both d.c. area baseball teams have now made the playoffs. >> he nearly cost the redskins the game yesterday but he pulled it out in the end. kristen berset has the details in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. it was tense. it was a nail biter and it sure didn't look like the redskins were going to be victorious but just as delast week, rg3 drove his team down the field, the final part of the game and this one at least had a happy ending. the redskins scored 21 points in the first half yesterday against tampa bay, but the bucs came roaring back in the second putting up 18 unanswered points. it was less than to minutes to goap. rg3 took command, marched his team down the field using his legs to get them into field goal range. however, nothing is certain. billy cundiff already missed three field goals on the night but this one right through the upright. redskins beat the buccaneers 24- 22. >> for me it felt like it was a real test. i really felt like it was something i was looking

you're a d.c. sports fan. >> i think some of that stuff builds scars and it builds fandom. >> reporter: in a span of nine days you saw the best team in baseball choke away what potentially could have turned into a world series title. >> in the time that i've been in washington that's the worst loss psychologically and emotionally i've ever been part of. >> reporter: you saw the maryland terrapins lose their third quarterback of the season and miss a last second field goal in what could have been a pivotal homecoming win in the acc. >> he takes the team almost into the end zone and sets up the game winning field goal. you can't make that stuff up. i mean that's great drama. unfortunately the story didn't end up the way that folks wanted it to. >> reporter: and just when you thought rg3 and his redskins were on the verge of first place in the nfc east and curing some of your sports woes the carpet was pulled out from under you thanks to those dancing feet of victor cruz. >> sometimes it's hard to win

. >>> a 4,200-mile bike ride across the country ended in washington d.c. today for five military veterans, among them retired air force staff sergeant colleen bushnell who wanted to raise awareness about military sex abuse. audrey barnes has the story. >> reporter: the last leg of a summer long bike trip brought five military veterans to washington d.c. they're suffering from everything from post-traumatic stress disorder to the stresses of being gay military members. retired staff sergeant colleen bushnell is a military sex assault survivor. the iraq war veteran and mother of two was raped by a superior officer at lack land air force base in texas in 2003. the base is now embroiled in a sex scandal involving attacks on nearly 40 female retrouts. >> during this -- recruits. >> during this trip i've had the chance to talk to people in city and towns all over america. >> reporter: the bike trip was organized by the long road home project. founder casey miller says it's an organization designed to help warriors heal from the wounds of war and to raise money f

. >> housing and transportation y high in the d.c. region, but this new studies suggest the d.c. area homeowners living arety good better than their in other large cities. >> we often think this is a very to live. place >> the region is considered a pricey place to live and work. showsy published study the nation's 25 largest metropolitan areas, the d.c. region is the most affordable for moderate income home owners. when you throw in and come consider the areas in come, households are paying a lower share of their take-home pay. >> our region has the most housing in the d the third highest , are medianon costs e highest, which means 54% of your income is on housing and transportation. philadelphia and baltimore is are also low. miami, riverside, and los angeles face the steepest financial burdens. area residents we spoke with were surprised. >> it is hard to believe that it affordable city. >> that is amazing. it gives us some hope that we bad off as we think. >> the study's co-author insists side, thep high cost ofly living in this area is proving burden onnsiderable residents.

d.c. fans showing off their natitude as the nats play their biggest game in team history. we are live at nationals park. >>> but we begin with a fox 5 weather alert. tonight temperatures are tumbling. if you're heading outside, you'll need a coat. so how low will it go? the first of many times i'm sure we'll be asking that question this time of the year. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm will thomas. >> i'm brian bolter. the entire d.c. area under a freeze warning, the first sign that the season is here. fox 5's gary mcgrady in the weather center now. >> thanks, brian. everybody out there dressed like it's a little winterish out tonight. temperatures are dropping. let me show you current temperatures right now as we suspected, out in the suburbs is where the temperatures are dropping first. gaithersburg 37, frederick 37. here in town we're still sitting at 51 degrees in manassas, 39. you mentioned that freeze warning. it is in place for montgomery county, back over to loudoun county, back

washington d.c. residents of d.c. have no voice in congress so will this ever change we'll investigate. it's friday october nineteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . all right well starting off this hour cia director david petraeus is urging the white house to expand the agency's drone fleet but try it said that the expansion will allow the cia to carry on with its missions in pakistan yemen and possible missions in north africa and the cia isn't the only one asking for more unmanned aerial vehicles in the next decade defense spending on known medium and large sized drones will be nearly forty billion die. alors the pentagon is planning to increase its inventory by thirty five percent so let's compare the drone fleet with that we have now versus the one that we have planned for the future now as far as electronic warfare of recognizance drones goes the u.s. has five hundred thirty six operational you avi's and is planning to buy another one hundred forty five

at the d.c. board of collective one judiciary square in northwest d.c. starting on saturday, voters will be able to cast their at 8 early voting centers across the city. >> for your people injured when police say a stolen vehicle crashed into a tree in northwest d.c. it's not clear what led to the t crash on new jersey r street. theapon was recovered from car. hospital inaken to condition. treated for was minor cuts and bruises. additional victims taken to our university hospital. we don't know their conditions. continues inton led to a shooting in southeast d.c. police found a male victim on the third floor of an apartment on 27th street near texas ave. we don't know his condition. not release details on any suspects. >> a developing story. police investigating a mass thereng at a day spa near milwaukee. radcliffe haughton killed people and it's not clear if his wife was one of them. works there. found behind a door inside. >> the suspect is deceased. we believe it to be and a self- inflicted gunshot wound. >> he had slashed his wide tires before the sh

like last year, the occupy d.c. movement represents a variety of causes. >> i think what we achieved most of all is an awareness that something is wrong in america. >> going against the criminal activities of these bankers, one of those was predatory lending. >> i'm for the 99% and part of 47%. so i need to be out here to protect my rights. >> reporter: in the afternoon they marked the u.s. chamber of commerce, on the front door steps. they left, saying we'll be back. they walked through mcpherson square, now clean and green. a year ago, the federal park was a tent city where many of them lived for months on end. as they marched down k street, passing a bank of america, they protested the foreclosure crisis. they stopped at pepco headquarters. and now you're looking live at the occupy organizational tent here at freedom plaza. we're told that they have a concert planned here tonight. and then they're going to gather here for a march on the veterans administration a few blocks away to demand more health care benefits

d.c. could become the latest battle obesity by drinks.giant soft 3 d.c. council members say they with be on board supporting a ban. us what that shows might mean. >> go to a mcdonald's these days theyne of the first things is if you want a super sized. you can, to a 32-ounce cup. help reducegoing to gaining weight, then it's good clerk. a similar ban was just improved approved by the board of york city.ew soda pops will no longer be sold 16 ounces in movie pewters and restaurants. convenience stores are exempt. >> it keeps me going. >> council member mary cheh of passing a short soada a couple years ago on soda. vincent orange chose not to talk about it today. give consumers as much information as possible. >> we have an obesity epidemic. several others including the mayor said they would be on .oard even though this d.c. resident hit the gym every morning and m soda, he has an issue with the government drink. us what to the government does not need to regulate everything. >> you can refill this for free. even though a number of d.c. members are in favor

the d.c. region is buzzing today. the nats are hosting their first ever postseason game and it is crucial. >> the team that wins game 3 goes on to win the series, statistically. dave ross is life at nats park on or. how cool is this? really is. going to be electrifying at 1:07 when they throw out that first pitch, first playoff pitch ever in nationals history. have not had playoff here in d.c. for 79 years. the nats got the job done in st. louis. they earned that two-game serie split there. the guy taking to the hill today, edwin jackson. a lot riding on this right hander's shoulders. he got 10 wins in the regular season. he used to play for st. louis so he knows the cardinals as well. he faced them one time this year and not very good, two innings, allowed nine runs. but his teammates are confident he will be better this time around. as far as game 2 goes, it's a memory that they want to make a distant one. carlos beltran with two big home runs and the cardinals evened that series at one game apiece with a 12-4 win.

four home playoff games, d.c. p to $76,000 for security and traffic control. d.c. officials expect the city what they spent after they estimate the city make $500,000 per game on revenue from hotel and restaurant taxes. >> despite the win for the nationals, one of the big in the form of a teddy finally winning the mascot race. big win, and as i found out, teddy still celebrating. >> what might be the longest streak in all of sports a end right here. finally got it done. -- and end right here. got it done. what were you thinking when he finally got it done? >> it like a grand celebration. much does this mean to the team and the fans? they started chanting his over and over. last time they started -- they did that? everybody wanted it, and teddy get his was going to together and give it to .im >> they rallied for this guy. when you saw all of these people cheering, it had to moment, and a great you, too? >> you got a thrill out of that? he was ready to do it. >> the big question is will it continue down? he is the only one that can question. in october.possible >> ca

if you lived in the d.c. region during those three weeks in october of 2002, you know firsthand the terror and fear sparked by john allen muhammad and lee boyd malvo. they killed 10 people and seriously hurt three others. tonight one of the survivors talks about the tragedy. >> there was a victim shot at point blank range five times by lee boyd malvo and lived to tell about it, paula rus -- paul la rusa. he says he values life more and is no longer haunted by nightmares. >> they say he stayed pretty straight on and just boom boom boom. >> this is the chrysler 300 paul larussa was sitting in when he was shot by lee boyd malvo. >> the gun only held five, so he emptied it out, which is good because if he, you know, if he knew i was alive. >> larussa sold his italian restaurant in clinton and now lives peacefully in st. mary's county. >> i have moved on. it doesn't haunt me. >> not like at first when he had nightmares. that fateful september 5th malvo, 17 at the time, approached his car, raised a handgun to the d

the d.c. region. >> so pepco reporting 32,000 customers in the dark this morning. dominion virginia power has more than 122,000 without electric today. and b.g.e. reporting more than 215,000 outages. novec has nearly 23,000 customers without power this morning. also, you should note that schools and government offices all across the region closed today again today. >> and you're going to find another way to get to work if you have to go. if you use mass transit, no metrorail or bus service this morning. marc or v.r.e. trains not running. amtrak has cancelled all northeast corridor trains. all flights at the d.c. area's three major airports are cancelled today. we're going to go to ocean city maryland, where the boardwalk, as we mentioned, received extensive damage. >> brianne carter was there throughout the storm and has been following the conditions the past couple of days. how's it looking there this morning? >> hey, brenda? >> all right we're having a little trouble catching one her right n

is d.c. board of elections expanding hours and adding voting machines to the eight early voting centers. you can cast ballots starting at through 9:00ning tonight and repeat those times through saturday. maryland governor o'malley and lieutenant governor anthony brown plan to vote when early voting resumes today. votingernors as early be extended from 8:00 until 9:00 p.m. today friday. the deadline for submitting applications was moved until 8:00 tonight. >> and just about 6:18 right now. around 40 degrees, chilly outside. >> i am cold. >> when you get the dam nests with cold it makes a difference. .when you get the dampness there's been some river flooding. we will check in with adam the second. first, let's show you. the you the largest circulations from is opening up and will lifting up today to the north into canada. e clouds will be persistent, unfortunately. the rainfall totals are now coming in. the storm totals overall, as i was reedville, just shy of 10 inches. around 8 inches in la

a little bit of low cloudiness here in d.c. some areas well west and east of us have much denser and lower clouds. noon 64 degrees with sunshine. highs today upper 60s to low 70s. right now cloudy and 58. clouds still with us. the showers, the more concentrated ones off along coastal areas toward long island and new england and some showers here. you see these guys. that's ahead of a front that will be coming through this afternoon but without much fanfare. visibilities a real problem. cumberland out toward petersburg half mile advice i can't there. we've seen -- mile visibility there. we've seen visibilities north and east. we're sitting at 6 miles an hour here and two and a half in gaithersburg. temps big difference. north and west low 40s. northern shenandoah valley, western maryland. 43 for martinsburg and winchester. 59 in annapolis. 57 in prince frederick. got a mile visibility there. manassas currently at 54. going to 71. 5:01. here comes monika samtani with timesaver traffic. >>> one big issue we've had going on since e

isn'tthose behind occupy d.c. marked their first anniversary. >> while they are no longer a constant fight, that does not mean they have gone away. >> to mark the one-year anniversary, occupy d.c. protesters took over parts of case street downtown during rush hour this morning. that certainly got the attention of commuters. tonight, they are having an event at freedom plaza. this movement admits it is hard to get their message out. they still want to be heard. >> we are the 99%. >> ococcupy d.c. never left the movement, even after police ended their encampment. >> i was having a good time, living in the community, a free rent free food, good thoughts. >> he says full-time protesters live life righteously, sleeping wherever they can. >> i still live outside. >> this full time protester insists that even though they are no longer occupying because much of the media attention has gone away, they have still spawned a worldwide movement. protesters took to the streets today. they remain connected through social media.

for the d.c. metro, especially east and northeast as we go throughout the nighttime hours, take will probably be the most destructive period with downed trees and power outages. 52 today. temps steadily falling. tonight 75 mile an hour wind gusts. tomorrow wind and rain. showers and wind in the afternoon. only 46. it's going to be cold tomorrow. wednesday blustery, 56 degrees with showers on halloween. thursday and friday a little bit better. could be a passing shower friday. then overthe weekend both 50 saturday, low 60 sunday and we turn the clocks back saturday night. andrea, back to you. >> thank you. >>> because it's one of the major counties our region which lies on the chesapeake, parts of prince george's county are expected to be greatly affected by the storm's high waves. joining us on the phone right now is ronald gill, jr. from the prince george's county's 311 center. thank you very much for being here this morning. what neighborhoods exactly are we talking about that -- >> i'm sorry, i

. >>> a d.c. councilman is defending his decision to suspend an important hearing today so he, staff members and others, could attend the afternoon nats game. bruce johnson with that story and more and how the elected city leaders chose between work, play and free tickets. >> reporter: you might recall a few years ago then mayor adrian fenty and council fighting over the lerner family tickets provided for the elected officials, but those days apparently are now over. somewhere in the masses today headed to nationals park was d.c. councilman jack evans. >> we have great day in the city's history, the first playoff game here. >> reporter: a veteran d.c. lawmaker was able to get to the ballpark because he suspended a scheduled hearing inside council chambers on problems at d.c. tax. the plan was to resume the hearing later after the day. how attentive would you have been sitting in a hearing while the game was going on? >> i would have been very attentive, but i can't say that for the rest of my coll

d.c. in 79 years is definitely a crucial one. dave ross is live at the park with a preview. dave? >> reporter: for the first time in 79 years, we've got playoff baseball in d.c. we've got a 1:07 first pitch t will be edwin jackson against chris carpenter of the st. louis cardinals. this is a big one. it is the pivotal game three with this series tied up at one game apiece. how did we get there? the nats returned home yesterday and had a nice little light practice in preparation for today's game three. they did what they had to do getting that split in st. louis. those first two games of the series played there. what that means now, it is the best of three game scenario here at nats park with the first team winning three games advancing to the series. >> we've been a good home team. we know we've put ourselves in a good position to come home and just win a series. if we can do that like wave done a lot of times this year, then we'll be sitting pretty. >> our fan base all year long that been

so, you mentioned 7 and 8, southeast d.c. we do have in the agreement that we would monitor and make sure that there are vehicles available there. and what we've found is that it's not something where we're having to force vehicles into the neighborhood. there are members that are using the service there. in fact, we've seen on twitter and facebook some comments from the public that it's so great to see car to go doing car sharing where others said it isn't maybe possible. for us it's a low invest cost. we're not having to designate a spot. we're not having to put a vehicle there, which i think is one of the challenges for traditional car sharing is they're really taking a lot of steps to do this. and for us it's really the members that are driving that utilization. >> okay. so, i have some questions [speaker not understood] in washington, d.c. how would you combat some of the questions like, you know, hey, we're in southwest d.c., what if your car gets broken into, what if it gets stolen? some of the questions may be from th

>> thanks, richard. >>> d.c. police want you to get a good look at two people wanted in connection with a burglary in early august. take a look here. police say the man and woman in this video tried to use stolen credit cards at a mcdonald's just hours after the cards were taken in a burglary on reno road northwest. if you know these people, if you know who they are, police want to hear from you, and you could get up to a $1,000 reward. >>> less than three weeks to go to election day, and the battle for virginia continues in the presidential campaign. on the heels of last night's big debate, mitt romney is in loudoun county tonight for a rally that starts in just about 90 minutes. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey is there. julie, it was a much different debate than we saw two weeks ago. >> reporter: it certainly was. and a much different mood among supporters. at an earlier virginia rally in chesapeake today, mitt romney said he loved the debate. but for supporters, last night's affair left some of them

are you from the washington, d.c. area? >> i really don't see the relevance in asking that. >> if you were a long suffering washingtonian, you could know, sir, that this guy makes all the difference in the word. you want to take away the one thing that makes washington, d.c. proud now and excited now? it's rg3's legs. >> you're wrong. >> i stand before the american public today -- >> you're wrong. >> -- and tell you let rg3 run. >> ross is wrong. i never said anything about taking away rg3. you misrepresent the facts again. >> if i'm not mistaken, you just want him to throw. >> isn't that his job? >> yes. >> isn't that what a quarterback is defined at. >> we could both get injured tomorrow when we walk down the street. i don't see the relevance in telling rg3 to take a step back. >> gentlemen, no one ever said anything about taking a step back. we're talking here and now -- >> gentlemen, may i step in now? we think we have your views on this point. we do thank you for the time. we're out of time for this particular debate.

imetraffic. >>> a new parking plan for d.c. it would reserve about 10% of all meters for disabled drivers. it is also expected to cut down on fraud. >> the new effort comes after a lot of people complained about the red top meters. that program is suspended and now, as fox 5's matt ackland shows us, there is a new plan to consider. >> reporter: it was supposed to solve all of the problems. in red top meters would reserve spots for the disabled and spot the abuse of the city's old free disabled parking policy. soon after it started, the council shut it down. there was mass confusion. >> the program got off to what we can characterize as a fairly rocky start. >> reporter: many complained there were simply not enough red tops. but now, a plan introduced by councilmember mary cheh would make 1800 of the district's 18,800 meter spots red top disabled parking only. >> all 100 red top meters will be installed at the end of blocks nearest to the the curb cuts. >> reporter: fraud was one reason for the reform. a fox 5 investigation expo

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i'm producer of the d.c. expedition which is a series of large-scale portraits of young women surviving breast cancer shot by fashion photographer david jay. buddy check is important because women must be their own best advocate in their breast health. i want to congratulate andrea for 19 years of supporting women before, during and after breast cancer. thank you. >>> we may see an early shower today. we should see drying this afternoon. midday temps with clouds around 55 at noon. we'll see a sunnier finish to the day. high temperature around 60. >>> thank you, howard. work continues on a serious accident inside the beltway here in annandale on route 236 at ravenswork. some traffic is getting by eastbound but watch out for police still on the scene. i'll be back with more coming up in my next report at 6:18. >> thank you, monika. >>> we're marking 19 years of buddy check 9 raising awareness about the importance of early detection in fighting and beating banser. throughout this morning you've been hearing from

there will be service between d.c. and new orleans and d.c. and miami. trains between d.c. and chicago are canceled. trains between d.c. and st. albans, vermont. >> airports are starting to resume after the hurricane. dulles weather the storm without any damage. more flights are expected to resume today. passengers are urged to check their flight status before leaving for the airport. gas prices have been coming down. >> hurricane sandy might send them up. the impact and gas prices will be determined by how much damage refineries sustained. meantime, triple a says the national average is $3.63 -- $3.53 a gallon. the average price is $3.39 in virginia. >> families in their north laurel home have carbon monoxide poisoning. they found a generator running inside the home where three residents were overcome by fumes. their rush to the hospital. one is still in serious condition this morning. the amount of carbon monoxide was more than 30 times the normal level. >> an alexandria man says he is fortunate after hurricane sandy severely damaged his home. he showed us damaged left be

one other alert for drivers in d.c. work on another streetscape project on "u" street will begin again today. crews will start digging trenches along 9th and 14th streets. drainage and sidewalks with curbs will eventually be put in there. curbside parking in that area will be restricted during this construction. >>> the redskins are back home after a thrilling win in tampa. the team needed a last second field goal to defeat the buccaneers. robert griffin iii had a big game both in the air and on the ground. the rookie qb threw for 323 yards and ran for another 43, including a touchdown. the redskins led 21-3 at one point. tampa bay clawed their way back and led by a point with less than two minutes left on the clock. but redskins kicker, billy cundiff, who missed three field goals, by the way, earlier in the game, proved to be a hero in the end. he nailed a 31-yard field goal with almost no time left to win it. >> i wanted to make sure that we got that opportunity, like it meant a lot to me to be able to have a quarterb

use the hash tag sandy d.c. we are back in a moment. >>> a live look at the radar now, we are tracking sandy. the tropical storm is now just there off the coast of florida and inching its way up. we have been hearing a lot of questions. a lot of people very curious about this storm and the impact. >> too many questions to get to but we promise to get to some this morning and also at 9:00. sarah asked, am i the only one not panicking about sandy, d.c.? better question, am i stupid for not worrying? >> you should not worry or panic. you know, maybe strong words. but you need to be prepared. you need to know it's coming. you need to do the smart things. if you fear a power loss you should go out and get things, make sure you got water and batteries for your flashlight and battery powered radio. just be smart about it. you don't have to panic. i wouldn't stock up the refrigerator with perishables right now because if you lose power they'll all perish. so as far as outdoor furniture make sure all that stuff is put aw

election day looking good in d.c. with sunshine and a temperature of 59 degrees. >>> let's send it over to scott smith because i know a lot of people are anxious to talk more about sports and get off the topic of weather. >> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> the second worst record in the league last year, so improvement in randy wittman's first full year as head coach of the wizards is a safe bet. however, a handful of injuries doesn't help. john wall, nene and kevin seraphin out for the opener. first rounder draft pick bradley beal showing the cleveland crowd his range, second of back to back three's finished with eight point this evening. last year's rookie of the year kyrie irving led all scorers tonight with 29 points, two of them there. cavs take a 16-point lead. beal gets his pocket picked by the guy that dropped it right after him. raiders had 17. 60 it un-45 cleveland in the 3rd quarter but the wizards go on a -- 61-45 cleveland in the 3rd quarter, but the wizards go on a run. jamal crawfor

we talked about 12 pitches and washington d.c. and baseball. we've talked about washington d.c. and baseball. what was it like just being out there tonight? what was it like to be out there tonight? >> we want to be at strasburg's first game, the energy unbelievable. >> let's go nats! let's go nats! let's go nats! let's go nats! let's go nats! >> reporter: i think you've got your answer. i think you've got your answer, guys. bedlam out here on south capitol. for some of you who didn't see it tonight, take a look at what it was tonight. jayson werth in the top of the 9th and in the bottom -- excuse me. we'll go first to laroche who struggled all night belong hits a home run. he was 1-11 coming into the game that. made it 1 -0. we have fast forwarthrough the bottom of the 9th. jayson werth, one swing and there it goes, washington forces a decisive fifth game. they win tonight. what a finish out here at nats park. so that sets the scene for tomorrow, guys. as you can see it here, it sets the scene for tomorrow. 8:37 start time. the nats will take on, of course, the cardinals in the

grosso has worked for d.c. delegate eleanor homes norton. swain is the former chairman of the d.c. taxi cab commission. >>> back to business on the campaign trail for both presidential candidates as they spend the weekend getting ready for monday's third and final debate in florida. today president obama will be back in the commonwealth at george mason university. romney will be in daytona beach, florida. for both sides, back to the sometimes nasty rhetoric after a brief truce last night. take a listen. >> everyone please take your seats. otherwise, clint eastwood will yell at them. >> the president's remarks are brought to you by the letter o and number 16 trillion. >> i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in mid-town. the other day, honey boo-boo endorsed me. so that's a big relief. >> i've already seen early reports from tonight's dinner. headline, obama embraced by catholics. romney dines with rich people. >> mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. >> the annual alfred e. smith dinner is a tradition. >>> a heads up for drivers from virgi

reporting live from the d.c. national guard, darcy spenser, news4. >> and some beautiful weather greeti greeting those servicemen and women. we're not going to be as lucky tomorrow? >> not quite as fortunate. right smack in the middle of october. yesterday felt like november, and today feels like september. so classic october weather for sure. what a beautiful late afternoon sky out there. the sun going down about 25 minutes from now, and mild. 73 degrees here in washington still after a 76-degree high temperature today. compare that to the 60 for a high temperature yesterday. so a big warm-up. there are rain drops in the forecast. they'll be arriving here after midnight. we don't need to worry about it in the shorm term. for the rest of our sunday evening, breezy andild out there for the next couple hours. temperatures holding in the low to mid-60s even through 11:00 tonight. a mild sunday even coming. we'll talk more about those monday rain drops, maybe even a thunderstorm coming up. >> chuck, thank you. >>> pr

d.c. moving from loudoun county into frederick and montgomery county. you see it from silver spring up 270. really coming down in southern and eastern loudoun county and a wet start in frederick and mounairy back to manassas. but south of manassas you'll notice the showers really start to break up and east of 95 not too much to talk about. upper 50s to upper 60s now. just some rain gear. beverly farmer, how is the rain affecting the morning commute? >>> some folks have had some spinout, slide qowt kind of accidents police are -- slideouts kind of accidents police are dealing with. one was on 28 to centreville to get on 66. an example of what we don't want to deal with this morning. 66 already slow in manassas in centreville. new problem ahead with a broken down tractor-trailer before you merge on from nutley street. that's tying up the right lane. delays coming in from 50 fair oaks. if you travel in on 95 northbound, the volume delays to get up to quantico out of stafford. heavy volume aga

he was running from d.c. police at the time. >>> president obama will campaign in richmond today, while republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan will hold and vent in charlottesville. >>> hurricane sandy gaining strength after it made landfall in cuba overnight. the new models show the storm hitting the u.s. >>> tom kierein is tracking the chances that the storm will hit our area. good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news4 today" on this thursday, october 25th, 2012. a live look outside -- that was it for you this morning. let's now go to tom kierein to get a look at our forecast. >> got a little bit of light haze in the air. a little fog forming. the view from space is showing a little bit of that fog under a mostly clear sky. a little area of light gray. elsewhere, we're mostly clear. the areas in the blue are in the 40s. parts of west virginia and western maryland. but closer to washington, the dark green areas, that is in the 50s. and it's roiight in the low 60s e

one-and-a-half lanes are closed heading northbound into d.c. let's talk about the wind gust that took down some of these trees. in piney point maryland, the wind gust at 75 miles an hour. 74 miles an hour in point lookout. colesville 70, 69 in annapolis if a gust of 60 and in reston, virginia. impressive wins last night and yesterday evening. the wind is subsiding.let me just check. i am not measuring any wind gusts. we are sheltered by the trees around here. i would not be surprised if by about 8:00 a.m. we have a few wet snowflakes mixing with the that's all it would be, a few wet snowflakes. back to you. >> thank you. 4:35. business owners in ocean city likely will spend the week cleaning up all the damage along the boardwalk. >> brianne carter is there this morning as we survey the damage. >> quite a few changes in ocean city this morning. the rain has stopped, but the wind is still living. we understand delmarva power is reporting some people are in the dark. look behind me and see all the boardwalk lights are out. we do have power here at

all d.c. government office buildings and fates are closed today. -- and facilities are closed today. five d.c. public recreation centers will operate as emergency shelters and recovery sites. they include guy mason recreation center at 3600 calvert street in northwest. the emery rec center at 5801 georgia avenue in northwest. turkey thicket recreation center at 1100 michigan avenue northeast. deanwood recreation center at 1350 49th street northeast, bald eagle recreation center at 100 joliet street southwest. residents are asked to please call 311 to report downed trees. you're asked to only call 911 for true emergencies. all d.c. residents again are being asked to stay home and stay indoors. >>> montgomery county has three shelters which will open today at noon. they are at the white oak community recreation center. that's at 1700 april lane in silver spring. this one is for both people and their pets. we were asking the red cross about that. this one in silver spring is open for people and t

. >>> today, member of the d.c. council are expected to announce recommendations to reduce speed camera fines. right now, fines vary depending on the number of miles over the speed limit. the fees range from 75 to $250. if you don't pay within 30 days, those finds double. council members tommy wells and mary cheh want to reduce the fines to be more in line with the fines in maryland and virginia. red light camera fines will not change. i think anybody would welcome a reduction in the fines. >> a lot of people that get those tickets would be happy to hear that. >> they are very expensive, trust me. >>> we still have plenty ahead, weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning to you. live look outside as things get stirring on this tuesday, the second day of the week. we are going to talk about our weather situation. first, let's say good morning to you. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm a wisdom martin. here is tucker barnes to talk about our weather. the coat is off

to taste of d.c. it's going to be dreary. bring the umbrella if you are heading out there. that's my best advice. and maybe a rain jacket because it is going to be chillier as well. details straight ahead. let's take a welcome at the michael and son weather camera. 56 degrees outside right now. it's still clear, but it is getting chilly. that dew point in the 40s. an indication that temperatures are going to dip overnight tonight. that northerly breeze is going to continue as well and that will keep our temperatures capped. it's not going to warm up. chilly overnight tonight. if you step outside, you are feeling it. the clouds roll in early tomorrow morning and showers by mid-morning for some of us. the heavy rain will arrive as we head into the afternoon and then it will finally clear up as we head late into the night on sunday. monday does look better, so that holiday will be an improvement in our forecast. right now, it's down to 48 degrees. it's 56 downtown in d.c. 53 at andrew's air force base. l

d.c.'s department of public works will hand out sandbags at the tacoma park center. d.c. residents can stop by from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to pick up their sandbags. there is a five-bag limit per car. >>> throughout our area people are preparing for the worst, not only stocking up for the possibility of long power outages but in some neighborhoods they're bracing for flooding. news 4's jackie bensen reports. >> reporter: in the huntington section of fairfax county it's a tense game of watching and waiting. this flyer was hand delivered to every home in the area which has been devastated regularly by flooding, warning residents to be prepared. as recently as august, residents of this neighborhood were pumping water out of their basements. >> we've been preparing for a couple days. >> reporter: at twins ace hardware store on main street in fairfax, you can tell what people need by looking at the empty spaces on the shelves. this space on the second floor held portable generators, almost unheard of for inside the beltway use a decade ago, they are now a hod commodity. after

d.c. got its first postseason win him since 1933. it was a classic. we pick it up in the bottom of the seventh inning. adam laroche. barrels it to deep center field. homerun. the nationals leading 1-0 over the cardinals. jordan zimmermann struck out the batter. all that set the stage for jayson werth in the bottom of the ninth inning. 96 miles an hour, a fastball over the wall. let the celebrations begin. the nationals win, 2-1 with game 5 looming. >> jayson werth had not hit that many home runs this year. it was a great effort on his part. >> it comes down to 1 pitch. >> we know nothing is going to be easy. we have a life, a heartbeat. >> nowhe nationals have the momentum. wizards lost their preseason game to the knicks last night, 108-101. >> we spoke to some national stands after the game. granite bay expressed relief at how things turned around. >> i was thinking it was time for jason to get a walk-off- home-run. >> it worked. it was unbelievable, a truly momentous moment. a lot of peo

he climbs into a d.c. department of transportation van that drives across town where it drops him off at his job directing traffic. three hours after his time expires, his car still sits near the reeves center. no money in the meter. no ticket on the window. >> for the last few weeks we've been watching you park this car with a handicap placard. >> i'm asking your friend to get the camera out of my face. >> reporter: sorry? you don't want to give us a comment? >> reporter: we also see this ddot employee not paying up before heading to work. one day director traffic, another day patrolling "k" street for parking violations. that's right, she writes parking tickets. >> they should have to pay like everybody else. >> reporter: parking isn't the only thing we notice. we follow one of the ddot vans as it drives around fo foush two hours, making stops as staip eltz, cvs and a restaurant before dropping any officers off. we also catch some. >> the vans running red lights. >> anybody that runs a red light or, you

. >> maryland, d.c. and virginia have already declared states of emergency. d.c. officials will be giving out sandbags from 10:00 in the morning until 6:00 tomorrow at the tacoma park recreation center in northwest. we haven't heard yet from maryland or virginia. joining us right now by phone is mayor sam cooper. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us. i want to ask you, what are you expecting from sandy? flooding, wind damage? >> certainly the winds will be the big news story i think here. a lot of beach erosion. i don't expect a lot of tidal flooding but potentially from rainfall if we get the worst of that. could be an issue on some of our streets. >> mr. mayor, tell us about this evacuation. how many people are we talking about and what parts of the beach are we talking about? >> yeah, the governor issued a limited state of emergency along with an evacuation order at 5:00 today. they set the line at 3/4 of a mile back off of the ocean. i don't think people in rahoba should probably focus directly on that line because it would cut through properties and stuff. but it

the d.c. council will soon take up a bill aimed at fixing problems with the city's red top meter program. a councilmember is going to unveil the legislation during a news conference today. she says that parking rules and enforcement at parking spots reserved for disabled drivers. the council put the program on hold earlier this year because of confusion over the parking rules. >> arnold schwarzenegger's new book, "total recall," hits stores tosmede >> ahead of its release, the former california governor spoke about the high and the low points of his life in an interview with "60 minutes." he talked about his affair with his family's longtime housekeeper, and he says he didn't suspect he was the father of her son until the boy was about 7 or 8 years old. >> just appeared to me there was something off, that he started looking like me. i kind of got it that it was never discussed, but i mean, i put the things together here. >> well, schwarzenegger says his wife maria shriver confronted him about

d.c. tax office employee is accused of massive fraud totaling nearly $4 million. prosecutors say kimberly davis got audit records and filed more than a thousand fraudulent income tax returns. court documents say there were two other people involved but they haven't been indicted. the fraud in the district alone totaled more than $300,000. >>> ate jam-packed day for the presidential candidates. president obama will be in no hess than four states today. his republican rival, governor romney, vies vies its two states in the mad dash for battleground states. on the campaign trail, president obama returned to ohio to tout what his campaign calls a blueprint for america's future. it is in response to republican accusations that he that laid out few specifics of his economic plan. mitt romney told a cheering crowd of more than 10,000 near denver last night that the president's promise of more of the se is why his campaign is gaining. >>> don't forget about our new show on the elections that is ha

anywhere from 6 to 8 inches from d.c. east. d.c. north we are talking 4 to 6 inches. areas even more north and northwest less 2 to 4 inches. areas that are across the mountains, unfortunately, could look at seeing some snow across the allegheny front. colder air will push in with that. with all the moisture pushing in there is a chance of seeing some snow there. here's a look at what expect. things will go downhill through the later part of sunday. i anticipate seeing rain that's going to be starting late tonight, lingering through into the first part of sunday. as the day progresses, that rain will get heavier. we are also talking gusty winds up to 30 miles per hour by the time we get into sunday night. pique effects will be felt any time from monday into tuesday. this is where we are talking excessive heavy rain and flooding with torrential downpours happening through here. this is another thing you'll have to watch for. be careful low-lying areas. if you are living along the coast, ocean city or anywhere along that particular region, you'll have to definitely consi

and all d.c. residents are urged to stay home and indoors. >>> montgomery county shelters will open beginning at noon today. three locations. white oak community reck nation center at 1700 april lane. that's in silver spring for people and pets. the activity center at bohrer park at 506 south frederick avenue, gaithersburg for people only and also for people only, the mid county community recreation center at 2004 queensguard road in silver spring. prince george's county will have two shelters available for residents. the ch flowers high school located at 10001ardmic -- ardwick ardmore road. also the ritchie coliseum at umd located at rossborough drive in college park. the united way of the national capital area servicing all our region want you to know help is available if you need it. virginia, maryland or d.c. residents without power, out of food, need shelter or any number of vital services can call 211. there are trained multilingual operators manning the phones 24 hours a day. of course for

we might have a little fog, but d.c. is on fire. it is great to live in a town with a winning baseball team. i'm really happy about that. let's go back out to the ballpark and see what's going on. will and shawn, back up to you. >> we'll do that soon enough. my favorite line on facebook from harry, our web producer, haven't seen a crowd this excited about losing 2-0. we will continue our coverage of nats big pennant win. we'll continue right here on this monday night as the 10:00 news continues.  krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number o of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven

it will be rolling through d.c. from october 16 through the 20th and of course they're going to be handing out free samples. if you're a merchant with a deal for our viewers, i would love to hear from you on facebook. >>> let's take another look at the question of the day. here it is. 85% of the people who own one of these things never use it. is it a, a treadmill, b, the oven, or c, piano? >> here's a look at a response that was posted on our facebook fan page by harvey. he wrote, it's got to be c, the piano. i bet the majority of the 85% of those pianos sit in the one room in the house that no one is allowed to go in. >> the pristine room. log on to wf u -- log on to wusa9's facebook fan page. we'd love to hear your answer. >>> henry winkler is on a new mission and is here to talk about it. >> the creator of family guy has nabbed a new role on the worldwide stage. >> first at 5:42, we want to see who's celebrating a birthday today, the 2nd of october. bye-bye miss america pie don mclean is 67. designer donna karan

the early morning crash in the petworth area of northwest d.c. sent six people to the hospital, including two police officers. two of the jurld are hospitalized in critical -- injured are hospitalized in critical condition with third- degree burns after their vehicle caught fire. the two officers suffered minor burns while trying to free the pair. >>> here's a look at some of the other things making news. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger's autobiography comes out today. he discussed the book on 60 minutes last night. he talked about his infidelity and the tremendous pain he has caused his wife, maria shriver. the book called "total recall: my unbelievably true life story" goes on sale today. >>> the search for jimmy hoffa's body did not return up any remains. a man said he saw someone buried around here the same time hoffa disappeared in the summer of 1985. an initial scan showed something under the skeet. police -- the concrete. police dug for two samples. >>> a bipartisan event provides an opportunity for congressional candidate

he signed an emergency declaration for d.c. up and down the east coast, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to pack up and get out. public transportation is shut down, and thousands of flights are cancelled. amtrak cancelled almost all of its service on the eastern seaboard. there will be no trains kwcomin to or from d.c. >>> a quick peek into the world of sports this morning, and another tough loss for the redskins. steelers routed the skins 27-12 yesterday. robert griffin iii had one of the worst games of his young career. he had one touchdown and threw for just 177 yards. the skins now 3-5 on the season. they take on the carolina panthers next sunday. >>> got him looking! and the giants have won it all. >> major league baseball has new giants. the san francisco giants are the world champs. they completed a sweep of the detroit tigers last night with a 4-3 win in extra innings. >> two world series in three years, not bad. >>> it is now 6:29. coming up, high tide kds be a problem along the coast this morning as hu