now at 11:00, a child critically injured from a motorcycle crash. anher man is dead. the boy's family clinging to hope in a hospital. fighting back against human trafficking. only on news 4 tonight, exclusive access to new training

that could save lives. and how long would you spend in a coffin f 300 bucks? we'll tell you what it takes to win a bizarre halloween contest. news 4 a 11:00 starts now. >> it happened in an instant. a family friend gave an 8-year-old a sghrt spin thr the neighborhood on his motorcycle and then tragedy. >> an onming car made a left turn directly into their path. 44-year-old christopher mlain died, and now edward julian pope is critically injured. >> news 4's jackie bensen is live outside children's national health, where's being treated. jackie? >> reporter: well, during the litt -- doreen, the little boy's mother has only livedn this area for a few years, so, she's going through all of this without a lot ofil f around, but in that time, she has made at least one very good friend.

>> please pray, and i'm ke, pray for what, what's wrong? he was in an accident. >> reporter: she got the fhone cam her best friend yesterday afternoon, there has been a terrible crash involving a motorcycle. 8-year-old edward julian pope, known as juju, was badly injured. the two moms met when the two boys went to school together. tucker knows juju's recovery will be many months long and impose ainancial train and her best friend. >> she's i the private industry. thank god, you know, i'm in government, so, i have thatng luxury of b able to take off and have leave, but i know that she doesn't. >> rorter: hearts are heavy with the knowledge that family hriendtopher mcclain, 44, was kill eed in the crash. it is believed that he tucked his body to cushion the llchild s the bike went into a 25ide to avoid the collision.

juju's ear-old sister is determined to give her brother and her b mother every of support she can. >> i know that the stress of work a just being single parent mother is going to take a toll on er. weever had to do anything this serious. >> reporte juju also plays football for the prince george's county sto youth association. i mentioned that there was an effort under way to help the family, you can learn more about nbc by downloading our washington app. live in northwest washington, jackie bensen, news 4. we hope that little boy is going to be okay. thank you, jackie. ldhe fbi ce close to wrapping up its background invesaginve investigation into judge brett kavanaugh. news 4's leon harris is following the latest developments, including some new comments from the president. leon? >> rorter: yes,doreen.

president trump openly mocked dr. christine blasey ford tonight, at least comments hema , his harshest words yet for judge kavanaugh's most prom innocentnd accuser, a it came to the delight of the crowd at his rally in mississippi. >> how did you get home, i don'i remember, whe the place, i don't remember, how many years ago was it, i don't know, i don't know. i don't know. >> the crowd cheered a chanted "we want kavanaugh." the president continued talking about how tough it is for young men tly be fal accused, echoing his comments from earlier toy. the fbi, apparently, has no plans to interview dr. ford for its investig hion. the whise says her testimony last week before the senate was enough. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell reiterated that a vote on kavanaugh will happen end of this week. as for the president's comments tonight, one of dr. ford's attorneys, tweeted this, calling it, quote, a vicious, vile attack on his client. jim? >> leon, thank you.

>> seems like just yesterday we were all rocking the red. well, folks, they are tomorrow, we welcome the stanley cup champions back to the ice at capital one arena. the caps will raise the archampionship banner and their new season at 7:30. the ceremony and t game will be broadcast on the arena' videoboard out on g street. so, even if you don't have tickets, you can come a out watch and relive those great moments from the playoffs last year. we have a full day of coverage, starting in the a.m. with leon and doug, live a afternoo and then we'll show you the ceremony and rock the red with fans right here on 11:00.4 at significant damage caused by a tornado tonight in northwestern pennsylvania. you can see it ripped the roof off this nursing home. no serious injuries reported here. the red cross is caring for some of the victi at a local

church. doug joins us now. >> yeah, doug, a lot of sevate r to the north. what is it going to mean to us? >> it's a frontal bouthary 's trying to move through right currently have some shower activi activity. you can see the line, in philadelphia and new york. those strong storms, not m in our direction. what is moving in your direction, well, it's allak ed. ms, butsome stronger st now, just shower activity coming through. take a look at our area, right now, a few showers right around ick. nothing around d.c. just yet. it is all up to thear north, nd frederick. starting to see the you soer et shower activity down i-70. rain in parts of our area, even the d.c. metro area. it will not amount to much. and really all it's goingo bring to us is another beautiful day tomorrow and extremely warm temperatures comin up on thursday. yeah. maybe 90. yeah, that's right. that's pretty hot for this time of war. buff i't last. i've got your weekend forecast

in a minute. >> we'll see you then, thank you. now, terrifying moments for two grgetown university medical stufrts. take a look. police are trying to find a driver involved in this hit and run in d.c. the students were sdying at the hilibrary last month when ty omcided to get food. they were walking in the crosswalk with the walk signal when a carm plowed into td took off. >> w could have died, and there was no empathy from him. n hope he allowed to drive like that anymore. right now, he's probably still driving. >> one of the students was worried she'd beparalyzed. both missed a few daysf classes, but they're doing okay now. if you recognize that car, d.c. police want to hear from you. envelopes suspected of containing a poison shut down delivery service at the pentagon today. tests found two envelopes thatc maain traces of the deadly poison ricin.

they were address ee eed to def secretary james mattis. similar letter was sent to the white house, but never got there. and in houston, a letter arrived at the campaign headquarters of senator cruz. tests for anything hazardous there turned up negative. federal law enforcement officials say they'rewi folng some promising leads about where the letters may have originated. four california men face new charges tonight in connection with the deay rally in charlottesville lastyear. they were arrested early this morning. the u.s. attorney's office says the menre part of a militant ite supremacist group based in southern california. they're accused ofommitting multiple acts of violence against counter prosters during that torch-lit march lase , and at the larger rally the next day. wo marijua advocates were arrested outside marylandma congre andyharris' office.

fellow gop congressman steve scalise tweeted tonight, saying this kind of thi is never acceptable. the women were later arrested for m smokingijuana ousdz of harris' offi harris has worke to block the decriminalization of marijuana in d.c. in rginia, republican congresswoman barbara comstock gaining ground in her bid for re-election. but jennifer wexton still has a slight lead. 50% of people that responded to the poll sai f they'd vote wexton if the election was da that was a 3% gain for the congresswoman since june. now, the margin of error is between 5% and 7%. if you're not a fan of enclosed spaces, this nextgh sty not be for you. >> but if you can survive the are of closed quarters, there might be some money in it. 30 hoursn a closed coffin, that's the challenge.

>> tonight, news 4's shomari stone reports on the payoff. >> reporter: skeleton scary clowns, spiders. >> i absolutely love halloween. >> reporter: mica hutchinson's favorite time of the year. >> i love it. everything about halloween, i love >> reporter: but would you love spending 30 hours in this creepy coffin with the lead at six flags? >> no. absolute not. >> reporter: how about a chance >> win $300 and season passes? >> no. bsolutely not. >> that would be awful. >> reporter: six flags will pick ix people to take part in the 30-hour coffin challenge. during the park's fright fest. spokesperson denise stokes says they'll pick the contestants this week. >> three-quarters of your body is going to be covered with a lid. >> why am i sitting back and you're up? >> because i can't do it. i can't do it. i can't do it. i can't do it. >> reporter: here are some of the 30-hour coffinhallenge rules. you must be 18 years or older. you can't have any medical conditions where participating

could be a health risk. you will get six-minute hourly bathroom breaks. and in-coffin meals provided by six flags. give it a try,. monica >> no. you add a zero to that 300 and we got a deal. r orter: now, fright fest is open on the weekends, and this event starts on october 1th at 6:00 in the eventing. and it continues until ctober 13th until 11:00 at night. now, you can sign up on our nbc washington app, search six flags. i'm shomari stone, where it's spook-tacular. back to you. >> i was thinking he was going to put the lid on. >> fulleffect. ll in. all right. i don't know what to know what a coffin meal is. >> right. >> crazy. all right, coming up on news 4 at 11:00, when and why you can expe your cell phone to sound the alarm tomorrow teoon. and hotels accused of not doing enough to fight human trafficking. only on news 4 tonight, one company fighting to change that.

>> this is the most important industry to train on thisss iue, period.

b raking newsht now. live pictures coming in from the scene of a deadly pedestrian crash in the district. this is central avenue southeast, justver the d.c./maryland line from capital heights. >> d.c. fire and ems just tweeted that someone was pind under a vehicle here. the d.c. police major crash unit is investigating. >> only on news 4 tonight, disturbing crimes against children happening in some of the world's largest hotel

chains. >> last may, one survivor shared her story with news 4.ke >> you pass valet, you pass the maids in the hallway and nobody says anything, it le des you to wonder, lik they care? >> that woman we'll call jane doe was a victim of sex trficking when she was 16. she's part of a series of groundbreaking lawsuits claiming hols aren't doing enough to end human trafficking. a all new tonight, we've got an exclusive look what one major hotel chain is doing.co nsumer reporter susan hogan has our story.>> eporter: we asked every major hotel chain about their human trafficking policies. while most of them told us that their n't train 100% of staff, we learned marriott is in the middle of a major effort to do just that, and they invited us inside for an exclusive look.

this woman is a bartender at thn renaissance i downtown d.c. she recently took on a new sponsibility at work, watching for signs of human trafficking. >> i definitely keep a close ear and a close eye on things that are going on. >> reporter: she's one of nearly a half million employees at marriott-owned propertiesho have n completed mandatory training. >> in this training today, you're going to learn how to recognize the signs of human trafficking and you're also going to learno what to d if you observe those signs inny of our properties. >> reporter: news 4 was granted rare access inside training session at the w hotel. not only are employees her taught the classic signs of human >> paying for a room in cash one day at a time. escorting various men up to the room. >> reporter: they learned about the disturbing real-life situations that happened on marriott properties, where trained employees saved lives. >> turns out that law

enforcemt got involved and that child had been missing from his parents for three days. >> rep tter: the people ins room vary, from front desk and valet to housekeeping and restaurant staff. the message to them is perfectly eclear, they all h to be vigilant and get involved. recurity is everyone's spot. . >>orter: marriott is on a mission to make se every single one of its employees worldwide takes this mandatory training. >> as a hotel company, marriott international is taking a proactive approach on this. we're not ignoring the issue, we're not denying it. we accept that, and, you know, fortunately, it happens in hotels. >> reporter: and it's happening at record rates,ccording to ecpat, a global network looking to exthe exploitation of children.g >> this trains extremely important. this is the most important industry to train on this issue, period. >> reporter: but according to

ecpat, only three major hotel chains worldwide make this aining mandatory for all employees. and those that don't, they're going to be called out. ecpat is building database that you'll be able to search to ade whether the hotel you're booking makes the >> so, you'll be able to see in the firstear what companies have policies, how many of them are tr ining, who training, what is that whtraining, at does it look like? >> reporter: so, the next time you check into a hotel with your family, you'l know if someone is keeping a watchful eye. >> so, any time i see something that i not right, that's not going on well, i definitelye h my ears up. >> reporter: and those hotel ratingec t tells us they should be available for you to see by the beginning of the year. to see all of our previous stories, just go to nbc washington app and srch sex trafficking. i'm susan hogan, news 4. >>. heads tomorrow afternoon, you can expect your phone to buzz and

wail, but don't be alarmed. it's just a test. at about 2:15 tomorrow, fema will send o an emergency alert. it will reach 20 million electronic devices, if it works. it will be similar when up get an amber alert or severe weathen wag. fema says it is a test of something that would only be used in a nationwide emergency >> i want to do a practice one on doug during his weather. >> yeah. >> you know when that would have been used, during florence. >> exactly. >> parts of the carolina coast line. this is something that's going to be areat thing for people out there, especially of areas of severe weather. we had a lot of it tonight. the state of pennsylvania was really under the gun. we thought wd see a couple of showers and thunderstorms in our area, too, but theyt just did materialized. a couple of showers down in the south. but now, we're tcking showe coming through frederick county right now, in towards, back

towards west virginia andma western land, as well. take a look. we are seeing those showers, right up to the north. again, they are trying to drift down. right down 270. so, heads up into upper montgomery county. o most these fairly light. but there's more just across the border here. we actually still have some thunderstorm activity. ftt a lot but some thunderstorm activity con inuing to mak way on down to the south. the heavy storms, well, they are stil over parts of philadelphia and new york. look at all the lightning here. and these came through pennsylvania, numerousornado warnings, we did see tornadoes during the day today. so, watchtg out for t region, up to parts of new england, seeing flooding in that but in front will move across and back up to the north. that means for ngus, we're g to stay on the mild side. when i say mild, average high temperatures is 73. where are we at 11:20 at night? 73. that's theverage high. really incredible just how warm we are. and the dew points are still way up there, which means it feels

very humid. you walk outside, you can really feel it. it is not a windows open type of night. hikes today, you can see wthre front was. look at this. 85 indianapolis, 67 chicago, buffalo, 69, 84, d.c. north of this, much cooler. to the south, that's where we'll be the next couple of days. going to stay on the warm side. and that really is the etend. we talking october warmth for sure. high pressure donating. the jet stream moving from way to our north and west in towards the that makes back through the west, much cooler and stormy. pain some snow in denver next monday and tuesday. for us, though, it's all abo the warm air. we're talking temperatures, close to 84rr to, close to 90 on tuesday. sun and clouds tomorrow. continued warmth. picking up the kids tomorrow, on the warm side. recess warm, too. a few clouds tomorrow, but not bad. an isolated storm late in the day on thursday.

that's something to watch out for. that's with the front that will cool things down on frnd saturday. a lot of clouds this weekend, but not a terrible weekend. next week looking good. temperatures way above average. >> thank you, doug >> yep. coming up, the party we didn't think would ever end is going to, but not before a banner das what the are thinking ahead a special night a special night >> sports .ne

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fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportunity to thrive your way. this is the xfinity sports desk. >> ah, twas the night before tha capitalsn opener and all through d.c., not a creature was stirring, n even a zamboni. the jerseys -- come on. the jerseys were hung by the chimney with care,n hopes a stanley cup banner would soon be hung with flare. and soon we'll be snug in our beds, with vision of the puck drop dancing in ourheads. cause for the capitals, it will be like christmas morning. >> yeah, finally, you know, been

a long time waiting for this moment. and time flies, and, you know, it's going to be something special. >> i feel like i know how coolc or how s a moment's going to be, whether it's your day with the cup or the parade or getting your ring it seems like every one better than i imagined. so, tomorrow night is going to be pretty fun. it's going to be it's going to be a nice way to close this pretty amazing chapter in the history of the washington capitals. >> that's one word for it. john wooden, who gave us that great wood, be 'tquick, but d hurry, used to start his training camp by teaching his ayers how to put on their shoes and socks. it's the details that make a difference. and that got our producer thinng of a uniqu way to challenge the capitals. the nbc 4 capitals diaper challenge. - >> little baby, but >> oh, sorry. not like -- not like that. >> no, no. >> you mind showing us? >> oh, yeah, that'seasy.

>> do you remember? >> that's easy. >> the skills of a father here. how much y take care of your kids at home. i yell you somethin have quick hands. >> i know. i did a lot of diapers. >> so, are we going, just go whenever? are we timing it? do i have to take that off?no >> you can clean that on there. don't have a lot of experience with this. first of all, the baby is going to be on its back. >> oh, hold on. does it say front or back on this thing? >> it's different. i can assure you that. >> ding, ding. >> i hope he enjoys every minute. pretty soon it's going t be all done. oh, there's a hand down there. >> that was good. >> looks all right. >> yeah. >> you have to keep tight during the night so it doesn't

go thknugh, you ? >> kind of loose, but you itkno it'sng there, right? feel free to do your >> one teammate babysit, maybe in a couple of months, who woud yopick? >> ah -- i would stick with kuzi. >> yeah, the fastest diaper changer, and for the record, no real children were used in this diaper children. >> that doll got a workout. >> it was okay. >> tin thing. >> yes. >> yes. you guys need a lifesize doll

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