horace holmes is also in san francisco. horace will join us a little bit later on in sports. look for john's live reports tomorrow morning on "good morning washington." speaking of "good morning washington," autria godfrey and jummy olabanji accepted a wager with an anchor in san francisco. the three women agreed that the anchor on the losing team in the nats-giants series will have to wear their opponent's colors on air the morning after. let's hope that is not tuesday morning. turning to the weather now, redskins fans need to know what to dress for tomorrow night at fedex field against the seahawks. eileen is joining us now with a look ahead at the forecast. theyr those redskins fans, will want to layer up as it will be a little on the cool side tomorrow evening. we are going to be seeing temperatures a bit milder than they are right now. 56 degrees at reagan national. 48 in baltimore as well as dulles and 45 in frederick. lows tonight are going to fall into the upper 30's to upper 40's. it is going to be chilly out the door tomorrow morning. not as cold as last night. look

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horace holmes, abc seven sports. >> great job out there. what a gorgeous a. the redskins showed a lot of positive signs last night but the bottom line is this. they are down 1-4. everybody knows they are banged up. certainly remembering that playoff game at seattle a couple of years ago, russell wilson in the seahawks. seahawks toaken the the world championship since then. >> we did some good things tonight, absolutely. i continue to get better, i'm continuing to learn. i feel like i have arrived, but every game on getting better and i feel like i'm getting close. basketball in the nba, let's go there. paul pierce and butler exchanged words. he put his finger in know his face and look out, a scuffle broke out. remember what happened last season at the playoffs. that has carried over into the preseason. setting things up nicely for the regular season. the florida backup quarterback was taken to the emergency room last night. he is expected to see playing time this week because the suspended forr is allegedly sexually assaulting somebody. they have some problem

horace holmes is live at at&t park with the very latest naught san francisco. >> hi, horace. >> hi, guys. you know we moved because it's 30, 35 minutes before game time and they've moved us off of the field. we're here now outside at&t park. we did watch the nationals go through their paces, go through batting practice. had a nice practice a little bit earlier this afternoon. now they're back in the club house getting ready for the game. they know this is about this game and only this game. they can't get ahead of themselves. that 18-inning loss saturday night back home is over. >> we can't dwell on the past. we have to continue to move forward and obviously we're looking positive now with doug fister on the mound and feeling very confident on today's game. especially with the excitement and the energy that he brings not only on the mound but to the other players that they want to play just as hard for him. >> he said it. they are still a very confident -- though they have to win three in a row. just a few minutes ago we talked with matt williams about his lineup for today and ryan zimme

horace holmes will have a live board from at&t park in san francisco in sports. -- newing up right here details on the first confirmed case of ebola in the u.s. why officials were desperate to find a homeless man in texas today. and why olympic swimmer michael phelps is taking ask the u.s. supreme court begins a new term tomorrow. as part of a tradition, the justices attended a red mass at saint matthew the apostle. the goal is to bring the faithful together to pray for the justices as they begin to hear cases. we are being told the justices will hear a number of appeals, including to discrimination appeals. i court delayed in a opinion on whether to address the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. new developments in the first confirmed case of ebola in the u.s. elf officials say they have located a homeless man who needs to be monitored because he had contact with a bullet patient thomas duncan. an american doctor who survived ebola return to hospital for an unrelated issue. >> unconscious and heavily sedated, thomas engen is on a ventilator, unable to breathe on his own. he ismily

in silver spring, horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> just a few hours left to put your name in the running for a ticket to the lighting of the national christmas tree. you've got until 10:00 tomorrow morning to sign up for that online ticket lottery. for a link to the website just go to ours, wjla.com. this year's tree lighting is december 4th on the ellipse. always so nice out there. it's getting to be that time of the year. actually was like it tonight. >> it really does. temperatures already into the lower 40's and not even midnight. so temperatures will keep on dropping. it was kind of cool out there today especially with the brisk wind. it looked a little cloudy this morning from our chesapeake beach resort camera. as i put this time lapse into otion the clouds quickly dissipated and full sunshine through the afternoon but the sunshine didn't warm us up all that much. one of the warmer spots around the region today, right here in d.c. at 62 degrees. still below our average of 67. most locations, though, didn't even make it to the 60-degree mark. and now temperatures have fallen 41 in

horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> the national parks service is gathering ideas and comments memorial toble honor the peace corps, including one site near the u.s. capitol on pennsylvania avenue and near rock creek park. once selected, the peace corps would build the memorial and the national park service would be responsible for the maintenance. time this fourth year, secretary of state john kerry has had trouble in the air. the air force plane that he was and forced todown catch a commercial flight back to washington. to get homeying from austria after a day of negotiations over the iranian nuclear program. the airplane had mechanical problems. since becoming secretary of state in 2013, he has flown 566,000 miles. i bet he has a lot of frequent flyer miles. >> today was better than yesterday. there was no rain. >> let's jump into it, tell you would expect. aboutoftop camera, we are nine minutes and 28 seconds, approximately, from sunset. starting to get our, blue sky. in the metro, downtown, it is drive. not far away, still some rain showers across the region. 67 and 60 the, high and low,

let me bring in horace holmes who has been with the nationals throughout the season and is live outside at&t park. what's the mood of the team today? >> well, here we go from san francisco, tim. one last time with the team feeling a lot better about themselves than they did yesterday. they just arrived a little while ago. we've got some video of them arriving on the team bus just a couple minutes ago here at at&t park stadium. that seventh inning last night in which they scored three runs, that was the breakout they were waiting for. after the game the players and manager matt williams talked about keeping the momentum on their side. >> we find ourselves in the same position we were today. you know, if we lose tomorrow, then it's all over. so we, you know, we're in the same spot. >> we feel good. you know, getting this win. it was big. and the momentum shifted a little bit. but it's up to us to keep it on our side. >> now, it was a real party atmosphere in the club house after the game. they had the smoke machine and the strobe lights going. that's what they do after every win. there wa

horace holmes, abc seven, sending it back to you. >> think you very much horace. that is a very important fact baumgardner is a left-hander. you think ryan zimmerman would be perfect for this. they have to have the bats come alive arian -- come alive. i would put zimmerman first and try to lighten the load a little bit. >> don't start talking like that. >> i'm with you. >> be back in a little bit. >> there is also some football action we have to keep our eye on. about three hours from kickoff there. >> let's take a look at what to expect for the weather there and throughout tonight's nats-giants game. >> clear skies, beautiful weather. just ancisco is in minute or two for first pitch. let's take a look at weather conditions at at&t park. temperatures in the 70's. it will be a few degrees cooler. 71 degrees right now. it will be comfortable baseball weather. a far cry from the temperatures for the past five days. we have been in the 90's and 80's. and 80's. now things are very pleasant. pleasant is the big word. fedex tonight, temperatures in the 60's. there is a m

horace holmes is live along 395 with what's being done to fix help those and to drivers. horace? >> first, what caused it, a hole this deep, deep enough to cause all kinds of damage. >> traveling along at 55 miles per hour, in rush hour traffic, rain, on 395, then motorists trips came to an abrupt end. over thisen they ran hole. >> it's just a sharp edge there. tires on thetwo way down 395. >> everybody who ran through it to knowre was no way that hole was there. tires got slashed. rims bent. front ends, damaged. >> it instantly caused a flat tire. and it was a lot of damage. >> the virginia department of transportation takes the blame. started work repaving this stretch of the highway last week. but they couldn't finish because cold and then rainy weather. the rain and the constant pounding of the cars eventually caused the pavement to crack, leaving this gaping hole. unacceptable.t's very ridiculous. i mean, i pulled off and i saw that werex cars pulled over already because of the same situation. this left vdot embarrassed. it issued this statement, saying we absolutely apologi

. >> i'm horace holmes in temple hills. three months ago, this playgrounplayground burned to t. ashes.t rose from the we'll tell you who is behind it, next. thank god it'sh, thursday. here's a look at the prime time on abc 7.ght here the mess in washington - made worse with dan bongino. a tea party supporter endorsed by sarah palin. bongino will take away social security's guaranteed benefit and fight against equal pay for equal work legislation. the post calls bongino "polarizing" and "highly partisan." no wonder the post endorses john delaney "one of the most impressive new lawmakers." family man, entrepreneur, and independent problem solver - for jobs, to protect veterans and equal pay for women. i'm john delaney and i approve this message. >> a local school's playground, arsonist, is by an now getting a new life. >> it comes thanks to the gen of others. horace holmes live in temple hills with a look at what can be a matter of hours. right, horace? >> alison, it's absolutely amazing, because this morning, of this was here. they were able, a bunch of this alls, to put together

. >> i'm horace holmes and the big emotional roller coaster 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

playing.is reporting live at at&t park, .uzanne kennedy, i abc 7 news >> we will catch up with horace holmes coming up in sports. stay to to live team coverage tonight on abc seven news at 11. for theso a big night washington redskins, taking on the seattle seahawks here at home. kickoff is at 8:30 at fedex field. we will have complete coverage and highlights tonight the support for muriel bowser -- the -- d.c. mayoral candidate got an endorsement from president obama today. bowser's challengers includes former councilmember carol schwartz. polls show a tight race. for the first time since the ebola outbreak started the deadly virus has been transmitted to someone living outside of west africa. and a local family under the microsoft after a 10 month old passes away. >> new information on the ebola outbreak. apparently the deadly virus has been transmitted outside of western africa. a nurse's assistant in spain treated a spanish priesin madrid who worked in sierra leone. and ebola patient in dallas texas is under a new experimental drug. live in the newsroom with more, greta. confirmed that n

horace holmes? >> he says he received first a $9 ticket for running through the toll plaza bay bridge. he wasn't the only one in the detail escorting the fallen soldier's body who was ticketed but he disputed it and then was slapped with a $50 fine for missing the deadline to pay the ticket. he says all he was trying to do was honor a fellow fallen marine staff sergeant david stewart of virginia killed in afghanistan >> i know what being a marine is about. i have a brother who is. >> when stewart's body was going to delaware airforce base he volunteered to be part of the motorcycle detail to escort his body back home. >> it was an honor for me to do this and make sure his family received him in an honorable way back home. >> a retired marine who was part of the u.s. force that led to the fall of baghdad in 2003, he didn't know that honorable gesture would lead him into a long battle with the maryland transportation authority. >> someone asked one of the officers about tolls and he said i can't imagi

joint horace holmes and myself saturday night at 7:00 for a special -- join horace holmes and myself saturday night at 7:00 for a special. we hope to be talking about a big, fat, curly w in the column for tomorrow. rubbing the lucky gnome head for good weather. jayson. talking to >> i hope he is listening. to got through to him. him. hope it got through to >> we are going to get you whether -- weather. cloudy through the late afternoon hours. a little more cloud cover moving in ahead of the front. confident this will hold off until tomorrow night. nine inningsns are should not be an issue at national park weather-wise. beautiful outside. just a few clouds. we will stay partly cloudy. 74 at reagan national. 75 in winchester, martinsburg, lexington park. the evening hours, we will see the clouds stay as they are now. dropy cloudy, temperatures into the 60's, the 50's, and there may be some areas of fog later tonight. here we are in the washington metro area. high pressure has a lock on the east coast. this will open the door, figuratively and literally, for advancing cloud cover. this

horace holmes is in northwest washington where they are trying to figure out how to respond to ebola in america. it's not until you get into the home and start doing the patient assessment that you determine this is not just a regular sickness. >> and if the patient is suffering from ebola, this emergency medical technician he and everypoint, emt has to be careful. >> we wash our hands after every call, but that's after every call, not when we discover of the patient is infectious. darkncern is when these the solution and when do you transport? given members have been the proper equipment to protect themselves, but they say they are not getting the resources to protect ourselves or the patient or the communities. forchief medical officer ems says first responders have been refreshed on safety precautions and even sent out a memo 12 days ago reminding emts what to do in the case of suspected ebola. >> [inaudible] >> he showed us the equipment given to every emt in the city they take on every call. >> with the concern of ebola, we wanted to make sure we clearly mutated our expectations

. >> horace holmes is outside u.s.ict court in northwest washington where he just faced a judge. >> one of the reasons adesanya was held without bond according to the judge was because he was arrested and tried to jump the white house fence before. dominic adesanya appeared agitated during his arraignment this afternoon in federal court, clearly showing heavily bandages on his left arm apparently covering bites from the two secret service guard dogs he tangled with after allegedly jumping over the fence of the north lawn of the white house last night. adesanya is from bel air, maryland, and his father told wmar that his son suffers from serious mental conditions. >> it's hard being in your house not knowing the person you're living with is trust worthy and you know they're mentally, you know, mentally disturbed, like he is. >> this is not the first time adesanya has attempted to get over the white house fence. he was arrested for jumping a security barrier there in july. when he was apprehended according to court docum

federal court downtown, horace holmes, abc 7 news. horace. you, breaking news concerning isil. the fbi has issued a warning that the terrorist group is all calling on sympathizers to target news media in the be in states, said to retaliation for american air strikes against isil. asking media outlets to take appropriate steps to notify the journalists who work them. >> an emotional day in ottawa. sergeant atgave standingn vickers a ovation. he's the person who stopped the gunman inside the building yesterday. look at newg a video of the shooter. greta kreuz is live in the newsroom with the latest developments. >> the canadian parliament made to worknt to go back today on the growing concerns about so-called lone wolf attacks. and as police released dramatic surveillance video of the suspect in action. canadian officials now say 32-year-old michael zehaf-bibeau and todayly gunman, they released surveillance video fatally shows him after shooting corporal nathan cirillo war memorial, running, weapon in hand, people get out of this way. he then drove to the house of commons and en

horace holmes is live in san francisco. he has been with the nats the entire postseason. what are the players saying? >> how what i described the playoffs, the clubhouse after the game? relieved. in the entire series turned on that wilson ramos bunt. >> what i did for the team today, i always play for the team. if i do a good job behind the plate, i'm so happy. >> just the fa he stepped up for us and did that for the team , the importance of getting up on time, he did it. we felt it. >> if you are worried about the past, worried about what happened in the last game, it's a lost cause. we played our game and he was throwing a great game. for us to come up with that was huge. >> everybody is well aware of where we were at. it doesn't change tomorrow. same situation. g againstl be vogelson gio gonzalez. >> great job. meanwhile, the redskins playing the seahawks right now, 24-10 late in the fourth quarter, the redskins are in the red zone and threatening. a loss would put their record at 1-4. they were 3-13 last year. >> who would have thought they would even be in this game?

horace holmes has been with the nationals this entire postseason. a postseason that saw the nats' offense go into a slump and then come out of it. hey, horace, they are tied at two and still alive. >> absolutely. just a couple minutes ago, it landed into mccubby's cove behind me. bryce harper going long. that is a long ball to get over the right field fence and into mccubby's cove. we talked about what happened earlier, gio and the bases loaded jam. he walked a run home. he let another run go home on a ground ball to first and then they came back the next day and tied it in the fifth inning and now bryce harper with that home run and we're 2-2 going into the eighth inning. that's the situation out here at san francisco. tim, back to you. >> all right. only had one more for you. bring home a winner. we want a game five. we now know who the nats or jines will play when they make it to the next series. the cardinals beat the dodgers tonight when matt adams got a per shaw pitch in his wheel house and i mean he made that ball a souvenir. three-run home ru

. >> horace holmes shows us why they are fighting to traffic tickets as well. >> they will bring his body back home to be buried. >> part of a detailed organization. afghanistan from dover delaware air force base to his home in virginia. there are many other cyclist in the detail and easy tickets in the detail. they fail to meet the deadline to pay. >> they continue to complain to maryland authorities. today,arts of our area the impact of all those corporate data breache stories thatow, may have you thinking before starting all of that. that includes stores like target, home depot, and neiman marcus. they already posted about it saying those would be the stories. >> angela for treasury secretary. that's it. >> a florida mom is taking issue with what she's found on the local toys "r" us. >> once he learned he was dying of cancer, she got a petition for what she calls those toys off the shelf of a children's toy store. would sign this petition and most of you told us know. -- told us no. it's a matter of personal choice and taste. >> susan is in the minority and wrote to us, boycott to

horace holmes is live at the metro stop where all of this unfolded. horace, what happened here? >> we all don't know whether it a halloween prank or not. but wasn't that the strangest scene that you ever want to see? kids got out around 12:30 this afternoon and came to this very bus transfer center. it got chaotic, because so many kids came to the bus at the same time. and then some of them ended up on top of the bus. captured the scene. it shows kids crowding around the bus, several standing on top. to have fun, but that's not the way to have fun. and d.c. around 12:30 public schools had just let out early for a scheduled time forative teachers. theents began streaming to bus. what prompted the crowd to do this? metro and d.c. police who responded don't know. officers, though, were able to quickly gain control of the and disperse the crowd. of abuse, not lot just from the kids, but from adults too. >> a scary situation for the driver. a metro spokesperson said this is what happens when d.c. public outols lets their kids early on halloween. nothing good. >> well, d.c. public sch

. >> his mother joins us now with what -- horace holmes joins us with what his mother had to say. >> she works as a motivational speaker and said she has great faith, but never believed she would see her son received this honor. he was arguably the best athlete to ever step on the university of maryland's campus. death was unmistakably the most tragic event to ever occur at the school. >> the hardest thing with ever had to do, we already had to do it, that is standing on one son's grave. dorm room of his cocaine overdose the day after being taken second overall by the boston picks in the nba draft -- the boston celtics in the nba draft. >> there are people who have said it should have been done years ago, but i believe there is a time and a season for everything. >> time helps to heal all wounds, she says. generations of students have passed through the school since len bias walked on the ca mpus. now she says her son's accomplishments as an athlete, student, and man can be preserved and told to future generations. >> the death being drug-related -- pluses, theo many bigger picture t

horace holmes has a look.blair high school behind me is one example of the problem -- packed to capacity with 3000 students and in just a couple of years, it will be bursting at the seams. juniors atoth montgomery high school and say it's gotten so crowded. >> kids always bumping into each other at lunch. toit's gone all the way down the first floor. >> the problem is that school overcrowding is nearly out of control and the population has jumped by 18,000 in the past seven years. >> we are the largest and fastest growing district in maryland and we need more help to manage that growth. >> projections have montgomery county schools growing by another 11,000 students by 2020. parents say the situation is unbearable and unacceptable. problem is being felt the most right now in midland elementary schools. overcrowded high schools will explode. the county has tried to meet the challenge by wrecking portable classrooms. >> i don't want my kid to be shoved into a class that is larger than a teacher can handle. >> fo

horace holmes talked to him.we have a look at the impact of the ebola outbreak on the stock market. see you in a few minutes. >> we look forward to that. something else to look forward to -- this just in -- neil patrick harris has been chosen to host the 2015 academy awards. the actor has already hosted the tony's, the primetime emmys, so what's left? oldacademy awards will be february 22 here on abc seven. >> maybe tommy mcfly can get brad pitt to tell neil patrick harris high for you. >> that might work. >> hour by hour, away from the washington area, we are getting started with cloudy skies and 70 degrees. a live look right now from the rooftop camera in arlington with no rain drops now, just cloudy and visibility seems to be picking up a bit. we will continue to see the pattern move to the north and northeast away from the area of as the will stay cloudy rain comes in and we may see fog overnight as well. let's get you up to date on hurricane gonzalo. winds at 125 miles an hour. it's off the coast of cape hat

horace holmes is in northwest washington where they are trying to figure out how to respond to ebolain america. it's not until you get into the home and start doing the patient assessment that you determine this is not just a regular sickness. >> and if the patient is suffering from

horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> seven is on your side with a consumer alert. clorox is revealing exactly what fragrance allergens are contained in each of its specific products. companies have traditionally protected that information, considering it a trade secret. a company spokesman says it helps -- hopes the transparency will keep customers loyal. as many as 11% of customers have sensitivity to these fragrance allergens. >> let's see what is coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. gordon? the director 6:00, of the secret service steps down after a series of major security violations at the white house and other incidents. the first cases of ebola in the united states. we will hear what the center is doing now to stop the spread of the virus here in the united states. lines stretching around the block, what the district of columbia government is doing to help people get the utilities turned back on. those stories and more at 6:00. >> thanks. >> doug hill is standing by with the word on whether or not we will need umbrellas. >> no time soon. some showers there. let'

horace holmes is there live. is everyone ok? >> two people were inside, but let's take a look at this tree. very, very huge tree. at about 1:30 this afternoon -- you can see some better shots of the tree. it just came down and crashed right into this apartment complex. inside the apartment complex in the middle section with his three-month-old son. downree came crashing through it and he was able to get out but he has quite a story to tell. coming up at 6:00, we will talk with him. he snapped some pictures from inside his apartment and we will show you those. but he just barely made it out with his son. now, they are back there trying to cut the tree down and shore up the building because it he cause will stop -- it is unsafe. >> thank you. .he rain moved in so quickly stephen tschida continues are covered from the district where they saw some rapidly rising water. >> we are in the line neighborhood. this is the community that takes one of the hardest hit in heavy rainfall like today.

we have what what these call sound like with horace holmes.iswe have learned this scam to trick you into sending money, and it is being perpetrated all over the country. received thisson phone call two days ago on her voicemail -- >> enforcement actions executed by the u.s. treasury -- >> she was alarmed. >> they are calling about a federal offense you are being prosecuted for and you need to contact them immediately. >> the caller did not say what agency he represented, so she looked up the telephone number online and got angry. she turn up scores of posts from people who had received similar calls from the same california number. all the calls were part of a huge scam, so she called the number back, and the man who called her picked up. >> they said they had a word for my arrest. i said what for. he said we were running behind on our taxes. a statementeleased saying they are aware of the scam going around the country, making it clear that they never call about taxes you owe without first mailing an official notice. and they never threaten to

horace holmes has the details in this health alert. >> i have low testosterone. there. i said it. >> you have probably seen the for low testosterone or low t, with men talking about their lack of energy and sex drive. natural for men to produce less testosterone as they age, but only to a certain extent. >> today men have this. fiveday an estimated million men have low t. more than two million are taking testosterone therapy. that's four times the number the early 2000's. but does treatment come at a dangerous cost? the fda is now investigating a possible link between therapyrone replacement and serious heart problems. last yearpublished found the use of testosterone therapy increased the risk of heart attack and death by 30% in men with low t. related to an cardiovascularof disease. want to impose stricter conditions on the drugs so for serious allowed medical conditions. if the fda takes the panel's advice, the number of users would likely drop drastically and insurance coverage should be limited. this doctor says the fda has not made any conclusions yet, and now, doc

suzanne kennedy and horace holmes will have live coverage on abc 7 news at 11:00. john gonzalez will have the latest on what's next for the nats on "good morning washington" tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. >> suzanne is on frisbee watch tonight. coming up here on abc 7 news at 5:00 a look inside the steps now being taken at u.s. airports to try to stop the ebola outbreak before it spreads more in the u.s. >> also, dozens of children given baggies of heroin at daycare. how that happened and who is defending the suspect tonight. >> just one day after a supreme court decision cleared the way for same sex marriages to begin in virginia and four other states, big changes are already under way. >> yeah. that includes changing a laundry list of laws, ordinances, and regulations. our northern bureau chief jeff goldberg is live outside the county courthouse with the way these changes affect virginia. >> gordon, the past few days we have seen same sex couples arrive at courthouses obtaining marriage licenses like here in old town alexandria, arlington, richmond, and a