scott mcfarland, news4 i-team. >> doug is here with a check on our weather.get a little colder, isn't it? >> you just asked about your morning bike ride, no problem. >> no problem? >> maybe a jacket or sweatshirt. sunday morning -- >> maybe not. >> you may want to think again. coat, scarf, face mask. we will be in this 30s and have a significant cooldown and significant chill as well. tomorrow, not that bad. the next couple of days, typical fall weather, highs in 60s and low is in the frur40s. temperatures still in the 60s, 68 degrees. this should be the high temperature during the day tomorrow. look at that wind direction out of the north at te 10:00 and th cold front bringing the air from the north. 68 in washington. 61 in cumberland. coolest 58 in hagerstown and 58 in culpeper. we will be a little cooler tomorrow night than the last two nights but not all that cold. radar showing a couple showers and a rumble towards the eastern shore earlier and out to sea. we still have cloud cover in. those clouds will move across our region and will help keep temperatu

scott mcfarland, news 4 i-team. >>> new pressure against president obama in the war on terror. what some are demanding after that deadly u.s. air strike on a charity hospital in afghanistan. >> reporter: a man mauled by two pit bulls was walking along this sidewalk. coming up at 6:00, hear from the man neighbors are calling a hero after he jumped in to save a pleat stranger. >>> and i'm tracking a chance of rain just in time for that weekend if you've got plans this weekend, friday, saturday night, here comes the shower activity. we'll talk about it. right now, though, beautiful sunset in the making. we'll be right b >>> the top u.s. general in afghanistan says it was a this stake. he told congress today that the u.s. is responsible for the air strike that killed 22 people inside a hospital in the city of kunduz. that happened on saturday. that admission comes as pressure on president obama increases to slow down the withdrawal of u.s. forces in afghanistan. steve handelsman tracking that story now from capitol hill. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. the four-star who came up he

the news 4 i-team's scott mcfarland broke this story last night. he joins us now with an update. >> jim, good evening. her name is lynn miller, former campaign treasurer for fairfax senator dick sazlaw. she declined to comment before the charges were unfiled. unable to get ahold of her today at her home. miller will appear for a plea hearing next thursday afternoon october 15th a the federal courthouse in alexandria. plea hearings are also scheduled when a plea deal is in the works. the feds say miller wrote dozens of fraudulent checks from sazlaw's campaign account, an m embezzlement scheme of more than half a million dollars. it may not be closed. according to a criminal complaint there's a co-conspirator and the feds have left clues about what the conspirator is accused of doing as well. we're completing that part of our investigation right now. we'll have it for you tonight on news 4 at 6:00. wendy? >> thank you, scott. >>> going to be longer before virginia's department of transportation can repair the bumpy rides that some beltway drivers are

right now live, scott mcfarlande. >>> new fallout first at 4:00. we showed you this video last week of a bus drive texting while driver. turns out there was very little pun inme punishment on the books. here's tracee wilkins with the new consequences. >> reporter: a story you saw first here on news 4 has prompted the prince george's county school system to change the way that they are disciplining their bus drivers. specifically when it comes to texting while driving. last week, we were the first to show you the video of a school bus driver who was caught texting while driving with a bus full of kids. well now the prince george's county school system is saying that that bus driver has been disciplined for her actions, but they have found that in their handbook they don't have wording that's strong enough to deal with bus drivers who text while driving even though it's a violation of maryland law. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, what the new language looks like. in upper marlboro, tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> new this afternoon, news 4 just spoke with t

in alexandria, scott mcfarland, news4. >> new video shows the aftermath of devastating flooding in south caroli carolina -- in california. some several feet in mud. this is lake hughes 60 miles north of l.a. i-5 had to be shut down in both directions. today, the national oceanic association came out with this forecast and there could be a lot more strong winds where this came from. what does this say for us? >> it could mean more rain out there. first, this is what they're s saying, temperatures above average for this winter, december, january and february and below average in portions of florida. our region, above average, just a little bit above average, rain or snow above average, too, in that area and means we could see pretty good storms. what about the complete storm forecast in a couple weeks. looks like it could be an active winter for sure. one thing for sure in our area, a very active weekend as far as cold air coming down from canada. we're talking the first frost or freeze of the season. i will show you when and how cold we get in a few minutes. >>> take a good look at this m

scott mcfarland with an update on this news4 i-team investigation. >> reporter: it was a multi-million dollar scheme happening in a place many visit each month. check out this morn virginia man's shopping list, 70,0$70,00 cigarettes in one trip to a fredericksburg, costco, so many cartons a store employee had to help him roll it out to his van. the news4 i-team watched this buy information weeks and filed paperwork claiming he's buying in bulk for his businesses. we know his mom and pop shops weren't real. one had a listed address at this tiny industrial lot in fredericksburg. no sign on the door. another at a home in an upscale subdivision and this one, address that led to an abandoned lot in the woods. turns out this guy is a cigarette trafficker who bought virginia's low tax cigarettes in bulk and help eed ship them nor where they can be illegally sold for big bucks. paul carey investigates cigarette smuggling for the tax board and knows this guy's operation. >> reporter: is he the top of the piyramid or somewhere in th middle? >> the middle. >> reporter: his name is steve chan and

scott mcfarland first revealed this crime last winter but found more workers swiping tax money by swiping government gas cards. >> this is the video that got a d.c. fire department employee in hot water. what you're about to see is a crime. the driver walks away around his jaguar at new jersey avenue northwest in d.c. but he pulls out his government credit card, the one issued to him by d.c.'s fire department for a d.c. vehicle. >> reporter: mr. mccray. i'm from channel 4. >> reporter: we caught up with him where he pleaded guilty to court for stealing thousands of dollars. a judge sentenced him to 18 months probation. stopping a weaave of government workers doing so. more than 300,0$300,000 in gas unlawfully purchased by federal workers for percentage use nationwide. >> the taxpayers money. the cards are designed to be specific for one vehicle, fuel and maintenance of one vehicle, not fuel and maintenance of a federal employee and his family, not fuel and maintenance for anybody else. >> reporter: in late july, the judge sentence arlington national cemetery bobby harris to two years prob

. >> reporter: i'm scott mcfarland. you might think getting towed is a nightmare. wait until you see the tow operations we found. you might need night goggles to find your car. find your car. >>> weather [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. recently asked patients to rate the quality of over 3,500 hospitals. fewer than 10% received 5 stars. among them was cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia. cancercenter.com/eastern. >>> i will be a president of an economy that works for all of us and not just the billionaires. >> while republicans were squaring off about the acadeeco in colorado tonight, bernie sanders was talking about inequ inequality. he talked about climate change and says the u.s. has too many people in jail. criminal justice reform also came up today for hilary clinton. in new hampshire she said she did not believe the death penalty should be abolished but s

the news 4 i-team scott mcfarland took a look at the most dangerous spots for bicy e bicyclis bicyclists. >>> it could cost tens of thousands of dollars to reprint some election ballots in prince william county. the local news reports several candidates' names are not print the the way the candidates wanted them. that could cost as much as $100,000 to reprint the ballots. the county election board will meet tonight to decide whether to reprint those ballots or put signs at polling places with the correct names. >>> do you know how to work all that cool new technology in your car? no. a lot of people don't. national transportation officials say the confusion is contributing to what could be the deadliest year for drivers since 2007. today the secretary of transportation and the national safety council will launch a new campaign to educate drivers. it's a website called, my car does what? you say that sometimes. it offers graphics you can click through, videos you can watch ahead of this year's winter weather. >> durability. >> transportation officials say in some places people get so conf

news 4 iteam scott mcfarland took a look at the most dangerous spot for cyclists. search investigations. >>> 5:50. instead of hopping in the car, how about walking your kids to school today? it is international walk to school day. news 4's molette green live in montgomery county with more on the campaign to get our kids up and be moving, right, molette? >> reporter: oh, yeah. absolutely. take a look at this sign behind me. it says it all. this is bells mill elementary school. on that walk to school day. this is also a big heads up for drivers in school zones. when alarm clocks sound this morning this school community and many others will lace up the sneakers and walk or bike to school. it's part of a push around the nation, all over the world, in fact, to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. safe walking tips. safe school routes will be promoted today. and in just hours we're going to see elected school leaders, even the interim school superintendent walk from a nearby middle school to this particular school to launch a new challenge that ties in. it's called fi

for now at the live desk, i'm scott mcfarland. >>> to new developments and a police shooting in frederick. >> a trooper shot and killed a man outside a gas station and we are hearing from a witness about the moments before the shots rang out. >>> it's along east patrick street. news 4's pat collins is live at the scene. pat, what are you learning? it starts when a stolen suv rams a police car. the suspect gets out of the suv, he tries to run away and police gun him down. >> i saw a police officer, a state trooper approach a vehicle and shouted many times, get your hands up, get your hands up, get your hands up and the next thing i heard there were tires squealing and he was leaving the parking lot. >> that's bill day, a witness to the confrontation and the man shot and killed linked to this lincoln navigator which was stolen in an armed robbery last night in baltimore. early this morning a trooper spots the navigator here at the sheets. he calls for backup and when the man comes out of sheets they call for him to put his hands up, put your hands up, but they say the man, he gets into the