and it's mcclain v. department of homeland security that was decided by the federal circuit and interprets the whistleblower protection act. the whistleblower protection act or wpa prohibits agencies from taking adverse action against an employee on the basis of, quote, any disclosure of information by an employee which the employee reasonably believes evidence of a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, and here's the keywords, if such disclosure is not specifically prohibited by law. so the first circuit holds that, held that mcclain, mcclain, the whistleblower's disclosure, was explicitly protected by law and not protects because it violated regulation under the aviation and transportation security act, again, atsa, which directs the secretary of transportation to, quote, prescribe regulations prohibiting disclosure of information if the secretary decides disclosing the information would, among other things, be detrimental to transportation safety. mcclain was an air marshall, and

police say banks hit 7-year-old allure mcclain at 42nd and penns grove sunday night. said he saw the whole thing and chased the suspecting acar. mcclain was rushed to the hospital with a fractured skull, broken ankle and road rash. >>> the revel casino appears to have a new çowner. it sold at auction today to a canadian company for $110 million. brookfield property partners plans to re-open revel as a casino. the company also owns the hard rock in las vegas and another gaming hall in the bahamas. the sale should be finalize the next tuesday in bankruptcy court. >>> while the revel auction will eventually mean new jobs for atlantic city, the shoretown is very much in crisis. >> today was supposed to be the day atlantic city filed its pink slip layoff plan with the state's civil service department. it's being delayed but only slightly. nbc 10's reporter cydney long reports. >> reporter: it is still unclear exactly how many jobs and from which city departments. we did have a conversation with mayor don guardian earlier in the day. he tells me a plan is in motion and the

russell wilson, a chance to tied but picked off by mcclain, cowboys beat the seahawks at home, 30-23 the final. >> packers, some late-game heroics in miami. aaron rodgers, third td pass of the day with three seconds remaintaining, packers win 27-24. shootout in cinci. bernard, the longest rushing td from scrimmage today in the league this year. 89-yard in the second quarter, he had 137 on the day. 14-7 bengals but needed overtime. all 15 minutes. mike nugent had a chance to win it as time expires. missed the field goal. game ends in a rare 37-37 tie. >> college football has a new none as mississippi state jumped over florida state in today's ap rankings. in the 78 year history of the ap poll no team has gone unranked to number one in five weeks. bulldogs wins, and mississippi state got 45 first-flays votes, seminoles 12. unusual for a top ranked team to drop. here's your top five. mississippi state, followed by fsu, ole miss, baylor, notre dame, and stanford, 23rd. we'll tee it up in the frye's.com open. and more from the raiders. into you then. >> up next, the biggest pumpkin in the

let go by the raiders -- mcclain. let go by the raiders.hey have not lost since week 1. >>> temperatures in the 40s in green bay. the packer fans headed to miami. 13 seconds left, miami 24-20, rodgers gets the spike there it is. now, going down for the 4 yard line. he gets it. now, that was the game-winning sack. they improve 4-2. >>> tonight, the giants taking center stage in st. louis. tomorrow, 49ers, taking the rams on monday night football. and in a game you can see right here on kpix5. sanfrancisco won 2 straight. no coincidence that gore has had back to back 100 yard games. he had only 11 during the 1-2 start. but, greg roman says they will not run number 21 into the ground. >> we don't want to just, you know, ride that stallion all day every day. there is a point of diminishing returns at some point. that is just true for any player. at that position, who gets hit more than running backs? >> the 49ers and rams kick off tomorrow at 5:15. the 5th quarter will follow the game. vern glen will stay there to bring you the reaction. >>> no

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later rain around the beltway from mcclain to alexandria, 95 to woodbridge all wet as well. elsewhere, the pavement is a little bit damp from overnight showers. later today by 9:00 this morning, still showers around the metro area. by noon time, we'll still have lighter rain moving south and east of us. by 2:00 in the afternoon, the rain begins to break up a little bit. by 5:00 or so, a lot of the rain will be ending. might have a little sun breaking out before sunset. overnight, partly cloudy. a blustery wind will increase. it's a cool morning now. low to mid-50s across most of the region. we will have showers with us. temperatures 50 degrees between now and 8:00. 8:00 to 9:00, low 50s with more of the showers coming in. just this afternoon, 25 to 30 miles per hour. and rain ending around 5:00 this afternoon around the metro area. sunshine back tomorrow. blustery wind. milder. still looking great monday and tuesday next week as well. enjoy. melissa is deal with, of all things, a water main break. >> isn't there enough water coming from the sky today? why do we need it to co

fairfax, right through 66, around arlington, back to the balston area, mcclain seeing heavier showers and these will come right through downtown d.c. before weakenit of the region. not a lot of rain, moving fairly quickly, but maybe you forgot the mail, take the umbrella with you just in case. future weather, it's all out of here, dealing with plenty of sunshine, w morning, but all day long. not even any cloud cover. i think we'll deal with plenty of sunshine and tomorrow will be a nice day. few clouds and a few showers left tonight. by tomorrow, t will move out of here. here's gonzalo, because of that front we're not going to get hit by that storm. for us though, 70 in d.c., 66 gaithersburg, 69 manassas, a beautiful afternoon. tomoe a day, but the best o the next s lot of win. 59 for a high on sunday with windy conditions. sunda chilly day. monday, high of 62. next week, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, high temperatures only in the mid to upper 50s most of the time with rather breezy condit, winds could gust upwards of 20 miles per hour chan of rain, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. a

>>> live from mcclain, here is nbc's "meet the press" moderator chuck todd. >> and good evening. i'm chuck todd and welcome to the virginia senatorial debate between democratic senator mark warner and republican ed gillespie hosted here by the chamber of commerce and news4. this debate is airing on all nbc stations across the commonwealth. nationally on c-span and streaming live on nbcwashington.com. thank you for watching. let's cover the rules of the debate. we'll begin with two-minute opening statements from each candidate. then we will pose questions. these questions are determined by nbc news and the panelists and have not been reviewed by the candidates or the fairfax chamber. each candidate will have 1:30 to respond and the candidate answering first will also get an additional one minute to rebut. and as moderator, i do reserve the right to follow-up as needed. finally we will conclude with one-minute closing statements. there is a device to let candidates know of their time and when it's expired. we ask the candidates, of course, to adhere to these time limits. now let's

the two faced off yesterday in mcclain, virginia. democrat foust said she is women's reproductive rights. frank wolf is retiring from the seat he held since 1981. >>> today you can go to a public meeting about a stretch of rockville pike between bow avenue and richard montgomery drive. the city wants to give the area a makeover. walks, parks, and public spaces. today's meeting happening at city hall at 7:00. if you can't go, there will be another meeting in november and december as well. rockville's mayor will hold a public walking tour of that area this saturday. >>> your child's university may not be fully prepared to deal with different kinds of medical conditions. 20% have chronic medical conditions like diabetes and depression. according to a new survey less than half of u.s. universities have a system to deal with a student with with a chronic health problem. a new study says when your child gets his or her job out of college they're not expected to stay for long. according to the study, 77% of employers believe recent college

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much of fairfax county to virginia, vienna, to mcclain, near 60. much of montgomery county and prince george's county near 60 as well. low 60s in washington and right near the chesapeake bay. you do need long sleeves and pants today. have the umbrella ready with no more sprinkles as the morning progresses. for the bus stop this morning, temperatures will be hovering near 60 degrees between now and 8:00. between 8:00 and 9:00, it aught to be jumping into the mid-60s. still rather cool with clouds around. breaks in the clouds later today. a look at the hour-by-hour breakdown for the day ahead in the next weather and traffic on the 1s at 5:41 with the storm team 4 by 4 on the roads. now speaking of roads, we've got a fuel spill. where is this, melissa? >> this is in montgomery county inbound cabin john at the ramp to eastbound clara bartonme. there's a fuel spill on the ramp that could be a dangerous thing to head through. so authorities are on the way out there right now the clean that up. but again, just a warning as you head out this morning. takin

they're vying for republican frank wolf's seat which covers all of mcclain and winchester.is retiring. >> in virginia senate race, in just a few days, you can see the candidates debate. mark warner will face off against ed gillespie. chuck todd will host a live department tuesday night at 7:00. "nightly news" will air at 6:30 that evening. news 4's aaron gilchrest and northern virginia bureau chief julie kerry will join the panel. news 4 and the fairfax county chamber of commerce are sponsoring the debate. >> ahead this morning, the special meaning behind this purple purse. why you may want to ask about it if you see someone carrying this bag. >>> plus, free cooking demonstrations, interactive events for the kids. how organizers hope to change your entire family's way of thinking at an event happening today. >>> it's a fashionable way to address a very surous topic. this purple purse is a campaign to raise awareness for domestic abuse specifically financial abuse. it is making its way around fairfax county and virginia's capitol this week. the purse is passed between mike k

. >>> live from mcclain, here is nbc's "meet the press" moderator chuck todd. >> and good evening.lcome to the virginia senatorial debate between democratic senator mark warner and republican ed gillespie hosted here by the chamber of commerce and news4. this debate is airing on all nbc stations across the commonwealth. nationally on c-span and

. >> patrick mcclain, former marine corps military judge, thank you for your expertise this morning. >> we are looking closer as an medical break through this morning. a paralyzed man is walking again after cell therapy. >> one scientists calls the radical treatment more impressive than man walking on the moon. jacob ward has the story. >> one of the many knife wounds derrek suffered in a 2010 stabbing attack sliced his spine, leaving it attached by a tiny strip of scar tissue. like 3 million other people with that clean break in the spine, he was paralyzed. at the time, he had no chance of recovery, but a team of doctors from poland and britain implanted cells into his spinal cord and seemed to have regrown the lost connection there. >> nerve fibers can grow back and restore function, provide we give a bridge. >> he spent five hours a day in exhaustive therapy. he noticed his muscles were regaining strength. he can now walk outside with leg braces and a frame and recovered limited bladder and sexual function. in another era, we would have called this a miracle. >> i believe this is

. >> hello, i'm matt mcclain, and this is the instagate tailgate in a box.e easy and affordable package. it looks like just another box until you open it up, and you see it's a whole lot more. and it has a cooler, locking in place with the hinges. and ten other tailgating essentials. and what's a tailgate without a grill? >> wow. >> the best part is, it's all made from biodegradable and recyclable materials. bring the fun and recycle it when you're done. >> bring the fun, recycle when you're done. matt, i don't think he missed a thing. matt, how much? >> we're still figuring it out. we had it on the kickstarter at a special of $39. >> lift our buns or start tailgating. >> buns was great, but the tail gaiting, that's really a party in a box. and everything is there. solves problem. >> and your burgers and drinks fit inside too. >> so i think it's time. >> yeah. lori. [ applause ] >> the "shark tank" trophy has been chosen. matt with instagate. i love the bun lifter. down with. both are great. tune into lori on "shark tank" happening tonight at 9:00. right her

i think most of perry's teammates went to first being university, the following year ted mcclain went to tennessee state. when i look back at that period in perry and remembering as we walked through the halls of pearl, perry did have a different air about him as did walter murray who was the salute to have january of the class and who did go to vanderbilt with him. andrew, you mentioned the fact that he was isolated, and he was alone. but as i remember, when he felt those moments of isolation and being alone, he would also seek so lace in the african-american -- solace in the african-american community. he would go to the campus of fisk university, or he would go to the campus of tennessee state where many of his friends were. so, you know, you mentioned the fact that he experienced a lot of difficulty at the university of mississippi, but all of my ut fans, he experienced a lot of difficulty at the university of tennessee. you know, tennessee is not exempt from the racism that he did experience. so when he looks back on his career and, you know, we all knew that perry would probably