culver, a democrat. >>> in 2010, the governor of iowa was a man named chet culver, a democrat.elected governor of iowa in 2006. he had a four-year term, so that meant he was heading into a re-election fight in 2010. and a few months before that 2010 election, the iowa legislature passed a new law about gun permits. the new law said if you wanted a permit to carry a gun in iowa, concealed or otherwise, there were almost no grounds on which you could be turned down for that permit. under that new law which was backed by the nra, iowa sheriffs essentially lost the ability to say no to gun permits, even for reasons that historically made sense in iowa. because of that, not surprisingly, most of iowa's sheriffs opposed the nra's new law. but it passed, and the governor signed it, and a few months later, he pocketed the endorsements of the nra, whoo-hoo, for chet culver! but yeah, he lost anyway. the nra's support was not enough, and democrat chet culver lost the election that year anyway, and he got turfed out as governor. so, now iowa is governed by republican terry brenstandt, the

northern virginia reporter david culver joins us live from the debate site in mcclan with a preview. >> reporter: yeah n the past hour you sue julie kerry and aaron gilchrist. they're inside along with chuck todd making the final preps for the debate. they shot the video a short time ago. about to take place an hour from now. they are trying to get familiar to the setup as what they will be dealing with as they take the stej less than an hour for now. meantime, a lot of the folks are the attendees of the event. they will be filing in in a few minutes from now. and i want to show you the prerts and supporters. they're lining 123, and they have signs for terri mcauliffe and ken cuccinelli. they're on both sides. police are out there as well to make sure everybody is safe. that again is happening at this hour. less than an hour from the debate. i want to show you what the candidates are looking like. here is the nbc 4 poll. among likely voters, mcauliffe leading 43% to 38% for cuccinelli and 8% for the libertarian candidate. he will not be at this debate tonight. less than an hour from

as david culver reports, both candidates talked a lot about their -- >> the debate tone, like most of the ads you've heard. hard hitting and at times accusatory. >> i'm the only candidate in this race who won't need on-the-job training. >> my opponent has spent most of his career in a social ideological agenda. >> bob mcdonnell -- attorney general ken cuccinelli explained his position to johnny williams. >> why were you willing to accept the gifts? >> ironically, i met mr. williams through the governor. i did give the $18,000 to a charity. >> democrat terry mcauliffe faced questions over releasing his tax returns. >> i've gone beyond what the last governors have done when governor kaine, governor warner and governor mcdonnell ran. >> i released eight years of my tax returns to the media. he won't release any. >> then the issue of gun control. the first, have you changed your mind about an assault weapons ban and secondly, how big a priority would you make it as governor to change virginia's gun laws? >> i haven't changed my mind. i have called for universal background checks. >> i'm r

i'm david culver, news 4. >>> police plan to begin the new patrols in tyson's by thanksgiving.fficers will be trained to patrol around the silver line. >>> schools have money for extra security. today, the justice department passed a measure. it gives $45 million in grants nationwide for police officers in schools. that means schools can pay for 356 new officers and two police officers will be stationed in all the newtown public schools. >>> a volunteer fire department in prince george's county is moving forward is a firearm fund-raiser despite disapproval from the county. tracee wilkins explains, this is an effort to raise money to improve outdated facilities and equipment. >> reporter: this old fire truck and dated building need replacing. tomorrow, the volunteer fire department is going to host a fund-raiser, raffling shotguns and rifles. >> it's the message that we are concerned about. >> reporter: when they attempted last year, the prince george's fire county fought it tooth and nail after a slew of permitting issues, it was moved across the county line to charles county.

reporting live in woodbridge, virginia, david culver, news 4. >>> there's another twist in the case of a missing virginia teenager. police have been in touch with a second person of interest in her disappearance. randy taylor was charged originally. he is facing a grand jury tomorrow. he claims he was with another man the night murphy disappeared and murphy left with that man. murphy's family says they know quite a bit about the other person of interest, but they can't say anything. >>> now developments on the terror attack on a shopping mall in kenya. these pictures are coming in from nairobi. it's a hostage stand off 60 hours old. pat lawson muse is live with more. >> the kenyan government says officials have control of the mall in nairobi. they killed three attackered today and arrested ten others. they are certain there are few, if any hostages left in the mall. earlier today, the military launched a rescue operation, large explosions and gunfire rocked the area. rumors of a sniper sent folks running for cover. these are live pictures of the scene right now. the kenyan government s

i'm david culver, news 4. >>> the woman from virginia suspected of arson is out of jail on a $30,000night. she's facing one count of arson. she and her fiance are suspected of sedding dozens of fires dating back to last november. part of the bond hearing, she was told she could not leave northampton county unless it's for a medical emergency. >>> a fight against a possible death penalty case for the boston marathon bombing suspect. lawyers for tsarnaev want more time to work on arguments against the death penalty. prosecutors will announce whether to seek it next month. eric holder will make the final decision expected early next year. his attorneys say that's too soon. the bombings killed three and hurt more than 260 others. >>> an emotional day at the arlington national cemetery. two vietnam vets were finally raid to rest more than 40 years after their plane was shot down. as we reported on friday, sequestration cuts forced the military to cut the tradition flyover at the service. as mark segraves reports, however, the fallen pilots were honored with the missing man flyover today.

. >> west culver, a 26 year coast guard veteran is the captain of the eagle. on this tall ship, he is headmaster and commander. >> an opportunity to really take you back to the basics of how people navigated for hundreds of years before we had satellites in the sky. >> on this particular day, the eagle was 100 miles off the coast of norfolk. the ship pitched in 12-foot swells. half the sailors got sick. >> they were rolling around. the wind is crazy. like, you aren't going to get that in a classroom. >> the eagle was built in 1946 after world war ii ended, ever since, generations of coast guard train yes have literally learned the ropes. matthew spent the last two weeks aboard the eagle. he is half way through officer candidate school. >> it was definitely an eye opening experience and one we will pick with it. >> challenging? >> challenging, i have never been so tired in my life. >> and the eagle is known as america's tall ship. averages 4 to 5 months a year. the trainees will finish their school they will graduate in december. so there. >> good for them. >>

. >> hi, my name is brees culver ton. i live in san francisco for 20 years. i have seen many changes. the reason i initially moved here is because of the uniqueness. north beach is independent still and chinatown is independent. people don't come here to go to jack spade. people don't come here to go to another mall. and the mission has always been unique and you need to retain it's uniqueness in order to retain it's viability. as for the jack spade and mission, i don't know what kind of research they did. i don't think it's a good fit. i don't understand who is going to buy their stuff. maybe they think rich techies are going to buy their stuff. as for their branding and merchandising, of course no stores are going to look the same. it stupid to have the same formula. the idea that a store is always going to look the same like a mcdonald's is outdated branding and merchandising. the idea that every kate spade store is going to look difference is absurd. i think you should consider the fact that they are the same. it doesn't matter what they have on the walls

candidate was not a part of last night's debate, but our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver did speak to him after the debate. he was in the hall during the debate. he says they did little more than recite their talking points. he released a statement in which he said neither candidate offered any ideas or solutions to the challenges virginia faces. we have much more on last night's debate on nbcwashington.com. you can read exactly what the candidates said there. we've posted a complete transcript for you [ mom ] in my family, we're big cereal lovers. so we just look for this g. 'cause general mills makes over 40 yummy flavors that are 130 calories or less per serving. and they're packed with vitamins and minerals. from lucky charms to cheerios. over 40 cereals. 130 calories or less. [ laughs ] ♪ [ female announcer ] hey ladies. you love it. you've got to have it. cinnamon toast crunch, 'cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistible. everybody craves those crazy squares.® >>> right now a diplomat is in the hospital. an accident at the intersection of 36th and garfield str

joining us now from the navy yard in washington, wrc's david culver. david, thanks for joining us. just tell us what you can add about aaron alexis. some friends say he was a practicing buddhist and he was peaceful. we hear about the video game involvement. just give us some details about this man. >> reporter: we are trying to gets a mu gets gets a much information as possible. i'm at the hospital where three of the victims have been transported to. but some of the information coming from the "washington post". one navy official telling the post alexis was discharged in january 2011 for a, quote, pattern of misconduct. and that may be connected to a 2010 incident involving a gun in the state of tooekts. we know he moved from ft. worth to right here in washington. he was hired as an hourly tech employee and was scheduled to begin work right here in washington at the navy yard sometime this month. those who knew alexis describe him as a sweet and rather intelligent person, but it seems he also had apangry streak and that created an arrest record in recent years. 2004 is when we foun

our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver will be there. you can watch his report tonight at news 4 at 11:00. tonight's debate could be crucial in determining who wins that race. northam leads jackson by just 3 points. these results are from our latest nbc 4 nbc news marist poll. the race for attorney general also very close. democrat mark herring leads mark obenshain by 5 points. we will have the numbers for governor in this hour including who virginians think will be better. reminder, ken kuk chi nelly and terry mcauliffe square off in a debate tomorrow night. our northern virginia bureau chief julie carey and i will be on the panel. nbc 4 will broadcast that debate live and online at 7:00 p.m. >>> now to a news 4 exclusive. we learned a set of metro keys was stolen from an arlington fire engine responding to a call. engine 105 was unlocked and briefly unattended during a medical call in crystal city. two men stole a forcible entry tool and a set of metro keys. those keys can unlock secure areas of a metro station, including surface hatch

david culver is live outside police headquarters. you combed through the numbers, what did you find? >> if you look at the numbers from 2011 and 2012, the total crimes, you would feel good about the direction the county is heading. when you look at specific offenses and we did just that, you may be alarmed. some residents we showed the numbers to were concerned. police in virginia's most populated county is not easy with more than 1.1 million residents and rapidly growing, fairfax county police keep busy. you see a lot of police around? >> yes, all the time. it's a good thing. it's always a good sign. >> reporter: he lived and worked here in the county for two years. he felt good when we told him the number of overall crimes fell last year. while the total number of crimes against persons went down less than a percent, there were some increases. the three offenses, homicides up 33%. kidnapping abduction up 11% and forcible sex offenses almost 2.5% up. when you see the specifics, does it change your impression of how you interpret it?

our northern virginia bureau reporter david culver did speak to robert sarvis. he said they can did little more than recite talking points. neither offered any ideas or solutions to the challenges facing virginians. much more on nbcwashington.com. you can read exactly what the candidates said. we've spoposted a complete transcript on the main page. >>> our tom sherwood will be there when mayor vincent gray pick the next cfo. tom was the first to report the mayor is choosing this man, jeff dewitt, a cfo of phoenix now. if the d.c. council confirms him, dewitt will succeed natwar gandhi. the c fo is in charge of overseeing the district's $11 billion budget. >>> parents, you might want to pay attention to how much caffeine your kids are consuming. too much could stunt their growth. plus, a developing story this hornung in los angeles after an arsonist targets several businesses. >>> also ahead, a little too close for comfort. the dramatic scene after lightning strikes at a busy football stadium. >>> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing a few sprinkles well sout

dave culver will be there for that debate. on the's debate could be crucial in determine ing who wins the race here. these are the results of our nbc 4/nbc news marist poll. northam leading jackson by three points among likely voters. that is within the poll's margin of error. 13% of likely voters are still undecided. this race is far from over with all those undecided voters. >> tomorrow of course you're going to be out as part of the folks who will be talking to -- >> the debate with the gubernatorial candidates. yes. >> thank you so much. >>> joining thus morning on that new poll in virginia is nbc's deputy political editor domenico montanaro. good morning. >> good morning. how are you? >> let's talk about the poll, the nbc poll that found that terry mcauliffe has pulled ahead in virginia. what do you think is the reason for that? >> well, over the summer we've seen a summer of mudslinging, negative ads, and clearly those ads have take an much bigger hit on ken cuccinelli than on terry mcauliffe. you see that in the

the libertarian caidate was in the hall and he spoke to our northern virginia bureau reporter david culverrobert sarvis did little more than recite their talking points during the debate. sarvis said neither candidate offers any ideas or solutions to the challenges virginia faces. >>> news 4's tom sherwood will be at the wilson building today when mayor vincent gray introduces his pick to be d.c.'s next cfo. he was the first to report the mayor is choosing this man, jeff dewitt, the cfo of phoenix right now. if the d.c. council confirms him, dewitt will succeed natwar gandhi who held the post more than a decade. the cfo is in charge of overseeing the district's $11 billion budget. >>> melissa mollet following breaking news right now from the live desk. >> that's right. i want to show you a chopper 4 right now over the top of river road here -- this is in bethesda. this is the 8500 block over a vehicle fire, very hard to see exactly what's going on. you can see some police also, obviously some fire trucks. it looks like a bus pulled over to the side of the road. as soon as we get more infor

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>> we live in culver city, california. >> wow. so did you come out here to see all of this? had you heard about it and wanted to see it for yourself? >> well, yeah, david read about it in the l.a. times that badwater and death valley was, like, completely under water and so we loaded up our blowup kayak and out we came. >> now, that's what we want to do. >> that's it. >> that's where we're heading. we're heading for badwater. >> awesome. yeah, it's great. >> you went kayaking on badwater. >> yep, went out at 200, 300 feet. i mean, you could stand up in the water. it was, it's just four feet maybe, not even four feet, it's like two feet. >> but look at this-- >> i know. >> --come on. this is, is it, is badwater better than this? >> no, badwater's nothing. >> no. >> this is like the ocean. badwater was smooth, and it might've been 18 inches deep. we went out about 400 feet maybe and-- >> did you see wildflowers? >> tons of wildflowers, millions of wildflowers. >> so we should be excited about what's getting ready to happen to us. >> absolutely. the wildflowers are beautiful, y