this happened late last night near the intersection of van dorn street and courtney avenue. >> a lotlking about this. this overpass, and very popular among walkers. a lot of folks use decide what to walk from the local metro station. a neighborhood nearby is especially concerned about this. the attack here along busy van dorn street near courtney avenue. >> it is so close to the metro. >> the victim was walking north on eisenhower avenue around 11:30 thursday night. she was confronted by a man with a knife. it got worse. when the woman told the man she had no money he forced her over this guardrail to these bushes and sexually assaulting her. >> it is not very well taken care of. >> this overpass is a popular pedestrian area. there is concern about the assault. >> the neighborhood is a kind of enclaved with high fences. >> i am really surprised. >> she says she will be a lot more aware from now on. >> i walked around the neighborhood at night sometimes. >> police have only a vague description of the suspect. he ran behind me here down south pickett street. they're still trying to fin

this sunday as he goes into the final race of the season fourteen points behind rival stoffel van dorn from belgium cousins but out of the courts in spain. for the whole season rushes the new kid out and stuff it one born have been in a league of their own as the sparrow have won eleven out of the twelve races so for eighteen year old crowd will end the season with the most to be curious seven but despite one born winning just four he has been more consistent finishing on the podium ten times in twelve outings and headed into the final weekend at the catalonia circuit within the eleven point. inset of these a race the belgian started from second sport. was fifteen qualification however the russian produced in the electric start overtaking two opponents to get close to his title rival but the new incident slowed the red bull junior team driver down as a safety car appeared on the track and as a result the twenty five leper race was shortened to just twelve and columbus. who started from pole his first victory of the season leaving van dorn to edge out into second in a battle behind him

on saturday, blue line trains will single track between franconia's springfield and van dorn street. the blue line will single-track only on saturday. it is 60 degrees outside. >> a disturbing case involving a new york city police officer has local ties. an alleged plot by the officer to >> a bizarre story in new york city. a new york police officers charged in a horrifying plots and he has ties to our area. a warning. this is graphic. prosecutors say the new york city police officer gilberto valle plotted to kidnap, kill cook, and eat 100 women. he graduated from the university of maryland in 2006 after studying psychology and criminal-justice. the news was shocking to current students. >> that terrible. it's worse than anything i've ever seen on tv. >> he was suspended after his arrest and is being held without bail. none of the women were actually harmed. >> the man charged in the shooting at the family research council in downtown washington as a status hearing today. floyd corkins allegedly shot and wounded a guard in august. this week a grand jury handed down new indictments ag

identified the officers involved in a pursuit that ended with gun fire. 17-year veteran sistek and officer dornesponded on lanvale street. one of the officers shot the suspect. the two officers are on administrative leave. hundreds of volunteers were hard at work in baltimore today for the annual day of service. the annual ricky myers day of service is run by civic works, 10th year for the event. they planted gardens and cleaned up parks and went through donated goods. >> the focus of his life was to celebrate volunteerism. >> since its inception in 1993, close to 30,000 people have volunteered with civic work. hundreds of student protestors held a rally in college park in support of the state's dream act. >> it's a controversial ballot question that if approved would allow instate television rates for immigrants. they would have to attend a high school for three years and prove that they or their parents pay state taxes. they collected signatures to force the issue onto the november ballot. 800 registered voters found that 68% support the measure and 34% oppose it. the baltimore city fire depa

. >>> several respect departmentses at an apartment building on north van dorn street were forced out of their homes because of a carbon monoxide leak. alexandria fire crews discovered high carbon monoxide levels in three amounts around 6:30 this morning. -- three apartments around 6:30 this morning. two people living in the building were taken to the hospital for poisoning. residents living at the willow run apartment complex have been allowed to return to their homes. >>> a woman who crashed into a squad car and tried to run over an officer will go before a judge for a bond hearing in less than an hour. she led police on a high speed chase yesterday from walter reed national military medical center in bethesda to rockville. 27-year-old angela cobbold of manassas was spotted making a u- turn at walter reed yesterday morning. while she was stuck in traffic, department of defense officers approached. cobbold saw them, took off and hit a car. she eventually returned to walter reed. officers spotted her, stopped her, and when she refused to put down her window, he broke the rear window w

pursuit that ended with gunfire early thursday. 17 year veteran stephen sistek and 4-your veteran steven dorn were called to the 1500 block of east lanvale street. officers say the suspect pulled out a gun. >> a veteran coach at the north baltimore, aquatic club has resigned after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female athlete more than 30 years ago. the club contacted baltimore county authorities. hundreds of student protestors held a rally at the university of maryland college park yesterday in support of the state's dream act. >> up, up on education! the dream act is the controversial baltimore question that would allow in-state tuition rates. opponent say the law would be a financial burden on the state. a recent poll of more than 800 registered voters found that 58% support the measure and 34% oppose it. >> hundreds of volunteers were hard at work in baltimore saturday for the annual day of service. the ricky myers day of service is run by the non-profit civic works, the 10th year for the event. helped plant gardens, clean up parks and sort through donated goods. >> the main

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today only blue line trains are single tracking between franconia springfield and van dorn street and over on the green line trains share a track between greenbelt and college park. >>> both presidential campaign are having a tough time staying out of sandy's path. mitt romney is canceling his sunday night rally in virginia beach but still plans to keep two other stops in the state earlier in the day one of which will be at battlefield high school in haymarket. and the stop by president obama in prince william county monday with former president bill clinton may also be in jeopardy now. the campaign says they will monitor the storm and decide whether or not to reschedule. meanwhile mitt romney's wife ann is in our area right now holding a rally in mclean as we speak and will be in south riding. >>> first lady michelle obama is back in washington this morning after experiencing some flight problems last night. the first lady's plane was delayed in las vegas where she was doing campaigning there yesterday. the aircraft was held up for about three hours because of mechanical problems. th

that ended with gunfire early thursday. 17-year veteran stephen sistek and four-your veteran steven dorn were called to the 1500 block of east lanvale street. police say the suspect pulled a gun and one of the officers shot and missed the suspect. he ran but was later arrested. the two officers are on administrative leave. >> a veteran coach at the baltimore aquatic club has resigned after allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female athlete more than 30 years ago. according to the "baltimore sun," the club reported the unidentified coach to swimming authorities after they became aware of the allegation last fall. the alleged incident happened back in 1975. the club contacted baltimore county authorities. it's unclear if charges have been filed. hundreds of student protestors held a rally at the university of maryland college park yesterday in support of the state's dream act. >> up, up for education! >> down, down for deportation. >> the dream act is the controversial ballot question that, if approved, would allow in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. those immigrants wou

about a six-minute ride from the wilson bridge to van dorn, at speed there.s aon a weekend schedule. no vre or marc rail service because of the holiday. >>> seven minutes before 7:00. some parts of the country are feeling a little relief at the pump while others of us are still dealing with pain at the pump. aaa reports the average is $3.86 for regular unleaded in the district. maryland, $3.70 right now. in virginia you're playing on average $3.60 for regular unleaded. in west virginia, your average price is $3.89. and the national average is '3.82. we could live out west. prices jumped two cents overnight to a record breaking average of $4.66 a gallon in california. some are paying $5 or more per gallon at some stations. the prices jumped last week after a power outage at a refinery. >>> today is the last day for foodies to enjoy the taste of d.c. it features more than 50 of the area's best restaurants and food trucks. the admission is $10. taste of d.c. is from noon until 7:00 tonight. pennsylvania avenue will be closed off between 9th and 14th streets. >>>

the latest happened thursday night near the intersection of van dorn street and courtney avenue. the victim told police the hispanic man pulled a knife on her and demanded money. when she says she didn't have any he pulled her into some bushes and then he says he assaulted her. >>> storm team 4 meteorologist thee we are waking up to another cold morning but let's find out when we might see a warm up. >> good morning to you. a good saturday morning everybody. what a beautiful morning outside. the sun is up already. and a mostly clear sky. but woo did it get cold last night especially out to the north and west of i-95. it's 34 now in gaithersburg and leesburg. 29 in martinsburg, west virginia. 32 winchester and front royal. there is your saturday forecast. plenty of sunshine today. no problems with that but highs today only into the upper 50s and low 60s. on the cool side today turning windy and much, much warmer tomorrow. redskins game tomorrow, 75 degrees at kickoff. no problems there, richard. >> thanks. we have another news update in 25 minutes but now back to the "today" show.

let's take a look at the beltway at van dorn street, which is looking fantastic. construction on the inner loop at route 7 has been taken out of the way. keep in mind, if you're taking mass transit, metro running on a regular schedule. >>> washington may have nats fever, but the nba season is right around the corner. the wizards opened their preseason yesterday. they lost to the charlotte bobcats 100-88. the next preseason game is thursday against the knicks, and the regular season tips off october 30th. >>> think your commute is bad? check out this dramatic video of a massive pileup during yesterday's sprint cup talladega final. during the last lap of the race, right as tony stew art was abou to be the first to cross the finish line. michael waltrip turns him and causes an enormous pile-up. nobody got hurt, believe it or not. matt kenseth was eventually declared the winner of that race. >>> you think that gas prices are high here? try living in california. california drivers are paying on average a record breaking $4.65 a gallon. some are paying $5 or more per ga

. >> sean: they're better than bee dorn's kids. i don't know. first time shouldn't be with just anyway. you want to do it with a great guy. it should be with a guy with beautiful, someone who really cares about and understands women, a guy that cares whether you get health insurance, birth control. you want to do it with a guy who brought the troops out of iraq. you don't want a guy who is at the library studying. >> i can't take it any more. i've played it enough. ci>> that's connected to the campaign. >> i like this ad. she's very funny comedienne. >> have you ever seen the show? >> yeah. i mean, the show. >> sean: it's awful. >> it's not my cup of tea. she's funny. i think it's funny. get the humor, sean. >> sean: you want a guy who gives you free birth control? >> it's just a joke. >> sean: it's a joke? this is the president of the united states of america. >> what is the big deal. >> sean: like losing your virginity for obama. >> it's a joke, tucker. >> i actually like sex jokes, personally. let me just say, i mean, you would really have to

. >> sean: they're better than bee dorn's kids. i don't know.first time shouldn't be with just anyway. you want to do it with a great guy. it should be with a guy with beautiful, someone who really cares about and understands women, a guy that cares whether you get health insurance, birth control. you want to do it with a guy who brought the troops out of iraq. you don't want a guy who is at the library studying. >> i can't take it any more. i've played it enough. ci>> that's connected to the campaign. >> i like this ad. she's very funny comedienne. >> have you ever seen the show? >> yeah. i mean, the show. >> sean: it's awful. >> it's not my cup of tea. she's funny. i think it's funny. get the humor, sean. >> sean: you want a guy who gives you free birth control? >> it's just a joke. >> sean: it's a joke? this is the president of the united states of america. >> what is the big deal. >> sean: like losing your virginity for obama. >> it's a joke, tucker. >> i actually like sex jokes, personally. let me just say, i mean, you would really have to

on saturday only, blue line trains will single track between franconia, spring, and dorn street. >>> people visiting the big apple will have a famous view of the skyline to take advantage of once again. after a year of renovations, the statue of liberty's crown will be open to the public again starting sunday. the construction addressed safety concerns, and the newly reopened area gives a little better view of the famous skyline. if you want to see it, it's only open thursdays through sundays, and you do need reservations. >>> can you believe it? black friday is just four weeks from today. this year more shoppers are getting an early start on some of those deals. it's the official kickoff to the holiday's shopping season. experts say the black friday fad is fading. a new poll found that 40% of shoppers have already started and only 12% wait until black friday. >> i think a lot of consumers have realized that you don't necessarily get the best deal on black friday. one day that people go shopping. people are much more savvy about getting deals and much more cautious about their money.

the latest one happened thursday night near the intersection of van dorn street and courtney avenue right after a 20-year-old woman got off a bus. she told police a hispanic man pulled a knife on her and demanded money and he pulled her into some bushes and assaulted her. people who live and work near the area say they are stunned. two other attacks happened near holmes run parkway about two miles away from the most recent scene but detectives said they don't believe there is a connection to thursday night's attack. >>> two men accused of brutally attacking and robbing a man near eastern market will face charges. they appeared in d.c. superior court yesterday. a judge ruled the two should be held in the beating and robbery of thomas maslin, accused of jumping him back in august and savagely attacking him. he lost an eye in the attack and still does not have feeling in parts of his body. police caught them and one other suspect after they were accused of three other robberies the same night as the attack on maslin. >>> a heads up for those living in our area. the air national guard will be

this is a live look at van dorn. again, inner loop and outer loop, accident free.he earlier construction in virginia, that looks to be completely gone. aaron and eun, back over to you. >> thank you, danella. >>> today is a big day for prominent economists. he or she will wind the nobel prize in economics. a swedish committee will announce at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. it's worth about $1.2 million. >>> and the controversial hpv vaccine does not cause girls to have more sex. the study from kaiser permanente looked at medical records from 1,400 vaccinated and unvaccinated girls. it revealed no difference in sexual activity from ages 13 to 18. they recommend girls get the vaccine around the age of 11 and 12 to prevent cervical cancer. >>> and the more coffee, the better. women who drink, get this, six cups of coffee each day are less likely to suffer from womb cancer. it could also lower risk of type 2 diabetes, gallstones, colon cancer, and parkinson's disease. one thing to note, whether the coffee was cav nated or decaf nated doesn't matter. >>> a study that will make

cheverly and today only blue line trains are single tracking between frank own ka springfield and van dorn street while the green line trains share a track between green belt and college park. >>> storm team 4 is tracking tropical storm sandy on air and online. sign up for breaking news and weather alerts on nbc washington.com. follow us on facebook and twitter. >>> the coming election is not immune to mother nature. sandy has both campaigns rescheduling or rethinking some of their campaign stops. mitt romney is canceling his sunday night rally in virginia beach and still plans to keep two other stops in the state earlier in the day, one of which is at battlefield high school in haymarket. a stop by president obama in prince william county monday with former president bill clinton may also be in jeopardy. the campaign says they will monitor the storm to decide whether to reschedule. >>> first lady michelle obama is back in washington this morning after experiencing some flight problems last night. the first lady's plane was delayed in las vegas where she was doing some campaigning there ye

that ended with gunfire early thursday. 17-year veteran stephen sistek and four-year veteran steven dornlled to the 1500 block of east lanvale street. police say the suspect pulled out a gun and one of the officers shot and missed the suspect. the suspect fled, he was later arrested, and the two officers are on administrative leave. we a david smallwood: maryland money needs to stay in maryland. it's just that simple, i mean, it's a no brainer. anncr: every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty... million at casinos in west virginia, delaware... and pennsylvania. one west virginia paper calls it a "cash cow" for them. but its cost maryland over one billion dollars. money that could have created good jobs and... better schools for us. question seven keeps maryland money in maryland. david smallwood: question seven, i think it will be a... good thing for the state of maryland. >> welcome back, good morning, everyone, get ready for a change in the weather. highs topping out in the mid 50's, 15 degrees below average for this time year and we will deal with a few light rain showers th

exams will be given to the first 40 women to arrive between 5:00 and 7:00 miami at phillip dorn respite center contra costa regional sent, pittsburg west center and the center in pueblo. these mammograms are free. >>> let's check in with sal. >> driving, i would say, is a little better right now in the east bay when it comes to that. we will talk to steve in just a moment. let's go and take a look at the san mateo bridge. you can see that -- just what i'm talking about. it's very slow all the way across and then you are driving into some wet weather over there. so if you are driving to the peninsula, especially if you are driving to the airport, please give yourself extra time. i want to show you on the maps. show you how bad the san mateo bridge is all the way across. once you get to 101, 101 in san mateo is very slow. in the santa clara valley, 101 is the sloatest -- slowest. let's go to steve. >>> this is a by-product of the system that left the rain and some of that rain has added up. san francisco should get about an 1.25. we're already above an maybe some more rain by next wednesd

converting dorn ethanol seems to be a bad idea. there are other types of biofuel which may have potential. >> the least of the problem, when you look at the nutrient loading causes dead disowns in the ocean antic dead zones, water ways and corn growing area that's massive amounts of water. and skyrocketing food prices. when the rites happen for food, it's not good for the environment either. >> next? actually there's another question i want to ask about quick. the deepwater horizon situation, you mentioned that they with held information that was likely to happen. we we wrote about that. being biology we know the ocean is resilient to oil spills and the like. can you talk about, ordown do you know about the review panel with regard to the moratorium. >> i'm not familiar. are you familiar at all? >> i wondered if you looked on it. when they convene the review panel whether or not they should have moratorium. they rewrote the recommends and the people on the panel came out and said no. let go here then. >> you talked about the politi

and today only blue line train single track between franconia springfield and van dorn street.urricane sandy on air and online. you can sign up for breaking news and weather alerts on nbc washington.com. also follow us on facebook and twitter. be sure to tune in at 9:00 for a full 90 minutes of local news and weather along with the >>> and we are back on this saturday, october 27th. and this is an amazing crowd. getting ready for the storm. it's now a hurricane. hurricane sandy. >>> stoill to come, we're going to talk about justin timberlake and why he's not bringing sexy back, but he's bringing sorry back. >> he is bringing sorry back. he's only been married a week. he's apologizing for something that happened at his wedding. we'll fill you in on that. >>> and we'll also take a look at jeans. how many women struggle with this. you wouldn't know about this. >> guys struggle, too. >> so we're going to have something for every body type that i think will give some good tips out there for the ladies. >> and the guys. but this is a women's thing. i get it. also coming i, we know ho

springfield headed out towards gallows road, outer loop starting to slow from van dorn street to thebridge. no accidents to report on the top stretch of the beltway, but route 1 over towards georgia avenue, a 20-minute commute there. expects delays on 95 headed toward the beltway. southbound 270 delays continue now, trying to get south of germantown all the way out towards rockville. earlier accident we had mentioned 118 near wisteria has been cleared to a parking lot. that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> julie, thank you. >>> we begin with a news alert from baltimore where five people have died in an overnight fire. the youngest victim just a year old. the blaze broke out in a house in the northeast part of the city sometime before 2:00 this morning. at least one other person in the home did survive after jumping from a window. two firefighters also were hurt battling the flames, including one who fell through the second floor into the basement. so far still no word on a cause or the victim's identify thes -- identities, but we do know they were a grandmother and four ch

an accident south van dorn street.he 11th street bridge. 395 is slow.travel speeds north 14th street bridge is about 18 miles per hour. it's slow. back to you. >> tha >>> more sunshine and warm. welcome to thursday. bright sky out there now. we are sitting at 49 degrees currently. sunshine and a light wind. readings in montgomery county. over in fairfax right now, reston and mcclain is 45. the high today is 64. more sun today, less warmth. let me tell you how i will create 12 million jobs when president obama couldn't. first, my energy independence policy means more than three million new jobs. many of them in manufacturing. my tax reform plan to lower rates for the middle class and for small business creates seven million more. and expanding trade, cracking down on china, and improving job training takes us to over 12 million new jobs. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. ♪ >>> 8:30 now on a thursday morning, it's the 11th day of october, 2012. people on the plaza bundled up a little bit this morning. it's a b

from van dorn, travel lanes are open. 63 miles per hour.ty boulevard on the inner loop and outer loop it's clear. back to you. >> thank you. coming up on news 4 midday, a sneak peek [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we have a president who won't let that happen. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approved this message. >>> from nbc news, this is "today." with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and we are excited to be here today. hi, everybody, hoda and i say hey. it's october 12th. >> it's a very significant day, because it is the eve of the opening. >> i know. ♪ >> is that a song you've heard of? >> stand up, that's the opening number of "scandalous," which mira