mission to kill in the name of isis. >> this was an attack on the united states of america. >> taking aim at a crowded path leaving bicycles and bodies behind. tonight, a closer look at how it all unfolded. >> i was looking for my son. >> and the new concerns about safety here at home. >> it is the deadly yift terrie attack since 9/11. >> investigators say they know who did it and now they are asking if he had help. >> the fbi is searching for a second uzbekistani suspect. this is not the guy but police want to question him. >> new photos of the scene are emerging, including this image of the suspect being taken t

>> we have a team of reporters on the scene. aaron mcgilchrist is in manhattan. aaron? >> reporter: the suspect is under intense security, as you might imagine, where he wasn't saying much last night. apparently today he has been talking quite a bit, talking about -- bragging about the rampage that left eight people dead last night. this all happened, of course, on a protected bike path in the shadow of the new world trade center here along the west side highway where we have set up this evening. nearby, kids were coming out of school around 3:00, 4:00 yesterday afternoon. this attack committed, the suspect said, in the name of isis. let's go to erika gonzalez and what we've learned from the investigation. erika? >> several charges against sayfullo saipov were filed within the past hour. he faces one count for supporting a terrorist organization and another for

tonight, we are also hearing from the father of one of the victims. take a listen. >> he -- he -- had everything going for him. i don't know how i'm going to get through all of this. i really don't know how. >> this is jimmy drake, the father of darren drake. you'll hear more about the victims later on in the broadcast. investigators say that saipov planned the attack for weeks. he had no criminal background and was not on the fbi radar. he came into the u.s. from uzbekistan as part of a visa program. investigators are trying to find out if he had help planning the attack. a note left behind in his truck pledges

saipov has shown no remorse. he recently worked as an uber driver. meanwhile, we're going to send things back to aaron who is in new york for us. aaron? >> reporter: while police work to answer those questions, people here in new york city are doing their best to get back to normal. we're standing at one entry point along the west side highway where this incident happened yesterday. it's still closed off on one side of the highway. people were out here earlier trying to maneuver around the south end of the closed off area here on the west side highway, trying to get back to normal. this is an area where there are lots of offices and stores, a shopping center just to the side of me here. people looked a bit confused as they were talking about what ha happened here. we talked to a bike

uses this path often. >> a couple of the riders were nervous to ride it now because it got a little crazy but, you know, you've got to be positive and keep going, you know. >> because you're still out here today. >> i like this area. i want to be out here and help out as much as possible. >> reporter: people are aware of what happened and they are a bit concerned but they are new yorkers and feel like they have to get on with their lives. doreen, back inside to you. >> aaron gilchrist live from new york city, thank you. now to the victims of this tragedy, eight people were killed, among them a mother of

friends celebrating the 50th anniversary of their high school graduation. this could have been a lot worse if not for a police officer who is being hailed as a hero. ryan nash ended the rampage by taking saipov down with a gunshot to the stomach. he spoke very briefly half an hour ago. >> although i feel like we were just doing our jobs like thousands of officers do every day, i understand the importance of yesterday's events and the role we played and i'm grateful for the recognition we have received. i want to thank my family and friends for their support and all of the responding officers who assisted me. >> the commissioner said he doesn't think that there's, quote, a more humble human being than ryan nash. the terror attack in new york raising concerns about security here at home and shining a light on just how difficult it is to protect soft targets. places like bike paths, open spaces, malls, movie theaters

chris gordon is live from national harbor with a look at that part of the story. chris? >> leon, i got a security briefing here in the emergency operations center at national harbor. what you see behind me are monitors with live-streaming videos from 145 cameras. they can monitor buildings, garages, roadways, security teams watching. this goes on around the clock every day. >> reporter: national harbor expects millions of visitors during the upcoming holiday season. the security force here is working closely with the prince georges county police to keep the crowd safe. >> we daily look at trends globally, not just nationally, and ask ourselves are there vulnerabilities that we need to address? >> reporter: old town alexandria is an area for cyclists. he's thinking about those kd

in new york city yesterday who were riding bicycles. >> we have to deal with this. >> reporter: on the mall and at the monuments, tourists visit from around the world for many people visiting the nation's capital today, the victims of the new york city attack are in their thoughts. >> we are thinking about the families who were taken away from us yesterday. just another tragedy but we do feel safe walking ashround d.c. today. >> reporter: behind the scenes, out of view, local police and federal agencies are working together to keep us safe. chris gordon, news4. tonight, president trump is expressing sympathy to the victims -- for the families of

blayne alexander is at the white house with more on that side of the story. blayne? >> reporter: doreen, president trump said it repeatedly today, it's time to stop being politically correct. that's what he said. it's the only way to keep america safe from future attacks. but some lawmakers say that tough talk, even tough policy, cannot stop this from happening again. >> what we have right now is a joke and laughing stock. >> reporter: and calling for an end to the diversity visa program. the president picking up on conservative media claims that the program allowed the new york suspect into the u.s. >> we don't want lotteries. the wrong people are in the lotteries and, guess what, who are the sufferers that get those

people. >> reporter: the president blaming top senate democrat and fellow new yorker chuck schumer instrumental in passing that immigration law, not knowing that shchumer and other lawmakes tried to end that law years later. >> this is a tragedy less than a day after it occurred and he can't reframe from his nasty, divisive habits. >> reporter: top republican not defending the tweet. >> i don't know that they bring out the best in our country. >> reporter: or a policy change. the president's immediate policy demand in stark contrast to his response three days after the las vegas massacre when he insisted it was too soon to discuss tougher gun laws. >> we're not going to talk about that. >> reporter: both sides are talking immigration today. president trump is pressuring congress to act. blayne alexander, nbc news, washington. >> we've got much more coverage on air and online, including a timeline of how things unfolded and

that off yesterday. also ahead at 6:30, a look at how new yorkers are refusing to change their habits. the marathon will take place where thousands are expected to come out and take part. >> we have kept our eye on the situation unfolding in springfield, virginia, where police initially got a call about some sort of domestic situation. these are live pictures from our crew there. this is a cul-de-sac, the 2500 block of spring hill drive. these are chopper images just a few minutes ago. and it may have been photographers taking pictures there at the scene. this is some sort of a domestic situation. we understand that one person was injured in this but this is quite the scene to have some half a dozen cruisers out there and we are seeing -- there

are. it looks like flashlight and police are inside the house there. crews are on the scene where you can see the flashing going on and off. very few details going on. as soon as we have details right here from the live desk. back over to you guys in the studio. >> erika, thank you. taking a look at other top stories, the feds have filed pornography charges against a former teacher accused of abusing students in charles county. scott macfarlane broke the story. carlos bell is facing 200 local charges. bell told police he was hiv positive shortly after the arrest. this could increase his potential prison time and could spare young victims from testifying. >> it's been one week since a car barrelled through a prince george's county restaurant during lunchtime. judge phillip nichols was there with isaiah pugh when the

stopping just inches away from their table. yesterday pugh died from his injuries. he was a long-time boy scout leader and described as a very good man. home surveillance captured an unusual getaway for a vehicle theft in the district. this is near 24th and ebert. a guy went up to a car and then a pickup truck came and actually burned the car away from his parked spot. new developments into the investigation on the russian election meddling. the turmoil is brewing inside the white house as the president singles out members of his own family. a woman stalked and robbed at gunpoint at a local shopping mall. details for all shoppers as the busy holiday season approaches. >> what a difference a couple of miles make. 71, richmond. 48, the high in hagerstown. and 43 back towards

what kind of air are we getting? is it cooler tomorrow or colder tomorrow or warmer tomorrow, rather? if you're out on the ice, well, i have to tell you, this is rockville. amelia draper has a lot more on what to expect.

now to the russia investigation and its effect on the white house, president trump's communication adviser hope hicks is going to talk to robert mueller's investigators later this month. meanwhile, "vanity fair" claims that president trump is blaming jared kushner and paul manafort will be in court tomorrow for a bail hearing. prosecutors argue that he poses a serious flight i

passports and registered a phone under an alias in march before traveling overseas. on mondaand social media compan for not doing enough to battle russia meddling. mark warner asked whether facebook had checked fake accounts used in french elections to see if the same accounts were active in the u.s. >> did you run those accounts to see if they were paid for with dollars or euros? >> senator, we have -- >> question or not? >> it's been run to see if they were active in the united states. i will have to come back to you on that, ser.

hearing, we got a look at some of the russia-linked social media exploiting democratic divisions and inciting racial tension during the campaign season. >> tuesday is election day and voters in virginia have six days to decide who is their choice for governor. a series of recent polls show that the race appears to be tightening. tom sherwood takes a closer look at the numbers. >> first, the hard-fought primaries and now the final day before tuesday's election, ed gillespie and ralph northam in a competitive race. >> northam is still ahead. >> reporter: carl helps oversee real clear politics, a review of all things political. it has tracked the campaign polling since summer. some ups and downs but the

narrow 4% northam lead but within the margin of error. democrat northam was campaigning with police and law enforcement officials hoping to brunt gillespie. >> the ads have been inaccurate and despicable. >> reporter: northam highlights anger over president trump and for the first time ever, people are moving out of our commonwealth than into it. >> reporter: up beat about improving virge yinia's economy.

sherwood. >> stay tuned for complete coverage of the virginia governor's race and other key races. we'll bring you the results on air and online. signs of hope for a shooting victim. incredible progress that one maryland woman is making weeks after being hit in the head with a bullet in las vegas. and what we're just learning about the weeks leading up to the rampage and how much narrator: ed gillespie's false attacks. independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable.

m mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad.

control over your access to birth control. adams also supports giving employers the power to block access to affordable contraception for 1.6 million virginia women. and adams opposes abortion even in cases of rape, or incest. john adams: wrong for women's health. wrong for virginia.

100 days of excitement and drama ahead of the winter olympics finally begins today. pyeongchang, south korea, welcomes the world on february 9th. and venues are ready for crowds now and some already have snow on the ground there. >> today, the united states olympic committee unveiled the uniform that team usa is going to be wearing at the closing ceremony. the olympic torch now has made its way to south korea and 7500 people will be going through the country to pyeongchang. >> amelia draper is on the ice but first doug kammerer is in storm team 4. >> we saw temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s. some of you well to the west stay in the 40s all day back along the i-81 corridor where we see more

and the sun will set in the 4:00 hour. winds out of the south. 46 in martinsburg and winchester. 64 down towards the river. we saw more sun in this area and a lot more in the way of cooler weather. tracking shower activity. most of this not hitting the ground and we look at sprinkles down towards southern maryland but most of the area remains dry. ball and notice the system sliding to the north. and there is snow to the north and west

how about this forecast, nice and warm, more clouds to start especially north and west with more sunshine during the afternoon tomorrow and same deal, same thing said for friday. and most of us are in the orange. so i think you'll have one more good weekends and it may not be the best on saturday. a high of 06 degrees. high of 69 on sunday. we're falling back and a chance of showers and we start to cool things down as we move towards next week. speaking of things that are cool, amelia draper is at the ice rink. >> it's so fun

and we're here celebrating 100 days to the olympic and i've heard a lot of curling and figure skating is occurring and we have future olympians on the ice. andç temperatures have been really comfortable. i've handed over the batons. these girls are doing such a great job. back to you, guys. >> all right. amelia, now that you've taken your skates off, maybe you can demonstrate your curling technique. we've already seen what a great ice skater you are.

>> that was a physical toss to go. >> thanks. >> go for it, doug. right now, new information about the terror attack in new york city. >> that's right. still ahead, what we're just learning about the truck driver behind the deadly rampage. his fascination with isis and questions he refuses to answer from behind his hospital bed tonight. >> how it happened and how little it cost to pull off. >> we're going back out live to new york next with reaction to this high-profile attack and the people in the city who refuse to bow down to terror. this is a live picture of the empire state building darkened

independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable.

new developments after the

federal charges have now been filed against the suspect sayfullo saipov. >> this comes one day after he rammed his rental truck into a bike path in the shadows of the world trade center. investigators say that the attack was in the works for months. >> investigators are trying to figure out if anybody else was involved but you've just learned that the fbi is no longer looking for this guy. they originally called him a person of interest. it's not clear if they found him. >> we've got team coverage for you, both jay gray and aaron gilchrist are in new york tonight. aaron? >> reporter: >> reporter: they have located the person of interest that they want to speak to. the highway has reopened and then suddenly thetr

southbound along west street here at murray and west in lower manhattan. charges have been filed against sayfullo saipov and that he has been able to get information about why and how he pulled off this attack that left eight people dead. they believe that he acted alone but that person that they are talking to as well and the woman that saipov has been married to. we have a timeline of how this assault happened. at 2:00 in the afternoon, the suspect rented the vehicle across the hudson river here presumably the county in which he lived. it was about 2:43 in the afternoon when he came off the george washington bridge into the northern end of manhattan. just after 3:00, he entered the ke

speed. at 3:08 the first 911 call came in and then he got out of the vehicle and was shot by a new york city police officer. jay gray is here with us in new york three blocks from where we're standing. what's the latest where you are? >> what i can tell you, federal crime scene investigators within the last ten minutes or so have left this area. they have moved on and out of the area. they have opened up things here as well. there are still some areas locked down as they continue to finish up their work here. and we know that this neighborhood is trying to get back to normal and several schools in the area including a high school and community

college. and having a good time in the parks that surround this area, they are trying to get back to what life was like before this attack so it's all still top of mind, aaron. >> all right. jay gray, thank you for that. doreen and leon, as i send it back to you, i can tell you that this part of new york city is starting to look like new york city again. there was a rush of people moving intently and quickly. a lot of people were talking about what happened here. >> cars and people back out where they belong. thanks, aaron. of course, "nightly news" will have the latest on this fast-moving story at 7:00 p.m. right after news4 at 6:00. now to a story na you saw first on news4. a woman robbed and

maryland with the holiday season approaching, here's this cautionary tale. >> reporter: police say these are two of the men who robbed a woman at gunpoint outside of the wheaton mall. the woman described as being in here 20s had just finished eating inside the food court here at wheaton mall. she noticed three men but she wasn't that suspicious of them so she and her friend left the mall and walked across the plaza to the garage. the parking garage is the fastest way to get to the metro station and that's when they noticed something was wrong. the men had put on ski masks. one of the men pointed a gun at the woman while another stole the victim's wallet. even though they were wearing ski masks when they robbed her, the woman was still able to identify them. >> because she was observant enough of the guys before they put

>> reporter: she is at the mall on a regular basis and always stays alert. >> i always look around. >> reporter: montgomery county police say anyone who knows anything about what happened here that evening or recognize this picture should give them a call. in wheaton, mark segraves, news4. taking action after a deadly crash, the new steps to keep people safe on this deadly stretch of road. plus, asleep at the wheel. we told you about the complaints from people who say their cars were making them sick. the consumer team looks at what ford is doing to fix the problem. and right now, tracking some rain out there. storm team 4 radar into parts of our area but we haven't seen a lot of it. what we'll see a lot of over the next couple of days. right now, take a look at this. the moon coming up through some of the clouds. a beautiful moon shot.

work is

a road that killed her mother and critically injured her teenage son. there will be high-friction pavement installed on the road where the woman was killed when a food truck ran a stop sign and t-boned her car. the work expected to continue through saturday blocking one lane of traffic. now to a massive effort that gets under way to prevent toxic fumes from coming in to more than a million suvs. >>. >> levels of carbon monoxide in two ford explorers has been discovered. >> reporter: beginning today, ford is offering free repairs associated with carbon monoxide leaks in its explorers which impacts roughly

explorers. regular customers thought it was making them sick and putting them to sleep at the wheel so we had them tested for carbon monoxide and the results were concerning enough that ford actually sent out engineers to test one of those suvs. we also found more than 2700 complaints to federal regulators who are still investigating the issue. ford continues to say its explorers are safe and they have not found carbon monoxide levels that exceed what people are exposed to every day. now, once again, ford is offering these free repairs to all explorers between model years 2011 to 2017. you can go see the rest of our ongoing investigation on our nbc washington app. search ford explorer. coming up next, an update from a maryland woman nearly a year after

fire on the concertgoers. one of the people hurt inside of this restaurant when a car came crashing into it has died. and now a friend is remembering how important he was to the ralph northam: i'm ralph northam and as a doctor, nobody ever asked if i'm a democrat or republican. they just want my help. so if donald trump is helping virginia i'll work with him. but donald trump proposed cutting virginia's school funding, rolling back our clean air and water protections, and taking away health care from thousands of virginians. as a candidate for governor, i sponsored this ad because i've stood up to donald trump on all of it. ed gillespie refuses to stand up to him at all.

m mark herring, candidate for attorney general, and i sponsored this ad. female narrator: what would john adams do to women's health? adams argued before the supreme court to give employers control over your access to birth control. adams also supports giving employers the power to block access to affordable contraception for 1.6 million virginia women. and adams opposes abortion even in cases of rape, or incest. john adams: wrong for women's health. wrong for virginia. if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then again, dreaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network.

well, it's something you never expect to happen when you're sitting and eating lunch. but it happened in prince george's counsel fee. >> that's right. out of nowhere, a car drove into a wall and then into dozens of people eating lunch and one of those people died. >> and he's being remembered as a remarkable man. >> reporter: a car plunges into a tavern on the top of the hill without warning and now a week later, one of the injured, isaiah pugh, has died. >> sadness. just sadness. i don't think any of us were prepared. >> reporter: he was enjoying a business lunch with long-time friend isaiah pew when the car stopped just inches

>> i was about 18 inches away from the car. isaiah fell on me and we both fell on the floor. chairs went down and there was a table on top of us auto i couldn't get isaiah off. >> helping to guide some 3,000 troops and 18200 adult leaders in charl's county. >> every leadership position that we have got our highest awards and was dedicated to the cause. he understood what learning was all about and he lived it. >> reporter: the driver said her brakes wouldn't work. the cause is still under investigation. >> it's a tragedy on top of a tragedy. our thoughts are with the families. >> reporter: this paint marks

went into the tavern. meanwhile, the wall has been repaired but the tavern is not ready to open. tracee wilkins, news4. there are signs of hope for the maryland woman who was shot in the head during the las vegas massacre. tina frost is recovering at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. the 27-year-old says she's out of the intensive care unit and in a private room now. she's learning to right and is using a whiteboard to communicate. she's also working on walking by herself. tina's father says the coming weeks will bring more therapy to work on movement, memory and speech. her family knows more surgeries are in tina's future. they admit they're nervous but say their daughter is growing stronger because of the staff at hopkins and from prayers for her supporters. >> now let's turn to the

weather. >> that's right. let's start with doug in the studio. doug? >>. >> ilts going to be a cool one for sure but we're going to be seeing warmer temperatures as early as tomorrow. the cool air comes back in for part of the weekend. out there right now, this is what we're dealing with currently. we have temperatures at 58 degrees. 57 by 7:00. droking do dropping down to 5:00. much cooler in our western zones where temperatures have been in the 40s. shower activity around and a front will lift back to the north so high tomorrow, 75 degrees. 76 on your friday. 30% chance of shower on friday. 60 degrees coming up on

back one hour. we're walking for lung cancer. check out the details. 55 at 9:00 a.m. and the rest of the ten-day forecast is coming up right after amelia draper who is probably doing something like this. yes, i was right. >> this is so much fun. this is a lifetime dream. i apologize for the noise. 100 days from pyeongchang. anybody that deals with ice work knows how important zamboni is here. chris is our wonderful driver. what he's doing is taking a little bit of ice off and just about a fraction of

and it makes it really nice for the figure skaters. back to you guys. >> and amelia will be out there for the next 100 days. >> i want some of those cool mit tens. >> no

independent press says they're false. fear mongering. absurd. ralph northam went to vmi and was an army doctor for eight years. in richmond, dr. northam helped pass longer sentences for gang members and mandatory life sentences for violent sexual predators. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad because i'm a pediatrician, and for ed gillespie to say i would tolerate anyone hurting a child is despicable. well, one good thing is the redskins won't have to pay for their flight to seattle. there will be empty seats on the plane. >> and we know why. they are so banged up here. no signs of the

injuries letting up any time soon. double digit players limited or not practicing at all today. carol maloney has more about how this team will be playing on a prayer. >> reporter: just a couple of days until the redskins take off for seattle. until then, hoping for more than a few medical miracles. 14 players did not practice or were limited. ten of them are starters. name tag might be needed for a few of the guys getting called in but injuries are not an excuse in the national football league. >> so you're going to lose guys and so we always tell guys, if you're a backer, you're a starter in the nfl. your number can be called anytime. >> we're not looking for excuses. we're looking for reasons why we won't have success out there. we have every reason to believe we'll have success. that's the only train of thought that we can have. >> help is on the way on the defensive side of the ball.

deangelo hall is back. the corner, the safety is unclear of his role but says he's playing. >> it's a for sure thing that i'll be playing on sunday. i feel good. i'm ready. >> it's been a long road of recovery. >> yeah. week three. last year. yeah. so almost a full year. that gave me a whole lot of time to get healed up and get healthy. so i feel good. i'm ready to go. >> an official announcement on d. hall's return will be out soon. he's been out with a torn acl. his come back couldn't come at a better time. carol maloney, news4 sports. the redskins may have to stock up on band-aids or something else. the wizards play their last four out west and tonight only their third game at capital

washington will still be without morris serving a one-game suspension and otter porter out with the flu. going 2-2 on the west coast road trip losing to the champs and young lakers team. the good news for washington tonight, a double-double against phoenix while biel averages just under 20 points a game. this is an 11-year-oldom bethesda who is curre i active treatmentor leukemia. today with the help of the cavs and make a wish, he got some 50 pounds at practice and really got to experience with nicolas backstrom. he'll attend against the hockey fi

charitable foundation and community members from the d.c. fun campus coming together for place to play at the northwestd a very nice job well done. meanwhile, best two words in sports, game seven in the 55-year history of the dodgers stadium. a pivotal game. one mysterious gambler is very happy. now a perfect 6-6. whoever this person is started with a $500,000 bet. he or she is expected to wager 14 million on that game tonight. no word who that person is but bringing out my list again, i'll have this long of a list of people trying to find out who it is. >> find that guy, bring him here and have him buy us a couple of linemen. >> that is not a man who

married. >> right? >> it won't last for long. >> "nightly n ew

there is breaking news as we come on the air. federal terrorism charges just filed against that truck attack driver in new york city. and there is shocking new video that is just emerging from his trail of terror. >> oh, my god. >> children strapped in their seats in a mangled school bus that stopped a killer after taking eight lives. a group of friends and a man out riding his bike. >> he had everything. everything. >> we're also learning about his instructions to kill straight out of the isis playbook. authorities say he's bragging about the attack. we hear from the hero cop that took him down. another major story tonight. we'll show you the russian propaganda seen by nearly 150 million people on facebook as tech leaders are grilled before congress. e