d.c. turned a website meant to report bias into a tool of discrimination. see how our wusa9 investigation forced the city to take action. >> right now the morning commute looks okay, but a cold front approaches tomorrow night. we'll let you know if that interferes with your evening commute and how cool it gets behind this front. >> a lot of news tonight. good evening. i'm derek mcginty. >> i'm lesli foster. >>> a lot of it revolves around our sports teams. it has been a busy day. the redskins and nationals have a lot to prove and a lot on the line. >> we begin in san francisco where the nats have forced another game. here's our kristen berset. >> reporter: the nationals came into at&t park here in san francisco with the end of their season staring them in the face, but what they responded with was incredible pitching by doug fister, some stellar defense by bryce harper and capitalizing on a huge error by giants pitcher madison bumgardner in the 7th inning, a big 4-1 win for the nationals a

last week d.c.e chief kathy linear told news4 many of the gun violence victims in the sixth district were targeted. >>> developing now about ebola, the nbc photographer who was infected in liberia could leave the hospital this week. ashoka mukpo said, i don't regret going to liberia to cover the crisis. that country was a second home to me and i have to help raise the alarm. mukpo also said he has no idea how he contracted the disease. >>> right now another man being treated for ebola is finally home. emory university hospital said they released the man after six weeks of treatment. no other u.s. patient has been at the hospital for more than three weeks. the man was infected in sierra leone. this video shows him arriving to the hospital in september. the hospital did not release the man's name. and you can follow all of our ebola coverage and stay on top of the latest virus news by going to nbcwashington.com by searching ebola. >>> chris christie makes another trip to maryland today. the new jersey

most activity is no west of d.c. -- now west of d.c. the heaviest rain is getting ready to move into western maryland at this time. middle toes in the upper 50's. waking up tomorrow, you will need an umbrella. will you needed for the afternoon hours? all you need to know, coming up. >> happening now near the campus of catholic university, police are looking for two people who robbed a group of eight students who were walking a popular trail taylor street and hawaii avenue. this happened in broad daylight at 5:30 in the evening. luckily, no one was hurt. investigationtive in southeast after a gunman walked into a barbershop and started shooting on good hope road. the victim was shot six times as he sat in the barber's chair, and later died. what makes the investigation difficult is that the gunman was wearing a ski mask. if you have any information, d.c. police want to talk to you. video evidence tonight showing d.c. police stopping a man as he a neighborhood, and a woman jumping to his defense. what happened, exactly? was it racial prof

some of those d.c. residents have been without electricity and other services for several months. -- samchief sam's board ford spoke with some of the people waiting in the long lines. >> we want to get everybody in. around theed up former city services building and wrapped around the block. they all have at least one thing in common, they are in the dark. >> our electricity was shut off. >> it is time to give us some help out here. all we can do is -- >> the beginning of a new fiscal year means d.c.'s low income energy assistance program that used up its budget last year has money again to help people get their lights and gas back on. >> we have seen the bill today at $7,000. we cannot pay all of it but we will help as much as we can. pepco $786. >> i have been trying to hold on. finally they cut it off to an a half weeks ago. >> they were allowed in in groups to register and tell their stories. councilmember marion barry arrived, saying welfare benefits have contributed to this. >> poor people are gett

d.c.'s department of general services broke ground on the playground in august. >> they need to raise about $120,000 in order to staff and run the playground for the next two years. so if you could help, please do so. >>> it is 6:11. we want to take another look at our question of the morning. during the weekend, it takes 16 minutes to do this. on weekdays it takes just four minutes. is it a, make breakfast, b, get ready for bed, or c, wake up? >> we'll have more of your responses and then the correct answer in about half an hour. we'll be right back. >>> coming up on 6:14. howard just shared the video of the adorable children. is it raining, sprinkling? what's it doing outside our window? >> both. we have light showers out there for the most part. it's a little nuisance si but not going to last. yellow alert for some but not widespread so we'll keep it green. take it easy if you're coming in from northern virginia to d.c. we do have wet roads. looking at dom letter, over the last couple of

the d.c. superior courthouse. >> and the marshall service said the prisoner was never in the custody of the d.c. corrections department. that would mean only d.c. police and deputy marshalls would have been responsible for searching isaiah. >>> day 24 in the search for hannah graham and it's come and gone and no sign of the missing uva student. deborah alfarone is live for us tonight with how the search is affecting the folks who help out with the investigation and what may be coming our way next. debra. >> every day searchers have an 8-mile radius from this area where i'm standing. behind me is the downtown mall area in charlottesville. so a lot of people are asking me on twitter, why are they focusing on this 8-mile radius? why don't they look somewhere between here and virginia and texas where abduction suspect, jesse matthew, was captured a few weeks ago? i posed that question this afternoon to chief longo. here's what he had to say. >> we have no basis upon which to believe that he left t

.. >> d.c.united was in the class of the league in the 90's. olson played on the last team to win it all in 2004. now they will try for one more and you are invited. but get on board. come out and see us and support us just like we do the other teams. >> d.c. united. up at 6:00, an update on rg iii. >> i hope you've got good news. a federal study names of the most expensive city in the country. >> this has everybody talking today -- the nation's capital tops the list when it comes to most expensive cities in the country. >> a study by the federal government found the cost of living in d.c. tops both san francisco and new york. >> stephen tschida breaks down the cost and has reactions from citizens. >> these residents say they are hardly surprised. see the building behind me? this is the old union mission, a homeless shelter, but it's about to become high-end apartments. with all of this development, prices inevitably rise. new buildings continue to go up across the city. despite a glut of new un

their temporary home at d.c.'argest family shelter is no sanctuary. >> every child needs to let loose and relax at the end of a long day, even the best of circumstances. and our children are compounded by the stress of homelessness. so it's even more important for our kids. >> so this playground now offers a respite from the harsh reality that engulfs the d.c. general campus. >> it's for the big kids, too. >> it's a good thing for them to burn off some of their energy when they come home from school. >> in order for that playground to stay open, it has to be supervised at all times and that takes money. >> open up their minds, their parents will be happy. they don't see the kids in the street. >> your donation can help them continue to do that. >> children are looking around them for messages from the adults around them and their environment as to what their value and worth is. we want them to feel like they matter and they deserve a playground like this. >> and we know you feel the same way. so give us a call rig

another mother doesn't have to. >> reporter: d.c. police are offering a reward up to $25,000 for information that could lead to an arrest and conviction in this case. as for the family of joseph folks, well, they are going to have a memorial service for him on saturday here on the 400 block of shepherd street northwest. in northwest d.c. >>> a hazmat team was forced to respond to a local shopping mall as a woman yelled she had ebola when police were trying to arrest her. hazmat teams were called in as a precaution and the woman has no symptoms. it's not clear why she was being served the original warrant or if she will face more charges. >>> tonight nurses all offer the country are at the center of the fight against ebola. in about two weeks, nurses at providence hospital in northeast d.c. will be among thousands all over the nation who will go out on a picket line. it's all part of a national movement calling for safer standards for nurses and for doctors. the hospital says it hopes to avoid that strike but it will stay open if it h

d.c. area has become one of the most desirable places to live in in the country and the most expensive. is that a good or bad thing? >>> but first taking a live look outside tonight you can see the road is thick with fog right now. good evening. i'm jan jeffcoat. >> i'm derek mcginty. let's get started with topper who has an eye on that dense fog rolling in. it's not going away any time soon. >> no, sir. in fact, that video we just showed you is where it's worse north of town. it's about a 1/2-mile in the north we. some folks are down -- northwest. some folks are down to zero. if you're flying anywhere tomorrow, call ahead. it's about 1/2-mile visibility in gaithersburg. anything under that is not good, 1/2-mile in frederick, 3 miles downtown at national. most of the fog seems to be on the north and west side of town west of 95. down toward quantico only 1/4- mile and zero in warrenton. allow extra time for your commute tomorrow. use only low beams in the nighttime, slow down, allow extra

children in d.c.'s largest shelter. >> lesli foster shows us what has to be done to unlock the gates at a child's playground. >> the first thing they see is the jail and to their left there's an abandoned building. behind there is another abandoned building. there's a meth clinic. >> reporter: they see signs of desperation and death? >> yeah, absolutely. >> reporter: jamia larson is co-founder and executive director of the homeless children's play time project. the children have no place to go. their temporary home is no sanctuary. what does that do to a child who sees this as their future? >> i think it makes them feel undervalued. >> reporter: and in the middle of this visual poverty to prison pipeline you have a playground. you have a bright spot. >> not only is it a practical oasis of recreation that they so deserve, but it interrupts their line of vision. >> reporter: people loitering at every turn, a constant stream of loud buses and sounds and other unen in elements roam this sprawling campus --

i fought for saving d.c. homes from foreclosure to keep families in their homes and i'm going to keep fighting for all eight wards in the district of columbia with your support. [ cheering and applause ] >> miss schwartz. >> good evening, everybody. i am carol schwartz, a former at large member of the d.c. council. some of you may remember me from my 16 years on the council as well as my two terms on the board of education and may also remember that i lost 5 1/2 years ago my reelection for the council because i gave sick leave to workers. and i'm very proud of that, even though i have been threatened by some in the business community that they would come after me if i pushed ahead. i think it's important for people who have part-time jobs and who work to have some sick leave and so if i had to do it all again and have taken this leave of absence because of it, because i lost my election, i would do it all again. but i want to come back so i can continue doing things for people who need it, helping our vulnera

>> back to chairman tucker's comments that washington, d.c. was really controlled by these southern congressmen who really used it, and i have to use the word, like a plantation. they treated us as such. and when the urban rebellions began in '64, '65, '66, they realized that they should pay closer attention to washington, d.c., which is 70% black at that time. and then congress began to understand and particularly president johnson understood that he needed some african-american leadership in washington, d.c. in the elections and elected officials. so he appointed walter washington as the first mayor. then he gets elected as the first elected mayor in '74. that was important because it came as a result of great pressure by people in urban centers around the country. dr. king gets killed in '68, urban centers are burning up. they had to do something. it was that pressure from the people who said it's about time to let local people run their local affairs. that happens in '73. >> reverend tucker, you were here. you've run a church in the city f

that d.c. roller coaster that -- sports fans can't seem to get off is about to take another sharp turn the i'll explain next. >>> welcome back, everybody. can the cap -- with the capitals back in action tonight, d.c. sports fans have something new to cheer for since the nats were eliminated from the playoffs. >> do we have to keep saying that? >> i know, i know. >> a "washington post" article this week i will us straights. -- you will is traits. -- illustrates. >> horace holmes is live outside the center. >> allison, can we talk? is it just too soon to get into another relationship? the d.c. sports fans have been through a roller coaster of emotion it seems like forever. some are saying they've gotten used to it. others are looking for a way out. our hopes were so high that this would be the year. and then -- i don't know. >> it is hard to explain, the bitter ending to the nationals' season signaling be another disappointing ending to drop on a huge pile of disappointing seasons. >> over the ye

d.c. consortium program were watching about a mile from the launchpad last night when suddenly -- they shot this video from this telephone. kimball had her still camera and was standing next to one of the students. >> i just started to turn to her congratulations, and that is when we saw the bright flash and knew that something was not right. >> she clicked off shot after shot, capturing the intensity of the blast, the horror of the explosion. >> the first shockwave was just a little bit. the second one -- it blew me back. it was just intense, the heat, the sound of it. >> on board the rocket, among other things, was the experiment the students had worked on for seven months. they had won a nationwide competition, and the intent was for astronauts onboard the international space station to test to see if they could grow consent the mums -- chrysanthemums in zero gravity. everyone's immediate concern was for the well-being of those at the launchpad. >> would not find out about 20 minutes la

reporting from d.c.uperior court, mark segraves, news4. >>> one of the reasons the senate must approve d.c. judges is because the federal government funds the d.c. court system. >>> right now at 6:00, stopping ebola in its tracks. what the centers for disease control says needs to happen now to keep the virus out of the u.s. >>> a baby dead in northern virginia. her parents accused of drinking while she was lying in a crib for 16 hours. now a nasty debate on a donation site to pay for the funeral. >>> plus, new concerns about security on a local college campus after eight students are robbed at gunpoint. >>> good evening, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm chris lawrence. storm team 4 is tracking the rain that's already moving through our area. and we are expecting heavy downpour tonight. >> you might even hear a rumble of thunder later tonight. storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer is in the storm center with the scoop. doug? >> we're talking about a friday evening. a lot of people heading out on frid

they want the d.c. cancel to regulate -- the d.c. counsel to regulate ridesharing services such as uber and lyft. they said they have a competitive advantage because they don't have to follow the same regulations as taxis. >> local baseball fans are mourning and early ending to what was a promising season. >> on the ground at second. panic. >> at the end of the washington nationals's postseason run does not mean baseball area fans are out of look. -- area baseball fans are out of luck. >> all season long, the nats have been filled with what they , but after the loss last night, their friends are filled with something they itude.ll sad but the orioles fans say their glass is running over with october fever. orioles magic dealt out of the speakers at natty o'briens. >> we had an almost record a on sunday. now that the o's are battling for an alcs and on friday -- and i >> i had more people than i ever have in my life. -- hugged more people than i have ever in my life. believedk everyone that for a little while. flex it had you going. >

. >> a could not frontation with d.c. police officers is raising questions about profiling. >> this is wrong. >> tonight the police chief responds. >> and first on news4, a possible break in the search for a notorious maryland killer. the clue that could be uncovered tomorrow. >> new warnings that the spread of ebola in africa as the u.s. stems up its response to the deadly virus. good evening. >> the united nations now says the number of ebola cases worldwide is doubling every three to four weeks. it says the virus can still be contain if treatment centers are built quickly in west africa. 100 u.s. marines will go to liberia tomorrow to help with containment efforts. >>> in texas, a sheriff's deputy is in the hospital, out of an bundleance of caution, he began feeling ill days after searching the apartment of thomas duncan. duncan died in a dallas hospital this morning. now lye with the latest developments from dallas. >> reporter: the man being treated here is a sergeant. he was in the apartment where duncan first got s

. >> some two hours away from d.c. where police say the suspect pulled over a 61-year- old woman, walked right up to her car and assaulted her and robbed her. that was on october 1. over the weekend in arlington, a man matching the same description pulled another woman over, but this time police say the man used a badge and demanded the driver get out. so police are now encouraging all women to be on alert. >> what's more worrisome, lure a female into his car. >> if you do get pulled over, you can call police and have them send a marked car before you pull over. if you stop, police say to choose a well lit and populated area. >> a loaded gun found on a prisoner being held at d.c. superior court and tonight, court officials are scratching their heads wondering how could something like this possibly happen? we're told several law enforcement agencies were responsible for searching that man following his arrest. bruce johnson reports people who frequent the courts are stunned. >> the prisoner has been identified as 19-yea

d.c. mayoral race and president barack obama has injected himself into a hard fought race for d.c. mayor. the president announced today that he is endorsing the party's nominee. and president obama support comes as bowser tries to fight off two independent candidates. bruce johnson reports the president's endorsement doesn't mean we'll see him on the local campaign trail. >> d.c. council member, muriel bowser needed a big endorsement and today she got the biggest. >> i'm just really proud to accept the endorsement of our president, barack obama. >> in a city where nearly 8 in 10 registered voters are democrat, she got the nod of the nation's most prominent democrat, president barack obama. >> it means that the democratic principles the president has been advancing for our country, that he is endorsing our vision to move them forward. >> president obama said he was proud to support bowser as a champion of working and mid million class families and a passionate proponent of washington, d.c.

at d.c. federal court, bruce leshan, wusa9. >>> tonight the family of a prince george's county woman is hoping you help police bring her home. she's 37-year-old alishia bush last seen early tuesday morning between oxman and barlow roads in landover. bush is described as an african american female, 5' 5 tall, 155 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. she was last wearing a white shirt and black pants. if you see her, contact prince george's county police. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9 first alert weather. >> it is very nice right now, but we had to issue a yellow alert for tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow morning will be okay. let's talk about the headlines and looking ahead because we are tracking a frontal boundary that's going to play cat and mouse with us all weekend. we'll be all right in the morning. we're fine tonight, but we're looking at the chance for late showers tomorrow and just plain old-fashioned rain tomorrow night. in fact, tomorrow night will be kind of chilly and m

d.c.'s superior court is considered one of the most secure buildings in a town pull of secure buildings. somehow, a teenage prisoner being held in a central cell block had a loaded gun in his underwear. sources tell wusa9, two law enforcement agencies missed a chance to find that weapon earlier and authorities are investigating the episode. the suspect, 19-year-old, isaiah bogan had been arrested on unauthorized use of a vehicle. he was awaiting a proceeding with a court magistrate. he faces more charges connected with that loaded gun. bruce johnson is working the story right now and he's going to have more for us on our news at 6:00. >> it's another must-win game for your washington nationals. can the boys get it done? >> we're going to belief they can. our sports anchor, kristen berset is live in san francisco with the real story. kristen. >> reporter: we believe, right? it is do or die moment again for the washington nationals, looking to even things up in the series tonight and bring i

d.c. fire and ems workers practice universal precautions every day. >>> right now, the d.c. police are hoping you will recognize two guys who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint on monday. it happened in northeast d.c. on michigan avenue near allison street. around 4:00 in the morning. the suspects came into the store and pulled a gun on the clerk. anyone with information should call mpd. >>> thanks to tips from the public, police say they tracked down the man who robbed a bank in maryland. anne arundel police arrested eric fish friday, about a week after he allegedly robbed a bank of america in glenn birney. surveillance cameras recorded fish standing in line, then passing a note implying he had a gun. fish made off with cash but people called in tips that helped detectives determine he was the man they were looking for. police arrested fish at his house in baltimore. >>> it is the day thousands of runners have been training for, the marine corps marathon is about to take over washington. coming up, the rules of the road on race day. the streets that could be shut down a

the rain will be right on her doorstep in d.c. watch for the rain to continue into the evening hours, maybe around 6:00 or know it -- or so it will dry up. everybody will clear up into the overnight hours. temperatures into the 60's with some gusty wind. what happens next once we get through today, we are going to have a nice little break tomorrow with some sunshine. it will be around 60 degree temperatures. this cold front to the west will be approaching us into the weekend and this is will we will see the big lunch. take a look at your seven day forecast. sunshine, 62 degrees tomorrow. friday, the rain showers are going to hold off for the most part for trick-or-treat, until maybe after 8:00. by 9:00, be in, noticed the temperatures are only in the 50's. on saturday, maybe some morning snow showers in the mountains. a cold and windy day. we see some big, big changes headed our way. >> indeed. >> the 9:00 curfew is a good one for halloween. >> for the kids. [laughter] >> my mom said it was midnight. [laughter] followre continuing

and at d.c. general's largest family shelter, those dreams can help transport the children who live there from their bleak surroundings. last week, a new playground opened to help them play and grow and just be. but they need your help to stay that way. joe schwartz is the development manager from the homeless children's play time project. joining us now taking lots of phone calls, getting this playground up and running took a combination, a unique combination of the city, partnering with business. tell us about that. >> yeah, the city was really great. they stepped up and paid for the playground to be built. but part of the condition of that playground being built was the playground needs to be staffed by the play time project. >> and that is very imrtant because of where it is. >> yeah, and the business community stepped up to make a difference, pepco, the board of trade, electric, the meyer foundation, all made generous donations to get this playground going. >> as a defender of play, you have

d.c. synagogue has been arrested and accused of secretly videotaping women in showers. police arrested dr. barry fundal this morning at his home in d.c. he has been the spiritual leader of georgetown's kerber israel sin gone for a quarter century. a witness says he installed a hidden camera at the synagogue. it's an area used for ritual cleansing. he is charged with voyeurism. pat collins will have more on news4 at 5:00. >>> first at 4:00, a former fairfax county school bus driver is accused of fondling a student who has specially needs. johnnie miller of fredericksburg is charged with assault today. the aulleged victim, a 13-year-old girl who attends a school in springfield. the accusation was made in the spring by a bus attendant. according to a search warrant, bus surveillance video shows miller rubbing the girl while strapping her into a seat. miller retired in may. >>> a virginia man will be in court in maryland next month to face charges he knowingly exposed an unexpecting woman to h

d.c. emergency crews are preparing to deal with any patients that may come their way. >> what a grim subject. little sunshine in here. the weather turned into a nice, sunny day in the metro area. >> doug hill is in the weather center with the first check of the forecast. >> plenty of sunshine outside the weather center. 77 degrees now. after the sun goes down, cool in a hurry. let's give you a live look from the weather camera in alexandria. a gorgeous afternoon. the few fairweather clouds we have right now are going to dissipate. the winds are going to die down. low to mid 70's from frederick to germantown and leesburg to gainesville. 75 atfrederick, and dulles. 79 at reagan national. temperatures in the 70's early this evening. overnight tonight, chile one. 38-52 is the range of temperatures. more changes tomorrow. looking at the weekend in a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. search teams are looking for uva student hannah graham by air, ground, and now horseback. today, searchers used ho

d.c. for a few more hours, but by 3:00, we see something showers from the blue ridge and west, shenandoah valley and the mountains. maybe some heavier showers. could get a rumble of thunder later today and tomorrow morning. by 5:00 p.m. the showers are approaching d.c. from the west. our western suburbs are in it. during the dinner hour, here we are at 6:30. a lot more showers arch. as nice as it is now, get your outdoor tours done over the next few hours. by this evening we turn wet. looks like a wet start to wednesday before seeing a lot better weather by friday and the weekend. i'm have that forecast for you coming up in a few minutes but the yellow alert up for later today, tonight and at least the first half of wednesday. annual dray ya? -- >> andrea? >> thank you, howward. >>> three people were stabbed in northwest d.c. and police say they have the man responsible in custody. it happened about 2:45 in the 3,000 block -- 3000 block, 15th street column use heights. police say a man sta

d.c. area and could dampen your friday evening plans. the orioles are starting at 8:07 tonight. first alert meteorologist erica grow has the timeline for you. >> it's a really big contrast between the image you saw on the weather cam, downtown d.c. cloudy there but look at the slug of heavy rain that's heading your way on dob letter 9,000. this is a two-hour loop. you can see the heaviest rain is moving at a pretty good clip at 30 miles per hour. so some of these initial showers that you see here, it's a big, widespread shower event here on doppler 9000. it didn't hit the ground initially because we had that dry air earlier in the week. now that is going by the wayside. the heaviest rain indicated in the reds and deep oranges here just on the southern edge of prince william county here heading toward dale city, route 123, chain bridge road, up toward the arlington area, we'll see the heaviest rain moving your way as well. this is moving to the east, northeast as i mentioned before at about

please call d.c. police. >>> well, every day it seems we are finding cheaper and cheep cheaper -- cheaper gas across the region because it's going down nationwide. today we go to dale city, virginia. according to the aaa fuel finder a gallon of regular at the 7/11 on jefferson davis highway is now $3.09 a gallon. those sub $3 prices are not far away. >>> and check out the scene in waco, texas last night. people at a fair ran for cover when this storm packing 50-mile an hour winds rolled in. the winds were so strong, they caused damage not only at the fair, but they also flipped trucks over and knocked out power to large portions of the region. people said debris was flying everywhere. the heart of texas fair was immediately shut down but it did reopen today. no one was hurt yesterday. >>> you know i'm always amazed when i see video like this. we have such technology to track these things and i know they have a big event. this thing was hitting dallas before i got to -- it got to waco. it was on the ra

katie says the cabbie shouldn't have picked her up in d.c. because she claims that the license plate was that of maryland. as for the d.c. taxi commission, we called several times and our calls were not returned. shomari stone, news 4. >>> right now, a patient in maryland is under isolation after showing symptoms that are similar to an ebola infection. that patient is now being treated at the university of maryland medical system in baltimore. doctors are now waiting for lab tests to return. but an initial evaluation suggests that it's not ebola. the state health department has not revealed whether the patient recently returned from west africa. >>> meanwhile the cdc announced no guidelines today for workers returning from ebola-plagued countries. high-risk workers will be asked to isolate themselves for 21 days and will undergo active monitoring. workers who fall under the "some risk" category will have temperatures checked twice a day. their interaction with the public will be determined on a da case by case basis. >>> in virginia, anyone w

by 8:00 to 11:00, wet spots from d.c. off to the west and temperatures falling into the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. tomorrow, we'll start off with some sunshine early after this system moves through. then we will see the clouds on the increase. showers will move in late. nothing too heavy, but take the umbrella as you may need them by the time you leave work tomorrow. 62 to about 68 degrees. the next couple days, 67 for a high in d.c. tomorrow. but then only 58 on wednesday. and a good chance for showers. any showers that develop will be on the light side. the bigger deal i think will be the very cool, windy and rather raw conditions wednesday, thursday and even into friday. friday high temperature of 66. but it will still be rather windy, and the breeze sticks around for the weekend. right now, looking at a dry weekend with sunshine, highs in the mid to upper 60s, a little on the breezy side. right now, though, as i mentioned, the raw days wednesday into thursday. guys? >> all right. >>> well, move over sundance. thr

. >> reporter: a d.c. officer cradled jaden and drove him to the hospital in his police car. >> if it had not been for those officers, my son would not be here today. >> we come together today to pray for healing. >> reporter: council members along with hundreds of supporters held a prayer vigil. investigators say the two men also shot were not seriously injured. investigators have not told us if they were victims or suspects. monique speaks directly to the man who shot her son. >> turn yourself in. >> reporter: d.c. police urge anyone with information about the shooting to give them a call. you can also call police anonymously. in northeast d.c., i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> new this morning, the violence has calmed down in missouri. protesters are taking over the streets and voicing outrage at police. in st. louis, s.w.a.t. teams preventing some 200 protesters from walking down mainstream, calling this a weekend of resistance. it comes two weeks after michael brown was shot and kill ed by a white polic

>> the d.c. government is under the sum of the congress and taxization without represent station -- it's on my license plate. >> it's not showing. it's not showing that much. that's the d.c. government is regulated any -- any real sense by the congress. as a d.c. resident i can assure of you of that. >> i think there should be but a constitutional amendment to do it. >> i think there should be some way to do that, but it's probably not constitutional at the moment. >> i think the broader issue is a constitutional amendment if that's what you want to do. take ownership of congress. get more involved in the primary process. get people out. see -- do it bad job, engage. don't whine about it. >> what do you think? >> i agree with that. but i -- i am totally opposed to that kind of method of legislating. you can't expect 300 million to e e -- you do it once every four years. we're not talk about the kind of repeated referendum that you would now -- >> it would paralyze our political system. >> backgro

the people around washington, d.c. were gripped in fear in october 2002 as a spree killer emerged from the darkness, killing innocent people. who was the d.c. sniper and how did it change the surrounding communities forever. here's the story from the people who were held captive. >> it is a community of almost a million people with very low crime rates, great park system, great quality of life here. >> it's a fantastic place to live, fantastic place to raise children. the people are wonderful. >> montgomery county is a great place. it's a nice place to grow up. i still think of this as my home. >> but on october 2nd, 2002, any sense of peace in this quiet, suburban community is about to change forever. at 6:00 approximately, as commuters make their way through rush-hour traffic, they have no idea that a killer is among them. minutes later, he strikes for the first time. >> james d. martin, father and boy scout leader, is walking into a store to pick up groceries for his church's youth group when he's shot in the back.

in response to the respect d.c. report, the retail giant said the information published tiesis group with union ties conveniently ignores the hundreds of jobs and economic brought tostore has the community as well as benefits to thousands of d.c. residents to having access to affordable merchandise that helps them save money so they can provide for their families. residents agree. >> it's easy to one-stop shop at target or walmart. prices.ve got low >> but others refuse to shop at walmart. the community.s >> the quality is not even good. in theose of it being neighborhood. >> the mayor declined to comment, saying he wanted to report.he meanwhile, vdot is exploring. for john wall? >> he put in work last night, definitely. a good guy. okay, john wall ices the magic last night. speaks. that's all coming up >> and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> come sunday, skins fans will that number 10 jersey thembling in and out of pocket, even after an amazing performance from colt mccoy

d.c. schools dealing with sad news. a longtime employee and school principal has died. he's remembered as a man who helped thousands of students. >>> rain moving in. how long will it last? >>> good morning and welcome to news 4 midday i'm barbara harrison. we begin with a developing story. d.c. police calling in back-up to investigate a shooting death of a man in southwest washington. it happened in an apartment complex on ivanhoe street not far from maryland state line. let's go live to meagan mcgrath. she can tell us what's going on. meagan. >> reporter: police are still on the scene. they have been hour hours collecting evidence. it looks like they are about to wrap up. it went as a 911. homicide detectives called and the person shot several times died. this is now a murder investigation. as word spread through the neighborhood, relatives rushed for information. there is not a lot of information. it happened at 7:30 inside an apartment on ivanhoe southwest. the man was shot several time

d.c. six and a half hours seems like a schurry. >> i can make that happen on the weekend. >> they say there's no real catching up. >> once you lost it, you lost it. ten minutes after the hour this morning. a look at your neighborhood forecast. we sent amelia siegel out today. >> that's right. she's in arlington where the cats kick off their season tonight. we have more reason to rock the red. >> reporter: good morning, eun and aaron. i love getting up this morning. i didn't have eight hours of sleep. about six and a half. tonight is the caps home opener against the canadiens. beautiful weather throughout the day. this is sky cast 4. this is how the sky is going to look throughout your day today. plenty of sunshine. once the sun comes up, mostly sunny skies. mild today. high temperature of 75 degrees. caps playing tote. temperatures for the game probably warmer outside than it will be in the arena. also some good news. if you're traveling to and from the game, the weather not impacting that

d.c. >>> but first, meteorologist tom kierein is keeping a close eye on the chance for rain today. good morning. >>> good morning. grab the umbrella before you head out the door. the storm team 4 radar showing speckles of green here in charles county and across the river king george picking up a few scattered sprinkles there this morning. these are tracking off to the northeast, so a few sprinkles maybe getting near upper marlboro over the next hour. and they will quickly move through. right now a dry sky over washington. we have a clearing sky from the west. the cool morning now in the 40s and 50s. and an afternoon shower is looking likely as well as a wet and windy wednesday. and for the day today, we'll have a cool morning in the 50s through 8:00 with some sunshine. mild midday. we aught to be in the upper 60s to near 70 degrees by early afternoon. then the clouds quickly close in bringing us some showers moving in by the afternoon commute. wet roads and temperatures in the 60s by late

they are just two of the hundreds of children living in d.c.'s largest homeless shelter. >> the house caught electrical fire. so, we had to move to the hotel for awhile. that led us to be homeless. >> roger, what are you make something. >> homeless, but not hopeless. tiara says her children have a smile thanks to the play time project. >> it gives them a peace of mind being in front of d.c. general. >> the d.c. general campus is a concrete jungle of despair. littered with abandoned buildings and a jail within view. this playground will offer a respite from the harsh reality that engulfs it. >> every child needs to let loose and relax at the end of a long day. even under the best of circumstances. and our children are compounded by the stress of homelessness. so it's even more important for our kids. >> in order for this playground to stay open, it has to be supervised by a play time staffer at all times and that takes money. >> it will be a beautiful thing for these kids and open up their minds, their parents will be happy. they won't see the ki

. >>> and right now d.c. major vincent grey and transportation leaders are preparing to release their master plan that will affect your commute. you can pay new tolls or ride a new metro loop. megan mcgrath is live where teams are already testing a new streetcar system. good morning. hi, megan. >> good morning, barbara. yeah, and if those tests go well, streetcars could start making passengers, and in fact, we could see an expansion of the trolley system. it's one of a number of things that transportation experts are looking at as they come up with move d.c. plan. it is the long-term vision on how to keep traffic going. rush hour in the nation's capitol, it's -- >> pretty continual gridlock. >> reporter: and planners fear it will only get worse. and the local economy could gain another 200,000 new jobs. in preparation, transportation experts have been working on a long-term plan to keep people moving. some ideas, like tolls, draw mixed reactions. >> we pay enough taxes. i don't think you should pay tolls. >>

the punishment in d.c. is unclear since there's no law on the books. >>> cabbies fuming in d.c., up next demands that drove them to honk, scream and clog up the traffic downtown. >> back to the national championship series. >> not the outcome we wanted, but nationals are -- let's look on the bright side today, derek. we'll hear from the team after the break. >> is there a bright side? >> there's always next year. >> that video gives me a pit in my stomach. a gorgeous day, tonight we'll be 40s in the burbs. we'll talk about tomorrow. there's a little cloud cover rolling back in and tracking a front for friday. tell you what that means for the o's game. they're still in it. the high school football and look lady to the weekend. >> in addition to -- ahead to the weekend. >> in addition to our bring them home campaign, we're beginning a campaign called help them play. text the word play time and we will send you info. all of this information is at www.wusa9.com as well. we in cases of rape and incest, just like

d.c. police looking for a driver in a hit and run accident. a teenager was run over by a car on east capitol and 50th streets. investigators don't have much to go on right now. they can only say they are looking for a dark colored vehicle. >>> detectives trying to get to the bottom of an assault allegation against a top ranked high school football program in loudoun county. for the first time police visited briar wood. varsity players are sidelined as the sheriff's department says they are not ruling out whether this was hazing incident. the school is not commenting. >>> voicing your concerns about a plan to eggs panned the kennedy center. organizers want to hear about the the environmental impact. it would add classrooms to rehearsal space. it would put more pedestrian and bike trails around the kennedy center. today's public meeting will be held at the kennedy center at 6:30 and will last two hours >> get ready for a commute nightmare on a pop lawyer route from d.c. to montgomery county. take a look at the map. crews working on river road. p

you can cast your ballots for d.c. mayor, at large d.c. council members, tone general and more in all eight -- attorney general and more in all eight wards. for information about all the races, download our new and improved wusa9 news app to check out the voter guide. >>> one man says the city of alexandria is stepping on his free speech rights. up next find out how just selling your car could land you in trouble with the law. >> if you thought it was above average today, it was. high temperature officially 71 downtown. lowell was 46 this morning -- low was 46 this morning, 36 in the burbs. we'll come back and talk about getting even farther from average tomorrow and farther from average in a different direct over the weekend. >> i'm investigative reporter >>> montgomery county police are asking you to bring a 14- year-old boy home named johan an at risk child from rockville 5' 6 inches tall wearing a green shirt and gray pants. if you know where he might be, please call police. >>> here's something from the what file. did you know it's il

bankrupt in the city, but he did a lot of good for washington, d.c. around the turn-of-the-century, there was a mcmillan commission, so named because it was chaired by senator mcmillan. this effort was part of the city's beautiful movement, and many of the really beautiful buildings -- i personally think the library of congress is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. union station from 1908 compares favorably with any train station anywhere, and if you have been to penn station in new york, you know what i'm talking about. and then there was also a movement of many of the wealthy from around the country seeing washington as a fashionable place. they want to come here, so they built many beautiful homes. the social season, wisely, was january and february as opposed to july and august. this was definitely before it conditioning -- air conditioning, but you can today go to dupont circle and walk down massachusetts avenue. many of these homes are still in existence. most are embassies and private clubs. the one that still remains as a home f

excitement all over the d.c. area. but this team not satisfied just yet. >> the fact of the matter is we're 3-5 and we have a long way to go. we can't lose sight of that. we have to have fun with this victory, winning at dallas is always an important rivalry, division game. but we're 3-5. we have to continue to compete and work very hard to get there. >>> george washington getting ready to tip off their season. they won 24 games a year ago and made it to the second round of the ncaa tournament. fourth year as head coach of the clothesliniane ia he's got another experienced group on his hands. george washington won't sneak up on any of their opponents. >> it was good to see our guys -- they really bought in to what could happen at g.w. now they have to understand, it's not just going to be we have a great schedule. we'll have the opportunities to beat some teams with big names. and our conference is so strong. i'm excited about it. we make the schedule as hard as possible. because i want guys that come here to play at t

d.c.. national nurses united will hold strikes november 12. one of thement whos on the list, providence hospital in northwest d.c., they're calling it a national day of action for ebola safety standards. the strike this d.c. will affect about 400 nurses. >>> tomorrow is the official deadline for kids in prince george's county to show proof that they have gotten their immunizations. kids who don't have the proper papers will still be allowed in class, but a letter will go home to their parents. and starting on wednesday of next week, kids who have not gotten their shots will have to stay home until their parents turn in the papers from doctors. >>> there is a new measure to help stop sex abuse at the university of maryland and it aims to educate all students before they get this class. the school will roll out online training on what constitutes sexual misconduct. the goal? to require students to finish the training before they can register for classes. some 100 sexual misconduct cases were

it's called caps d.c.g customers to schedule a ride with two taxi services and choose the pickup and dropoff locations. the rides are also cheaper. $5 one way. the metro access customers can still pay with their metro access account. >>> transportation officials are hoping to speed things up for bus users in one of our region's most clogged corridors. we're talking about i-66 in fairfax and arlington counties. starting next month, v-dot tells us it's launching a program to let buses drive on the shoulder inside the beltway when traffic gets backed up. v-dot says similar programs have worked in other parts of the country. >>> a local police officer's battle with breast cancer has thrust her into the national spotlight and she is sharing her journey with us tonight. >>> a young couple gets more than they bargained for on a romantic hot air balloon ride. how they were able to escape to how they were able to escape to in cases of rape and incest, just how they were able to escape to like the right-wing republi

d.c. leaders renewed their cool for d.c. statehood. it would give people living in the district representation for congress. >>> the computer network at the white house is back online. a source said it was suspended for suspicious activity. no part of the system was damaged. we also don't know who was behind the potential threat >> bullying isn't just about teens being mean. more and more teams are now dealing with parents who bully from the sidelines. coaches and athletic directors say it is a growing problem most likely because sports are felting more competitive at younger ages. >> it's high stakes. you are talking about parents in soccer, lacrosse that invest thousands of dollars in youth sports. at the end of the day they are doing that because they want their kid to get a scholarship. that's competition with a kid on the same team or a different team. >> some leagues have introduced programs that appoint people to police the sidelines to make sure parents aren't getting out of control. more on this story on bullying on the field

d.c. 48 as well. many areas you get away from the urban centers and any bodies of water, a cold morning. reagan national 48. great visibility on our michael & son weather camera. winds are calm. high pressure close to us. it's actually down nierro smoke this morning. look at the temperature difference. 30s and 40s from hawaii, north carolina, northeast. to the west, indiana, kentucky, tennessee, missouri, 50s and 60s. 68 in st. louis. 69 in kansas city. so there's a surge of warm air in the center part of the country that's going to visit us later today and especially on tuesday. out ahead of it there's the high pressure building in. then the warm front will follow. not much weather with it. perhaps some patchy clouds with that warm front. so futurecast today, nothing really to talk about today. just a beautiful finish with your sunset coming up here at about 6:15. remember, this weekend, clocks go back. so we'll get an hour's sleep. as we head into tuesday, a quiet day but milder ahead of that front.