that's the fog over the potomac river. any river crossings in your commute today, watch out for some fog as you cross over the river. it is a chilly start this morning. bundle up. take the coat. areas of fog will give way to near 100% sunshine later on this afternoon. and into the 70s. patchy fog over the rivers out there this morning. half mile visibility in frederick, maryland, third mile visibility in martinsburg, west virginia. watch for areas of fog this morning. temperatures 35 in martinsburg. 37 manassas and bull run. 41 in gaithersburg. cool 37 in damascus. to school then, for bus stop weather, chilly for sure. recess and your whole day today, election day gets an a as sunshine brings us up to near 70. you will need the coat outside early this morning and sunglasses for later on today. i don't know if it is shorts weather, it is as close as we can get in november. here is future weather for today. the fog gone early by 9:00 or 10:00, leaving us with plenty of sunshine today. a cool start tomorrow morning, not as co

ambrose burnside who takes over the army commander of the potomac. he is not an astute collector of intelligence. when he is advancing through northern virginia, he did not use local spies available to him. he did not have his people question pow's or deserters. he didn't insist on the calvary going out and doing scouting. with the results being a major in december 1862. inwas sacked, of course, january 1863. as a intelligence historian wrote, the story of burnside's preparations for the campaign of fredericksburg is the list of things not done. we don't remember burnside as being a very astute commander. -- consumer. however, burnside's replacement, who is joseph hooker, often remembered as being a mediocre general, is going to be the person who put into place the first all-source intelligence organization in the union army. he is going to hire a new york city policeman, lawyer, rather, as a deputy provost marshall as the army of the potomac in february 1863. and sharp is charged with creating an intelligence service. he will be aided by john babcoc

it is great. >> the potomac river was inviting. it could be the last time people go out to kayak till the spring. >> it's hard to believe this isn't a summer day. we came down and decided to be on the river. >> it's crazy. so happy about it. beautiful. sun is shining. it's wonderful. suzanne: the sun was shining all day. it's still really nice out right now. coming up in a few minute you won't want to miss this, steve rudin will be out on the ice at the potomac row. a little slushy. he will give us the forecast for the weekend. suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. alison: okay. we don't want to miss that. doug: he needs to be careful on skates. i don't want to do the 11:00f him. alison: we talk about how it feels strange to walk amongst the leave information the fall and have it be so warm. doug: it doesn't feel quite right. i wouldn't mind having more of them. but a big record today. this is friday in the city. a time lapse from virginia. john champe high school, 75. they got a lot of sunshine this afternoon. temperatures in the upper 70's

that's the inner loop between potomac and tysons around the legion bridge. we are told president obama is going to a private event in potomac so they have stopped traffic and you can see almost nothing getting by there, and you can tell what kind of backup that is going to be on the inner loop. the inner loop of the beltway right around legion bridge. i know people in our area are used to getting traffic tied up when the president has to move throughout the area. that certainly doesn't make it any easier. jim? >> timing could be better. all right, chris. >> new video from a camera inside the ambulance shows a man calmly driving away in an ambulance he just stole. minutes later he crashes into a car in greenbelt killing a retired teacher. sebastian isakson pleaded guilty in court today in the prince george's county. tracee wilkins has reaction. >> a good samaritan checks on the driver. >> is anybody in the back? >> he doesn't know if a patient is in the back because he just carjacked this emergency vehicle. >> not only has he carjacked the ambulance. he assau

it reads many a great americans both of the new york and sogt at the spot, the rapids on the potomac river. it's my a great honor to have preserved the important section of the potomac rev, donald john trump. the trouble is historians say there was no battle there nor was the term "river of blood" used. >> that's not truchlt it say ms. soldiers died at this spot and that's not true. it didn't happen. >> reporter: jim morgan is an expert on another battle. it took place ten miles up the river from trump national. as his book reports, hundreds were killed and woublded there. >> so certainly there were casualties and certainly will were bodies that floated down past that golf course. >> reporter: morgan says, though, he's not terribly troubled by the trump plaque. >> the history here is pretty well preserved. you have a monument that misstates some things. it wouldn't be the first. >> reporter: presidential hopeful donald trump says many times it was known as the river of blood but he couldn't name them. this man heard what a local historian had to say. >> it seems that mr. trump likes

this could go to the potomac and the mountains to the west are past through. the leaves are falling off the trees. may surprise the mold spore is a big deal. pollen count. moderate to the high range for the mold spores. everything else is low level around control. temperatures are comfortable. the average high is 63. it is 69 in the district. 66 in baltimore. 63 in annapolis. for the mid-atlantic and much of the midwest, the temperatures again are comfortable. mild. 72 in columbus. 76 in charleston, west virginia. we will pick up milder temperatures. 72, 74 in many areas tomorrow afternoon. with a lot of sunshine. tomorrow with sunshine. some clouds are increasing late in the day. we have a fair amount of cloud cover thursday afternoon but it should move out of the way thursday night and open the door for friday, the warmest day of the week. we could be at 76, 77 degrees on friday the sunshine if we hit 78 we will tie the record high for the date on friday in the nation's capital. sol for tomorrow, lots of sunshine. around 73 degrees. we head to the next seven

snakeheads have the virginia waters off the potomac south of washington.he fish can breathe air and survive on land. the u.s. geological survey can blame new research on its impact and effects. >>> sex, stds, drinking, not a lesson in health class. the mother of an eighth grader is not happy. >> this is vulgarity. >>> the flu is now in maryland. we knew it was coming. health officials confirmed to us that the state's first influenza case this season happened around baltimore. the person is an adult in that baltimore area. every year health officials decide which strains to include in the flu vaccine. now the patient was sickened by a strain that was included in this year's vaccine which means the patient has a better chance to recover. the state's health department is urging all of you to get vaccinated. >> an experimental non-invasive weight loss treatment is offering high hopes for those of you struggling with obesity and it comes in the form of a pill. once it's swallowed, the physician fills the balloon with nearly half a liter of liquid, helping the p

the potomac river completely calm. a wonderful november day is underway. temperatures climbing into the 60s north and west of the metro area. shenandoah valley the mountains, many locations in the upper 50s. just south of washington climbing into the low 60s. much of northern virginia, southern maryland around the bay as well. the afternoon planner by 1:00, most of the area in the low to mid 60s with bright sunshine. upper 60s most of the region. by 3:00 4:00. sunset today at 4:54. back down to the 50s by early evening. >> thanks tom. tonight we'll find out if a controversial redistricting plan will get the green light. officials want to rework the attendance zones to move students from growing areas like gaithersburg to schools with less students. all of this after several work sessions and a few heated meetings. parents showed up in record numbers upset because many of the schools pulled from recently opened. the decision will be made at a meeting tonight, that's happening at 6:00 p.m. at the board of education in rockville. >>> big global developments t

republican presidential candidate donald trump to replace the trees that he chopped down along the potomac river. more than 6400 people have signed a petition, asking donald trump to donate 500 trees to the northern virginia regional park authority. trump had 500 trees cut down to improve riverview's for his loudoun county golf course. kimberly: if you are under 30 years old, you probably have no idea what this is about. before streaming and digital video, there was betamax. the cutting-edge technology debuted in 1975. sony says they will quit making betamax tapes next march. they have not manufactured any betamax recorder since 2002. i was surprised to know they were still making them at all. cub, is the giant panda taking its first steps. the zoo posted video of the happy moment on instagram. bei bei took those wobbly steps. mama then picked him up, as if to congratulate him. devon: and really cute music. kimberly: i don't know. way to go, bei bei. good job, buddy. they were making betamax tapes, that means i will probably be able to still purchase laser disks. cool tomorrow morning, mil

just a few minutes ago this was the end of the line at the best buy at potomac yard. but the line keeps growing and it will as we get closer to the opening at 5:00. this started about noon today and it is grown considerably. we're looking at hundreds right now. people looking for laptops, televisions and every now -- else. we've seen the black friday crazed slighted to thursday's but this year there's been backlash. rei closed all of its stores today and tomorrow and paid its employees not to work and enjoy the outdoors and spend time with the family. other retailers, including gamestop bed bath & beyond are open tomorrow. we spoke with the spending today waiting on line like those here at best buy and others spending the day at the park, applauding companies who are closed. agree if theyy are willing and able to make the sacrifice so that employees can and joy the same day off, then i wanted to percent supportive of them for making that decision -- 100% supportive. >> i need to be here. that is one way of looking at it. both sides are respectful of the other saying t

it's my a great honor to have preserved this important section of the potomac river. donald john trump. experts say the problem is there was no battle here and no river of blood as the term was used. >> that's not true. that didn't happen. >> reporter: jim morgan is an expert on another battle. the battle of balls bluff. it took place ten miles up the river. hundreds were killed and wounded there. >> so certainly there were casualties and certainly will were bodies that floated down past that golf course. >> morgan says, though, he's not terribly troubled by the erroneous plaque at trump national. >> the history of this area is pretty well preserved, pretty well written about, and what you've got is a little monument that misstate some things. it wouldn't be the first that has information on it that's incorrect. >> reporter: presidential hopeful trump explains many times historians told him the gours course was the rib of blood but he couldn't name them. this man who lives near the course heard what the local historians have had to say. >> it seems mr. trump likes to

there's windswept potomac river at the capital this morning. we've got feeble sunlight coming through high clouds. south and east producing rain no. track outÑi to sea. á storm team 4 radar. rain will break up as temperatures struggle to get out of the 40s. where we are now just briefly into the low 50s. warmer weather on the way to get towards thanksgiving. a look at that and travel forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. right now isis allegedly planning a series of attacks around the world, including one in atlanta for today. our sister station in atlanta says there's already heavy security at the area where today's wwe event will take place. threats that and online. the alleged attack planned at phillips reigny for wrestling event called survivor series. fbi says it doesn't have credible plans of an attack. the event will go on as planned. >>> a bomb threat caused emergency landing in canada. turkish airline plane had to be diverted to nova scotia after frities received information Ñi ç the plane had 250 people on board. they searched

of a zoom farther to the no into woodbridge and seeing some of the showers coming upight along the potomac rivernd over towards akiki. amost of the swers will be light through the night tonight and i'm not expecting much in the w of corage and they're making their way up through the south and east and it is just off of the coast of the raleigh and north carolina area and showers and heavier rain and just off the coast and we have thisittle southeast flow coming in and thatmeans more cloud cover tonight and that means a chance for showers and that means a chance for fog and this is what to expect for your thursday. morning fog and bit on the humid and mild side and into the low 70s and there could be mist and drizzle especially early tomorrow morning and i still think we will see a nice day as far as temperatures are concernednd temperatures will rise righ into the low 70s here and there will be a few sprinkles during the day and if you're taking the bike ride outdoors just know you may run into light shower activity especially along i-95 and if you're west of the blu ridge you might not y

"we're aboutthree miles from where the crow flies from the potomac river."he's an active sportsman for the bay that he grew up on. "i havespent so many days down here as a kid, walking around barefootin shorts, swimming, crabbing and fishing. so this river means as much to me as any environmentalist in thiscountry. that's for sure." it's a balance between two passions:farming for maximum yields while celebration. it's a reminder ofwhy farmers do the job year after year. "it's a good feelingto know that you're doing the same thing that your ancestorsdid." reporting in newburg, maryland, i'm betsy jibben.thanks, betsy. when we come back we'll meet another east coastfarmer representing america's soybean growers. he too isthankful for a bountiful harvest and the opportunity to do thework he loves. and later, we're off to the texas panhandle wheresorghum farmers are thankful for plentiful rains in 2015. butfirst, harvest is one of the most important events in thefall. afteral, a hard year's work comes down to those finaldays. but it's during those long, stressful

the tomb there perch atop a hill overlooking the potomac river. we see the president approaching now, the tomb of the unknown soldier. he is expected to make brief remarks and lay the wreath there at the top of the hill that overlooking arlington cemetery. >> mike as we watch the president approach, i'm reminded as to how much of this is ceremony. they take 21 steps, they turn, they pause 21 seconds, and they turn again. in that recognizing the 21-gun solute for those who have fallen in service to our nation. let's take a listen. ♪ [ drum roll ] ♪ [ taps playing ] >> order! >> the president laying the wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. there is a single line on the tomb. mike viqueira, as we watch this, as we see the ceremony, as we see the president there, and those gathered, it is an indication that as they say so many times in washington, it sounds cliche, but freedom is not free. >> well, you are absolutely right, and i think we can expect to hear the president utter those very words if not something quite similar as he has over the course of

live at the potomac. temperatures at this noon hour are impressive. already, some areas in the 60's. 66, reagan national. 66 leesburg, manassas, culpeper. afternoon, just about everyone will enjoy mid 60's. high pressure with sunshine. a light breeze. high pressure in control. changes here. we will see clouds approach from the west. the wind kicks off from the atlantic ocean and builds up the cloud cover. some showers through wednesday. the rain with the cold front will be more widespread. we will talk about that and a sneak week with the upcoming weekend. jummy: thank you. coming up, a campus on alert. andents sheltering in place classes canceled. the threat that has police searching this college. flames, what investigators know about a fire that destroyed a mansion. continuing coverage of the paris attacks. how it is schamp -- shaping the campaign trail. announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at new not on your side. ismy: washington college closed right now amid a possible campus threat. of a sophomore alerted the school this morning. they say he c

richard rodriguez was arrested last night after a woman says he was spying on her in the potomac mills mall women's restroom. she says he was dressed as a woman and put a bag under her stall. investigators believe rodriguez is responsible for a similar incident at a woodbridge walmart this summer where these pictures were taken and another incident at potomac mills mall last month. >>> changes are on the way to the fairfax county police department. this comes after a deadly police-involved shooting sparked protests for more police accountant. our bureau reporter is outside police headquarters there now with a look at the changes to come and the ones already under way. >> reporter: well, vance, today the board of supervisors in fairfax county voted to move forward with the 142 recommended changes to the police department here. now, those changes were generated by the ad hoc committee that was initiated back in march. that committee was task with the responsibility of creating a more accountable and really a more transparent police department right here in fairfax county. and much of tha

maureen: there are calls for donald trump to restore trees he chopped down along the potomac river. more than 6,300 people signed a petition on change.org. they want trump to donate 500 trees to the northern virginia regional park. trump had 500 trees cut down to improve river views from the loudoun county golf course. leon: major matthew rode for 13 hours in the marine corp base quantico. it raised money ill service member in the family. maureen: here is suzanne kennedy. suzanne: a reunion she wasn't anticipating. this box of world war ii momentos was found in the attic of the district height home where the mother and the father once lived. they were handed over to lauren police who received a citizen tip and was able to locate the family of amando custodio the navy steward shown in many of the pictures. >> i feel deeply touched. like my father is here again. he has been gone for a long time. suzanne: stacked in a box were naturalization papers war rations and letters dating back to the 1940's. he served in the navy for 32 years. >> dadly loved being in the service. that was his li

. >>> nightmare on the potomac. why renters are turning their quiet community into a nightclub atmosphere. >>> he's a miracle man trapped beneath a greyhound bus and lives to talk about it? i'm not going to be alive. >> the james holmes survival story coming up, news 4. >>> a young man murdered. police say it was a case of retribution. local leaders are >>> james holmes is a man who spent more than 30 years doing construction work. sometimes it was risky, but he never got a scratch and then three weeks ago he found himself trapped under a bus. tonight, we're hearing his story of survival and recovery. pat collins near the convention center with our report. pat? >> reporter: jim, police are calling him the miracle man. he's 77 years old. he was trapped beneath a greyhound bus and tonight he's talking about it. >> i'm lucky to be alive, no doubt about it. >> reporter: when you see what happened you'll understand just how lucky james holmes really is. he was the man trapped beneath that greyhound bus at 7th and massach

they were supposed to work out navigation rights on the potomac. of all of the things they could fight over, even things like who's right is it to abrogate -- who's right is it to navigate the potomac? maryland or virginia. at that gathering he got reacquainted with james madison, madison and hamilton really hit it off. they found they thought alike. if you remember american history you know that james madison, he , was the father of the constitution. he was that, but it was actually hamilton who wrote the letter, because at that meeting they said, these articles of confederation are not working, so let's have a meeting and we will call all the states to revise the articles of confederation. get something better, so we do france orvaded by britain, and we do not start fighting with each other. hamilton wrote the letter and madison was the chief organizer who went to george washington and said, you need to be there. out of retirement with you, yet again. and they met at the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 1787 to figure out, isn't there

it is my great honor to have preserved this important section of the potomac river, donald j. trump. there was no battle at that spot nor was the river of blood term used. >> that's not true. many -- i think it says many soldiers died at this spot or words to that effect and that's not true. that didn't happen. >> jim morgan is an expert on another battle that took place in october of 1861 about 10 miles up the river from trump national as his book will report, hundreds were killed and wounded there. >> so certainly, there were casualties and certainly there were bodies that floated down past that golf course. >> morgan says he's not terribly troubled by the erroneous plaque at trump national. >> the history of this area is pretty well preserved and pretty well written about and what you have is a monument that misstates on it, and it isn't the first to be incorrect. >> many historians told him the golf club site was known as the river of blood, but he could aren't name them. this man who lives near the course heard what the local historian had to say. >> it seems that mr. tru

he traveled across american legion bridge to potomac. extending the typical eight mile back up by two or three miles. >> it's ridiculously poor planning. it took me half an hour actually get home. -- extra to get home. jeff reporter7 jamie sullivan questions the time of the traffic. jamie: we fed fatal accidents, 11 car pileups. this was not a good week, especially with the time change. reporter: she was driving from pennsylvania to virginia when she got stuck in the backup. >> i said bumper to bumper. to be four hours to get from 270 to 495 down to falls church. absolutely incredible. reporter: aaa is critical of the motorcade and its timing, saying it paralyzed traffic and could've been more strategically planned. leon: now they tell us. metro has chosen a new general manager. the transit agency says that he will take over as general manager and ceo. it was a unanimous decision by the board of directors. he's the former chief executive of dwi thurgood marshall airport. larry hogan religion of that position back in july. this decision a

a mirror calm finish on the potomac river. just a great shot. tweeted that picture out on my twitter, i'll get it on instagram later on. chilly outside this morning. certainly not cold. nobody below freezing around the metro area. tons of sunshine. we probably won't make it to 70 but we'll get within a whisper of it this afternoon. most of the afternoon today will be spent with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s. plenty of sunshine around. high today, 65 in hagerstown. 69 in culpeper. almost 70 in fredericksburg. dry today, tonight through tomorrow. the change comes about 8:00 saturday night. that's when the rain chances move back into the metro area. those rain chances will go into sunday. here's future weather, starting tomorrow afternoon, 2:00, showers across the shenandoah valley. by 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, that rain chance on top of the metro area. rain chances into sunday. sunday travel could be slowed a bit by the rain chance. mild for today and tomorrow. cool and showery around here for sunday. highs back down to the 50s. cold, cloudy day on

it all started when firefighters were fighting a potomac fire. the crew -- firefighters called it in and the crew performed a soft emergency landing. >> it's another testament of these guys keeping us safe whether we're on the ground or several hundred feet in the air. >> we're so thankful they're safe. they were back up and running after inspection. >>> always watching, always tracking. wusa9 first alert weather. dcs most accurate. >> reporter: looking forward to your 3-degree guarantee because it was another warm one right. >> we should be doing this outside. >> we can certainly arrange that. you want to venture out there. >> remember that. >> probably not when it gets cold. my thermometer on the car was like 76, 77. 72 today. did we make it? join in. it's wusa9 news at 11:00. you can track us with the app as well. and this is wisconsin avenue. you're looking essentially northeastward now from our building. it's still 62. that is still pretty darn mild. our average high only 62. you know things are about 5 degrees above average when evening tem

that is because water flowing from the plant to the potomac river in washington is heated, reaching temperatures of 90 degrees. >> it is kind of nice. it is like paddling in a jacuzzi. >> reporter: they have trained here their whole lives. they finished 11th. >> i am always trying to be on top of the water. >> reporter: now, they compete solo. the road to the olympics is in plain sight. >> i want a metal. i am shooting for gold. it is something that i have had motivating me and keeping my determination up. >> reporter: his family sacrificed a lot so he could practice. it has taken an emotional toll on him. >> i can't tell you the amount of hours and money that my parents have put into the sports. >> reporter: the sport is in the blood, in fact, as a toddler he dressed up as a peddler for halloween. so, he seemed destined for this life. the two time olympian says he makes up for what he does not have been hard work. >> i have a very good transmission. that is very important sometimes. you have just got to pull it through despite being tired. >> reporter: hopefully he makes it to the stand in real

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the potomac river. they say they watch the water temperature. once it lowers to the mid 30's, that is when they know that cold water going into the pipes really shocked the system and they prepare for any breaks. they are also asking you to prepare. a bottle of water isn't enough. they say you need to make sure you have two gallons of water per person per day in case there are any breaks. i'm brianne carter. jummy: always important. doug: winter is coming sooner or later. in the meantime, temperatures warm up tomorrow. sunshine is coming back after the rain. we will go southwest to woodbridge. you don't see a lot of changes in the sky. the low clouds continue. a little mist and drizzle. a steady rain has moved out of the area. skies will brighten. arlington got over an inch of rain since last night. temperatures holding in the 50's. the cool spot is 50 degrees in purcellville.ersona clear to starting to the south and west. a little promise of sunshine later on. light rain extends from front royal to hagerstown. that will continue to list off to

potomac."sewives of a group ofroduce wealthy african-american families. set foriere date is sunday, january 17. diane sawyer spoke with jennifer lawrence in an interview about topics ranging from her upbringing to the debate she sparked about the gender pay gap. she prepares for the latest installment in the "hunger games" franchise. hackede headlines when sony e-mails revealed she was paid less than her male costars on "american hustle." jennifer: i know i have carried a habit of submissiveness with the idea of that makes me more likable. jummy: by christmas, you will see her in a movie called "joy." a cool doug: showers moving northeast away from the area ahead of a cold front. sunshine this afternoon. windy around the area. jummy: a skirt alert. doug: don't wear one tomorrow. wow. this place ispectacular. thank you . we worke wd with a designer from havertys for a complete refresh. you must be happy to get out of that tiny house? yeah you know when we realized how great the furniture could be, knew we wanted re space. when we realized how great thhow m

look at the capitol wheel lit up along the potomac river. 62 in hagerstown. 61 in manassas and dale city. 63 at andrews air force base. temperatures on the almanac page is mild. high of 65. above the average of 67. the morning low is 46. we will start to turn cooler and colder. so a few showers of drizzle. the temperatures are still comfortable. light rain around thea. ck it up on radar. e main event is off to the west. in the mix there is a bit of thunderstorm activity. the rainy area will come our way tomorrow through the midday. the steady rain should end by noon. this is based on the computer models. 7:00 tomorrow indication is steady heavy rain in the area. we get through the afternoon and the evening most of it should push east. 7:30 tomorrow night the heavy rain should be east of the area. then we will clear out and start a process of it getting cooler. tomorrow rain, in the midday. isolated thunderstorms and downpour. up to an anymore the metro area. 55, sunny and breezy on friday. saturday is the same. cold front friday night. that will bring chillier air on sunday and monday. l

they want donald trump to donate hundreds of trees to potomac. trump cut down hundreds of trees during construction of trump national golf club out in sterling. the group tells us without the trees, the shoreline is slowly eroding and the group claims harmful sediment is going into the potomac river. a petition on change.org now calls for trump to donate 500 trees by next month. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm carol maloney and the washington capitals will try to get back to their winning ways in philly and you might be noticing something different about the way the guys look this month. movember is about the mustache. one of the many charities -- darn it. did i catch it? take two. one of the charities, movember is always the most fun. ♪ ♪ >> i don't think the mustache gets a ton of respect and not enough respect. this movember, the capitals' mustache captain hoping to put a stash back in the spotlight. people want to know how the stash is going and they'll make fun of the guys that aren't growing. >> nick, he tries and he's just not there yet which is fine. he's g

that structure is designed to protect the core of downtown from heavy rains or flooding from the potomac river. it was put up and taken down in about three hours. an emergency levee is stored on trucks in bladensburg. today was the annual test to make sure all the parts are accounted for and that everybody knows what to do if it's ever needed. >>> some new video just coming into the live desk. it shows a man flashing a gun r spring. he casually walks up to the teller, smiling. a few minutes later he reaches into his pocket, pulls out a gun and demands money. the teller gave him some cash. he took off. now detectives are asking for help to find him. this happened last wednesday. police just released this video. there is a $10,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest. doreen? >> lawrence, thank you. >>> now to a group of women preparing for the ranger challenge. it's a competition that could let them know if they have what it takes to become army rangers. news 4's darcy spencer shows us the rigorous test. >> stay low. >> reporter: one by one, they belly crawl through a dirt-fill

fog over the potomac, american legion bridge, five mile visibility in gaithersburg. under a mile in frederick, maryland, martinsburg, west virginia and a mile now visibility at manassas air field. indeed, a chilly start this morning with patchy fog around. watch out for that. an abundance of sunshine is coming our way for this afternoon. are you ready for the 70s in november? you betcha. today, up around 71. 72 our average high now is only in the low to mid-60s. we should be 70 or higher all the way through the rest of the work and school week. unfortunately just in time for the weekend. cooler air comes back into the picture, but we take a drop out of your weekend forecast. so we have at least that little bit of good news. 39 now at the inner harbor in baltimore. 39 in gainithersburg. 40 in culpepper. you'll need the coat first thing, shedable coat for sure. jeans and sunglasses for later on today, with temperatures warping quiwarp i warming quickly. temperatures in the upper 30s through low 40s here through 7:00. then rise very quickly. mid-60s by 11:00 a.m. and pl

it was late last june according to police, sam ellis and his friend his been at a party in north potomacthe four teens got into ellis' car to go to another party. according to a report obtained by the washington post, ellis reached speeds of more than 100 miles per hour before it lost control, he missed the road, hit two trees and flipped over. both were killed, a third passenger, seriously injured. >> there was a 16-year-old boy who had serious spinal injury as a result of the same accident. >> reporter: according to prosecutors the party where the teens were drinking was at the home of kenneth salzman who was home at the time and was aware alcohol was being served. salzman has been issued a citation for furnishing alcohol to a minor. >> you can be liable to furnishing. you don't have to be handing the alcohol and you're allowing the kids to bring the beer in and have the party in the basement and the family room and you're allowing that to go on and you urn the law are furnishing. >> salzman has two citations of furnishing alcohol and each has a fine of $2500. he did not return calls f

now we know this fire in potomac caused three quarters of a million dollars in damage. the house on horseshoe lane was under construction and no one was living inside. investigators tell us the fire appears to be accidental. it started where a new addition was being built. and then burned for some time before a neighbor finally called for help. >>> paul ryan has been speaker of the house for five days now, and one of his first orders of business is to remove a portrait of a disgraced predecessor. a portrait of former house speaker dennis hastert was taken down yesterday and moved to an unnamed location. for years that portrait hung in a hallway just outside the house chamber. last week hastert pleaded guilty to evading federal nking laws in a hush money case that repd involve al miscondu. >>> i'm jason pugh here at nationals park. ever since the regular season ended for the nationals, this team habeen searching for a new manager. well, that search came to a conclusio today. the organization announcing that usty baker will be theih manager in this team's history. the nat

afternoon across our region and you notice the heaviest rain down to southern maryland and down to the potomac and we're seeing drizzle across the area so the roads will continue to be on the wet side and it will continue to be slow going as you move on out and slow going from raleigh all of the way to d.c. and more rain likely not just today and tomorrow, but wednesday is the day when we could see heavier rain. we'll continue to break it down for you and i've got the latest forecast coming up at 5:25. >> thank you, doug. >>> right now at 5:00, the man arrested for jumping the fence at the white house is preparing to head back to his home state of connecticut. only a news 4 camera was there as joseph caputo arrived for a court hearing this morning. after he entered a plea of not guilty a judge agreed to release him without any bond. you may remember joseph caputo was arrested thanksgiving day after climbing over a fence at the executive mansion. his release today won't come without some conditions. let's go straight to news 4's meagan fitzgerald. she's live at the u.s. district courthouse. mea

we just learned a man has been arrested for watching women in a restroom at potomac mills mall. police believe he's connected to two other incidents. richard rodriguez is now charged with three counts of peeping and three counts of filming someone without their consent. investigators believe rodriguez denver say he was caught yesterday after a woman saw him putting a bag under her stall in the bathroom. the woman says rodriguez was dressed like a woman. in may, a similar incident happened at a walmart in woodbridge where these photos were taken. police say they believe rodriguez was responsible for that peeping incident as well as another at potomac mills mall a month ago. rodriguez is being held without bond. back to you. >>> this is chris gordon at union station where tourists board buses to see the sites all around the nation's capital. yesterday the carroll county public school system located between frederick and baltimore suspended all field trips to washington, d.c., after that video by isis threatening attacks against more targets including washington, d.c. will more stu

. >>> sky 9 was over the scene of this house fire in potomac. this is how things looked around 6:00 this morning on horseshoe lane. 60 firefighters responded. the house was under construction and nearly 90% of it suffered damage. the structure was caused to partially collapse. no one was hurt. investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the blaze. >>> also this morning, the pilot who took the pictures had to make an emergency landing. fire crews thought they saw smoke coming from the chopper. the pilot landed safely nearby. >>> it's sentencing day today for a former state department official who pleaded guilty to voyeurism and stalking. the government is recommending daniel rosen get five and a half years in prison followed by five years of probation. rosen secretly videotaped women in various stages of undress through their apartment windows in d.c. he's also charged in a second case in fairfax county on internet solicitation of a minor is set for january 11th. >>> turning to campaign 2016, it is election day in virginia and maryla

jonathan: more than 60 firefighters were called to a massive house fire in potomac this morning.-story house on the 8500 block of horseshoe lane went up in flames about 5:40. firefighters say it was under construction at the time. nobody was home. the atic ad the ro partially collapsed. i took a few hours but they got it under control. no one was hurt. alison: well, certainly heard of the oscars, the grammys. how about this? the golden carrot award. in tonight's spotlight on education, kellye lynn shows how food served in the local lunch rooms is getting national attention. kellye: what is for lunch at the walker jones education campus in northwest? pizza on whole wheat with low-fat mozzarella. >> you have a fresh kale and a red pepper salad with citrus vinaigrette. locally sourced pear. skim milk. kellye: this is how they eat every day. this kitchen has been given the golden carrot reward for responsible medicine. >> this is the best picture academy award for the school food. >> last spring in part of a pilot program the students were introduced to six plant based vegan option.

this is the oldest bridge across the potomac. opened in 1923. it's time to get some work done. during a recent tour the district department of transportation told us about the issues. the bridge has been deteriorating for the last 307 years since the last rehab. this spring work to fix things like the concrete piers and bridge deck will take place. some steel beams have to be replaced. at the memorial bridge, not much better. >> the level of corrosion you're seeing at the base over here. >> reporter: steel in some sections is paper thin. just recently, the inbound sidewalk has been closed completely so it can be grinded down and resurfaced. expected to stay that way a couple more weeks. the other sidewalk on the other side will get the same treatment next. one lane of traffic still closed on the memorial bridge as the center structure is strengthened. that lane expected to open back up in the spring. however, a weight restriction that prevents tour buses from crossing here expected to stay in place indefinitely. and back here now live underneath the key bridge, as you look at s

the pearl left the harbor but met with light winds on the potomac. that slowed it down. got to the chesapeake, and then the winds were too heavy to enter the bay. still, they might have made it to freedom in the north but for a turncoat in the black community back in washington, who informed on them. that got the owners on their tail sooner instead of later. they caught up with them and hauled the pearl back to washington, and those slaves aboard faced a fate they most dreaded, which was sale to the deep south and permanent separation from home and family. now, another thing that paul jennings did soon after he achieved his freedom was to march himself down to the photographer's studio and sit for his daguerreotype. here he is on the cover, and let me tell you how i discovered this image. it is the only known likeness of any montpelier slave. i worked to seek out jennings' direct descendents, and i had tips to the living direct descendents of two of jennings' children but none for his son franklin. when i finally cracked that line, it led me to sylvia jennings alexander.

the view from the potomac is a lot different from the view from the missouri and yellowstone. part of the hurdle we have to get over is decisions are being made in washington by unelected bureaucrats. but they't bad people don't know the issues in the ground. they couldn't tell you where montana is on the map and the difference between butte and bozeman. americats people across from people that don't understand what it is to be out in america. we see these victims and regulations and how the effect is on normal people's lives. the further we can push decisions down, or if you are going to make a decision, i think it is a fair request and trade that when you make a decision you should understand what the consequences of that decision are on the ground. decisions are made here every day that are kind of one-size-fits-all. it doesn't work. stiflingoes is its what the one guy in america has done that are than any other nation in the history of the world is innovate and think out-of-the-box. one-size-fits-all, top-down management stifles the very thing that has made america the shi

morning, 5:45 this news chopper seven pilot rushed to cover a massive fire that consumed a potomac home. shotual, we showed the while tweeting updates. in, the, about one hour focus shifted to the sky. the firefighter, battling the blaze on the ground, noted smoke coming from the chopper overhead. >> we did an emergency landing in this field off branch road. we stopped the helicopter completely to make sure that there wasn't any danger in jumping out. >> miller landed in a nearby fields, there was no indication inside the something was wrong. he may not have noticed if it wasn't for the firefighter. >> i have been doing this for a while, and we have had minor scares before. the best thing to do is to keep cool, you can get upset and think about it on the ground. atthe mechanics are looking the helicopter to see what was the problem. it is possible he smoke was caused by too much oil. it is under investigation. i am jeannette reyes. jummy: we are glad our crew are safe and sound as we take a live look at the white house. today will be a nice day to get out and rake the leaves. doug hill

national, the skies mostly cloudy, 51 in falls church and springfield, and centreville. , aspen hill,e potomac. northeast d.c., generally in the low 50's. the wider view, the really cold air off to the north and east, boston right now 38. milder air to the west ahead of the cold front that will eventually move across late tomorrow night into the day thursday. it promises to bring a lot of rain to the mid-atlantic. , theore front is located heaviest of the rain moving into st. louis, memphis, jackson. all this moves off to the east tomorrow. the clouds for us increase through the midmorning, late afternoon. itight into tomorrow morning will be quiet, dry, sunglasses early in the morning. you will not need the him -- you will not need them the entire morning because clouds increase. waking up tomorrow morning, upper 40's manassas in fairfax, la plata 49 degrees, largo looking at 49. scattered showers moving through the day tomorrow. by the afternoon, looking for the showers to become more widespread, still limited to about a 30% chance. heaviest rain late tomorrow night into early thursday morni

windswept potomac. there's capital wheel, wind coming right down the river. temperatures metro area mid-40s, upper 40s washington and by the bay. up to the west chillier air upper 30s near 40, shenandoah valley out of the mountains, oakland only at 27. they had a dusting of snow in garrett county this morning. there is our city camera, the washington monument, jefferson memorial. after chilly morning blustery winds will stay with us settling down a bit. by dawn tomorrow, around this time tomorrow morning, a little below freezing. by dawn in the upper 20s through much of the region. a warming trend for the week ahead. i'll look at that in a few minutes. >>> isis planning a series of attacks around the world including one in atlanta for today. our sister station in atlanta says there's already heavy security at the area where today's wwe event will take place. authorities were tipped off by threats that and online. the alleged attack is planned at philips arena for a wrestling event called survivor series. fbi said it doesn't have credible evidence of an attack

you begin transferring them immediately to the army of the potomac. when grant gets there, he immediately starts. he wants his adrian peterson carrying the ball. he pulls them in immediately. getoln had tried to african-americans involved in the virginia theater, the main stage. lincoln had been trying since january of 1863. he wrote general john decks and dix and said you need to recruit them. it.s not ordering him to do he is encouraging him to do it, and he does not do it. guess who does it when he replaces dix? benjamin butler. when benjamin butler takes over from he equalizes pay in his commissaryoffers privileges for people who are not noncommissioned officers. ers commissary privileges to help equalize their pay. he has a formula for the noncommissioned officer receiving equal pay. he does this when he takes over demand. this helps his recruiting. he makes it clear to any officer who gets in the way of recruiting has to answer to him. he aggressively begins recruiting infantry, artillery, calvary. he does the works, and this the department of v

all the renovations that were under way so his family could move back in by thanksgiving but now a potomac homeowner is going to have to start all over because of a massive fire early this morning. firefighters think this may have been burning for a while before the neighbors noticed the smoke and the flames. this is along horseshoe lane. we're also told the home has been undergoing renovations for months. investigators still looking at what caused it. >>> a woman and a well-known capitol hill fitness trainer are dead. find out what people are saying today about the last time the two were seen together alive. >>> and this dance-off with the d.c. cop, it went viral. now the teenager who showed off that fancy footwork says she's getting some unexpected help from strangers. >>> you're seeing more and more homeless encampments popping up across the city. i'm mark segraves. coming up, we'll tell you why they won't be going away any for the girl scout meeting... okay. for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! giant just dropped prices on thousands mo

so of all the things they could fight over even such things as whose wriri is it to navigate the potomac maryland or virginia, and at this gathering he got reacquainted with this man james madison and they hit it off. they found that they thought alike about these problems. if you remember american history, you go, james madison, i know, father of the constitution. and he was that. but it was actually hamilton who wrote the letter because at that meeting they said, listen, these articles of confederation are just, like, you know, not working so let's have a meeting. let's call all the states and hope some of them show up or more of them show up this time to roo veviletse the articles o confederation and write something better so we don't get invaded by france or spain and don't start fighting with each other. madison went to george washington and said, buddy, you need to be there. out of retirement with you yet again. and so they met at the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 1787 to figure out is there some way that neighboring states cannot fight with each other. and what they

we move to the south we have more rain through fairfax county right around the potomac, quantico and woodbridge and fredericksburg and the beach. not done. the wider view showing the moisture off the atlantic right on through our region. it extends all the way to norfolk. we're not done just yet. southern maryland, i think the best chance to see continuing rain through the night and maybe tomorrow. what to expect tomorrow? maybe morning fog. humid and on the mild side. could be areas of mist and drizzle. could see a few sprinkles. temperatures on the rise, 67 by 11:00 and 72 degrees by 3:00 in the afternoon. future weather. 4:00, not much happening. cloud cover but not rain. friday, warm air moves in. friday evening we see showers. that's the next change in the weather pattern and cooler air comes in for the weekend. 72 tomorrow and 72 friday. and we'll get to 79. falling temperatures on saturday. 40% chance of showers on saturday. we will have falling temperatures during the day and you wake up to temperatures close to 60 and maybe a shower or two with falling temps. sunday is cool