of confusion and folks just trying tour

>> a lot of people are hurt right now. heads are cut open. their faces are all cut up. >> reporter: a car out of control plows into babe's boy's tavern at the top of the hill. a quiet midday gathering place for workers in prince george's county in upper marlboro. torn shirt, bloody sleeves, judge philip nichols here on a lunch break during a trial. >> there was a table that knocked down. the wall came over. i fell on the floor. >> reporter: the driver who drove her car into the restaurant tells me her vehicle just got away from her. >> you know, my brakes went out. my brakes went out. i panicked. that's how i ended up over that hump right there. and then i -- [ inaudible ]. >> these are my customers that it happened to. >> reporter: you can see the tracks there from where that vehicle went

into this restaurant. no words yetd on if this drive is looking at the possibility of drivers. in upper marlboro, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> now to some developments in american politics so extraordinary it's difficult to come up with an historic parallel. >> it really is. you can't find another situation like this. two prominent senators denouncing a president from their own party voting with their feet. >> that we must never adjust to the present courseness of our national dialogue with the tone set at the top. the reckless provocations most often for the petty est and most personal reasons. >> that is arizona senator jeff flake. he blasted the president's behavior today as he announced that he is not going to be running for reelection. flake follows tennessee senator bob corker out the door on a day when corker and the president repeatedly traded public insults. the president sent five tweets today that resorted to personal attacks and name

president untruthful and revived a previous insult and suggests the president belongs in a day care center. >> and all this as police and the secret service investigate a serious security breach as the president arrived at the capital for lunch. a protester who blended in with reporters tossed russian flags at the president and yelled "treason." our team coverage begins with blayne alexander on capitol hill. hard to know what to make of all this, blayne. >> reporter: you know, doreen, you guys said it at the very beginning, an extraordinary day indeed here on capitol hill. ironically, this was the day that president trump actually made a trip over to capitol hill for what they were branding as a unity lunch. trying to rally his party around tax reform, and agenda items, but instead the focus was on the nearly 20 minutes that we watched a republican senator, jeff flake, stand on the senate floor and issue a withering critique of his own party's president.

senator jeff flake announcing he's not running for another term. >> we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. they are not normal. >> reporter: and delivering a scorching critique of president trump. >> the personal attacks, the threats against principles, freedoms and institution, the flagrant disregard for truth and decency. >> reporter: this as president trump travels to capitol hill to talk tax reform, a gop unity lunch amid growing division, his weeks' long feud with republican senator bob corker now reaching a boiling point. >> i think that the worst of it is going to be just the whole debasing, if you will, of our nation. i think that will be the contribution that hurts our nation most. >> reporter: corker stoked today's back and forth, saying president trump should stay out of tax reform. the president hitting

lightweight who couldn't get elected dog catcher. the white house down playing the back and forth, saying americans are more concerned about jobs and the economy. >> i think those are the things that people actually care about, not some petty comments from senator corker and senator flake. >> reporter: republican leaders trying to look beyond all of it. >> so, all this stuff you see on a daily basis twitter this, twitter that, forget about it. >> reporter: as republicans hope to focus on getting their party and their president on the same page. and flake went on to say that he believes president trump is a threat to the nation, doreen, leon. he went on to also say that he cannot simply stand by and be part of it any more. back to you. >> wow, what a day. blayne alexander, thank you. >> unbelievable. all right, a man from sterling, virginia, arrested by capital police for a protest just steps away from president trump today. >> it happened as the president visited the u.s. capital. the man threw russian flags

>> as scott macfarlane reports tonight, the incident is raising questions about security on the hill. scott? >> watch closely. he's 36-year-old ryan clayton. you saw the president walk by. he threw russian flags toward the president. he is a protester with a group americans take action. a court record shows prior arrest for unlawful assembly. this area you see here is an area that really is not accessible to protesters. it is called the ohio clock corridor on the senate side of the u.s. capital. that's credentialed press. there are police to get a credential, you have to work for a media organization. in fact, you have to make an agreement with the congressional staff that you won't protest or lobby to get one of those i.d.s and you have to make at least half of your income in actual journalism. this is an area protesters should not get access to. we are asking u.s. capital police how somebody who is a known protester got access to this sensitive space and we're awaiting their answer. we do know the u.s. house on committee administration is planl ever plank an investigation or waitingn

it is worth mentioning on a day when the president visits this space the security is enhanced outside the capital, too. if you don't have a press credential, you can't walk near the building, even outside. lots of questions about this security scare this afternoon at the capital. we'll see what answer is coming. doreen. >> all right, scott macfarlane. and such an unusual day on capitol hill still unfolding. we hope you'll stay tuned to nbc 4. nbc nightly news with lester holt will have much more coming up at 7:00 right after this newscast. >> a morning motel murder solved in just a matter of hours by manassas police. they arrested this man and charged him with stabbing a texas man at the home style inn. investigators say the two were fighting. the victim's name has not been released. >> fears of a possible serial killer on the loose have police in tampa, florida, escorting children to school and a city bus has changed its route. in the last couple of weeks, three people have been shot to death within

of the same normally quiet neighborhood near downtown. the victims did not know one another, but all three road rode the bus and were alone when they were shot on the street. the mayor met with worried residents last night and vowed to find the, quote, s.o.b. who is doing this. turning to the weather now, a severe storm slammed the carolinas causing a lot of damage. high wind knocked out power to nearly 100,000 north carolina customers alone yesterday. in south carolina, a suspected tornado destroyed a building. trees slammed into homes in both states and winds in hickory, north carolina [ inaudible ]. d'antoni ann downtown annapolis, they blame stronger than normal winds for the high water here. they closed down two roads to prevent people from driving into the flooding. we are told that the water in annapolis should go down by tot.

by now. as a matter of fact, looking behind us, pretty good looking sundown tonight. not bad. >> nice glow. >> but, doug, they're opening up the gate for some pretty big changes here now, right? >> yes, much cooler air that is going to be coming in. temperatures today in the 70s. by the way, annapolis, coastal flood advisory is still in effect over parts of the chesapeake. if you live in the area that is prone to flooding you're probably going to get it again overnight tonight. 73 degrees the high temperature today in d.c. 75 philadelphia, look at this, pittsburgh only 59. columbus only 56. that's the kind of cool air we have coming in and it is a big pattern change over the next couple of days. and this is why. we've seen our cold front move off toward the east. that brought us the rain last night. here's the storm itself. and this will bring us the cooler air as it continues to rotate our way. more to the north and east, giving us that cool air. so, a cool day tomorrow, a chilly few days, and then yes, tracking our next storm. the next storm, by the way, i think could bring us quite a

affects your weekend, yeah, in a minute. >> okay, thank you, doug. we've heard a lot about the federal hurricane response in puerto rico in terms of hour outages and safe drinking water shortages. today a congressional committee also heard testimony about possible ripple effects on the u.s. main land. quite a few drugs and medical devices are manufactured in puerto rico. >> we are spaeespecially focuse 50 types of medical devices manufactured by ten firms in puerto rico. >> if anybody has any concern this is impacting all american families. my daughter who is a type one diabetic just got a letter from medtronic last week saying her new insulin pump was not going to arrive because of the problems we're having in puerto rico. >> the fda is also concerned about several drugs that are manufactured only in puerto rico. >> hollywood's a-listers wading into a huge controversy still. >> what they are saying the

scandal is rocking hollywood as another accuser steps into the limelight. >> for week now, virginia democrats have been complaining about ed gillespie's negative campaign ads. well, now republicans are crying foul after one of their female house of delegates candidates is pictured alongside monster masks. a look at the latest campaign flap just ahead. >> and it's the most fun you might have on a tuesday night. the high-heel race is about to get underway. that experience unlike any other in this town. 're going towe

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[ inaudible ]. represent him after his current deal expires at the end of the year. the "the new york times" report detailing a $32 million settlement o'reilly reached with a former colleague who accused him of sexual harassment, the times reports it's the largest of six settlements under similar conditions. >> now to the growing sexual harassment scandal in hollywood, tonight movie mogul harvey weinstein is facing new accusations and more outrage from a-list actors. nbc's jay gray has the developments.

weinstein's hollywood legacy continues to unravel. >> the historic and it's a shakespearean fall for harvey weinstein. >> reporter: this afternoon, another accuser and more public allegations of abuse. >> i told him no, no, no, but he insisted. i tried to get him off of me and kept asking him to stop, but it was impossible. he then orally forced himself on me. >> reporter: more than 60 women have accused weinstein of harassment and sexual assault. the former mogul is at the center of ongoing multiple sex crime investigations in new york and los angeles. >> i don't think you can describe them as a sex addict. he's a preditor. >> reporter: the shocking accusations sparking anger and outrage across the industry. >> furious. this is violating women. this is assault. >> i can't remembernybody getting run outf town le this, ever. >> reporter: an attorney for the movie executive has said, any allegations of nonconsensual sex are unequivocally denied by

continuing counseling and therapy. jay gray, nbc news. >> you know those campaign fliers that you find in your mailbox around election time? many of us just toss them out, but there is one that just dropped in northern virginia that is getting some attention. it compares gop latina candidate to some halloween monsters. bureau chief julie carey takes a look at the scary tactics being called out by both parties. >> reporter: here's the flyer that just dropped into mailboxes in the springfield area. gop house of delegates candidate lolita pictured alongside monster mask, dubbed a scary threat. the mailer sent out by the democratic party of virginia and approved by her democratic opponent kathy tran. dave albo is the republican candidate the women are vying to succeed. >> the campaign has gotten so

>> reporter: they are using far sharper language to condemn the mailer. tweeting, if the virginia gop did this, we would be called racist instantly. adding in another post, they compare a hispanic woman to a dog and a serial killer. a spokeswoman for the democratic party of virginia defends the flyer saying, this type of halloween-themed campaign mailer is something that's been done before. the democrats also say the gop is guilty of even worse scare tactics. like these tv ads from gubernatorial candidate ed gillespie. >> ms13 is a menace. yet ralph northam voted in favor of sanctuary cities. >> reporter: they accuse democratic opponent ralph northam of failing to crackdown on the ms13 gang, but latino activists say the spots demon ize their community. >> as a latina myself, i was very offended that in gillespie's ad, hispanics were only portrayed as ms13, as, you know, gang members, as violent, andar

community. >> reporter: as for retiring delegate albo, it's just basic bumper stickers on his truck. >> so, it used to be, this is what i believe. this is what you believe. voters go out and vote for the person you agree with the most, right? and now it's, you know, halloween masks and nasty mail. after awhile, i said i'm done. >> reporter: in springfield, virginia, i'm julie carey, news 4. >> now to another kind of race, okay. right now they are strapping on their running shoes down on 17th street and dupont circle. >> only they're not strapping on sneakers, they are sti lett os. and this is no ordinary race. u.s. news 4 mark segraves is in dupont where they're gearing up for the annual high heel race. >> i thought you were going to say he's in high heels. >> i'm thinking probably rcnot. hi, mark. >> reporter: [ inaudible ].

this has been a tradition here in washington, d.c. for 31 years now. it started as a bar bet, who could run the fastest between one bar, get back to the next bar. and it has gotten to this where we are now, 31 years later. they expect about 150 people to participate in this race. again, it only goes for about three blocks and it's all a matter of pride. who gets the bragging rights for the next year to be the very fastest to run here from 17th and r street which starts at level one, the restaurant level one, down to j.r.'s. now, there are some rules if you're planning on being either a spectator and i have to tell you this is one of the greatest spectator events that d.c. has to offer. or if you're going to run the race. you have to register in order to run. and registration starts at level one right here at the starting line at 17th and r street. again, there are some rules if you plan on winning this race. you have to be in drag and you have to be in heels and those heels have

if you win, you get a $50 bar tab at the bars down here. and a $100 gift certificate from lyft and we can tell you the mayor will be down here for the parade which starts at 7:00. the race starts at 9:00. [ inaudible ]. >> way up there. >> exactly. >> thank you, mark. that is always a good time. >> the news 4 i-team working for you to protect your kids. city leaders promise fixes are coming to keep abusive teachers out of other classrooms, but the big question is when those changes will start. >> plus doug's tracking some big ups and downs in our weather. ouchanges y

if you did want to go out and run in heels tonight -- >> this would be the night to do it. i'd go for the one-inch heels, though, i think. how about you, doug? >> i don't think i've ever tried that, but i would totally be -- >> the first time for anything. >> first time for everything. absolutely. i'd start off with [ inaudible ]. >> a pretty nice day. temperatures still in the 70s across our region to the. still looking okay even though we had a cold front come through. temperatures were still in the 70s, well above average. right now looking at a very

minutes ago. temperatures still sitting in the upper 60s, low 70s. winds southwest 12 miles an hour. this is the reason why, a cold front, we were not all that cold. southwest wind helping to keep the numbers up. tomorrow the winds begin to shift and we see cooler numbers. 66 martinsburg, 68 towards fredericksburg. it is going to be a cool night for the runners heading downtown later on this evening. as far as the rain is concerned, we're not going to see any, and once again, we're going to move into a little bit of a dryer pattern right on through most of your weekend. however, sunday looks like a day we're going to see a pretty good amount of rain here. right now tracking the rain, heavy rain just off the coast here around ocean city. if you're over in ocean city or r rehoboth [ inaudible ]. we've got these big storms around the great lakes with cold air coming offer them, even lake

upper peninsula there in michigan. for us, though, tomorrow cooler but not bad. mixture of sun and clouds, high temperature 65, average high temperature today is 66. we'll be close to the average high temperature. as far as what to wear tomorrow, yeah, you need the jacket, the sweater, the boots can get on again, and, yeah, maybe the heels there, too. sunglasses, yeah, that's a must because i think we will see a good deal of sunshine as we make our way through the day tomorrow. now, next couple of days, high temperatures into the 60s, but look at this, thursday a high of only 61. it will be rather breezy on thursday so it will feel even cooler than that. most of you folks in the suburbs will be in the upper 50s. thursday night into friday morning low of 46 degrees. high of 66, but friday morning starting off in the 30s in many locations so we could see another frost advisory issued for early friday morning. 46 in the city but mostly 30s as you move off towards the west, a very cold start to the day on friday. 70 on saturday. that looking good.

coming up, yeah, it's looking like a cool one. >> okay, we need to plan ahead for halloween, that's for sure. thank you, doug. the news 4 i-team is working for you and getting results, too. >> new at 6:30, city leaders react to our i-team investigation about abusive teachers who didn't have their licenses revoked. the changes that could be coming. >> plus, he was already arrested and under supervision for sexually assaulting someone. how did he manage to slip into another part of our area undetected and do it again? we went searching for some answers. >> and before charlie daniels was known for his hit devil went down to georgia, he was a struggling musician trying to make a name for himself in the d.c. scene. he talks

ralcandidate for'm governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. and of course the enron scandal. now, enron ed is lobbying for donald trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding, and taking away healthcare from thousands of virginians. enron ed gillespie. he's not lobbying for you.

>> announcer: you're watching news 4 at 6:00. >> our news 4 i-team is working for you to better protect our children. earlier this month the i-team found d.c. does not have the power to revoke a teacher's license even a teacher who admits to sexual misconduct with students. >> now, scott macfarlane reports tonight d.c. officials say that fixes will be made, but they still aren't certain by when.

prison, giovanni pina's arrest shocked parents like dee ann bell. >> it takes your breath away. >> reporter: he pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a student in her son's class. but a news 4 i-team investigation found d.c. education officials never revoked his teaching license or the licenses of john solano or charles young both of whom admitted sex abuse while teaching in d.c. public schools. those licenses were allowed to simply expire. why does that matter? because that means d.c. never forwarded their names to the national database that flags teachers who have lost licenses for misconduct, a database all other states use to prevent a bad apple from getting near kids again. >> the national database was set up for a really good reason, and that's to protect children. >> reporter: safety experts including child abuse therapist call what we found a major failure by d.c. >> we've got to have ways to make sure that there are

there. >> reporter: our investigation found d.c. is trying to, but hasn't even finished its policies for revoking teacher licenses, even though every other state, including maryland and virginia did so years ago, or decades ago. d.c.'s office of state superintendent of education tells us it's trying to finish those policies, but might not until 2018 or 2019. >> hopefully we can get it done quickly and make sure that students in the district are covered. >> reporter: d.c. council education chairman david grasso tells the i-team he will meet formally to talk about whether revocation policies can be finished sooner. >> it sounds like we've been bogged down in bureaucracy of the program and not really moving towards real proactive solution to it so let's get this done and get it done quickly. >> reporter: mayor muriel bowser deputy for education tells us handbooks will be ready within months. we wanted to talk to the mayor about the timing of these fixes but her staff told us she wasn't

when we did catch up with the mayor, they confirmed. >> we run a fantastic school district. >> reporter: shouldn't this have been done years ago? >> i can't talk about years ago. i'm the mayor now. and we'll make sure we have the most robust regulations that our district requires. >> reporter: should it happen sooner than 2019? >> i've answered your questions. you're not going to chase me. thank you. >> reporter: the i-team learned at least two d.c. charter schools have taken matters in their own hands here. they have asked for information to enroll in the national database of teacher misconduct to do it themselves. that will allow them to search the back grountds and licensed revocations fof all prospective hires. some movement, we're waiting to see if the rest of the district moves and when. >> i hope you told the mayor we will chase her if we have to. if we have to get an answer to these kinds of things we will do the chasing. >> we have to ask the questions. >> there you go. thanks, my man. >> and you can watch the i-team's entire slipping through the cracks series including how their stories led to a new virginia law to better protect students by going

washington app. click on investigations. >> now, imagine waking up to find bullet holes in your house. last year over a dozen homes in prince william county were hit by bullets. well, now it's happening again. this past saturday, someone shot at houses in woodbridge and dumfries. the shooter or shooters struck overnight, most of the bullets hit the second stories of the homes. people who live inside didn't hear any guns go off and no one was hurt. >> this man was supposed to be on a gps monitor following an alleged sex assault last month in d.c., but while out on the streets he allegedly assaulted another woman in maryland. news 4's chris gordon has new details on what led to this second arrest. >> reporter: court papers say 23-year-old khary edwards of southeast washington was waiting for his victim naked in the garage of her camp springs maryland home. she ran to call 911. he climbed in through her kitchen window, grabbed her,

began choking her. >> i commend the woman for her quick action and able to kind of fight him off and call the police at the same time. she saved her own life. >> reporter: here's the time line we put together from sources familiar with the case. on september 25th, edwards is arrested and charged with sexually attacking a woman in d.c. the next day prosecutors asked for high-intensity supervision of edwards rather than requesting he be held in jail pending trial. on october 19th, the gps monitoring device edwards wore triggers a tampering notification. on october 21st, an elderly woman is violently attacked in her camp springs, maryland, home. edwards will not be going anywhere any time soon. he is in custody here at the prince george's county [ inaudible ].

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south korea for another 101-day relay that leads to opening day. >> we'll be at the dupont circle wearing six-inch heels. mile marker composed of handmade signs is now on display at the museum display. it is the center of the dakota pipeline access. they believe it is built on land given to american indians in old treaties. it is to remind people some of those old treaties are still disputed today. >> these treaties continue to exist. they are binding legal documents to this day, and their meaning and impact is still being contested. >> each sign on the post lists the name of its creator's hometown and how far they traveled to attend the rally. >> all of us at nbc 4 are committed to supporting the hurricane relief and recovery operations in puerto rico

tonight we'll air a special behind the scenes look at the making of lin-manuel miranda's hit single called "almost like praying." ♪ say it loud and there's music playing ♪ ♪ >> miranda's parents are from puerto rico and he is active in hurricane recovery efforts. tonight's broadcast will benefit the hispanic federation's hurricane relief fund. that program airs right here at 7:30 tonight on nbc 4, and we hope you'll tune in. >> it's one of the biggest questions in washington. what happened to four american troops when they were ambushed in africa. we'll breakdown the new details with nbc news pentagon correspondent hans nichols. >> plus he's best known for the song "the devil went down to go georgia." beforehat daniels got t

ralcandidate for'm governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. narrator: they call him enron ed. because washington, dc lobbyist ed gillespie represented the worst of the worst. lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. corporations sending jobs overseas. and of course the enron scandal. now, enron ed is lobbying for donald trump's agenda. like cuts to virginia school funding, and taking away healthcare from thousands of virginians. enron ed gillespie. he's not lobbying for you.

in light of the harvey weinstein scandal, a special forum is underway right now on capitol hill to discuss ways to create more gender parity in the workplace. representatives don beyer of virginia and carolyn maloney of new york are hosting the discussion. studies show women represent 47% of the work force, yet account for 20% of seats on corporate boards. beyer said changing that is not only good for changing business, it will go a long way to protecting women from harassment. >> they won't be paying out $32 million to settle a claim and then rehiring the guy. i think they will help us be much tougher, have a much more zero tolerance approach. >> several studies have found

levels of corporations can enhance a company's performance. >> there is new intel tonight about that deadly ambush in niger. >> turns out u.s. troops were chasing an isis recruiter. four american service members were killed in that attack earlier this month. despite the new information, there are still a lot of unanswered questions. nbc's hans nichols joins us now from the pentagon. hans, what jumps out to you about the military's explanation for the attack? >> reporter: we think the key questions remains how much this reconnaissance mission changed during the operation. did they initially go out thinking they were not going to have any contact, that contact was going to be unlikely with the enemy? and if so, then how did it morph into something where they were tracking a potential isis recruiter who could be in the ability, position to do real danger and real damage. to what extent was there surprise, to what extent was there an ambush and jt

united states military in west africa, all the continent, over 6,000 use us forces there. one final note, of these four dead soldiers, they all had very limited to little combat experience. that is just raising more question, guys, on just why they got themselves into such a risky mission. guys? >> that's hans nichols reporting from the pentagon. thank you, hans. still so many questions about this. we'll be watching for his full report and more on the day's big stories. nbc nightly news is coming up at 7:00 right after this newscast. >> you know, our area was once home to night clubs that launched the careers of rock and roll and country stars like patsy kevin kline, jimmy dean, frank i avalon, bo diddley. you might be surprised about another superstar who got his start here. he's known from the red nick fiddling man from tennessee. charlie daniels got his start in bladensburg and rocket room in downtown d.c. news 4's mark segraves [ inaudible ].

>> reporter: more than 100 concerts a year with the charlie daniels band. like this show at the great frederick fair last month. but in 1958, charlie daniels was just 22 years old. he and his band, the rockets, worked as the house band at the dixie pig, a popular night club on bladensburg road in prince george's county. daniels played at the dixie pig almost every night for more than a year. >> full piece band. we were kind of an anomaly almost. rock music was just getting started and not everybody knew how to play it. >> reporter: in 1960, daniels and his band were advertised in local newspapers as big man daniels and the six jaguars. >> have mercy. >> reporter: do you remember that? >> that's a true ad. it was

>> reporter: sam paladino and his band, the off keys, alternated shows with daniels back in the '50s and '60s. he remembers a different charlie daniels than we know today. >> he was a rock and roller when i knew him. and he had, he had slikd baclic hair, tuxedo, wore glasses and played guitar. he would work up a sweat and his glasses would slide down. every once in a while that thumb would come up and the glasses would go back up. and i never forgot that. >> reporter: as chronicled in the book, capital rock, from the 1950s through the '60s there were dozens of night clubs in d.c. and prince george's county featuring big names of the day. like patsy cline, franky avalon and roy clark. hot spots like the rocket room and the famous club on new york avenue are now office buildings. today the old

still stands, but it's a dialysis center. >> some of them were rough. like the dixie pig, there were fights every night in that place. >> reporter: daniels says he moved to the d.c. area because there weren't enough clubs in his home state of north carolina to make a living. daniels released several records while living in the d.c. area. it was here that daniels hooked up with jazz and rock musicians who helped to shape the sound of his music today. >> while they were pleasant days to me, they were learning days. it was my first entree into a big market. i didn't know anything about big towns. >> reporter: daniels writes about his early days here in his new autobiography being released today. in addition to the book, daniels is re-releasing the original recording of the song he named his old band after, the instrumental, jaguire. with charlie daniels, mark segraves, news 4. >>

this was still considered the south. >> and this was a small town, i think, in a lot of people's minds when he's talking about in the late '50s, early '60s. >> when country stars wore tuxedos. >> right. >> you don't see that now. >> no. >> so, we have some changes coming, some big ones. >> some big ones, some cooler air that is supposed to be making its way here. we have been so far above average in the month of october. it has been incredibly warm. and mother nature says, come on, we have to come back to normal at least a little bit. it looks like we're going to do that during the day tomorrow with a perfectly average day. >> okay. >> average high 65, going for a high of 65. out there right now, very nice night, it's starting to get a little on the cool side. still 70 at the airport. 68 degrees by 7:00. some nice weather there. cool at 65 at 9:00 and 59 degrees coming up at 11:00 tonight. take a look, again, no radar. storm team 4 radar, no rain on the radar i should say. we saw the rain overnight last night. most of

we need rain. starting off on the cool side. 50 d.c., but many areas will be in the mid 40s maybe low 40s some of the cool est suburbs. 60 by recess, 65 degrees around pickup time. that's inside the beltway. a little cooler off to the north and west, and cooler still over the next couple of days. look at these numbers now. 65 tomorrow. 61 on thursday. overnight lows on friday in the 30s and 40s. 46 d.c., 66 for high, very chilly early friday morning. 70 degrees as we go back above average. rain on sunday is likely here. of course. the redskins a big game taking on the cowboys at fedex 4:25. i think we're going to see rain early. if you're thinking of getting there tailgating, expect rain. now i think game time should be dry. remember it will be raining most of the morning if not the entire morning. we're going do see a lot of rain possibly early in the day but then drying out for the game. i think the game as of right now, still five days out,ks

56 on monday. that means many areas will be in the low 50s for highs. and look at this for halloween. 44 degrees for an overnight low. i think both monday and tuesday morning we could see our first [ inaudible ]. 6:00, right on through 7:00, temperatures dropping through the upper 50s, it will be a rather cool trick or treat forecast for you. you may need the extra jacket underneath the mask or whatever you're going to be wearing. i'm going as a three or four different things on tuesday. so, you have to tune in next tuesday. >> okay, i'd be going for something warm and furry, i think. >> rethinking my costumes now. >> something wrong with the superman wearing a parka. >> doesn't fly. >> all right. how about sports coming up. the skins injuries, they are mounting after a tough game in philly last night. bad loss there. what we're learning today about who might be retur t

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mirror. got to move forward now. >> i was thinking, you know what, it's in the rearview. if you can do that, it's going to hurt for a while. coach jay gruden said today he has to make changes in the practice schedule because he doesn't have any linemen to practice with this week. on offense, the most concerning, trent williams. williams left the game [ inaudible ]. morgan moses suffering not one but two sprained ankles in the game. moses did return and his day today according to head coach. brandon with what looked to be the worst injury for the burgundy and gold. he has a grade 2 mcl strain. he could play this sunday. that's good news. now with more on the loss and what's ahead, here's the good, the bad, and the junkies. >> carson wentz playedik

mvp. >> i don't want to anoint the guy and put him in the hall of fame yet, but this looks like the best young quarterback since andrew lock. he's basically beaten not twice now, almost single handedly. the guy is unreal. >> put up 64 points in two games. >> you look at the situation, the redskins a few years back, they mortgaged their future to move up to number 2 to get r g3, the eagles did the exact same thing. they did a deal with the browns, gave up a lot of picks. they believed in carson wentz and for good reason. he's really developed into a second year, a lot of mvp talk around here. >> the season right now, hit the -- what is the red alert or whatever, the code red. you have to hit the code red right now. if they go 3 and 5, you're digging yourself a huge hole. >> we talked about this. i think this is where jay gruden has to talk to curt cousins and say, we need big 350 plus passing yard performances out of you. the running game is miss

big plays? >> not from the receivers. >> you don't see it. >> maybe vernon davis. >> we've seen the emergence of jordan reid. combine with vernon, we're going to have to go with the two tight ends maybe. >> i think vernon is like a receiver now with his speed. i would use him more than i would use prior. they don't feel comfortable or trust prior at all. and he drops balls and maybe he's not open, maybe he's not in the right spot, whatever. now dak son is taking over his place. >> vernon davis is averaging 250 per catch. >> 24 points isn't going to cut it. >> almost a must-win situation. that's it from us, the good, the bad and the junkies. >> thanks, guys. we want you to move your hats so we can see your face next week. >> move the camera angles. i want do see their expressions when they're talking. >> andrew burr cough ski successful surge have i on his fractured left thumb. he suffered the injuryat

the team saying he only expected to miss six to eight weeks, but definitely concerning for an already injury plagued team. brightest light of the baseball season shining tonight. the world series, l.a. dodgers hosting game one versus the houston astros. first series for the dodgers since 1988. this series already breaking an all-time record in terms of hottest ever. doug, you know this, the heat wave in so cal. first temperature expected to be 97 degrees. the old record of 94. college basketball season almost here. the maryland women keeping it loose in practice today. >> no. >> yes, you did. yes, you did. you know the no look half-court hook. everybody makes those, right? another impressive year for maryland, sweet 16, with the graduation troy walker, and breyona jones and the transfer of destiny slocum, the team will look different. the group is up for the challenge. >> we lost two all-american top

our team going to look like this year? and i think through our trip to taiwan and the different opportunities we've had on the court this summer have helped us prepare for that. our best player is our team and that is not going to rely on one or two people. it's really going to be everybody stepping up a little more to contribute. >> first exhibition game sunday at xfinity center. >> always exciting to follow them. thanks, carol. thanks for joining>>

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