aaron gilchrist shows us how using your refrigerator. >> reporter: it is the state of the economy fromlege graduates to longtime career professionals, a lot of people are out of work and lookingfor jobs. to get back on their feet experts have one word of advice -- network. >> 70% to 80% the way most eople will wind up getting their jobs is because somebody knows somebody who knows somebody. >> reporter: how do you build a network and who exactly should be included? a n article by career builder says that lay out a simple plan involving your refrigerator. grab a few pies of paper and tape them across your refrigerator. every time you get something to eat, stop and write down the name of at least one person you know. by the end of t week, you should have a list of names and your network. >> the idea once again is to start building that network. kind of brick by brick, person by person. so you start with the people who you know best and who know you best. so certainly friends, relatives, professors, former teachers, even high school, former coaches, clergy. >> reporter: once you built you

you need to say this i a way to save yourbaby. >> reporter: aaron gilchrist, news4, laurel. >> prince george's county offs imming classes for free. you can check with your local y or community center. >>> hispanic business ownership is surging in our area. that's according to a newly released census figure. craig melvin has a look at the type of busisses booming and why. >> reporter: despite a down economy, business has never been better for them. last year the d.c. based construction company made about $25 million. >> we're looking to keep growing. >> reporter: the business is hispanic owned and nearly all of the 150 employees are hispanic. >> a lot of fellow latinos come from their home countries here with backgrounds in construction. i thinke're also just natural. if you fixer-uppers. >> reporter: it is not just construction. there are more hispanic owned company, waste management company as well. part of the growth can be explained by the increase in the hispanic population in our area. but there's more. >> and their education. so in these areas, we have the combination of two fac

aaron gilchrist has this story. >> reporter: meet scott fike.vited us to a dimly lit park away from his home totell us about the threats he's been receiving. >> i'm like completely clueless so i had to do my own investigation to find outhere that came from. >> reporter: sepmber 12th, the adams morgan day festival. the stories all end the same. a d.c. police officer subdues a shar pei mix that eventually gets away. police say the dog then came at the officer aggressively, forcing him to pull his gun and shoot the dog. thatfficers name is also scott fike. >> i'm not a police officer. you know, i work for a deck and fence company. >> reporter: sce september 15th, he says people have inundated his facebook mailbox with hateful messages calling him a dog killer and telling him he should be shot. he says it doesn't help that he's a hunter and holding a deer in his facebook profile picture. >> that right there, i think, you know, offended some people. and so i was an immediate target for being this guy. >> reporter: fike says that he loves animals, tha

i'm aaron gilchrist. in the "news4 today", a toddler and her mother recovering this morning after being hit while crossing a maryland street. this happened yesrday morning at the intersection of aspen hill road and georgia avenue in aspen hill. the mother was pushing the 17-month-old in her stroller across the street when they were side swiped by an suv. the driver had a full green light when the incident happened. a nurse was close by and performed cpr on the toddler. no charges were filed against the driver. police in northern virginia looking for a serial burglar who may be expanding his territory. the latest burglary happened in the waterford area of loudoun county. they are lookg at a possible link between those in fairfax and prince william counties. all happened just over the past o months. all the burglaries happened in the early morninghours while residents are asleep and the burglar usually gets in through an unlocked door. your weather forecast coming up next. stay with us. taxes 60 percent.did

i'm aaron gilchrist. here are some of the headlines this morning. continuing to follow a deadly accident maryland involving a car and two pedestrians. it happened about 3:00 this morning on rockville pike. one of the pedestrians is dead. we don't know the condition of the other person. police say it is not a hit-and-run accident. right now old georgetown road is closed between rockville pike and citadel. northbound rockville pike is also closed at nicholson. a maryland man behind bars after allegedly trying to hire a hit man to kill his estranged wife. richard boyd jr. reached out to an uansance and offered him $1,000 and five oxycontin pills. that acquaintance turned boyd in. and the capitals offense was on display last night as the caps smashed the new jersey devils 7-2 in their home opener at the verizon center. now back to "viewpoint." >>> and welcome back to "viewpoint." our topic is domestic violence. linda with doorways foromen and families, we want to talk a little bit about what your organization in arlington does. it doesn't just provide s

. >> i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. sit wednesday, october 13th, 120. a live look outside. 55 degrees here in upper northwest washington. and we begin another october day. acally feeling like it's october. >> good change outthere. >> sit turning autumn back. we're down into the 40s and 50s throughout much of the region. 56 at national airport. arlington, fairfa montgomery in the upper0s on mid-40s farther st and north. the region in the 50s and 40s. the last 12 hours we have had clouds passing to o south produce agriculture a few sprinkles with virginia. otherwise, a dry day today with highs reaching upper 60s. rain likely tomorrow and much cooler. maybe a passing shower friday. saturday should be sunny, 60s. sunny sunday, too, in the 60s. remaing cool and dry the next week. >> tom, from the west on 66. heads-up. early accident. just watched a bunch of emgency equipment just after the virginia visitor center. i suspect we'll have more issues to deal with. 66 yn bound. along -270. volume only so far this morning. out on the rails the problems we had earl

i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly has theorning off. it's saturday, october 2, 2010. the news is just ahead. first a look at our forecast this morning, meteorologist chuck bell is keepg an eye on the calendar and the weather. >> that's right. i'm notwithstandinging this whole situation from here at the desk. a nice cool start outside. beautiful weath. feels like october again after a crazy september with a 99 degree day a week ago and 4 1/2 inches of rain on thursday. we're ready to say good-bye to september and hello to october. we can't take it any more we're leaving th joint going somewhere else. shame on tm. they left just in the anybody of time. beautiful weather today. temperatures in the 40s in the suburbs. nice crisp cool october start. 47 in fairfax this morning. 57 in annapolis. 55 down in st. mary's county where they are still wringing out from all the rain. 13 inches of rainn st. mary's county this week. unbelievable. our forecast for today everybody gets to enjoy that great october sunshine. highs up near 70 degr

aaron gilchrist has the case of mistaken identity. >> reporter: meet scott.e invited us to a dimly lit park away from his home to tell us about the threats he's been receiving. >> i'm complety clueless. i had to find out where they even came from. >> reporter: september 12. the adams morgan day festival. there are conflicting reports about what that but the stories all end the same. a d.c. police officer subdues a sharpei mix that eventually gets away. police said the dog then came at the officer aggressively, forcing him to pull his gun and shoot the dog. that officer's name is also scott. >> i'm not a police officer. i work for a deck and fence company. >> reporter: since september 15th, he said people have inundated his mailbox calling him a dog killer and saying he should be shot. he said it doesn't help that he's a hunter and holing a deer in his facebook profile picture. >> that right there offended some people. and so i was an immediate target for being this guy. >> reporter: he said that he loves animal. he's never been to adams morgan and he wants th

i'm kimberly suiters. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. a quick check on our forecast chuck bell is here with all those details. chuck? >>> a good looking day outside today. another clear sky. y have a few fair weather clouds. as a result we are looking for a beauty of a sund today. get out and enjoy it. sun rise more than 45 minutes away. a little wait time in front of us before the sun comes up. temperatures are in the chilly 40s. even reagan national airport finally made it down 50 degrees for the first time since may. upper 40s alongside the bay into beautiful southern mayryland. clear skies overhead. bubble of high pressure will keep us warm and dry today. plenty of sunshine. temperatures should climb into the low to mid-70s for a time this afternoon so great weather for anything you nt to do outside today. and i suspect 90,000 people for the kickoff. the colts and the redskins. we almost, now we don't like rain on the weekend but a windy, ugly day may have helped us beat the lts because they're a dome team. >> the game hasn't happene

i'm aaron gilchrist. joe krebs is off today. >> i'm eun yang for thisfriday, october 15th, 2010. a local family is demanding answers after a man in his 60s died following an arrest. >> he diedhree days after pepper sprayed and released. derrick ward has the details. >> reporter: 65-year-old kareem abdul ali. his family called him bubba. his family said he didn't drink or do drugs. >> he was passionate about his life. >> reporter: he died at holy cross hospital. it was 7:30. montgomery county police were called to the 11400 block of lockwood drive, a short distance from ali's home in white oak. someone had reported an individual in the hall way acting suspiciously. >> after a short conversation sh attempted to escort him from the stairwell. he began resisting her effort to get him to leave. >> reporter: more officers came on the scene and tried to escort ali from the blding. >> at some point he was tased and spray was deployed. >> reporter: after that the fire department was

i'm aaron gilchrist.struck by a car in rockvillhas now died. two pedestrians were hit around 3:00 this morning on rockville pike. police say the driver remained on the scene but they do suspect alcohol was a ftor in this accident. right now old grgetown road is closed between rockville pike and citadel avenue. northbound rockville pike is also closed at nickel son lane. muchore coming up at the top of the hour. >>> a maryland man behind bars after hiring a hitman kill his estranged wife according to police. they say 42-year-old richard boyd jr. reached out to an acquaintance and offered him $1,000 and five oxycontin pills to kill his wife, elizabeth. that acqintance went to rockville police and arrested boyd. >>> and the capitals offense was on display last night as the capsmashed the new jersey devils, 7-2 in their home opener at the ver eye zob center. alex ovechkichipped in two goals and an assist and rookie goalie michael stopped 41 shots for the win. the next game monday against the ottawa senators.

. >> aaron gilchrist reporting. back to you. >>> a young woman was sexually assaulted near the cam of george washington university behind the embassy of spain. it happened yesterday. in the foggy bottom area near washington circle park. jackie bensen has more on this. >> reporter: there are a lt of unanswered questions about this. even though this location is very close to george washington university, we do not believe the person was a student there. it was repted about want:30. the woman said the man forced inrcourse with her just off washington circle. what is somewhat odd is that is the garage entrance to the embassive spain and the area is full of security cameras. at least a half dozen of them. most people who live and work near here say they consider this to be very much a safe area. >> i am mainly safe about it feels good. >> ver, ever feel unsafe. i'm actually really confident. i not like new york. it is relavely call. i think it is safe. >> the victim will police she does not know the suspect. she describe

aaron gilchrist with the story. thank you. >>> commerce department employees are taking administrative leave or working from home after a fire broke out in the building last night. firefighters evacuated the herbert hoover building. the blaze was on the third floor in an area. firefighters wore full hazmat suits and got sprayed down the water due the particles in the area. no one was hrt in the incident. >> the international monetary fund and world bank leaders meet here in washington this weekend on the streets outside their meeting, there were call for change. >> we are here and we're on a mission -- >> members of jubilee usa network and others protested in northwest. they demanded that economists break the chain of policies which according to demonstrators are harming the world's poorest citizens. e protesters used thousands of colorful paper chains to help make their point. the group also plans to march outside the white house. >>> president obama focused on the positive in today's jobs report. it is the last re

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. sit wednesday, october 13th. we've been monitoring these li pictures. the first many emotional moments happened just after 11:00 last night. that was the very first escue. the capsule was raised 11:15 our time. so far five miners have now been rescued. they were each greeted by the chilean president and their families there. >>> here in washington, hundreds of people gathered to watch the rescue from the chilean embassy. >> tracee wiins is live there

aaron gilchrist is working the eving shift tonight.s is just ahead, but first, a quick check on our forecast with meteologist tom kierein in for the vacationing chuck bell. good to see you again, tom. >> thank you, good morning. and a wonderful sunday morning under way and the army ten-miler is under way as well. there's a live picture from our city camera. you can see them coming across the bridge, just a portion of the 30,000 runners that are participating in this race and this is a very, very popular race. it's amazing how many runners we have in our area and weather is very important when you're doing a race like this >> perfect weather. >> it's just perfect for this. it's in the 50s. not much wind. we have a little bit of sunshine. th's a live picture from our sky watcher camera. you can see the runners there going across the bridge and it is just a wonderful, wonderful morning for the run and for our otherecreational outdoor activities as well and temperature around the region are generally in the 50s. a few isolated spots have g

aaron gilchrist, news 4, maryland. >>> brdy drinkers, here's a treat you may enjoy with a bit of historyrewers from across the country recreated george washgton's peach brandy in mount vernon. they cooked the concoction by standing fires to heat the liquid and using buckets instead of pps, just the way washington would have done it way back then. but their biggest challenge was not having the exact recipe. the state may bottle and ll the brandy. >>> this morning the news that many of you have been waiting for. it looks like the iphone will soon be available to verizon wireless customers. "the wall street journal" reports that apple will start mass producing the iphone by the end of the year for verizon, endingts exclusive deal with at&t. apple estimates that it could sell 9 million iphones in its first three months of verizon. and that could happen early next year. >>> working around a lot of noise could not only affect your ears, it could hurt your heart. a study out of the university of itish columbia finds that a loud workplace nearly triples the risk for a heart attack and other hear

i'm aaron gilchrist.he search has resumed for a woman who went missing while rog rowing on the occoquan river. she left around noon yesterday but never returned. the woman's boat was found capsized in the river. her family says she's an experienced boater and was preping for a race today. fairfax county crews were back on the water as of 7:00 this morning. the man arrested in connection with a man's death now out of jail on lesser charges. the five dc-9 bar workers were arraigned on carges of aggravated assault. they say ali mohammed mohammed died earlyriday morning after being kicked on stomped by the employees. he had allegedly thrown a brick through th bar's window. d.c. water crews hope to have all of constitution avenue open in time for tomorrow morning's rush. constitution is still closed between ninth and 12th streets this morning because of a water main break friday night near the national mall. they hope to have the main repaired this morning but the road repas will take longer than expected. >>>

good evening, i'm aaron gilchrist. a story out of virginia where animal control officers have removed almost two dozen cats from a home. this happened at a house along flamation court in centerville. police a animal control removed 18 cats from inside. no word if any charges will be filed against the owner. we're told health officials will go back to check on that house on monday. investigators are lookininto what caused the deadly apartment fire in sutlin, maryland, today. flames enlfed all four floors. several people had to be rescued from their balconies. the stair wells were filled with intent heaand smoke that blacked escape. it took about 100 firefighters 2 1/2 hours to get the fire under control. the red cross is helping about two dozenamilies that have been displaced. >>> federal fire investigators are expected in alexandria torrow to helping if ur out what sparked the fire at an historicchapel. flames engulfed the building yesterday afternoon. crews spent today working to stabilize the charred frame. no one wa

evening, i'm aaron gilchrist in tonight for craig melvin. officials believe they found a synthetic drug making operation in that georgetown university freshman dorm. hundreds of students were evacuated for hours this morning, and hazmat crews were called. now two georgetown students and a campus visitor are under rest. we have more now on this morning's bust. >> reporter: there was a rude awakening for students in the freshman dorm around 6:00 in the morning. >> our resident advirs and some other officials were banging on everyone's doors, telling us to evacuate. >> they let us back in at 9:00, and then ten minutes later, we had just gotten back to sleep, we heard the fire alarm, and haven't been in since. >> reporter: campus authorities have been investigating charges of something amiss in harbin hall when they decided to act. they made a startling discovery on the 11th floor which prompted them to call the polic and the fire department. >> we did, in fact, findhat we had some chemicals that would be typically used in say, a presumed meth l

i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news for today five d.c.ightclub employees due in court today to be charged with second-degree murder. police say they beat up 27-year-old ali mohammad after he threw a brick into dc9 in northwest. a medical examiner has not connected his death to that beating. >>> today alexandria will hear from the public about expanding their rules on curbing rude taxi drivers. they want cabbies to be polite. a public hring on the issue begins at 9:30 this morning with a possible vote afterwards. >>> we'll take a look at the forecast coming up next. stay with us. job. lots of sunshinetoday. >> beauty of a day today outside. great kite flying weather if you have your favorite kite for christmas and you haven't had a chance to get it out today is the day. strong northwesterly brze. 15 to 30 miles per hour at times. temperatures get your weekend under way upper 40s and low 50s. highs this aernoon in the mid-60s. that's about average. watch out for that strong northwest wind. tomorrow morsunshine and as a result a little bit w

i'm aaron gilchrist. in the news we're following breaking news out ofrince william county. >>> dumfries road closed, traffic being detoed. also no exit from i-95 onto 234. we will keep you updated throughout the morning. jerry. >>> anotherig story. police questioning several people for a murder in a neighborhood known for its night life. a man was beat about to death on 9th street northwest. they believe he was denied access to a club, trew a brick [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, l unemployment. malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spendi. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'maey covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. and i'm investigating what makes aruba so happy. oh my word, that's fantastic. ♪ row your boat gently down the stream... ♪ i'l

i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe kreb >> and i'm eun yang. beautiful sky out there.off at reagan international airport. >>> tom? >> sunrise is getting later and later. >> bummer. >> but we will be falling back, though, the first sunday morning of november. so keep that in mid. between now and then, though, those rsunrises getting later ad later. partly cloudy now. prince george's, arlington, fairfax, district of column bee. fact, most of the region in the 40s to 50. 40 degrees in a few locations. eastern shore. tidewater as well. near 50. the last 12 hours a big storm center deepening rapidly over new england will whip us with some wind. anothe disturbance triggering us in the ohio valley. that may be passing through later today. passing shower midday. blustery wind gusting over 30 miles r hour this afternoon. next week could get a little more rain tuesday and wednesday. jerry, how is our traffic? >> chopper 4 scooted over. live pictures of i-270 southbound as you he through rockville making the trip from route 28 to falls road. montrose down to spur. there's the mai

i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. we'll take a live look outside. 5:00 a.m. it is 49 degrees. chilly out there. and, boy, do we have terror republican chal downpours yeerday. my goodness it. >> was kind of nast tom. but today will be better. >> beneficial rain. inch and a quarter aund the metro area. cloudy to partly cloudy sky. winds only 5 to 10 miles per hour. theyl be increasing by this afternoon. chilly mornin just near 50 throughout most of the region. 52 at national airport. it has dipped into the mid 30s in west virginia. weern maryland upper 40s. eastern shore near 50. over the last 12 hours, storm systemhat isapidly deepening now over new england will whip us with wind this afternoon, tonight and saturday. small chance of a passing shower. mid-six. chilly tomorrow morning. 40. afternoon highs low to mid-60s with a blustery nest e wind. bright sunshine and blue sky. and sunday night the skins game. monday partly cloudy. here's a look into next week. passing shower tuesday into wednesday. how is the traffic? >> top side of the capital beltway, cosvill

i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. >>> and i'm eun yang. welcome to news 4 for this wednesday oeshths 13th, 2010. 5:00 a.m. . it is 55 degrees. a chilly start and a big change in the weather, tom. >>> scott looked at the calendar and said it's october. good morning right now it has cooled down a lot overnight. a northeast breeze brought in a chill. right now only in the upper 40s to near 50. northern montgomery county. panhandle of west virginia. elsewhere, generally we're in the mid-50s. a little bit milder in southern virginia right around the outer banks. out in the mountains, in the 40s this morning. a mostly clear sky now. clouds in southern virginia producing a few light showers there. they'll stay to our south toda increasing clouds this afrnoon. highs reach upper 60s. cloudy late tonight. rain likely by dawn, tomorrow off and on. friday, blustery wind, mid-six. saturday, sunny. we'll stay dry and autumnal for sunday. jerry, how is traffic? >> soth sailing this morning. li pictures, wilson bridge. moving along very, very nicely. inte

you'll see aaron gilchrist tonight. first veronica johnson joins me in the stud. >> it's chilly outside. we know the first time it's like that you want to break out something warm. >> we didn't break out our harleys together. >> the big story is chilly start. we'll rebound nicely. only one day last week that we got up to 70 degrees. that was thursday. and now for the weekend and even parts of next week we'll have temperatures anywhere between 70 degrees and higher. let's take a look outde. clear skies throughout the area. we're at 47 degree currently at ronald reagan washington national airport. frost advisory throughout much of our viewing area. up to the north. a freeze warning in the highlands and shenandoah valley. so tperature change, we're running ten degrees lwer than we were yesterday at this same time. manassas at 34 degrees now. la plata and indian head at 35. some of our lower readings. we'll have a high temperature today of 70 degrees. lots of sunshine and a very nice southwest wind. >> perfect fall day it s

i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly is off this morning. it's saturday, october 9, 2010. news is just ahead. first, those a quick check on our forecast. meteorologist chuck bell is here with us this morning and looking for a warm, sunn day. >> absolutely right. a nice one out there. temperatures way above average for this time the year. feel a whole lot moreike labor day weekend than columbus d weekend. outside a beautiful clear sky. temperatures in the 40s and low 50s. there's a check of it. you can see there's hardly a cloud to be foun anywhere this morning. 55 degrees downtown. 49 degrees in leesburg this morning. 45 in manassas. leonardtown down in st. mary's county low 50s. 51 degrees down there. take a checkn the map. 56 at the naval academy in annapolis. at the inner harbor in baltimore. tons of sunshine on the way for your saturday. temperatures running way above average up to near 82 degrees here in washington today. sun comes up about 40 minutes or so from now. 7:12 this morning. goes down at 6:30 this evening. nice stretch of weather. few more clouds coming bac

i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly is off on this saturday october 9th.ll take a look at our headlines in a second. meteorologist chuck bell is here with us this morning and waiting for things to warm up. >> we are, indeed. kimberly knows how to pick the weekends off. 75, 80 degrees. yes, indeed. good day to be outside. make plans and go outside without fear or hesitation. mother nure is not going to mess with you today. plenty of sunshine, temperatures are on their way up already. mostly in the mid-50s in the western suburbs to low 60s in town and over towards the chesapeake bay where it's 63 degrees in leonardtown, maryland. 54 degrees in la plata. here's our forecast for today. 100% sunshine. sun goes down at 6:37 this evening. we should top off with temperatur in the up 70s and low 80. the midshipmen are take on the demon eacons. 78 degree start temperature there. right here on channel 4 this afternoon pittsburgh goes to notre dame 3:30 kick 80 degrees. mild byotre dame standds. running reds of the university of nevada las vegas are in morgantown take

. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. our news headlines in just a seco.ck bell is here with us this morning. we're starting to warm up out there, chuck. >> yes, indeed. things are getting better with each pasng moment. nice blue sky. temperatures on eir way up this morning from a chilly start. a loft plas into the 40s. even reagan national down below 50 degrees for the first time is fall. now, though, 62 degrees in northwest. 61 in winchester, virginia. manassas now up to 50 degrees after a start in the mid-30s in manassas this morning. 55 degrees in annapolis. look at the tellite picture. hard to believe that is working it's so clear out there. warm and sunny all day long. temperatures up into the low and mid-70s for much of our afternoon hos so a great day today. great weather forhe skins game tonight. 65 at kickoff which is at 8:15. you don't have a ticket you'll be watching us on nbc 4 because we are carrying the game on sunday night football night in america night. >> night, yes. >> we have to get you one of those things. >> where is that thing? >> t

i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly is off today. it's nday, october 10th, 2010. the news is just ahead.irst, though, a quick check of our forecast. chuck bell is here with us this morning keeping an eye on the weather. yes, indeed. a good looking day outside. stupendous. another nice word for it. nice weather for anything you plan on doing outside today. good weather for the old backyard barbecue. grill some steaks. you know the whole block smells ke that. >> we have people. wasn't you. sorry about that. maybe next time. i'll save you a baked potato. tempatures now climbin up almost to the 06-degree mark in many spots here in northwest washington. we have made it to 60 degrees now as you look high over washington. 59 in annapolis. 59 in reagan natial. 56 out at dulles international airport. 58 degrees at thurgood marshall, bwi international airport. outside for today, sunshine aplenty. the sun doesn't go down until 6:36 this evening. the broncos and the ravens kicking it off at 1:00. 77 degrees. very nice weather for them. good weatheror the redskins as well. another check of your forec

i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs. >> and i'm eun yang.ok outside right now at 6:29. 56 drees out there. cloudy skies. rain in some parts of our viewing area and more rain on the way. >> this could get heavier as we get into the middleart of the day. right now getting some light rain where you see the moving green there in prince george's county. that's one batchf some light rain and moderate to heavier rain right now falling in western maryland and panhandle of west virginia and actually thunder and lightning moving into the charlottesville area an no severe weather but just heavy downpours with some thunder and lightning there. that's advancing off to the north and east and that will move toward the metro area over the morning and as the morning progresses expect heavier showers to move through from time to time and it's chilly. only in the 50s now. 57 at national airport. highs today just near 60 with occasional showers through the day and maybe some thunder and lightning and then ending by sunset and partly cudy tonight. mid 40s on fri

aaron gilchrist joins us with more on that. >> reporter: the bomb squad is still inside this house, tryingo figure out exact what i is in that. they call

. >> reporter: aaron gilchrist, news4, alexandria. >> police stay burglar will likely face an arts anyrge when caught. anybody who recognizes the man in the video is asked to call the axandria police. >>> police have identified the woman who was murdered inside a northern virginia resurant. 37-year-old was stabbed to death insi th bar and grill in springfield while people were eating dinner. police say she had gotten into an argument with a man who got a knife and stabbed her. then he stabbed himself. they've larnlgd the person with murder. he was taken to the hospital. he is in stable condition. police s, the victim knew her attacker. >>> hazmat team were called out to clean up dozens of small dead birds in southwest washington. the birds were discovered along overlook avenue near the massive blue plains water treatment plant. atirst there were fears possibly a chemical leak had caused the bird deaths. tom they are wad reports. >> reporter: okay. it wasn't exactly ascary scene from alfred hitcock's 1963 classic, the birds. here along overlook avenue in far southwest washington last ni

aaron gilchrist, you'll see him tonight on the news. the morning news is just ahead. first, we che in with meteorologist tom kierein. thank you for being here. >>> the big ten-miler is going to be here. dry weather for tha and if you do have outdoor recreation plans for this sunday, a great day coming up. should be milder, too, than yesterday. there is a live view of the washington monument and we've got dry pavement around the region this morning. just a few clouds coming through and temperature now 56 at naonal airport. it's in the mid-50s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. elsewhere, generally in the 50s throughout the entire region this morning here is a look out in the mountains. 's a bit chilly and a few isolated locations just near 40. most locations in the low 50s to upper 40s. and on the eastern shore the low to mid0s now. over the last 12 hours we've had some clouds coming in. high pressure has now begun to move off the atlantic seaboard so we have aouthwesterly flow that is bringing in a few clouds and we'll have those clouds this

i'm aaron gilchrist. kimberly has the mning off. it's saturday, october 2, 2010. take a look at our headlines in a second. first a look at our forecast this morning, meteorologist bicycle bell is taking a look at the forecast. >> this is the way october should feel. nice and cool in t morning. get tout walk the dog. take that early morning jog or bike ride. great weheror your outdoor activities whether you do them first thing or maybe you're going to sleep in. lounge around. second cup of coffee and then get started. >> after the show you go back to sleep. >> exactly. >> more college football forecast. today's forecast around here perfection. 70 degrees for a high today. blue devils are taking on the terrapins in college rk. 6:00 kickoff. 68 degrees. coastal carolina coming up to richmond to take on the spiders. 70 degrees down the road in richmond. our extendedorecast calls for chance of rain coming in late tomorrow but the bulk of this next one is rain all day monday and tuesday. >> thank you. >>> in the news now, new today d.c. police are investigating an overn

i'm aaron gilchrist.n the news today, a 4-year-old boy inside a car stolen from prince georges county at a gas stion has been reunited with his mother. his mother was pumping gas at the gas station in oxon hill when she was car jacked. the car was found a short while later. the young boy was inside sleeping. weather and traffic coming up just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. breakfast just got a whole lot sweeter. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased sta spending by record amnts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises.. with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we canrust. meet pnc virtual wallet. it comesith a calendar that shows you all your finances at onc

i'm aaron gilchrist.ed that she will announce her resignation later this morning. itill be set for the end of the month. mayor expecting to name another. >>> police are investigating a potential homicide blocks from the metro station. they found him last night on blair road. he had what appeared to be a puncture wound in his chest. weather and traffic com just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. breakfast just got a whole lot sweeter. >>> good morning. sunny and chilly on this dnesday morning. high into the 60s. increasing clouds later today. rain like lu tomorrow with a high near 60. a small chance of a shower on friday. blustery and high winds on saturday and sunday. sunny both days. it should be dry and cool io the first part of next week. jerry, how's the traffic now? >> take a live look along 395 northbound. really loaded up from just insi the beltway across the 14th street bridge. no accidents. police just dispatched to an accident between mo

you'll see aaron gilchrist tonight. it's saturday, october 23, 2010.ho is on vacation. we're going hear from him nonetheless. >> you'll see why. >> well, we have seen patchy frost out the. have already gotten some emails from some of our viewers saying they are heading out today and take some fall foliage pics. 49 degrees right now in the district. cleveland park 49 degrees. step into fairfax right now, you folks are at 44 degrees. right now in arlington and burke and centreville currently 45, st up to the north in gaithersburg, maryland. had our warmest readings right near the water. our temperature change coared to yesterday, down 10 to 15 degrees in most spots with the exception of the district and just to the west. your high temperature today under the sunshine, 70 degrees with a slight southwesterly wind. doing much better than last weekend. last weekend was windy. >> big swing in temperature today.