political figure was mentioned, but the trump family made no mention of mayor bowser. although protesters showed up, was balser write about this being more of a political event? sort of. although much of the focus was on the hotel. >> under budget and ahead of schedule. that's what we do. tom: presidential politics made an appearance. tom roussey, news channel 8. jonathan: national committee filed a motion in federal court because the democratic national committee says republicans are violating a long-standing anti-intimidation agreement. they asked a judge to prevent republican national committee from coordinating with the trump campaign on so-called ballot security operations. for her part, hillary clinton campaign for a second day in florida. >> with 13 days left until the selection, we cannot stop for a minute. no complacency here. with michelle obama tomorrow in north carolina. while she has held several rallies, this will be the first time the first lady has appeared with a nominee. alison: an auditorium full of people remembering a life taken too soon. a teenage

earlier this year mayor bowser authorized d.c. to acquire 66 acres of walter reed campus of the u.s. army. >> mayor bowser will be notably absent from another big event in d.c. today. mayor says she will the grand opening of donald trump new luxury hotel today. that's because the event is "too political" mayor bowser made her support of democratic nominee hillary clinton quite public. she was in florida earlier this week to campaign with time kaine in the battle ground state. >> big developments out of mar march where vice-president of state board of education resigned yesterday slamming governor larry hogan an his way out. gates jr. says hogan recent executive order to on maryland respect the board's independence and potentially puts students at academic risk. >> coming up on "fox5 news morning" ceo of major american bank poll jiss to customers. >> and closing the gepder gap when it comes to certain social activity. >> as we head to break a live look across the region. the time is 4:52. look across the region. the time is 4:52. t

mayor bowser boycotted the event. news 4's tom sherwood is here now to explain why. tom? >> well, pat, the hotel is new business here, but for mayor bowser today, it was too much politics. hundreds of protesters briefly blocking the new side entrance to the trump international hotel on pennsylvania avenue. >> i don't like what he represents said. >> reporter: yes, hundreds of protesters but far different from just two years ago when smiling city officials incluing then-council member muri lerks bowser joined trump for the 2014 groundbreaking. today mayor bowser was on the far side of town, a democrat supporting hillary clinton not wanting to be seen with trump. >> i say that i don't want to be involved in donald trump politics. the city will make sure trump pays his taxes here. >> and we also want to make sure that they're paying their fair share of taxes but i always root for d.c. businesses. >> and again, d.c. leaders want the trump hotel to succeed, but his campaign, not so much. this is a heavily democratic city. the democratic candidate gets about 90% of the vote. >>

mayor, muriel browse bows -- muriel bowser chose not to attend the ribbon cutting. bowser, who is supporting hillary clinton says it was something she did not want to be involved with, leading up to election day. >> and certainly as a political season, i'm always a supporter of d.c. residents well, and are hiring d.c. residents and are paying their fair share of taxes. >> reporter: mayor bowser added that the trump organization will have to repair some relationships among people who supported the hotel but have been upset by comments made by trump since the start of his presidential campaign. >>> under arrest tonight. a man seen in this video, taking a pick ax to trump's star on the hollywood walk of fame. police say james otis disguised himself as a construction otis said he wanted to sell the pieces and give the money to the women, who claimed they were sexually abused by trump. crews have already repaired the site. >>> a debate began with an interruption by a candidate who was not invited. the green party's marg red flowers took the stage at the university of bal

mayor bowser is issuing a challenge to metro. tell me why, again, you need can do it in that amount of time and if metro can't do it, why? >> reporter: ahead of this major public hearing, the mayor talks about a transit agency in danger of grinding to a halt. >> if nobody believes in the system and the hours don't serve them, then we would be basically putting our system out of business slowly but surely. >> reporter: take a look at the four proposals on the table to slash metro hours. weekend service headed for the biggest change with some proposal that would only have metro run from noon to 11:00 p.m. on sunday. but isn't metro already doing a huge amount of maintenance with safe track? well, the answer there is yes, and this would essentially be a continuation, but bowser says she doesn't have the assurances right now that safe track is even making an impact. >> do you think safe track is working? >> i think that we don't know enough about it. and -- >> reporter: shouldn't we know should -- the metrics should be easy to unders

leaders includingncding mayor bowser are also againster the proposed are cuts. cs. metro general manager paul wiedefeld says workers needrs more time but many say ifay i service can be around theround clock in other places whyla why can't that happen here?e? >>> a new bus route is set to st begin this weekend in maryland m it's hoped it will reduce red traffic ahead of the opening oni of the new mgm resort. metro general manager paul wiedefeld joint county executive rushern baker. service will begin october 23rd and will operate from both the king street old townld and huntington metro stationstis to downtown national harbor haro gaylord national resort andonald the brand new mgm nationalnal harbor resort set to open on >> that nh2 was pretty slickttyc there. >> was it? i didn't get to't go see it.t. >> i liked the ones better her e though with our pictures otherso side. side >> maybe we'll get some ofe those. >> all right, well, there willrw be more accuse also bye also b election day. that is according to famedng to attorney gloria allred. are she made the announc

where stephanie, controversy >> reporter: adam, mayor bowser said the renovation is supposed to be in the best interest of the city. she was supposedly in support of the project but today absent for the ribbon cutting. she also said today donald trump needs to rebrand his business. >> reporter: many will argue this is why protests take place outside of trump's international hotel, while inside the ribbon cutt place. it was said this could -- would be a short break from the cam campaign trail. but protestors outside didn't want them to happen. >> they're endorsing this pig. he has a nose for business. i got my nose for business right here. >> people are unhappy with what he's been saying. >> this retired union member blasted trump for refusing to talk with them. >> he doesn't have a clue what working people do. >> reporter: the protest was a union members. >> if you're going to complain or make statements about what you want the government to do, you need to be out there, making sure that your voice is heard. >> this came from a trump supporter who didn't want all of the attention to g

mayor muriel bowser. transportation reporter adam tuss took a ride with the mayor today to get her thoughts. >> reporter: taking a ride on metro today, we found this customer who has an opinion about the reduction of service hours. what do you think? >> we think we want to work with metro to make sure it's going to be open to serve d.c. residents in the region. >> reporter: ahead of a major public hearing tomorrow d.c. for metro rail, to give maintenance crews more time to fix the system. the mayor believes cutting hours, especially late-night hours sends our whole region backwards. >> no, we cannot be taken as a serious metropolis without a system that supports all hours that we're open. >> reporter: much more of the mayor's comments tonight on news 4. riding metro with the mayor, adam >>> another beautiful if not spectacular day across our region. record high temperatures broken and shattered across the area today. both dulles, bmi 86, bmi, 87. shatters the old record of 82. currently 85 d.c. 86 richmon

jay: mayor muriel bowser is talking candidly about the deadly confrontation that was entirely avoidable. mayor bowser: i don't know the motive behind this, i don't know what caused this fight, but i know whatever it was, it was not important enough for a 17-year-old to be dead and one to have signed her life away. jay: motive. what was the argument about on the bus? we should learn more about that in the wake of kyla jones' first quarter appearance, scheduled for tomorrow. alison: this just in from loudoun county, a report of a clown incident in ashburn. when he approached. the man lunged at him and chased him. he said the man's face was painted like a clown. this comes on the heels of a series of creepy clown incidents all over the country. jonathan: campaign news, if you are counting, we are 20 days away from the election. right now we are less than 24 hours until the final debate. this election cycle has been unlim ke any, scott thuman is in las vegas. scott: from accusatory women and russian suspicion, the final days are hard not to be distracted. >> it makes you want to unplug the

mayor muriel bowser. bowser is a democrat and supports hillary clinton for opening may be too political this close to the election. roles. it will help most customers with the higher premiums. sign up season begins november 1st. >>> we'll get an update on beach drive construction is going. we're one month into the three year rehab project. transportation reporter adam tuss will go behind the scenes today. you can follow him on twitter as he tours phase one between two more tow trucks are patrolling wisconsin and connecticut avenues. they're packed because of the beach drive project. parking enforcement has been extended through 7:00 p.m. on wisconsin avenue. >> oh, my goodness. you can feel the impact of the traffic near connecticut, calvert, up and down. >> that is how we welcome people to d.c. looking at 4 things to know about the weather.

with mayor marian bowser. survived a gun shooting in tucson in 2011. >>> riding metro can be a real headache sometimes and now the agency is considering cutting back service, reducing hours. news4's darcy spencer is outside l'enfant station to talk about a meeting that could mean some major changes. darcy? >> well good morning, barbara. that public hearing is set to get under way at metro headquarters in the next hour and a half. whether the service reductions are going to affect you, or and let metro know how you feel. >> metro officials want to hear from riders about plans to cut service hours. a marathon public hearing being held at metro headquarters from 12:30 in the afternoon until 10:00 p.m. at night. they're likely to hear from plenty of frustrated riders. >> metro is not really good. not at all. we always come in late. we wait like 20 minut >> there are four proposals that would reduce train service by eight hours a week. especially late-night service. metro leaders say they need that extra time to pe

mayor bowser. was she invited? we'll have the answer after the break. sarah? >> new orders for the pentagon benefitses from military vets is. >> reporter: the redskins came off their first loss in almost a month. who was out on the practice field and who might miss the game this sunday. we'll break that down with congregant paulsen live from redskins park after the break. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we'll show up on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. you can't break me. you want a piece of cake? switching to fios is easier than ever. this is your last chance to get 100meg internet, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. hurry, our best offer ever ends soon. >>> . >>> a nanny in prince george's county arrested and charged with the death of a baby girl. police say this 66-year-old woman was caring for eight month old when the baby was rushed to the hospital. detectives l

mayor muirel bowser called the loss of life totally preventable. investigators say the two girls knew investigators say the two girls knew each other, but have not said what the argument was about. a new report on college finance shows that new graduates are leaving school with more debt than ever before. that's according to the institute of college access and success. it says the average undergrad faced more than 30-thousand dollars in loans last year. as for who's getting these loans, 68-percent of new, four-year graduates had loans last year. back in 19-93, it was less than half of all new grads. the season just started-- but the capitals are giving fans plenty to cheer about. and last night was no exception. cheer about. and last night was no exception. the caps came out hot against the colorado avalanche. in the first period-- alex ovechkin with a huge goal, his first of the season. the team would keep on firing-- scoring goals in the next two periods. caps. it's the first shutout for phillip grubauer. coming up. gunmen open fire right outside

mayor bowser is challenging metro leaders about a plan to slash service on the system. metro says ts needs more time to maintain the system. mayor bowser says she hasn't been told why workers can't accomplish that goal with the current operating hours. during a one-on-one ride with transportation reporter adam tuss, the mayor talked about position of losing riders permanently. >> we can talk about safety and reliability, but if nobody believes in the system and the hours don't serve them, then we would be basically putting our system out of business slowly but surely. >> the mayor's comments come ahead of a huge public hearing tomorrow at metro headquarters. which will focus on cutting back service hours. >>> he's credited with the vision that helped make the green berets an elite fighting force. >> and todayme soldiers are honoring that man with a tribute at his arlington cemetery grave site. >>> and after being called losers by a national tv personality, the redskins have some fighting words of their own. >>> on "news 4 today" we're talking about flu season. it is upo

mayor muriel bowser will not be there. bowser is a democrat and supports hillary clinton for president. her staff says the formal opening may be too political this close to the election but the trump hotel had a soft opening last month. it's already been the scene of several demonstrations and graffiti was fun on its walls earlier this month. >>> president obama got in a few zingers on jimmy kimmel live. he read a handful of mean tweets including some from donald trump's accounts but offered the real reason he can't run for a third term. the first lady. >> for me if i were able to run for a third term, michelle would divorce me. at home to get out and vote. he mentioned that he took advantage of early voting a few weeks ago. >> a lot of people are doing that this year. >> absolutely. >> more from the political campaigns after the break. the news 4 i team digs into candidate websites to find out if they're putting your information at risk. >>> also an accident on what many consider a family frienly amusement park ride. leav

mayor muriel bowser. bowser is a democrats and supports hillary clinton for president. the formal opening may be too political this close to the election. the trump hotel had a soft opening last month. it has been the scene of several demonstrations and graffiti found spray painted on the walls this month. >>> in montgomery county, a mysterious death of a woman has police asking the public for health. a man walking to the twin brook park lawn drive. this was around 6:30 in the morning. there was no trauma to the woman's body and she had no identification to her. an autopsy is under way but anyone with information is urged to contact police. >>> covering virginia at 6:14 today. a pastor will argue to be released from jail as he awaits trial on charges that rips off his congregation. he is the senior pastor at victorious life church in alexandria. wife brenda and another woman to a $1.2 million fraud scheme. all three were arrested on sunday. brenda is already out of jail. >>> be careful where you park in the district. enforcement is getting more strict along wisconsin an

mayor muriel bowser is announcing the new initiative. she is looking for a private sector partner to cut down the costs on the district. mark segraves, news4. >>> today thousands of students and adults will draw attention school programs. they're holding lights on after school events across the country. the after school all stars d.c. program will be a part of the effort celebrating the achievements of students but the day highlights the need for more programs. for every student in the program, two don't have access and could be missing opportunities for artistic, social and emotional growth. >> they're not competitive. the peers who have hours and hours of extracurricular activities. >> d.c. lights on after school open house is from 4 until 6:00 tonight at hobson middle school in unfortunate east. today on news4 at 5, we'll show you what students have to say about the after school program and why support is so needed. >>> it is time to check on our forecast. storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein telling us about changes we should expect

bowser is hoping to attract the installation to add cost savings >>> still ahead on news 4 this week, the first lady wows during the final state dinner of the obama administration. y25eny y17vy ? ? ? ? can you say i love it? ? ? oh love it? ? ? can you say hey? ? ? hey! ? ? that's the spirit! oooooh.? ? ooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? wooh ooh ? ? sing sing, baby baby i love you. oh yes.? ? ooooh oooh.? ? every little thing. ? . >>> president obama and the first lady welcomed the prime minister of italy for the 14th and final state dinner of his presidency. race car driver mario andretti, and singer gwen stefani performed, and the first lady wore a donna versace gown, and she said she was honored to dress the first lady. >>> and new food options to enjoy during the game, kitchen stand on the main concourse, featuring food from the well known restaurants around town. the first featured restaurant is beef steak, other local chefs will feature food as well. >>> and former super bowl champion ray rice speaks out about his high profile domestic violence case. why he wants you to hear his story an

mayor muriel bowser. bowser is a democrat and supports hillary clinton for president. she says the opening may be too political for the election. the hotel had a soft opening. it has already been the scene of self demonstrations. you can expect republicans to st affordable care act. that is because the obama administration says a key category of plans will go up an average of 25% next year. also, about one in five consumers may have plans from a single insurer to pick from after major carriers scale back their roles. subsides provided under the law will help most customers with the higher premiums. sign up season begins november 1st. >>> we have new details into the which ended this early morning. many saying cadets died after gun men ambushed the school and detonated explosive vests. it happened while many were sleeping in the dorm. so far the death toll is at 61. more than 100 others were injured. right now there are conflicting reports about who is behind this attack. now back to you. >>> thank you. five minutes after the hour right now. a tractor trailer, killing t

mayor muriel bowser has distanced herself from donald trump following comments he made about mexican immigrants. we are live in northwest washington. cheryl conner, abc 7 news. jummy: as for the race for the white house itself, there are less than two weeks to go until election day. hillary clinton had a nine-point poll as donald trump goes after obamacare and vice president joe biden. stephanie ramos is in northwest washington with the latest from the campaign trail. stephanie co. donald trump is here in d.c., while hillary clinton's in florida. its candidate taking different campaign approaches in the final stretch to election day. this morning, donald trump is mixing business with his campaign. trump celebrating his new $200 million hotel in d.c.. his star on the hollywood walk of fame is taking a beating, but not for the full-time -- but not for the first time. the star now destroyed. a day before, a crowd attacked obamacare at one of his golf courses in florida. mr. trump: it is killing our businesses, our small as mrs., individual. stephanie: and then his com to the back of the

bowser is hoping to attract the installation to add cost savings >>> still ahead on news 4 this week, the first lady wows during the final state dinner of the obama administration. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we'll show up on time. you're right on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that janet, jamie, jenny, jemma and jasmine need on their birthday. thank you. for all their new devices. easier than ever. this is your last chance to get 100meg internet, plus tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. hurry, our best offer ever ends soon. only from fios. can't see it. can't taste it. but there's so much more to it. here's how benefiber? works. inside us are trillions of good microflora that support digestive health. the prebiotic fiber in benefiber? nourishes them... and what helps them, helps you. clear, taste-free, benefiber?. . >>> president obama and the first lady welcomed the prime minister of italy for the 14th and final state dinner of his race car driver mario andretti, and singer gwen stefani perfor

that makes no sense, mayor bowser. do something. >> reporter: and just last week, also an extremely violent night in from thursday to friday morning, just blocks away, from tonight's scene and you'll see looking at the damage left behind after 75 rounds were shot into cars and apartments across several blocks. that all happening in a five-hour time span. and the city's most recent homicide happened just yesterday morning again here in southeast. live tonight from southeast, marina marraco fox 5 local news. >>> montgomery county police are investigating a suspicious death in a parking lot early this morning not far from the twin brook metro. police still trying to identify her. they say there was no apparent trauma to the woman's body. the medical examiner is now trying to figure out how she died. >>> in alexandria pastor and his wife were accused of ripping off their congregation for more than $1 million. lindsay watts spoke with a church member about the charges. >> reporter: the man i says he has known the pastor sin

mayor bowser asked to reconsider the late-night service cuts. she, of course, said metro needs to make a better case for all of this. and i think that's what they're hearing, too. >> a lot of stakeholders in this, too. >> weatherwise, party is about over, guys. >> okay. >> hates to break it they -- 80s are gone. they may be gone for the rest of the year. we could get to 80 in november. but we'll be hard-pressed, at least the rest of this month to get to it. hope you enjoyed it. it's just about over. clouds here and there. we should be dry. and then tonight, we'll fall down into the 60s. and back to reality and then some here as we head toward the weekend. tomorrow, 73. that will be a midday high. i want you to be prepared for 60s, rain and cooler gusting maybe 20, 30 miles an hour. saturday, 59. could be a shower. windy. it is going to be brisk on saturday. les winds sunday and monday. as you saw, after tomorrow, all of those delays were below average. still 79 in town. cooler on the bay. 81 in petersburg. even cumberland and hagerstown are stil

. >> mayor muriel bowser joined the crowd encouraging them to vote yes for d.c. statehood. >> we want senators like every other american. >> while, widely supported in the district. >> i think it's long overdue. >> it's an uphill battle with congress having the final say. this to be reality. >> we're hopeful we will not only win the white house with the person who supports stayedhood but both houses of congress which would make this an easier progress later saturday a quieter judiciary square. no more lines but still a steady stream of voters including some picking a president for the first time. >> kind of excited. like just to be a part of something, just to have -- >> one to tell us this has been unforgettable campaign season. >> i'm ready for the election to be over with. >> it's like a circumstance us. jose says as bad as it's been he's grateful to vote. >> i never had that opportunity before in my country in cuba. >> a citizen after growing up under communism he knows the strength of cating a ballot. where we don't have elections this is part of democracy a

d-c mayor muriel bowser spoke about the tragedy. police say the teens jones is charged with second-degree murder. kaelia minor was a student at coolidge high school, and was an avid dancer. new this morning.. a civil rights group has filed a federal lawsuit to force virginia to extend it's voter registration period. this after the state's online system crashed monday--the last day to register. registering. but one registrar estimates it could be tens of thousands of virginians. the lawsuit was filed on behalf of a charlottesville couple who attempted multiple times to register both sunday and monday without success. state elections commissioner edgardo cortes and other state election officials are named as defendants in the case. cortes says they do not have the legal authority to extend the registration deadline because its specified in state code. hillary clinton and donald trump are just hours away from their last face-to-face showdown before the election. debate topics will include immigration, the economy, the supreme court, an

however, we will also tell you mayor bowser and theyo technology officials that weregy down here today say this o is aa necessary tool that d.c. wantstw heart of high tech technology tl business quarters and turningerr pennsylvania avenue into suchins a corridor is a big part off what the mayor says she's trying to do in putting d.c. d on the 21st century map.. tom fitzgerald fox5 local news. ne >> the nfl facing criticism over its handling of aandlin o domestic violence case. >> josh brown received a oneh b game suspensionre earlier thisar year and now police have released new disturbing details about the a t investigation into brown.ro >> jim lokay with the story.he jim a lot of people areof peo ae wondering why brown didn't getr' a longer suspension.uspe >> a lot of controversy aboutot this one. the nfl has had a lot of problems when it comes to domestic violence in the past. p whole new dimension and aensi a local connection.onnection. first things first the nfl says it certainly will moveainlm ahead and reopen the the investigation into brown. bro police refused to hold --d -- ref

that is how some describe a showdown between muriel bowser and council chairman phil mendalson. the usually friendly breakfast, usually, not so much today. they are at odds over a push for paid leave program for d.c. workers. the mayor said that mendleson hasn't shown the legislation. hasn't shown it. that would mean tax increase >> we need to know if we are going to set up a $50 million agency to do this program in the next two years. families want leave but they want to make sure the government can afford it and it works. >> i saw this as an effort to put cold water on this and it won't work. jonathan: he says he plans to have a vote on the bill by christmas. maureen: up next at 6:00, ride share wars? the steps uber and lyft are taking to earn your business and how you can benefit. jonathan: we are headed for a frosty night where freeze warnings are going out. we will check in on the d.c. northern virginia, on the issues, barbara comstock and donald trump are the same. comstock and trump promote deportation gration reform. both oppose background checks that keep guns from susp

early this morning, dc mayor bowser kicked off snow removal with a practice session. they are performing more than 800 crew members for snow removing duties. they will simulate a snowstorm with the district emergency response team. >>> no snow in your forecast. inac >> i think we are going to hold off on the snow a little longer hopefully. at least, from the driving standpoint to getting the jobs in. there is one day i'm checking the chance of some showers. i think trick or treating time itself is pretty good. it is windy. cool, and, sunny outside. hour, northwest 26. most other spots not quite that windy. but it is certainly making it feel pretty chilly outside. 59. factoring in the dry air and the wind gust, you need a light jacket this lunch hour. 32 miles an hour wind gusts and leesburg, 29. again, not everybody is getting winds that gusty. but it certainly is making it feel like fall time outside. temperatures running in the mid upper 50s because of the sunshine. but the wind bringing cooler temperatures going up a whole lot more this afternoon. but i think most

mayor muriel bowser is slamming the plan to kick-back on weekends. adam tuss rode the rails on thursday. you can watch their interview in the nbc washington app. >>> it feels like soak it up now, it will start feeling like fall, fast. when the temperatures will go up. >> reagan international about to get a major upgrade. changes coming to parking and restaurants and the security lines. we'll fill you in. that is next. >>> the one thing you have over smae experience but it is bad badly. >> i'm happy to compare my 30 years of experience, what i've done for this country, trying to help in every way i could, especially kids and families get ahead and stay ahead with your 30 years and i'll let the they've been producing a few scattered sprinkles around. parts of 66 may be getting damp this morning. otherwise, we'll have some sunshine breaking out by 8:00 a.m. temperatures around 70. then by noon time for your commute and lunch hour, we'll be in the upper 70s and hovering near 80 when we're headed back home dealing with sun glare. speaking of 66, how is th

mayor muriel bowser has not taken a position on this bill. >>> av live desk of a story developing in the philippines. take a look, this is right in front of the u.s. embassy in the city of manila where protestors, scores of them, vunt violently crash, with police. we have video of a van from police ramming into protestors. several people were mowed over. in the end, 23 protestors were arrested. country. the u.s. responding this morning saying that the protests have started to die down. and the embassy is operating as normal. no injuries or major damage was reported. that's the latest from the live desk, aaron, back to you. >>> thank you. 4:37 and questions this morning about why wikileaks founder julian assange had his internet restricted at the embassy in london right now. ecuador says his access because it didn't want to meddle in the u.s. election. wikileaks' twitter account is still active releasing e-mails. it's accusing the u.s. state department of pressuring ecuador to limit assange's evidence. both ecuador and the united states deny that. >>> condo concerns. residents in fear

henson stopped by her alma matter - howard university and got a special gift from d-c mayor muriel bowser. henson received the ceremonial key to the city on the same henson to talk about her new movie hidden figures and her book around the way girl. don't miss the exclusive interview, tomorrow on good morning washington 5am voodoo curse tease: voodoo queen in front of voodoo curse haunted house. voodoo curser interview: debbie evans, marketing director. this park. it's the house of the voodoo queen. coming up at six - we're following that breaking news a gas leak tying up foxhall road in northwest. mobile trak seven is on the way right now. an update from julie in the traffic center, just two minutes away. woman: barbara comstock is too right-wing to represent me. woman: or me. woman: barbara comstock would overturn roe vs. wade. barbara comstock: i think roe vs. wade should be overturned. woman: barbara comstock. man: too right-wing for northern virginia. narrator: house majority pac woman: barbara comstock is too right-wing. is against marriage equality. man: she even voted to allow fed

now last night mayor bowser and interim police chief peter new sham did not show up to the scene, but today they did confirm the arrest at a press conference. >> we have a 17 and an 18 year old involved here and we have one of them who is dead. this is not child's play. we have an 18 year old who is going to be charged with murder tomorrow. and so we want all of people in our schools to know that h this -- when you have a childhood, you know, going back and forth. i don't know the motive behind this, i don't know what caused this fight, but i know whatever it was, it wasn't important enough for a 7 year old to be dead and one to have signed her life away. we have to have everybody recognize that a fight that mayo different when you're out on the street and you're using a deadly weapon. > flowers and a teddy bear here at the scene where the stabbing took place. tomorrow we understand family as well as kaelia minor's dance team will be out here at the crime scene for a vigil. > marina maracco, fox5 local news. > an arsonist is on the lose in the district. investigators want you to take

mayor bowser will bring the network online at 11:30 this morning in murrow park. the dc wifi service is part of a partnership between the city and business development organizations. new this morning.. the nlcs is all tied up at two games a piece. the chicago cubs bats finally waking up in los angeles and talk about breaking out of slump.. cubs slugger anthony rizzo who had been 1 for 23 at the plate this postseason woke up! a solo-homerun in the fifth gives chicago a 5 to nothing lead.. and he was not done bases loaded in the sixth inning rizzo with a 2-run single..cubs go on to win 10 to 2. game 5 tonight at dodgers stadium. and they're celebrating in cleveland this morning. the indians topped the blue jays 3-0 to morning. the indians topped the blue jays 3-0 to punch their ticket to the world series. work of the a-l-c-s -- needing just five games to end toronto's season. this is the indians first trip to the world series in nearly 20 years. the last time they won it? -- 1948 cleveland now awaits the eventual winner of the dodgers - cubs series. and while their

mayor bowser is set to sign the agreement at a ceremony at 1:00 today. >>> also beginning today, bikes are banned at arlington national cemetery. it's a big disappointment for those who love to ride in the cemetery but hilary lanes reports. >> reporter: now there's an exception to the rule. if you have family members who are buried at the cemetery, you are allowed to bike through. you just need an official pass every time you visit. if you're just biking through for fun, you'll no longer be able to do that. >> we're here and don't have a car. so our -- our mode of transportation is the metro or bikes. >> reporter: so when mike and beauty of arlington national cemetery, there's only one way to do it. on their bikes. >> hadn't been through the cemetery and thought it would be a historic and a memorable place. >> reporter: but beginning today, they'll no longer be able to ride their bikes through the cemetery. bikes are now banned. making mike feel -- >> a little sad. >> reporter: officials say some bicyclists who ride through the cemetery have been disturbing grieving family members. aro

mayor muriel bowser and other city builds. the discussion will folk yuls on the state of the district's infrastructure and innovation. anybody interested in attending should be at georgetown at 10:30. >>> no snow on the ground just yet but one agency is getting a head start on preparations. >> prince george county officials are hitting the streets this morning and molette green is joining them. she joined us live from forestville. good morning, what are you seeing? >> reporter: oh, my goodness, i'm i my photographer irene and vanessa gordon watson who has been driving these things in the county for 28 years. in fact, was one of the first or is the first woman in the county to be able to do this. we're going on a dry run, leaving the command center now at the department of public works and transportation hub here and we're going to just take a -- >> so, technology being what it >> she is in a moving truck. we lost the signal. we'll try to get her back a bit later. let's turn to chuck bell. >> this is way advanced preparation. w

. >>> close to 2500 people dc mayor muriel bowser today inned to the presidential election -- in addition to the presidential election, dc residents are asked to elect dc council members and vote on statehood. >> it is nice to see this many people care, enough to come out and stand in line. would he never waited in line in dc before. ever. we always just walked in the door and voted. >> early voting continues in october 27. >>> could the district of columbia be the country's51st state? it strepding on social media. and -- it is trending on social media. dc residents have no voting control in congress or full control of local affairs and they are looking at a statehood referendum on the upcoming election ballot and dc residents will see the proposed state as new columbia. and this week, members council voted to change the name to state of washington, d.c. >>> in the final week, everything you need to know to vote is on our wusa 9 app, including our voter guide for dc, maryland and virginia. >>> okay, let's turn to our weather now. what a blustery day. is it going to get a little bit milder

mayor muriel bowser alsomuri joined the crowd and urged them tohe c vote yes on this referendum. >>> it is a petition -- it is i a referendum to petition congress to grant d.c. state hood. >> we're hopeful that we'ree' not only going to win the white house with who supports state hood butood t both houses of congress whichs f will make t chisongr a much easr process. >>oc reporter: people whodple into line over the weekend wkend said part of their motivationivt is they're just ready for thisly election season to besean over. now just to let you know herew r at judiciary square this is the only polling place in thee e city that's opened right nowopew open from 8:30 in the morning mi until 7 o'clock at night then te on friday all of the neighborhood early votinghoodary centers will open as well. wel alnwick, fox5 local news. n >> thanks mel.>> thanks me >>> this morning we've got a a new metrobus line to tell you about, the nh2 suit in service e connecting northern virginia via tohe h harbor. officials say it's another wayha to decrease vehicle traffic t and increase foot traffic.ffic

mayor muriel bowser joined theje crowd and urged them to vote urg yes on thated referendum whichmc is on the ballot to petition congress to grant d.c.t statehood and also to considercr which candidates could make that happen.pe >> we are encouragingouraging everybody in washington make a plan to vote. we. [cheers and applause]pplaus >> reporter: now people who peoh stood in line after the rally tl to cast those early ballots, bas some of them were excited to we do it because of the rally. raly others said really they reallyel were just tired of this longhisg and negative election season and wanted to finally guilty it over with.al her people say they didn't didn' want to worry about whetheraboue something was perhaps mightrhapm wanted to make sure that theirks vote counted. henly voting now in t district here from 8:30 in thehe morning until 7:00 p.m. and then on friday, early votinging centers around the city willy wl open with the same hours ashours well. live in northwest, i'm melanie e alnwick, fox5 local news. ns. >> thanks mel.has mel. >>> no he excuse not to vote. v. the polls

at the event, mayor bowser was there. autria, jummy, and myself, stepping away from our caucus for a moment as we took a picture with the mayor. it is a great city to live in and i'm part to be part of that community. autria: we are proud of you. jummy: your number one. kidd: thank you, i appreciate it. time for your 60 second expressed. -- express. >> he says he will accept the results of he wins? it's not a joking matter. >> after listening to hillary rafal on and on, i don't think so badly of rosie o'donnell. liberty and sees a4, maybe a five if she loses the torch. >> election commissioners could not extend the deadline. heather is more time to register to vote. >> an american soldier was killed by a roadside bomb. >> bullet holes on the screen of that window. >> it's not safe here in southeast. >> it's time to say bye-bye to sent to china in early 2017. if you're using this toothpaste, you're probably expecting to get visibly whiter teeth, but it only removes surface stains, and clinical tests show that it only provi

muriel bowser spoke about the tragedy. >> i don't know the motives behind us. i don't know what caused the fight. i know that whatever it was, it wasn't important enough for a 17 your old to be dead and one to have signed her life away. second-degree murder. minor was a student at coolidge high school and was an avid dancer. autria: new developments the story -- this morning on a story that first developed here. more on the massive backup from last week. sam is live with a new video. started last week. three men came in as ninjas and pistol with the 73-year-old man working the cash register. this morning we are getting brand-new surveillance video showing the three men, dressed as ninjas, showing the men going up to that man, hitting him in the head not just once, but twice. after a minute they let him get up and they opened up that cash register. they were only in th f . down the bw parkway they cause the seven car pileup, shutting it down for six hours during the height of rush hour. this morning we are hearing the 911 call from that cashier for the first tim

mayor muriel bowser personally thanks heroes in our midst. what the folks did to save a life. >> bethesda has everything. massive high-rises and quiet city streets. what is the plan for the next 20 years? alison: 32 buildings is the plan for bethesda. richard reeve is there and it's raising questions about too much density and not enough services like school. richard: yeah, that is right, alison. look at business avenue. just at a standstill right now. very emblematic of the growth here. look at this here. we have high-rises going way up in the sky. quiet city neighborhoods. but now there is a 20-year growth plan here. not everybody likes it. fast growing bethesda. place of contrast. >> how do we want this community to evolve richard: tall steel and glass high-rises blocks away leafy neighborhoods. >> we need to grow. we need to keep developing the area. richard: at the farmer's market off wisconsin avenue most favor growth. but in nearby neighborhoods not so much. >> the office buildings come with cars. the cars have to be put somewhere. ric

mayor bowser is asking people to , because traffic is going to be a nightmare. there will be shuttle buses in place. over here you can see, if you are coming from montgomery county that is going to be one of your options. there is also going to be shuttle bus service between stations. they will be very full. if you are coming in from maryland you can transfer here from fort totten to the green and yellow line. or you can take the marc train to union station. that will probably be our best bet. in the district extra bus service will be in place and georgetown with beginning service earlier at 6 a.m. with additional information, head to our website. everything is very calm, but that will certainly change in the coming hours. larry: safetrack's the only reality check proposal, delivering austerity measures. he wants to increase fares during peak service, about $.10 per ticket. his plan also calls for closing stations and reducing service as well as an unprecedented 1000 layoffs to make up for a $275 million budget gap in the budget for metro. when it comes to cover

that makes no sense, mayor bowser. do something. for southeast standards. you're going to go see these pictures on your screen. you're looking at the damage left behind after 75 rounds were shot into cars and apartments across several blocks. all of that happening last thursday. all of that in a five-hour time span from thursday into friday morning. and the city's most recent homicide happened right here in southeast ye marraco fox 5 local news. >>> developing tonight, in alexandria pastor is behind bars accused of defrauding his congregation out of more than $1 million, pastor terry millender was arrested along with his wife and a friend. fox 5's lindsay watts is talking to a former church member who says this was a pas tore who was supposed to be praying but >> reporter: that's right. tony, the man i talked to says that he has known pastor terry millender since he was just a kid. and that his family invested how tos of dollars with their preacher. millender was here in court to hear the charges that could now be taking him from the pulpit to prison. >> so

bowser is among the critics. >> we know that other systems can do it in had that amount of time. . >> reporter: metro stated open on fridays and saturdays until 3:00 a.m. now they close at midnight during safetrack. the proposals would continue a reduction in service on get home. >> to help people who have the late night vibes. it's about poem who are working. they need to get home to their families. >> all of those public comments are going to be. >> the chair of the board today is suggesting service cuts in the suburbs. if they don't come up with more money, tom sherwood continues our coverage now. >> reporter: everybody knows metro has a steep hill to climb over service and capital repairs throughout the system. now the board seeing metro's general manager cut train service to the suburbs. >>. >> maryland and virginia are not supporting a proposed sales track. metro has a current $275 million >> it is a death spiral until we get it turned around. >> virginia transportation secretary responds to the service cut threat. tom sherwood, news 4. >>> a lot of talk on spoeshl media and a l

mayor muriel bowser and former arizona congress woman gabrielle give made a push forge gun control in d.c. and northern virginia. stopping gun violence takes courage. the courage to do what's right, the courage of new ideas. i've seen great courage when mye life was on the now is the time to come together, be responsible democrats or republicans, everyone. > giver records was bunded in a mass shooting in arizona five ai years ago. since then she has been usualn s ping for stricter gun control laws. > tonight fifteen age boys are facing vandalism charges for defacing an historic school house. >> the teenagers spray painted a american school house on ashburn road. it was in the a hate crime. the school was built in thehe 1800s and had been undergoing renovation. coming up tonight we are going to talk to a woman who found a little girl in a unaring car for over an hour while her mother went shopping. > and this cute little dog hasl gone viral. something she does when she's happy reminds people of the the movie star wars. you'll w tonight at 11. 11. seems workers calling out sickca need t

mayor murriel bowser says the rates are on the right track. >>> more than 27,000 virginia residents registered to vote since the state's voter registration deadline was extended. a federal judge granted the extension thursday after heavy demand prevented some voters of applications submitted will be higher when in-person and mail voter registration applications are processed. >>> you can now vote early in the district. early voting started saturday with people waiting in line for over an hour to cast their vote. you can head to one juiciary square to vote. for more information on he early voting in d.c., head to the nbc washington app and search early much you pay when you dine out. the county is proposing a 4% meals tax. tonight at 8:00 find out more at a community forum happening in mclean community, at the mclean community center. >>> in news4 for your health. new survey reveals many people are uninformed about electronic cigarettes. 3,000 people surveyed, most agreed that e-cigarettes should be banned in places where smoking is prohibited. but one-third still a while more than a new e-ciga

. >> there was a homecoming of sorts for mayor muriel bowser. she started working on this in 2007 as a local a.n.c. commissioner and then four councilmember and today as mayor. she signed the paperwork to transfer it from the u.s. army to d.c. >> big city projects take a long time. it takes a lot of people to stay persistent. and committed to getting them done. >> neighbors are happy to see momentum. >> it's unused. >> much of the excitement is focused on a new grocery store. >> instead of going to silver spring we keep dollars in d.c. >> some were disappointed when coming here. they reiterated we have been unable to reach an agreement adding we are doubtful a deal will be truck. the developer is negotiating with another grocer with an announcement possible in six weeks. >> it's a name that will be well down and they are well known for being community orientedded. >> the past few years have been tough for the small business owners not far from walter reed. they moved to bethesda and much of disappeared overnight. the manager here says the lunch

homicide number 10 for the district.th last night interim police chief peter newsham as well as mayor bowser did not show up on the scene but they did hold a presss conference to confirm the arrest. >> we have a 17 and 18 year old this is not child's play.s we have an 18 year old who is going to be charged with murdere tomorrow. we want all of the young peopleople in our l schools to know that this -- when you have a childhood going back and forthnf and i don't know the motives behind this. i don't know what caused thisis fight, but i know whatever it was, it wasn't important enough for a 17 year old to be dead and to we have to have everybody recognize that a fight that you may have had when you were in school is very different whenffr you're out on the street andhe s you're using a deadly weapon.eap and today some friends of contact lee a minor gathered here to pay their respects. they say tomorrow her family as well as her dance team will be out here at the crime scene fore a vigil. maracco, fox5 local new. > we have new video to show yow tonight of a frightening robbery caught in camera

today mayor muriel bowser was among those in a ceremony in northwest to mark the start of the kennedy street revitalization project. the project hopes to make kennedy street a popular destination for residents and businesses along a one-mile stretch from georgia avenue to north capital street. michelle: plenty of any given day but on one stretch of m street the sidewalk abruptly ends. leaving pedestrians nowhere to walk but street. it's between connecticut avenue and 17th street. that is where richard reeve is live with a story you will see only on 7. richard: yeah, this is a big challenge for pedestrians. as you said, the sidewalk here along m street is fine and then all of a sudden you run in a chain link fence. what happens? like we have seen folks do. not too late. or walk down the street. take a look at the video. it is a tough choice for the pedestrians. they have to decide if they want to take the crasswalk or walk into -- crosswalk or walk into oncoming traffic. we have seen some walking with cars behind them. the cars have no idea what the people are doing in the street. now